October 28 is Army Aviation Day. Army Aviation Day is a celebration of military helicopter pilots! Army Aviation Day
Day of the creation of Russian Army Aviation / Photo: photoarmy.files.wordpress.com
Day of creation of army aviation It is generally accepted that October 28, 1948 was the date when the first aviation squadron equipped with helicopters was formed in Serpukhov near Moscow. It laid the foundation for army aviation as a separate branch of the military. Helicopter aviation was first called auxiliary aviation - its tasks included cargo transportation, fire adjustment, reconnaissance, and communications.
Then, in the course of technological evolution, helicopters turned into formidable weapons. And in the early 70s of the twentieth century, with the adoption of the Mi-24, whose main role was to support ground forces on the battlefield, auxiliary aviation became army aviation.
Over the more than half-century history of army aviation, the crews of its winged aircraft have visited all the “hot spots” of Russia and far beyond its borders. And today they show high examples of courage and heroism while carrying out combat missions. In a peaceful environment, army aviation provides combat training activities for the Ground Forces. None of the exercises of various sizes are carried out without aviation support, without the participation of combat and transport helicopters.
Over the past decades, Army aviation has moved back and forth between the Air Force and the Army several times. In 1990, army aviation became an independent branch of the military, and by January 2003 it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Air Force.
Today, Russian army aviation, whose weapons are considered one of the best in the world, consists of several thousand helicopters in various applications, and some types of helicopters have practically no analogues in the world. Basically, the tasks of aviation support for combined arms formations are carried out by Mi-8/24/26/28 helicopters (in various versions and modifications), Ka-50, Ka-52.
In addition, new models are being developed - updating and increasing the helicopter fleet is one of the priorities for the Russian Armed Forces. Thus, by 2020 in Russia it is planned to add 6 more to the 8 existing army aviation air bases, and to put more than 1 thousand new rotorcraft into service with the army aviation. First of all, this concerns the Ka-52 Alligator and Mi-28N combat helicopters, as well as the Mi-8 AMTSH and MTV-5 transport and combat helicopters, the updated Mi-26T2 and the Ka-226 light multi-purpose helicopters.
It should also be noted that helicopter aviation today is used not only in the interests of the Ministry of Defense, but also other law enforcement agencies of Russia (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations), which ensures the successful solution of tasks during combat operations and in emergency situations. Pilot training also plays an important role in the formation and development of army aviation. Loyalty to the oath, courage, and professionalism of those who are in service today are a guarantee of the peaceful life of the country. The military skill, military brotherhood, and heroism of military aviation professionals evoke sincere respect. After all, the main asset of army aviation, which we inherited from former times and is carefully preserved now, is the moral and combat qualities of our pilots. They are people of honor and duty. And today we congratulate them on their professional holiday!
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Today marks another 62nd Anniversary of the Army Aviation, which represents one of the branches of the Russian Air Force. The day of the creation of Army Aviation is considered to be October 28, 1948, when the first aviation squadron equipped with helicopters was formed in Serpukhov near Moscow. It laid the foundation for army aviation as a separate branch of the military.
Helicopter aviation was first called auxiliary aviation - its tasks included cargo transportation, fire adjustment, reconnaissance, communications. Then, in the course of technical evolution, helicopters turned into formidable weapons. And in the early 70s of the twentieth century, with the adoption of aircraft, whose main role was to support ground forces on the battlefield, auxiliary aviation became army aviation.
Over the more than half-century history of army aviation, the crews of its winged aircraft have visited all the “hot spots” of Russia and far beyond its borders. Today they show high examples of courage and heroism, carrying out combat missions in the North Caucasus. During the Great Patriotic War there was such a concept - mass heroism. And today in army aviation units in hot spots it manifests itself almost every day.
In a peaceful environment, army aviation provides combat training activities for the Ground Forces. None of the exercises of various sizes are carried out without aviation support, without the participation of combat and transport helicopters.
Over the past decades, Army aviation has moved back and forth between the Air Force and the Army several times. In 1990, Army Aviation became an independent branch of the military., and by January 2003 it was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Air Force.
Loyalty to the oath, courage and professionalism of those who are in service today are a guarantee of the peaceful life of the country. The military skill, military brotherhood, and heroism of military aviation professionals evoke sincere respect. After all, the main asset of army aviation, which we inherited from former times and is carefully preserved now, is the moral and combat qualities of Russian pilots. They are people of honor and duty.
