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Airshow China 2021 marked by online presentation of Russian helicopters

1 October 2021 Jacek Domański

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 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Army Aviation supports ´Zapad-2021´ at Mulino

28 September 2021 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of September two squadrons of Russian attack helicopters were deployed to an airfield in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Operating from that location, the Army Aviation rotorcraft were assigned a mission of providing support […]

MILITARY AVIATION

A record-breaking edition – winners and results of ´Aviadarts-2021´

15 September 2021 Jacek Domański

On 4th September 2021, this year´s edition of International Air Crew Training Competition ´Aviadarts-2021´ was officially concluded. For two weeks, aviation crews from the Russian Federation, Belarus and China were completing assignments of the contest, […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Russian rotorcraft at the Eastern Economic Forum

9 September 2021 Jacek Domański

During the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) trade exhibition, held between 2nd and 4th September 2021 in Vladivostok, the latest projects being developed by the Russian Helicopters holding company were presented for the broad public. They […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Mi-8AMTSh-VA Arctic helicopters for the EMERCOM

7 September 2021 Jacek Domański

During the Eastern Economic Forum that was held between 2nd and 4th September this year in Vladivostok, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ), being a part of the Russian Helicopters holding, has signed an agreement with the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Close-up: Mi-8 medevac

6 September 2021 Jacek Domański

In the last days of August, a joint tactical and specialised exercise of medical personnel and army aviation crews was held at Pushkin airfield, in Leningrad Region. The training, organized by the Western Military District […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Russian Helicopters´ to deliver upgraded Ka-52M helicopters

28 August 2021 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation have signed a contract for delivery of yet undisclosed number of modernized Ka-52M attack helicopters. The agreement was signed this week, during the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

International phase of ´Aviadarts-2021´ has just begun

23 August 2021 Jacek Domański

The final, international phase of this year´s International Air Crew Training Competition ´Aviadarts-2021´ was officially opened yesterday, on 22nd August 2021. As usual, the live-fly part of the contest is held at Dubrovichi training ground, […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Mi-8AMT for severe climate of the Far East region

18 August 2021 Jacek Domański

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, being a part of the Russian Helicopters holding, had recently delivered the second Mi-8AMT multipurpose helicopter to Kolyma Aviation state-owned company. Similarly as in the case of the first rotorcraft, delivered in […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Joint combat exercise of Russian and Chinese forces – Sibu/Interaction 2021

16 August 2021 Jacek Domański

A joint Russian-Chinese operational and strategic exercise Sibu/Interaction 2021 (Russian: Сибу/Взаимодействие–2021, Chinese: 西部·联合-2021) was successfully concluded last week in China. That training was considered to be another milestone of the military cooperation between those countries, […]

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