The so-called ´command flights´ (командирские полеты) are a fixed point in the annual schedule of aviation training within the Russian Aerospace Forces. They are practiced in all branches of the Russian military aviation and are […]
The specialized search and rescue group of the Central Military District (Поисково-спасательная группа ЦВО) has recently completed a training programme, in order to prepare the unit for this year´s space flight season. For the first […]
Approximately a month ago we have informed about the first regular, although still called ´experimental´, deployment of the Northern Fleet fighter aircraft to Novaya Zemlya archipelago. Now, MiG-31BM interceptors of the 98th Separate Mixed Aviation […]
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 […]
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has recently released a set of photos taken during a fighter regiment training day organized in the Tver area by the 6th Red Banner Leningrad Army of […]
The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has announced the date of the International Military-Technical Forum ´ARMY-2021´ (Международный военно-технический форум «АРМИЯ-2021»). In accordance with the ordinance issued by the Government of Russia, the ´ARMY-2021´ […]
Maiden flight of Sukhoi PAK FA prototype, the aircraft also known as Sukhoi T-50 (company designation) and then as Su-57 (NATO reporting name: Felon, although unconfirmed). The roots of a Russian new generation fighter programme […]
At the end of last week, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation informed about the commencement of the MiG-31 combat duty in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. The regular, although still officially called as […]
On 15th January 2021, the crews from the 12th Military Transport Aviation Division (Tver) and 566th Military Transport Aviation Regiment (Seshcha) completed a joint training exercise in the Bryansk region. During this exercise, for the […]
Although the last days of December are often associated with holidays and preparations to celebrate the coming year, there are many professions without getting any time off. And military pilots are among them. At the […]
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