Aviation troops. The Air Force of the Russian Federation: their structure and general characteristics. Armament and military equipment of the Air Force

It is well known throughout the world that Russian army- one of the most powerful on our planet. And it is considered as such by right. The Air Force is part of the RF Armed Forces and is one of the key units of our army. Therefore, it is necessary to tell about the Air Force in more detail.

A bit of history

History in the modern sense begins in 1998. It was then that the Air Force, which we know today, was formed. And they were formed as a result of the merger of the so-called troops and the Air Force. True, and now they as such no longer exist. Since the past, 2015, there has been an Aerospace Forces - Aerospace Forces. By connecting the divisions of space and air force, it was possible to rally the potential and resources, as well as to concentrate the command in one hand - due to which the effectiveness of the forces also increased. In any case, this is how the need to form a VKS was justified.

These troops perform many tasks. They repel aggression in the air and space spheres, protect the earth, people, country and important objects from attacks coming from the same place, and provide air support for the combat operations of other military units of Russia.

Structure

Russian Federation(after all, many are more accustomed to calling them in the old way than VKS), include many divisions. This is aviation, as well as radio engineering and anti-aircraft in the first place. These are the arms of the Air Force. The structure also includes special troops. These include intelligence, as well as communications automated systems control and radio technical support. Without this, the Russian Air Force cannot exist.

TO special forces also includes meteorological, topogeodesic, engineering, RKhBZ, aeronautical, and also engineering. But this is not yet full list. It is also complemented by security, search and rescue, and even meteorological. But, in addition to the above, there are divisions the main task which consists in the protection of military command and control.

Other features of the structure

It should be noted that the structure, which distinguishes the air force of the Russian Federation, also has subdivisions. The first is long-range aviation (YES). The second is military transport (VTA). The third is operational tactical (OTA) and, finally, the fourth is army (AA). But that's not all. Subdivisions may include special, transport, reconnaissance, fighter aircraft, as well as ground attack and bomber aircraft. And each has its own tasks, which they are obliged to carry out by the Air Force.

The composition still has a certain basis on which the whole structure rests. Naturally, these are air bases and brigades belonging to the Aerospace Defense Forces.

Situation in the 21st century

Every person who is at least a little versed in this topic knows very well that in the 90s the air force of the Russian Federation was actively degraded. And all due to the fact that the number of personnel of the troops and the level of their training was very small. Plus, the technique was not particularly new, and there were not enough airfields. In addition, the structure was not funded, and therefore there were practically no flights. But in the 2000s, the situation began to improve. To be more precise, everything began to progress in 2009. It was then that fruitful and capital work began on the repair and modernization of the entire fleet of the Russian Air Force.

Perhaps the impetus for this was the statement of the commander-in-chief of the troops - A. N. Zelin. In 2008, he said that the aerospace defense of our state was in a catastrophic state. Therefore, the purchase of equipment and the improvement of the entire system as a whole began.

Symbolism

Flag Air force very bright and conspicuous. This cloth blue color, in the center of which there is an image of two silvery propellers. They seem to intersect with each other. Together with them is shown anti-aircraft gun. And the background is made up of silver wings. In general, quite original and symbolic. Even from the center of the cloth, golden rays seem to diverge (their number is 14 pieces). By the way, their location is strictly regulated - this is not a chaotic choice. If you turn on fantasy and imagination, then it begins to seem as if this emblem is in the middle of the sun, blocking it - that's why the rays.

And if you look at history, you can understand that it is so. Because in Soviet time The flag was a blue cloth with a golden sun, in the middle of which was a red star with a hammer and sickle in the center. And a little lower - silver wings, which seem to be mounted on a black propeller ring.

It is worth noting that the Federation, together with the US Air Force, planned to conduct joint anti-terrorist exercises in 2008. It should have happened on Far East. The scenario was planned as follows: terrorists seize a plane at the airport, and the troops prevent the consequences. The Russian side was supposed to bring into action four fighters, search and rescue services and an early warning aircraft. The US Air Force required the participation of a civilian airliner and fighters. Plus the notorious plane. However, shortly before the planned event, literally a week before, it was reported that it was decided to mark the exercises. Many believe that the aggravated relations between NATO and Russia served as the reason.

