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´Griffons´ strike at Deliblato Sands

6 July 2021 Jacek Domański

Beginning of this year´s summer in Serbia was marked by a large-scale tactical exercise of domestic armed forces. A series of training activities under a common name ´Momentary Response 2021´ (Муњевити удар 2021) had started […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Live-fire tactical exercise of Baltic Fleet naval aviation

28 June 2021 Jacek Domański

Last week, combat helicopters of the mixed helicopter regiment – being a part of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation – performed a live-fly tactical exercise (летно-тактические учение, ЛТУ) that included a missile attack on the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Formidable Shield over the Atlantic Ocean

20 June 2021 Jacek Domański

At the turn of May and June, the Europe´s biggest and most complex air and missile exercise – At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 – was held at the Atlantic Ocean. The event was led by Naval […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Aviadarts-2021´ completed its all-army stage

13 June 2021 Jacek Domański

´Aviadarts-2021´ competition – being a part of annual International Army Games – has just completed its all-army stage. Final national phase of that live-fly contest was organized between 21st May and 5th June at Dyagilevo […]

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An unusual last flight of Su-27 fighter

30 May 2021 Jacek Domański

Retired aircraft can often be seen at aviation monuments, in museums or in a role of air base gate guards. Usually they reach their final destination after a complicated logistic operation and being carried there […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Modernized Ka-32A11M fire-fighting helicopter at MAKS-2021

12 May 2021 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding company has just announced that a modernized Ka-32A11M fire-fighting helicopter is going to be presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021. The scope of K-32 modernization includes a glass cockpit […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Berkuts´ celebrated their 29th anniversary

19 April 2021 Jacek Domański

On 11th April 2021, the aerobatic group ´Berkuts´ (Беркуты, English: Golden eagles) celebrated the 29th anniversary of its foundation. The team, being a part of the 344th Centre for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Medical helicopters for Turkmenistan

12 April 2021 Jacek Domański

Rostec has recently informed about the delivery of two medical helicopters for Turkmenistan. As a result of an agreement signed on 31st March 2020, an Ansat rotorcraft and Mi-17-1V were supplied by Kazan Helicopters company […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Preparations to ´Aviadarts-2021´ have already begun

12 February 2021 Jacek Domański

Although the final stage of this year´s edition of ´Aviadarts´ contest (being a part of the International Army Games, within the ´ARMY-2021´ military forum) will be held only in August, aviation units of the Russian […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Wi-Fi and satellite Internet for Ansat

4 February 2021 Jacek Domański

Kazan Helicopters company (being a manufacturer of Ansat and a part of Russian Helicopters holding) has received an approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Росавиация), to equip Ansat helicopters with Mku30 satellite communication system. […]

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