THE BASIS OF ARMY AVIATION OF THE RUSSIAN AIR FORCE
The basis of military helicopter aviation is the Army Aviation of the Air Force (several thousand helicopters in various applications), which includes their combat variants (including Mi-8 helicopters armed with unguided weapons).
Currently, the tasks of aviation support for combined arms formations are carried out mainly by helicopters , Ka-50, and. These helicopters found widespread use and made a great contribution to the defeat of gangs in the Chechen Republic and other regions of the North Caucasus during counter-terrorism operations. They also play an important role as part of limited peacekeeping contingents outside Russia.
In the interests of increasing combat capabilities (primarily survivability, mobility and usability) R&D is carried out using 24-hour and all-weather options combat helicopter Mi-28N. Military helicopter aviation is currently used in all branches and branches of the Russian Armed Forces and solves a wide range of tasks, including the transportation of military personnel and material and technical means. For these purposes, medium transport and landing helicopters of the Mi-8 family are used ( Mi-8MT, Mi-8MTV-1, MI-8MTV-2, Mi-8MTV-3), as well as heavy helicopters Mi-26, which have no analogues in the global helicopter industry.
Based on them, created and developed new helicopter systems for various purposes (jammers, air control posts, tankers, reconnaissance helicopters in the interests of solving the problems of engineering and chemical troops, search and rescue helicopters and others).
Recently, great importance has been attached to the creation light class helicopters with a carrying capacity of about 1000 kg(light multi-purpose helicopter). These helicopters will be the basis for the creation on their basis of special-purpose complexes in the interests of the branches and branches of the Armed Forces (training, instrumental reconnaissance, medical and others). New developments in this regard are training helicopters "" and Ka-60U.
In general, helicopter aviation today and in the future will be used not only in the interests of the Ministry of Defense, but also other law enforcement agencies of Russia (Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations). At the same time, the helicopter formations of these departments closely interact with units and divisions of the Russian Defense Ministry, thereby ensuring the successful solution of tasks during combat operations and in emergency situations.
Taking into account the possibility of dual use of helicopters to solve problems of civil departments and export supplies, their role is constantly increasing. This circumstance has a positive impact on the potential for improving the fleet of military helicopters.
The Mi-28N night hunter will become the basis of army aviation
As stated by the head of the Army Aviation Department of the Russian Air Force, Major General Viktor Ivanov, the re-equipment of the Air Force Army Aviation with helicopters Mi-28N scheduled to be completed by 2015. " In accordance with the state armament program, equipping with the latest Mi-28N Night Hunter vehicles should be completed in 2015. It is planned that the Mi-28N will become the main combat vehicle for all army aviation", Ivanov emphasized.
The crew of the combat vehicle is 2 people. The helicopter is armed with a 30-mm cannon, Sturm or Ataka-V anti-tank guided missiles, as well as machine guns and grenade launchers. The maximum speed in horizontal flight is about 324 km per hour, the combat load of the helicopter is 1600 kg.
The Mi-28N “Night Hunter” has a special pilot protection system and can “see” the enemy at a distance of up to 35 kilometers even in the dark. Test pilots call it a “fighter helicopter,” and people have already dubbed it a “flying tank.” " This is a whole complex that allows the pilot to fight at night, these are thermal imagers. In this helicopter they are implemented in two versions - for the pilot and the operator, there are night vision goggles“- said Dmitry Sergeev, deputy chief designer of the Moscow helicopter plant, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
As the creators note, the Mi-28N helicopter is equipped with an impressive supply of weapons. The built-in ten-round mobile cannon mount can literally tear apart an enemy armored personnel carrier; The Igla guided missile complex is designed to destroy enemy helicopters and unmanned aircraft.
However The main strength of the Night Hunter is the Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, against which not a single enemy tank can withstand. The Mi-28N is equipped with a special survivability system. The rotorcraft is designed in such a way as to protect the crew as much as possible - the fully armored cabin can withstand even a direct hit from 12.7 mm caliber bullets.
The crew is positioned in a special way - the pilot's seat is higher than the gunner's, thus making the vehicle flatter and therefore less vulnerable in battle. Mi-28N Night Hunter helicopters are already entering service with the Russian army. First of all, they will be equipped with military districts in the Caucasus and the Far East.
(The article uses materials and photographs from rian.ru, arms-expo.ru, warfare.ru and narod.ru)
For the holiday, the creators gave a luxurious book and now you can learn everything about “Black Shark” from the first person, without having to go online or hang up your phone and ask stupid questions. The author is Mikhail Lisov, but everyone participated in the creation of the book, starting with the General - Sergei Mikheev (who provided a lot of archival materials and photos).The day of the creation of army aviation is considered to be October 28, 1948, when the first aviation squadron equipped with helicopters was formed in Serpukhov near Moscow. It laid the foundation for army aviation as a separate branch of the military.
