Eurocopter AS532 AL Cougar (c/n 2585, H3-72 of the Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence), exercise Dark Blade 2019, Náměšť nad Oslavou, May 2019. At the very beginning, there was a helicopter designed by Sud […]
On 14th January 1942 (or 13th January, according to some sources), a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky and designated Vought-Sikorsky VS-316 (aka XR-4, under its USAAF designation) performed its maiden flight, piloted by Les […]
More than year ago, we have informed about the first Mi-8AMT semi-knock-down (SKD) kits delivered by the Russian Helicopters holding to Kazakhstan. Those kits, intended for self-assembly, have launched a series of 17 Mi-8AMT / […]
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 CBS-4 (D-HUDM, c/n S-883, Flying Bulls), draining a runway during the 2017 edition of Red Bull Air Race, Lausitzring, September 2017. A light, twin-engine multipurpose helicopter, designated as Bo 105, performed its […]
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, […]
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 […]
In the last two years, ´Russian Helicopters´ holding has overhauled six Mi-17-1V military transport helicopters at Lima Peruvian Air Force base SEMAN. Maintenance works were carried out by Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARP) and under […]
Last week, another Ansat helicopter equipped with medical module was delivered to its customer. The rotorcraft, produced by Kazan Helicopter Plant (Казанский вертолетный завод) will be operated by JSC Kostroma Aviation Enterprise (АО “Костромское авиапредприятие”). […]
Between 10th and 16th September 2021, approximately 200,000 military personnel from Russia, Belarus and member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, took part in a joint Russian-Belarussian strategic exercise […]
This year´s edition of Airshow China – one of the largest aviation exhibitions and fairs in the world – is currently ongoing in Zhuhai. Regrettably, due to covid-related restrictions that are still in place, official […]
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