http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=7&id=752122
MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russia is set to create a hypersonic Mach 12 aircraft, according to materials of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
There is an assignment to design aircraft moving at a speed of Mach 12, the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in a presentation in Moscow on Wednesday.
United Aircraft Corporation Vice-President for Innovations Sergei Korotkov said the corporation was interacting with the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in a number of areas.
"We are currently working in such areas as hypersonic speed, new materials, equipment, and a navigation system based on new physical principles," Korotkov said.
http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=5&id=752183
NOVOSIBIRSK. May 3 (Interfax-AVN) - The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is interested in the development of planes with alternative engine types, including electric ones, Sergei Korotkov, UAC vice-president on innovations, said on Wednesday.
"We understand today that any engine, a turboprop, turbojet or internal combustion one, emits a lot of pollutants in the air, which does not make people very happy," Korotkov told reporters.
A lot of work has been done on that, including that related to electricity, he said.
"We are considering other sources of energy that rotate mechanisms. Today, such energy sources have been tested in drones, which operated rather successfully in the south and could maintain movement in the air for a long time," Korotkov said.
It is also necessary to resolve the issue of power supply to equipment installed onboard planes, which "have become very power-intensive," he said.
"We can already use new power systems on passenger planes," Korotkov said.
https://sputniknews.com/military/201705031053249224-russia-missile-attack-warning-exercises/
The Russian Aerospace Forces will carry out missile attack warning exercises this year.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia's Aerospace Forces will conduct missile attack warning exercises in 2017, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
"Under the leadership of the Aerospace Forces commander, a command and post exercise will be held to control the orbital group during the warning of a missile attack and information support of the Russian Armed Forces," the ministry said.
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http://tass.com/defense/943856
MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/.
Russian Tupolev Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers and about 50 other aircraft and helicopters have taken part in a control check of Aerospace Force units and formations, Aerospace Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Viktor Bondarev said on Friday.
"The control check of units and formations of the Aerospace Force has confirmed the readiness of all armed service branches for effectively performing their tasks within the established time limits and defending our facilities against existing and future aerospace attack means," the commander said.
As part of the combat readiness check, the crews of Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers practiced re-deployment to operational aerodromes and simulated launches of airborne cruise missiles while Tu-160 bombers performed flights at supersonic speed.
As the Russian Aerospace Force commander-in-chief said,
the crews of Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets intercepted aerial targets while helicopters launched rockets and airborne munitions against ground targets at a practice range.
Also, air defense teams practiced detecting, tracking and notionally destroying enemy aircraft whose flights were imitated by the crews of Long-Range, Military Transport, Tactical and Army Aviation.
"Overall, the check involved more than 50 aircraft, about 100 weapon systems of antiaircraft missile forces and radio-technical troops (the S-400, S-300, Pantsyr-S air defense missile complexes and radars)," Bondarev said.
MOSCOW, May 2. /TASS/. Russia’s most advanced Kamov Ka-52K shipborne helicopters have completed the first stage of trials, Russian Helicopters rotocraft manufacturer, part of state hi-tech corporation Rostec, reported on Tuesday.
"The Ka-52K helicopters have completed the first stage of sea trials. The helicopters are currently staying at the Kamov base where specialists are completing assessing their condition and their specific assemblies after performing tasks in difficult weather conditions," the company said in a statement.
Two Ka-52K helicopters took part in the trials, the statement said.
Russian Helicopters Group Sales Director Vladislav Savelyev said the results of the trials suggested that these helicopters could be placed aboard an aircraft-carrying cruiser and could successfully accomplish assigned missions.
"The helicopter features unique characteristics; however, one sea voyage is not enough to understand how its engines, assemblies, avionics, control and armament systems operate in a sea environment. The design bureau’s work will continue as part of trials, including aboard an aircraft-carrying ship," the company’s press office quoted Savelyev as saying.
The Ka-52K is based on a range of shipborne rotocraft accepted by the Russian Navy for service. This range includes Ka-25, Ka-27, Ka-29 and Ka-31 helicopters.
The Ka-52K is designed to carry out patrol missions, provide fire support for amphibious assaults and deal with anti-amphibious assault defense at the forefront and in tactical depth.
The KA-52K differs from the baseline version by its shortened folding wing specifically developed for carrying heavy armament and the mechanism of folding rotor blades allowing it to compactly fit into a ship’s compartment below the deck.
The Ka-52 shipborne versions’ reduced sizes allow increasing the number of these choppers aboard a ship. The crew’s armored cabin and the catapult system allow pilots to safely leave the helicopter. The helicopter’s shipborne version also features a rescue system for people in distress at sea.
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http://tass.com/defense/944399
MOSCOW, May 3. /TASS/. Russia has developed the main engine for the PAK FA (T-50) 5th-generation fighter jet, United Aircraft-Building Corporation Chief Designer Sergei Korotkov said at a TASS press conference on Wednesday.
"Today the next-generation engine has been actually developed and soon trials will begin for it together with the T-50, for which it has been created. The design bureau is carrying out specific work. We are working on these projects together with them," the chief designer said.
The T-50 is the 5th-generation fighter jet that made its debut flight in 2010. It was reported earlier that the T-50 serial production will begin in 2017, after which the fighter jet will enter service with Russia’s Aerospace Force. According to the latest data, the first stage of trials is expected to be completed in 2018.
It was reported earlier that the T-50 with the new engine would perform its first flight in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The 5th-generation fighter jet is currently equipped with the so-called 117S first-stage engine. The new engine has not yet received its name and is notionally called the second-stage engine.
Compared to previous-generation fighters, the T-50 features some unique characteristics, combining the functions of a strike aircraft and a fighter jet. Composite materials and innovation technologies, the plane’s aerodynamic layout and measures to reduce the engine’s visibility provide for the T-50’s low radar and infrared signature.
This allows considerably boosting its combat efficiency against air and ground targets at any time of the day or night under any weather conditions.