Designed to protect the centers, regions of the country (administrative, industrial and economic), groupings of troops and important objects from enemy attacks from air and space, to ensure actions ground forces and, delivering strikes against enemy air, land and sea groupings, its administrative-political and military-economic centers.

The main tasks of the Air Force in modern conditions are:

• opening the beginning of an attack by an air enemy;
• notification of the main headquarters of the Armed Forces, headquarters of military districts, fleets, civil defense agencies about the beginning of an enemy air attack;
• gaining and maintaining air supremacy;
• covering troops and rear facilities from aerial reconnaissance, air and space strikes;
• air support for the Ground Forces and the Navy;
• destruction of objects of the military-economic potential of the enemy;
• military and government controlled enemy;
• the destruction of nuclear missile, anti-aircraft and aviation groups of the enemy and his reserves, as well as air and sea landings;
• defeating enemy ship groupings at sea, in the ocean, at naval bases, in ports and bases;
• dropping military equipment and landing troops;
• transportation by air of troops and military equipment;
• conducting strategic, operational and tactical air reconnaissance;
• control over the use of airspace in the border zone.

V Peaceful time The Air Force performs security tasks state border Russia in the airspace, notify about the flights of foreign reconnaissance vehicles in the border zone.

The Air Force includes air armies the Supreme High Command for Strategic Purposes and the Supreme High Command for Military Transport Aviation; Moscow Air Force and Air Defense District; armies of the Air Force and Air Defense: separate corps of the Air Force and Air Defense.

The Air Force includes the following types of troops (Fig. 1):

• aviation (types of aviation - bomber, attack, fighter, air defense, reconnaissance, transport and special);
• anti-aircraft missile troops;
• radio engineering troops;
• special troops;
• units and institutions of the rear.

bomber aviation is armed with long-range (strategic) and front-line (tactical) bombers various types. It is designed to defeat groupings of troops, destroy important military, energy facilities and communications centers mainly in the strategic and operational depth of the enemy’s defense. The bomber can carry bombs of various calibers, both conventional and nuclear, as well as guided missiles air-to-surface class.

Attack aircraft designed for aviation support of troops, destruction of manpower and objects mainly on cutting edge, in the tactical and immediate operational depth of the enemy, as well as orders to combat aircraft enemy in the air.

Rice. 1. Structure of the Air Force

One of the main requirements for an attack aircraft is the high accuracy of hitting ground targets. Armament: large-caliber guns, bombs, rockets.

Fighter aviation air defense is the main maneuvering force of the air defense system and is designed to cover major areas and objects from enemy air attack. It is capable of destroying the enemy at maximum ranges from the defended objects.

Air defense aviation is armed with air defense fighter aircraft, combat helicopters, special and transport aircraft and helicopters.

reconnaissance aviation Designed to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the enemy, terrain and weather, can destroy enemy hidden objects.

Reconnaissance flights can also be carried out by bomber, fighter-bomber, attack and fighter aircraft. To do this, they are specially equipped with photographic equipment for day and night shooting at various scales, high-resolution radio and radar stations, heat direction finders, sound recording and television equipment, and magnetometers.

Reconnaissance aviation is subdivided into tactical, operational and strategic reconnaissance aviation.

Transport aviation designed to transport troops, military equipment, weapons, ammunition, fuel, food, landing airborne assault, evacuation of the wounded, sick, etc.

Special aviation designed for long-range radar detection and guidance, air-to-air refueling, electronic warfare, radiation, chemical and biological protection, control and communications, meteorological and technical support, rescue of crews in distress, evacuation of the wounded and sick.

Anti-aircraft missile troops designed to protect the country's most important facilities and groupings of troops from enemy air strikes.

They constitute the main firepower of the air defense system (AD) and are armed with anti-aircraft guns. missile systems and anti-aircraft missile systems for various purposes, with great firepower and high accuracy of defeating enemy air attack weapons.

Radio engineering troops is the main source of information about air enemy and are designed to conduct its radar reconnaissance, control the flights of its aircraft and comply with the rules for the use of airspace by aircraft of all departments.

They issue information about the beginning of an air attack, combat information for anti-aircraft missile forces and air defense aviation, as well as information for controlling air defense formations, units and subunits.

Radio-technical troops are armed with radar stations and radar complexes capable of detecting not only air but also surface targets at any time of the year and day, regardless of meteorological conditions and interference.

