On August 3, 2019 the Russian Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) made its first flight from one of the airfields under control of the Russian MoD (most probably Chkalov State Flight Test Centre at Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan […]
Deepening the integration of the fifth generation F-35A Lightning II jets was one of the goals for the Astral Knight 2019 joint multinational exercise, that was organized late May and early June 2019, at Aviano […]
The sources in the Russian Ministry of Defence claim that one of the fighter regiments of the Southern Military District may be the first to receive the serial Su-57 fifth generation fighters. According to Izvestya […]
During the 7th International Exhibition of Technology for Defence and Prevention of Natural Disasters SITDEF-2019 – currently running in Lima, Peru, at the headquarters of the Peruvian Army – the Russian Helicopter holding released the […]
The air component of the 2019 Victory Parade in Moscow was planned to be a massive display of the Russian Air Force equipment, including 74 aircraft (as celebrating the 74th anniversary of the V-Day) – […]
Exactly fourteen years ago, on April 18th, 2005, the very first six supersonic jet fighters from Sweden – JAS-39 Gripen – arrived to Čáslav air force base, therefore opening the Gripen era in the Czech […]
The Russian MoD has revealed some information on the aviation part of the Victory Day Parade that will traditionally be held on May 9 over the Red Square in Moscow. We may expect some interesting […]
Russian Helicopters, a part of Rostec State Corporation, successfully completed preliminary flight tests of the Mi-26T2V helicopter. The aircraft is now being prepared for a handover to the Russian Ministry of Defense to do joint […]
Between 19th February and 13th March, the Gripen rehearsal flights before the new display season took place at the 21st Air Force Base in Časláv. The Czech Air Force is a JAS-39 Gripen C/D operator […]
On March 25th there was a 48th anniversary of the first flight of Ilyushin Il-76, the multi-purpose strategic airlifter, designed and produced in the former Soviet Union. During those 47 years Il-76 has become one […]
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