The delivery of five Su-57 fighters to the Russian Air Force in 2021 will be delayed due to flight control systems malfunctions during a flight test, learned GDC citing iz.ru newspaper. Despite an earlier statement […]
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire bomber belonging to the Russian Air Force crashed Tuesday in the Kaluga region, learned GDC citing Tass News agency. Russian media on March. 23, 2021, reported that a Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bomber crashed at […]
May 20, 1977, the first flight of the experimental Su-27. The project was based on many new and promising ideas, in particular the use of an integrated aerodynamic layout and the widespread use of titanium. Su-27 […]
German Ace Eric Hartmann said, ‘He who sees first has half the battle.’ The Bars is a family of Russian all-weather multimode airborne radars developed by the Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design for […]
The Russian Su-57 fighter will have two internal weapons bays capable of carrying two cruise missiles, according to Sukhoi Design Bureau. Su-57 will carry most of its air-to-air missiles in the external weapons bay. An […]
A photo of the concept of the newest Russian light fighter has appeared on the IZ.ru newspaper. According to iz.ru, the Russian military was interested in developing a light combat fighter, a photograph appeared on […]
Thieves have stolen electronic equipment from a Russian military aircraft known as a “doomsday plane” for its role in the country’s nuclear arsenal, local media report. Reports say unknown thieves broke into the Ilyushin Il-80 […]
Israeli has improved kamikaze drones “Harop” with new countermeasures capability against enemy electronic interference by electronic warfare systems which can now destroy the Russian electronic warfare systems. The Russian Army has deployed “Krasukha-4” electronic warfare […]
Russia is upgrading some of its Sukhoi Su-33 carrier fighter, specifically, those airframes that have sufficient lifetime remaining, so as to keep them operational until 2025, as per Major General Igor Kozhin, chief for aviation […]
Algeria has signed a contract to buy 14 Russian Sukhoi Su-57 bombers as the arms race with its neighbour Morocco intensifies, a Moroccan MINA news site reported. Media outlets quoted Russia’s Sputnik as saying that the government […]
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