Units and divisions of communications are intended for the deployment and operation of communication systems in order to ensure command and control of troops in all types of combat activities.

Units and subdivisions of electronic warfare designed to interfere with airborne radars, bomb sights, communications and radio navigation means of enemy air attack.

Units and divisions of communications and radio engineering support designed to provide control of aviation units and subunits, aircraft navigation, takeoff and landing of aircraft and helicopters.

Parts and divisions engineering troops, as well as units and divisions of radiation, chemical and biological protection are designed to perform the most complex tasks of engineering and chemical support, respectively.

The Air Force is armed with Tu-160 (Fig. 2), Tu-22MZ, Tu-95MS, Su-24, Su-34, MiG-29, MiG-27, MiG-31 aircraft of various modifications (Fig. 3), Su -25, Su-27, Su-39 (Fig. 4), MiG-25R, Su-24MP, A-50 (Fig. 5), An-12, An-22, An-26, An-124, Il -76, IL-78; helicopters Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-17, Mi-26, Ka-31, Ka-52 (Fig. 6), Ka-62; anti-aircraft missile systems S-200, S-300, S-300PM (Fig. 7), S-400 "Triumph", radar stations and complexes "Opponent-G", "Nebo-U", "Gamma-DE" , "Gamma-C1", "Casta-2".

Rice. 2. Strategic supersonic bomber Tu-160: wingspan - 35.6 / 55.7 m; length - 54.1 m; height - 13.1 m; maximum takeoff weight - 275 tons; maximum combat load - 45 tons; cruising speed - 960 km / h; range - 7300 km; ceiling - 18000 m; weapons - missiles, bombs (including nuclear); crew - 4 people

Rice. 3. Multipurpose fighter MiG-31F / FZ: wingspan - 13.46 m; length - 22.67 m; height - 6.15 m; maximum takeoff weight - 50,000 kg; cruising speed - 2450 km / h; range - 3000 km; combat radius of action - 650 km; ceiling - 20,000 m; armament - 23-mm six-barreled gun (260 rounds, rate of fire - 8000 rounds / min); combat load - 9000 kg (UR, bombs); crew - 2 people

Rice. 4. Attack aircraft Su-39: wingspan - 14.52 m; length - 15.33 m; height - 5.2 m; maximum speed near the ground - 2450 km / h; range - 1850 km; ceiling - 18,000 m; armament - 30 mm cannon; combat load - 4500 kg (ATGM with ATGM. RCC, NUR, U R. bombs - conventional, induced, cluster, nuclear)

Rice. 5. A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft: wingspan - 50.5 m; length - 46.59 m; height - 14.8 m; normal takeoff weight - 190,000 kg; maximum cruising speed - 800 km / h; range - 7500 km; ceiling - 12000 m; target detection range: air - 240 km, surface - 380 km; crew - 5 people + 10 people tactical calculation

Rice. 6. Combat attack helicopter Ka-52 "Alligator": rotor diameter - 14.50 m; length with rotating screws - 15.90 m; maximum weight - 10,400 kg; ceiling - 5500 m; range - 520 km; armament - 30-mm cannon with 500 rounds of ammunition; combat load - 2000 kg on 4 hardpoints (ATGM, unified containers with machine-gun and cannon weapons, NUR, UR); crew - 2 people

Rice. 7. Anti-aircraft missile system S-300-PM: hit targets - aircraft, cruise and tactical missiles all types; affected area - range 5-150 km, height 0.025-28 km; the number of simultaneously hit targets - up to 6; the number of simultaneously aimed missiles at the target - 12; readiness for combat work from the march - 5 minutes

The Air Force includes the following types of troops:

• aviation (types of aviation - bomber, attack, fighter aircraft of air defense, reconnaissance, transport and special),
• anti-aircraft missile forces,
• radio engineering troops,
• special forces,
• units and institutions of the rear.

bomber aviation It is armed with long-range (strategic) and front-line (tactical) bombers of various types. It is designed to defeat groupings of troops, destroy important military, energy facilities and communications centers mainly in the strategic and operational depth of the enemy’s defense. The bomber can carry bombs of various calibers, both conventional and nuclear, as well as air-to-surface guided missiles.

