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Sixth edition of BARS live-fly exercise

13 October 2021 Jacek Domański

On 11th October 2021, the sixth edition of joint Serbian-Russian tactical exercise ´BARS 2021´ was officially commenced. The training is being organized on the territory of the Republic of Serbia and will last until 16th […]

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Airborne operations during ´Zapad-2021´ joint strategic exercise

4 October 2021 Jacek Domański

Strategic joint exercise ´Zapad-2021´, that was held between 10th and 16th September at nine training areas in Russia and Belarus, included several airborne operations carried out by both the Russian Airborne Forces (Воздушно-десантные войска России) […]

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Army Aviation supports ´Zapad-2021´ at Mulino

28 September 2021 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of September two squadrons of Russian attack helicopters were deployed to an airfield in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Operating from that location, the Army Aviation rotorcraft were assigned a mission of providing support […]

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B-2 Spirit bombers in Iceland

22 September 2021 Jacek Domański

A noticeable deployment to the High North area, being a part of the Bomber Task Force programme, has been recently concluded by the US Air Force. Between August and September 2021, a group of B-2 […]

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Farewell to ´The King´

19 September 2021 Jacek Domański

On 16th September 2021, an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron took-off from RAF Lakenheath station for the last time, heading back to the USA. The aircraft was the last of three ´heritage […]

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A record-breaking edition – winners and results of ´Aviadarts-2021´

15 September 2021 Jacek Domański

On 4th September 2021, this year´s edition of International Air Crew Training Competition ´Aviadarts-2021´ was officially concluded. For two weeks, aviation crews from the Russian Federation, Belarus and China were completing assignments of the contest, […]

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Close-up: Mi-8 medevac

6 September 2021 Jacek Domański

In the last days of August, a joint tactical and specialised exercise of medical personnel and army aviation crews was held at Pushkin airfield, in Leningrad Region. The training, organized by the Western Military District […]

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´Russian Helicopters´ to deliver upgraded Ka-52M helicopters

28 August 2021 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation have signed a contract for delivery of yet undisclosed number of modernized Ka-52M attack helicopters. The agreement was signed this week, during the […]

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´Mumbling bee´ – the story of C-160 Transall airlifter

25 August 2021 Jacek Domański

Almost sixty years ago, Transall C-160 transport aircraft took-off for its maiden flight. Officially introduced in 1967, the Franco-German airlifter is currently approaching the end its active duty. And that creates a good opportunity to […]

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International phase of ´Aviadarts-2021´ has just begun

23 August 2021 Jacek Domański

The final, international phase of this year´s International Air Crew Training Competition ´Aviadarts-2021´ was officially opened yesterday, on 22nd August 2021. As usual, the live-fly part of the contest is held at Dubrovichi training ground, […]

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