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Victory air show at Kubinka

10th May 2020 Jacek Domański

Holding an air show without any spectators may seem like a crazy idea, but nowadays it became a fact of life. We never would have though that we would write a report from such event, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Russian northernmost air base now has the all-year runway

3rd May 2020 Jacek Domański

Nagurskoye, a remote Arctic air base located in Alexandra Land (an island in Franz Josef Land archipelago), is the northernmost airfield of the Eastern hemisphere and the second-northernmost in the world (after the Alert Air […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Victory Day Parade goes airborne

1st May 2020 Jacek Domański

Over the past few weeks we were reporting the preparations for the biggest Russian military holiday, the Victory Day Parade held annually on 9th May. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and strict measures against the pandemic […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Aviadarts-2020´ competition finalized its second phase

11th April 2020 Jacek Domański

The 2020 edition of ´Aviadarts´ international military contest is finalizing its second phase. In March,  many of participating crews were concluding the regional level of the competition – as it happened, for example, in the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

2020 Victory Day Parade – preparations are going ahead

5th April 2020 Jacek Domański

At the time when aviation – and any other – events around the world are cancelled one after another due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation still continues with […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Combat exercise of Russian transport aviation

15th March 2020 Jacek Domański

In early March 2020, the crews of Russian Military Transport Aviation – MTA (Военно-транспортная авиация – ВТА) performed the live-fire combat exercise at Kushalino training ground, Tver region. At first sight, the combination of terms […]

MILITARY AVIATION

In-flight refuelling practice of Russian military aviation

5th March 2020 Jacek Domański

The beginning of this year for Russian aviation was marked by intensive trainings on air-to-air refuelling procedures. Both the Russian naval aviation and tactical units from the Aerospace Forces performed several scheduled day- and night-refuelling […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Preparations began for the 75th jubilee Victory Day Parade

5th March 2020 Jacek Domański

The annual Victory Day, celebrating the victory over the Nazi Germany in 1945 and honouring the World War II soldiers, is a principal military holiday celebrated in Russia and other CIS countries. Although there are […]

MILITARY AVIATION

PAK DA engines to be tested this year

15th January 2020 Jacek Domański

According to the information released by ´Rostec´ state corporation, the tests of engines for the new Russian long-range strategic bomber system PAK DA will start at the end of 2020. The engines will be mounted […]

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Russian Aerospace Forces, not only by its name

6th January 2020 Jacek Domański

The Russian Aerospace Forces were established on 1st August 2015, and their structure is comprised of three branches: the Air Force, the Aerospace and Missile Defence Forces and the Space Forces. Are the Russian Space […]

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