Attack aircraft Designed for aviation support of troops, engagement of manpower and objects mainly on the front line, in the tactical and immediate operational depth of the enemy, as well as combating enemy aircraft in the air.

One of the main requirements for an attack aircraft is the high accuracy of hitting ground targets. Armament: large-caliber guns, bombs, rockets.

Fighter aviation air defense is the main maneuvering force of the air defense system and is designed to cover the most important directions and objects from enemy air attacks. It is capable of destroying the enemy at maximum ranges from the defended objects.

Air defense aviation is armed with air defense fighter aircraft, combat helicopters, special and transport aircraft and helicopters.

reconnaissance aviation Designed to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the enemy, terrain and weather, can destroy enemy hidden objects.

Reconnaissance flights can also be carried out by bomber, fighter-bomber, attack and fighter aircraft. To do this, they are specially equipped with photographic equipment for day and night shooting at various scales, radio and radar stations with high resolution, heat direction finders, sound recording and television equipment, and magnetometers.

Reconnaissance aviation is subdivided into tactical, operational and strategic reconnaissance aviation.

Transport aviation designed to transport troops, military equipment, weapons, ammunition, fuel, food, airborne landings, evacuation of the wounded, sick, etc.

Special aviation designed for long-range radar detection and guidance, air-to-air refueling, electronic warfare, radiation, chemical and biological protection, control and communications, meteorological and technical support, rescue of crews in distress, evacuation of the wounded and sick.

Anti-aircraft missile troops designed to protect the country's most important facilities and groupings of troops from enemy air strikes.

They constitute the main firepower of the air defense system and are armed with anti-aircraft missile systems and anti-aircraft missile systems for various purposes, which have great firepower and high accuracy in destroying enemy air attack weapons.

Radio engineering troops- the main source of information about an air enemy and are designed to conduct its radar reconnaissance, control the flights of its aircraft and comply with the rules for the use of airspace by aircraft of all departments.

They issue information about the beginning of an air attack, combat information for anti-aircraft missile forces and air defense aviation, as well as information for controlling air defense formations, units and subunits.

Radio-technical troops are armed with radar stations and radar complexes capable of detecting not only air but also surface targets at any time of the year and day, regardless of meteorological conditions and interference.

Units and divisions of communications are intended for the deployment and operation of communication systems in order to ensure command and control of troops in all types of combat activities.

Units and subdivisions of electronic warfare designed to interfere with airborne radars, bomb sights, communications and radio navigation means of enemy air attack.

Units and divisions of communications and radio engineering support designed to provide control of aviation units and subunits, aircraft navigation, takeoff and landing of aircraft and helicopters.

Units and divisions of engineering troops, as well as units and divisions of radiation, chemical and biological protection are designed to perform the most complex tasks of engineering and chemical support, respectively.

The Russian Air Force is second only to the US Air Force in terms of fleet size.

As of 2010, the number of personnel of the Russian Air Force is about 148,000 people. The Air Force operates more than 4,000 pieces of military equipment, as well as 833 in storage.

After the reform, the air regiments were consolidated into air bases, with a total of 60 AB.

Tactical aviation is composed of the following squadrons:

• 38 fighter aircraft)
• 14 bombers,
• 14 assault aircraft,
• 9 reconnaissance aircraft,
• training and testing - 13 ae.

Tactical aviation bases deployment:

• KOR - 2 AB
• GVZ - 1 AB
• ZVO - 6 AB
• Southern Military District - 5 AB
• CVO - 4 AB
• VVO - 7 AB

At the end of 2003, Lieutenant General Viktor Nikolayevich Sokerin, having resigned from the post of Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Baltic Fleet, described the situation in the Air Force at that time as follows: "The Armed Forces are experiencing an uncontrolled decay of their combat aviation." “... Aviation regiments are staffed by officers who, over the course of five years of training, had only a few hours of training flight time, and mainly with an instructor. Only 3 percent of pilots of the 1st and 2nd classes are younger than 36 years old, and only 1 percent of navigators of the 1st class of the Air Force of the Baltic Fleet are younger than 40 years old. 60 percent of crew commanders are over 35 years old, half of them are over 40 years old.”

