On 11th March 2021, the first F-15EX – being the newest fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force – has arrived to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. This aeroplane will be the first USAF […]
On 26th March 1931, two Swiss airlines – Ad Astra Aero (founded in 1919) and Balair (founded in 1925) – merged to create a new company named Schweizerische Luftverkehr-AG / S.A. Suisse pour la Navigation […]
Lavochkin La-250A ´Anaconda´ (Ла-250A «Анаконда»), the fourth prototype of high-altitude interceptor, open-air exhibition at the Central Air Force Museum in Monino, July 2017. With continuous growth of the jet-powered aviation, that arrived in the mid-1950s, […]
Lake Ladoga (Ладожское озеро), located in north-western Russia, within territory of the Republic of Karelia, is the largest lake in Europe and the second largest in Russia. This popular tourist spot and a wildlife reserve […]
The so-called ´command flights´ (командирские полеты) are a fixed point in the annual schedule of aviation training within the Russian Aerospace Forces. They are practiced in all branches of the Russian military aviation and are […]
Yakovlev Yak-18T (OK-YAK, c/n 10-32) on the runway of Roudnice airfield, during the 15th Memorial Air Show, June 2019. At the beginning, there was a Yak-18, a two-seat, in tandem configuration, primary training aircraft designed […]
The specialized search and rescue group of the Central Military District (Поисково-спасательная группа ЦВО) has recently completed a training programme, in order to prepare the unit for this year´s space flight season. For the first […]
Saab SK 37E Viggen (SE-DXO, c/n 37809), formerly ´F 15-61´ of the Swedish Air Force, performing a flying display at Sanicole Sunset air show, September 2019. The Saab Viggen multi-role fighter, introduced in 1971, is […]
The 31st Operations Group (a flying component of the 31st Fighter Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force in Europe and being stationed at Aviano Air Base in Italy) has recently completed the annual […]
In the end of February 2021, the Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu has visited the JSC Kronstadt company, a specialized military manufacturer being the leader of Russian unmanned aircraft industry. This visit was broadly […]
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