One of the most followed, and then commented, events during the 2019 edition of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS at Zhukovsky, was the official visit of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, who traditionally […]
Forty-three crews from four countries participated in the 2019 edition of International Contest ´Aviadarts´ that was organized between 3rd and 17th August 2019 at Diaghilevo airfield, Ryazan region. An overall winner of the contest was […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) – […]
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 […]
The design bureau VR-Technologies, subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding company, presented a mock-up of the light multi-purpose helicopter VRT500 at the Fuorisalone exhibition (part of the Milan Design Week, held April 8–14). The helicopter […]
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 […]
The gates of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 are already closed, allowing us to summarize the 2017 edition with some key facts, statistics and related news. The history of the Russian aviation exhibitions […]
During the six days of its operation more than 450,000 people visited the 13th edition of the biennial Russian biggest aviation event, the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017. The specialised public and other visitors […]
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