According to the results of 2006, the average flying time in the Russian Air Force was 40 hours. The flight time depends on the type of aircraft. In military transport aviation, it was 60 hours, while in fighter and front-line aviation it was 20-25 hours. For comparison, in the same year this indicator in the USA it was 189, France 180, Romania 120 hours. In 2007, as a result of improving the supply of aviation fuel and intensifying combat training, the average annual flight time increased: in long-range aviation it amounted to 80-100 hours, in air defense aviation - about 55 hours. Young pilots often have over 100 flight hours.

In addition to the Air Force, there is military aviation and in other types and types of troops Armed Forces Russia: Navy, Strategic Missile Forces. Air defense aviation and aviation of the ground forces are part of the Air Force. Aviation Missile troops strategic purpose by April 1, 2011 will be transferred to the Air Force of the Russian Federation.

The plan to reduce the number of bases provides for a reduction to 33 air bases, and the write-off of about 1000 aircraft, up to 2000 aircraft.

The exact quantitative and qualitative composition of the Russian Air Force is classified information. The data below is collected from open sources and may contain significant inaccuracies.

Sources

MiG-31 - heavy high-speed interceptor

MiG-29 - light multirole fighter

Su-35BM - 4++ generation heavy multirole fighter

Tu-22M3 - medium bomber-missile carrier

Tu-160 - heavy strategic bomber-missile carrier and Su-27 - fighter-interceptor

Il-78 - an air tanker and a pair of Su-24 - front-line bombers

Ka-50 - attack helicopter

Rearmament

In 2010, the Russian aviation industry supplied the Russian Ministry of Defense with 21 aircraft and 57 helicopters.

In 2011, the Russian Ministry of Defense will receive at least 28 aircraft and more than 100 helicopters from the industry. Also this year, the modernization of the fleet of Su-25 attack aircraft to the SM standard will continue.

As of May 2011, 8 serial Ka-52 helicopters entered service. The plant can assemble up to 2 Ka-52s per month

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2011, 35 aircraft, 109 helicopters and 21 anti-aircraft missile systems will be purchased.

As of the beginning of 2011, 8 out of 38 fighter aviation squadrons were re-equipped with new and modernized aircraft; attack aviation - 3 out of 14 air units; bomber aviation - 2 out of 14 ae. In the same year, one bomber airbase at the Baltimore air base near Voronezh will be re-equipped with the Su-34.

It became known about the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of 100 Ka-60 helicopters with the start date of deliveries in 2015.

It became known that at the MAKS-2011 air show, it is planned to sign a contract for the supply of an additional batch of Yak-130 in the amount of 60 vehicles. A contract for the modernization of the MiG-31 into the MiG-31BM variant in the amount of 30 vehicles. A contract for the supply of MiG-29K in the amount of 24 aircraft for the Aviation of the Russian Navy.

The number of aircraft received by the Air Force for last years within the framework of the rearmament program:

Concluded contracts for the supply of aircraft for the Russian Air Force and Navy:

Unmanned aerial vehicles

The Russian Air Force has two UAV regiments, a research squadron and a Center combat use UAV in Yegoryevsk. At the same time, the development of UAVs in Russia lags far behind similar programs of NATO countries. In 2010, the Russian Defense Ministry ordered from Israel 3 types of reconnaissance unmanned aircraft for the needs of its army. The total number of devices is estimated at 63 units. In Russia, it is planned to open a joint venture with Israel for the production of UAVs.

Types of purchased UAVs:

• IAI Bird Eye 400
• IAI I-View
• IAI Searcher 2

Of the domestic UAVs, it is known for certain that the following are in service:

• ZALA 421-08
• Pchela-1T
• Tipchak
• Tu-243

Schools

Educational institutions that train specialists for the Russian Air Force:

• Air Force Academy named after prof. N. E. Zhukovsky and Yu. A. Gagarin
• Military Academy of Aerospace Defense named after Marshal Soviet Union G. K. Zhukova
• Krasnodar branch of VUNTS VVS "VVA"

• Military aviation engineering university Voronezh

The Air Force (Air Force) is a branch of the Armed Forces designed to protect the organs of the highest state and military administration, strategic nuclear forces, groupings of troops, important administrative and industrial centers and regions of the country from reconnaissance and air strikes, to gain air supremacy, fire and nuclear destruction of the enemy from the air, increase mobility and ensure the actions of formations different types of the Armed Forces, conducting integrated reconnaissance and performing special tasks.

