A Russian pilot has died on Wednesday following a crash of a MiG-29 fighter jet in the Astrakhan region in southern Russia, RIA news agency reported citing the defense ministry. “On August 18, 2021, a […]
United Aircraft’s prototype flight-test Ilyushin Il-112V military transport has crashed during a training flight near Moscow, apparently after suffering an in-flight engine fire, reported Moscow Times citing United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). Video images circulating on […]
The Russian aircraft industry is developing a strategic bomber-missile carrier “Perspective aviation long-range aviation complex (PAK DA)”. The construction of the first prototype is already reported, and in the near future it will be tested. […]
German Ace Eric Hartmann said, ‘He who sees first has half the battle.’ In 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko escaped with his MiG-25P to Japan, thus revealing RP-SA Smerch-A (NATO: Fox Fire) radar technology to […]
Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi finalized a report about the crash of Su-35s, Russian newspaper Top War reported citing Russian Defense ministry sources. The initial statements confirmed that the Su-35s suffered a technical malfunction in the […]
The first batch of six RAC (Russian Aircraft Corporation) “MiG” MiG-35 multi-role combat aircrafts have been delivered to the VKS (Russian aerospace forces), according to Ilya Tarasenko, director-general of RAC MiG, in an announcement made […]
The Russian Defense Ministry is ready to assist Armenia in modernizing and reforming its armed forces, but it wouldn’t halt arms supply to Azerbaijan, reported Tass news agency citing Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said […]
The crews of the Su-34 fighter-bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) fly in Syria and carry out combat missions using the American GPS navigation system, additionally installed in the cockpits, learned GDC citing Israeli […]
While the Su-35 grabs the headlines as Russia’s most advanced fighter, the majority of its air force consists of older types. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) “The Military Balance 2018,” Russia […]
A Mi-8 helicopter with 13 tourists and three crew members on board has crash landed in Kamchatka, the helicopter of the Disaster Medicine Center is heading to the crash site of a tourist helicopter, the […]
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