November 2015
Russia and China have agreed on the sale of 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Beijing, the Russian state holding Rostec said on Thursday. The deal — which military experts say could be worth more than $2 billion (1.87 billion euros) — represents the first time a foreign state has purchased the Su-35. A representative of Rostec confirmed a deal had been reached but declined to give details on the ...
Category: Russian Aviation
The Pentagon has completed the third and final developmental flight test for the B61 Mod 12 aircraft-delivered thermonuclear bomb. Unlike previous American nuclear bombs, the new B61-12 is designed for high accuracy using inertial guidance but low yields—which is hoped will give the weapon better overall performance. “This demonstration of effective end-to-end system performance under representative delivery conditions marks another 2015 achievement in the development of the B61-12 Life Extension ...
Category: Military Aviation
Many parts of the T-50 (PAK FA) covering are equipped with antenna systems which allow for the full use of its capabilities. The Russian T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation jet fighters is a “100 percent digital aircraft” because of the “smart covering” of its body, Igor Nasenkov, Deputy CEO of KRET Holding, told RIA Novosti. KRET, part of Russia’s Rostec hi-tech corporation, developed electronic systems for the aircraft. “The PAK FA ...
Category: Russian Aviation
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday it was increasingly likely a bomb brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt with the loss of 224 lives, and U.S. President Barack Obama said Washington was taking that possibility “very seriously”. But Moscow, which launched air strikes against Islamist fighters including Islamic State in Syria more than a month ago, said it was premature to reach conclusions that the flight was ...
Category: General Aviation
The Air Force said Tuesday that Northrop Grumman will build the next generation stealth bomber. The Associated Press reports that Northrop Grumman beat out a team formed by two other defense contractors, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, to secure the “highly classified, $55 billion project” that will “replace the aging bomber fleet with an information-age aircraft that eventually may be capable of flying without a pilot aboard.” According to the Washington ...
Category: Military Aviation