The Russian Air Force consists of associations, formations and military units and include types of aviation: long-range, military transport; front-line (it includes bomber, assault, fighter, reconnaissance aircraft), army, as well as anti-aircraft troops: anti-aircraft missile troops, radio engineering troops.

Long-range aviation- the main strike force of the Air Force, capable of effectively hitting important objects of aviation groups, carrier ships cruise missiles sea-based (SLCM), energy facilities and facilities of the highest military and state administration, nodes of railway, road and sea communications.

Military transport aviation- the main means of landing troops and military equipment in the interests of operations in the continental and ocean theaters of war, it is the most mobile means of delivery to specified areas material resources, military equipment, food, units and subunits.

Front-line bomber and attack aviation designed primarily for air support of the Ground Forces in all types of military operations.

Frontline reconnaissance aviation designed to conduct aerial reconnaissance in the interests of all types and branches of the troops.

Frontline Fighter Aviation is designed to destroy enemy air attack weapons when solving the tasks of covering groupings, economic regions, administrative and political centers, military and other objects.

Army Aviation designed for fire support of the Ground Forces. It is also entrusted with the tasks of combat and logistics support. During the battle, army aviation strikes at enemy troops, destroys its airborne assault forces, raiding, advanced and outflanking detachments, provides landing and air support for its own assault forces, fights enemy helicopters, destroys its nuclear missiles, tanks and other armored equipment .

Anti-aircraft missile troops designed to cover troops and facilities from enemy air attacks.

Radio engineering troops are designed to detect enemy air attack means in the air, identify them, escort them, notify the command, troops and civil defense bodies about them, to control the flights of their aviation.

Armament and military equipment of the Air Force

Strategic supersonic bomber with variable geometry wing Tu-160- designed to destroy the most important targets with nuclear and conventional weapons in remote military-geographical regions and deep in the rear of continental theaters of military operations.

Strategic missile carrier Tu-95MS- designed to solve strike missions to defeat the most important targets in remote military-geographical regions and in the deep rear of continental theaters of military operations.

Heavy military transport aircraft An-22 ("Antey")- designed to transport heavy and large-sized military equipment and troops over long distances, as well as for landing by parachute and landing method.

Heavy long-range military transport aircraft An-124 ("Ruslan")- is intended for the delivery of troops with standard military equipment and weapons from the deep rear of the country to theaters of military operations (theater of operations), the transportation of troops between the theater of operations and inside the rear zones, the reinforcement of airborne assault forces with heavy military equipment, the delivery of cargo to the forces of the fleets to the ocean theater of operations, the transportation of heavy and oversized national economic cargoes.

Front-line bomber with variable geometry wing Su-24M- Designed to destroy ground and surface targets in any weather conditions, day and night, in the tactical and immediate operational depth of the enemy territory.

Attack aircraft Su-25- designed to destroy small-sized mobile and stationary ground targets in conditions of visual visibility day and night, as well as low-speed air targets at the forefront in tactical and immediate operational depth.

conclusions

1. The Air Force consists of long-range and military transport aviation, front-line bomber and attack aviation, front-line reconnaissance aviation, front-line fighter aviation, army aviation, anti-aircraft missile and radio engineering troops.
2. The air force is intended for air strikes against enemy groupings, his rear and transport.
3. The Air Force conducts aerial reconnaissance and organizes air transportation.
4. The military transport aviation of the Air Force is capable of landing and dropping airborne assault forces, transporting troops and military equipment over long distances.

Questions

1. What branches of aviation are part of the Air Force?
2. What types of anti-aircraft troops are part of the Air Force?
3. What are the main aircraft in service with long-range aviation?
4. In what type of front-line aviation did the legendary heroes of the Great Patriotic War Alexander Pokryshkin and Ivan Kozhedub?

Tasks

1. Prepare short message on the purpose of the anti-aircraft troops and their weapons and military equipment.
2. Prepare a message about the heroic deeds and records of the famous Russian pilot of the First World War, Pyotr Nesterov.
3. Using historical literature, write an essay on the topic "Chief Air Marshal A. A. Novikov - Commander of the Air Force during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
4. Using special materials and the Internet, prepare a story about one of the modern military pilots.