The material below belongs to ivan_stalich (Today is Army Aviation Day - a holiday of military helicopter pilots!): Dedicated to helicopter pilots!
Below - Mi-24P, RF-91216
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Helicopter aviation was first called auxiliary aviation - its tasks included cargo transportation, fire adjustment, reconnaissance, and communications.
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Then, in the course of technical evolution, helicopters turned into formidable weapons. Widespread equipment with the latest means of combat, an increase in the volume and complexity of tasks required a global modernization of the organizational structure of army aviation. Mi-26, RF-36018. The world's largest mass-produced transport helicopter. On September 27, 1996, the helicopter set a record by lifting 224 parachutists to a height of 6500 m!
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From helicopter units performing auxiliary tasks, there was a transition to the creation of separate regiments and squadrons. And in the early 70s of the twentieth century, with the adoption of the MI-24, whose main role was to support ground forces on the battlefield, auxiliary aviation became army aviation. Mi-24P, RF-91232
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Army aviation solves the following tasks:
. Strikes at the enemy;
. Defeat armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons;
. Fire support for ground forces;
. Conducting aerial reconnaissance;
. Increasing tactical mobility of military units;
. Providing control and communications, electronic warfare, mining, evacuation, search and rescue;
. Fighting helicopters and low-flying aircraft;
. Suppression of air defense systems.
In this case, helicopters fly all day long in the city! For peaceful purposes!
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Over the more than half-century history of army aviation, helicopter pilots have visited all the “hot spots” of Russia and far beyond its borders.
Another photo from passing over the city on the day of the holiday. Helicopter pilots periodically bring joy to the townspeople!
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In service in the army aviation are Multi-purpose, Combat and Transport (transport-combat) helicopters. I even know who flies this Mi-24P, RF-93061, but I won’t write here... J
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The Mi-24 attack helicopter, nicknamed “Crocodile”, is an attack aircraft and an infantry fighting vehicle in one bottle!. This heavily armed, armored and incredibly durable helicopter has proven itself in a variety of conflicts. Mi-24P, RF-91232
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Mi-8AMTSh helicopter, nicknamed “Terminator”. It has airborne transport capabilities, having a guided weapons system similar to the Mi-24 helicopter, as well as enhanced armor protection and new avionics. Mi-8AMTSH, RF-95588 /
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The same Mi-8AMTSh, RF-95588 in the air.
There are many types of troops in Russia. One of the air niches is occupied by army aviation. It is intended for air support of combined arms formations, performing reconnaissance missions, landing tactical troops and providing them with fire assistance, conducting electronic warfare, placing mine-explosive barriers, etc. It consists of military personnel of various specialties, but in addition to their love for the sky, they are united by skill, courage, heroism, their moral and fighting qualities. This holiday is dedicated to the aviation of the ground forces in the Russian Federation.
When is it celebrated?
Who's celebrating
The date on October 28 is traditionally celebrated by everyone involved in army aviation: pilots, engineers, commanders, designers and many others.
history of the holiday
On October 28, 1948, a special unit was created in the USSR - a helicopter squadron, the base for which was a military unit in the city of Serpukhov (Moscow region). This day became the starting date for the creation of army aviation.
Helicopters were the backbone of the squadron, but they did not carry out combat missions. Their main task was to supply other branches of the military, organize communications between them, and reconnaissance. But these vehicles soon began to be used as combat weapons, and they played an important role in operations in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and other places.
In 1990, army aviation was withdrawn from the Russian Air Force (Air Force) and became an independent branch of the military. In 2003 it was transferred back.
Some experts consider the transfer of army aviation to the Air Force to be a mistake, since this leads to large human and financial costs.
At the end of 2014, Russia took 1st place in the number of combat helicopters produced. So, if in 2007 it produced 20 units, then in 2013 it produced more than 120 of each modification.
Army aviation took part in ensuring calm and security during the referendum on self-determination of Crimea.
In September 2014, during exercises, 16 helicopters were equipped with additional fuel tanks, which gave them the opportunity to fly 1,300 kilometers (more than 6 hours over the sea), from Iturup Island to the Yelizovo airfield in Kamchatka, without refueling.
Special combat helicopters began to be assembled in Ulan-Ude for combat use in the Arctic latitudes. 8 vehicles have already been received by 2 Russian military bases.
