Russia Aircraft and Aerospace Programs

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Rare footage of a meeting over the Barents Sea between a Russian Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft and a Norwegian P-3C Orion reconnaissance patrol aircraft. The planes flew nearby for some time, after which the P-3C Orion went to the side.

 

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Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers and Chinese Xian H-6K bombers conducted a joint patrol over the Chukchi and Bering Seas, as well as over the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. During the flight, Russian and Chinese crews in a new area of joint operations worked out issues of interaction at all stages of air patrol. Air cover for the aircraft was provided by Russian Su-30SM and Su-35S fighters. In the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone, the Russian aircraft were accompanied by US Air Force F-16 and F-35 fighters and Canadian CF-18 fighters. The duration of the joint flight of Russian and Chinese aircraft was more than 5 hours.

 

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The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has manufactured and delivered new upgraded Su-30SM2 aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry. Russian Su-30SM2 fighters are equipped with an improved set of onboard radio-electronic equipment. The aircraft upgrade has increased the detection and identification range of air targets. The fighter has also received new high-precision weapons for destroying air, land and sea targets at a range of several hundred kilometers. The technical characteristics of the upgraded Su-30SM2 have not been disclosed.

 

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The prototype of the Russian modernized combat training aircraft Yak-130M was shown at the 2024 forum. The main goal of the modernization is to expand the combat capabilities of the aircraft. The new Yak-130M will become a full-fledged light attack aircraft. Technical specifications in the links to the video in the comments to the video. The Yak-130M aircraft is equipped with systems that significantly increase its capabilities: the BRLS-130R onboard radar station, the SOLT-130K optical-laser thermal television system, the President-S130 onboard defense system, and the KSS-130 communications system. New systems and air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles will ensure the use of the Yak-130M aircraft for training and combat purposes around the clock and in difficult weather conditions.

 

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The crews of the Ka-27M and Ka-27PL of the Northern Fleet of Russia conducted exercises to detect and destroy a "submarine" of a mock enemy in the Kola Bay. The helicopters used anti-submarine aerial bombs in the waters of the Kola Bay. During the week, the pilots worked several flight shifts. The total number of flight hours of the crews was more than 20. The Russian Ka-27 helicopter is designed to detect, track and destroy submarines moving at a depth of up to 500 m at a speed of up to 75 km / h in search areas located up to 200 km from the base, with sea waves up to 5 points.