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FARP makes its debut in Arctic

28 February 2020 Jacek Domański

During the exercise Emerald Warrior 20-1, Special Tactics Airmen performed a simulated Forward Arming and Refuelling Point (FARP) for F-22 Raptors. For the first time ever, FARP was carried out in an extreme cold weather […]

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Merger of RSK ´MiG´ and JSC ´Sukhoi Company´ continues

11 February 2020 Jacek Domański

On 6th February 2020, the press release issued by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation informed about significant changes in management of RSK ´MiG´ and JSC ´Sukhoi Company´, both aviation manufacturers being a part of UAC corporation. […]

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Swift Blade 2020 – multinational helicopter exercise

26 January 2020 Jacek Domański

Swift Blade 2020, a multinational helicopter crew exercise organized by European Defence Agency (EDA), as a part of its Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), will be held between 13th and 30th April. The exercise participants will […]

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PAK DA engines to be tested this year

15 January 2020 Jacek Domański

According to the information released by ´Rostec´ state corporation, the tests of engines for the new Russian long-range strategic bomber system PAK DA will start at the end of 2020. The engines will be mounted […]

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100 aircraft for Russian Air Force in 2020

5 January 2020 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of new year 2020, the Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation released an official information regarding the ongoing modernization of the Russian Aerospace Forces inventory. According to this release, in 2020 the […]

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Rotec completed the delivery of attack helicopters for 2019

29 December 2019 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters company announced that the delivery of over 20 attack helicopters to the Russian Ministry of Defence was finalized recently, and therefore the manufacturing company fully completed the state defence contract for 2019. All […]

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State tests of Mi-26T2V started

28 December 2019 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding company recently announced that, with the participation of representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defence, the joint state tests of Mi-26T2V heavy-lift military transport helicopter just started and are to last until […]

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Serbia officially introduced its new helicopter fleet

20 December 2019 Jacek Domański

On 7th December 2019, the presentation of recently delivered Mi-35 and Mi-17 helicopters to Aleksandar Vučić, the President of the Republic of Serbia and the leaders of Serbian armed forces, officially introduced the new helicopter […]

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´Eagle 2.0´ – the rebirth of J-22

13 December 2019 Jacek Domański

A few weeks ago, one almost unbelievable news was spread over the internet and surprised the aviation world – the Republic of Serbia is going to take J-22 Orao attack aircraft out from the aviation […]

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Barkhane, Serval, Newcombe – the little-known operations in Africa.

1 December 2019 Jacek Domański

The sad news about the mid-air collision of two French helicopters in Mali, killing thirteen, flashed around the world a few days ago. This tragedy, paradoxically, recalled the world about ´Operation Barkhane´, the French-led mission […]

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