October 28 - on this day 68 years ago, the first squadron equipped with helicopters was formed in the Soviet Union. It happened in Serpukhov, near Moscow. From this moment, in fact, the formation of army aviation began as a separate branch of the military, in the first stages of which helicopters were considered to be exclusively auxiliary aviation equipment.
The range of tasks of helicopter squadrons of the first period most often included cargo transportation tasks. Over time, tasks began to be added to monitor certain objects, communicate, and adjust fire. At the same time, the fire was adjusted with an eye to the fact that the rotorcraft hanging in the air was itself a target for enemy forces on the ground.
The first squadron of army aviation was formed on the basis of several G-3 helicopters of the Soviet aircraft designer Ivan Bratukhin, which were later replaced by the Mi-1.
Photo G-3
Moreover, the formation did not take place without some rough edges. Noteworthy is the fact that the helicopters were actually used in test mode. The first flight of this light rotorcraft was made just a month before the formation of the squadron in Serpukhov. And only 4 years later its (Mi-1) serial production began in the USSR. This gap (from the moment of the first flight to the start of mass production) is explained by the fact that the role of helicopters in the late 40s and early 50s in the Soviet Union, frankly speaking, was underestimated. The light Mi-1s were poorly suited for transporting massive cargo, or rather, they were not suitable at all. For landing, given that there could only be two people on board besides the pilot, the Mi-1 was also very difficult to approach.
Photo of Mi-1
Manufacturers began to force the issue only after a report to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief that the Americans had resorted to using helicopters in the war on the Korean Peninsula.
Over the years of its existence, Army Aviation pilots on various rotary-wing aircraft performed a wide range of tasks in different parts of the country and abroad. And we are not just talking about military operations. Army aviation pilots were often involved in search and rescue operations, as well as in security operations in areas of natural and man-made disasters. In particular, the professional experience of helicopter crews of the USSR Air Force was used in eliminating the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, it was not always possible without casualties.
The terrible footage of the fall of the Mi-8 helicopter of the crew commander, Captain Vladimir Vorobyov, onto the then-retired sarcophagus of the Chernobyl power unit on October 2, 1986, can still leave few people indifferent today. Full list of those killed on that fateful day: Mr. Vladimir Vorobyov, Senior Lieutenant Alexander Yungkind, Senior Lieutenant Leonid Khristich and Pr. Nikolai Ganzhuk.
The helicopter crew had previously carried out a mission in Afghanistan, and the families of the Soviet pilots believed that nothing could be worse than Afghanistan for their beloved men and for themselves. But fate decreed otherwise.
Thanks to the courage and heroism of such people, who actually risked their lives every second, it was possible to localize that terrible disaster, the echoes of which are still heard 30 years after the accident.
Today, army aviation is involved in military operations against international terrorists in the Syrian Arab Republic. Speaking about the implementation of the tasks set by the command to provide assistance to the SAR troops, by definition one cannot help but recall the crew of the Mi-25 helicopter (export version of the Mi-24). The crew commander, Colonel 51-year-old Ryafagat Khabibullin, and 24-year-old Lieutenant Evgeniy Dolgin were flying over the Syrian city of Palmyra, Homs province. The helicopter struck militants of the so-called “Islamic State” (banned in the Russian Federation) and thereby thwarted their attack on the positions of the Syrian army. On the way to the airbase, Ryafagatya Khabibullina’s helicopter was attacked by militants from the ground and crashed in an area under the control of the Syrian armed forces. Both pilots were killed. A street and a secondary school in the pilot’s native village, Vyazovy Gai (Ulyanovsk Region), are named after Colonel R. Khabibullin.
Russian Army Aviation pilots participate in numerous humanitarian operations within various international missions, including UN missions in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asian countries.
Army aviation today is equipped with numerous helicopters for various purposes. This is the “workhorse” of army aviation Mi-8, the world’s largest mass-produced rotary-wing transport aircraft Mi-26, attack aircraft Mi-24, Mi-28N “Night Hunter”, Ka-50 “Black Shark”, Ka-52 “Alligator”.
In addition, these are multi-purpose helicopters Ka-226, Ansat-U, numerous modifications of the same irreplaceable Mi-8, including Mi-8AMTSh and Mi-8MTV-5. Every year, within the framework of the state program for the rearmament of the Russian army, dozens of helicopters are supplied to the troops, replenishing various units and formations.
The development of army aviation fully meets the interests of Russia and continues at full speed.