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MILITARY AVIATION

Arrival of new Su-35S fighters to Lipetsk

15th December 2021 Jacek Domański

Another batch of Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighters has been just received by aviation research and training centre in Lipetsk. As announced by the Russian MoD, on 13th December 2021 the new aircraft were transferred from […]

MILITARY AVIATION

80th anniversary of aviation regiment in Chelyabinsk

13th December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 6th December 2021, the aviation regiment located at Chelyabinsk Shagol air force base, and being a part of the 14th Army of the Air Force and Air Defence (14-я армия ВВС и ПВО), celebrated […]

MILITARY AVIATION

105th anniversary of Aviation Engineering Service (VKS)

8th December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 7th December, the Aviation Engineering Service – AES (Инженерно-авиационная служба) of the Air Force Command of the Russian Aerospace Forces celebrated its 105th anniversary. The first aviation-related engineering posts within the Russian armed forces […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Joint exercise of Serbian and US special forces

6th December 2021 Jacek Domański

A three-week joint exercise of Serbian and US special forces was held this past month, at Peskovi training ground in eastern Serbia. The special operation forces of both countries had focused on practising anti-terrorism operations, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Modernization of the Voronezh air base

1st December 2021 Jacek Domański

On 24th November 2021, the Voronezh Malshevo air base (also known as Voronezh Southwest or just Baltimor) was officially opened after its modernization. The airfield will be a new home for Sukhoi Su-34 strike fighters […]

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Boeing E-3A Sentry

30th November 2021 Jacek Domański

Boeing E-3A Sentry (LX-N 90450, c/n 22845, NATO E-3A Component), in flight over the Czech Republic, November 2021. In the 1970s, the NATO authorities identified the need of acquiring a fleet of an Airborne Early […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Nesterov loop over the South Ural

29th November 2021 Jacek Domański

In the middle of November 2021, Su-34 aviation crews of the Central Military District performed a series of live-fly exercises in the area of South Ural region. Among elements of the training, advanced aerobatic manoeuvres […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Airborne training in austere environment

22nd November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 9th November this year, US Army aviators, Air Force tactical air control specialists and Air Force special warfare airmen conducted a joint airborne training in the vicinity of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska. The […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Russian Helicopters and AJ Holding established a joint venture for rotorcraft sales

18th November 2021 Jacek Domański

During the ongoing Dubai Airshow 2021, the Russian Helicopters holding (being a part of Rostec State Corporation) and the Emirati-based company AJ Holding LLC, have disclosed a few details about recently established joint venture named […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Bomber Task Force over the North Sea

17th November 2021 Jacek Domański

On 10th November 2021, the Bomber Task Force – one of the US commitments to the collective defence of NATO – performed a simulated targeting mission over the North Sea. During that exercise, the UK-based […]

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