Sukhoi Su-47 „Berkut“ (technology demonstrator, NATO reporting name: Firkin), exhibited at the XIV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, Zhukovsky, August 2019. In the early 1980s, the United States launched the Advanced Tactical Fighter programme, […]
On 11 September 2025, after more than four decades of service, the Siły Powietrzne (Polish Air Force) officially retired its last examples of the Sukhoi Su-22 fighter-bomber. Once again, one of the iconic aircraft of […]
On 12th September 2024, the PJSC United Aircraft Corporation – UAC (Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация – ОАК), being a part of the Rostec corporation, officially informed about the new delivery of combat aircraft for the Russian […]
Sukhoi Su-22M4, NATO reporting name ´Fitter K´ (c/n 31406, formerly ´798´ of Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee / the Air Forces of the National People’s Army and then 25+44 of the Luftwaffe), exhibited at Museum auf […]
Last week, we have published the first part of our review focused on problems that weighing on development of the new Russian passenger aircraft. The article introduced a brief history of the Soviet airliners, the […]
In the Cold War era, the Soviet Union developed and then introduced into active service several aircraft of the whole range of passenger air transport – from short regional travels to long haul, transcontinental flights. […]
Sukhoi Su-7BM (c/n 5516, formerly ´5516´ of the Czechoslovak Air Force), static display at open doors event at 21st Tactical Air Base, Čáslav, May 2023. On 14th May 1953, Pavel Sukhoi was appointed the Chief […]
Another batch of Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighters has been just received by aviation research and training centre in Lipetsk. As announced by the Russian MoD, on 13th December 2021 the new aircraft were transferred from […]
Sukhoi Su-25SM3 (c/n 25508110115, ´92´ red, Russian Aerospace Forces) – close air support aircraft, commonly called ´Grach´ (Грач, English: rook), NATO reporting name Frogfoot, static display at XIV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, August […]
Sukhoi Su-31 (reg. LY-LJK, c/n 35125) and Jurgis Kairys at the controls, getting ready for departure, Lotnicza Majówka Iława, May 2019, Poland. A brief history of that ´aerobatic beast´ – which Su-31 undoubtedly is – […]
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