All Russian Air Force articles – Page 2
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NewsRostec to highlight networked warfare via Su-57’s S-111 comms system
Rostec State Corporation plans to demonstrate the S-111 communications system for the Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter at the MAKS 2021 air show.
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NewsUAC sees export prospects for Il-112V transport
Now in flight-testing, the Il-112V will start replacing aged Antonov transports in Russian military service – but can it also attract international customers?
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NewsHow Moscow’s iconic fighter brands are targeting tougher international market
With famous design bureaux RAC MiG and Sukhoi gradually consolidating under United Aircraft, Russia’s military aviation sector continues to target fighter exports, despite US and Chinese rivalry.
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NewsRussia orders S-70 Okhotnik ‘Hunter’ UAV deliveries accelerated to 2024
The accelerated delivery schedule was acknowledged publicly for the first time when Russian President Vladimir Putin met with UAC chief executive officer Yuri Slyusar for an update on the company’s product development plans.
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NewsRussia starts building first stealth bomber: state media
Russia has started building its first stealth bomber, also known as the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) programme.
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NewsLatest modernised Tu-22 strategic bomber takes flight
Russia will shortly launch test flights with a second modernised Tupolev Tu-22M3M long-range strategic bomber, following the aircraft’s maiden sortie on 20 March.
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VIDEO: Russia conducts maiden flight of 6t UAV
Russia's defence ministry has released footage of the maiden flight of the Altius-U UAV, a large twin-engined type with a stated endurance of over 24 hours.
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Moscow claims new A-100 superior to E-3 Sentry
Moscow has touted the capabilities of its new Beriev A-100 airborne early warning and control aircraft as being far superior to domestic and international rivals.
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NewsPICTURE: Russia's improved Il-78 tanker makes flying start
The improved United Aircraft (UAC) Ilyushin Il-78M-90A tanker commenced factory flight testing with a debut sortie conducted from the Aviastar SP production site in Ulyanovsk in late last month.
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Modernised Tu-22M3M makes flight debut
Russia's first modernised Tupolev Tu-22M3M strategic bomber got airborne for the first time on 28 December 2018, completing a 37min sortie from the Kazan Aviation Plant.
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NewsPICTURE: First Il-112V transport nears debut sortie
A first example of the Ilyushin Il-112V light transport has emerged from the VASO manufacturing plant in Voronezh, as the United Aircraft (UAC) product advances towards its debut flight.
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NewsPICTURES: Russia rolls out modernised Tu-22M3M bomber
Russia is close to commencing ground and flight trials with its first modernised Tupolev Tu-22M3M bomber, with a lead example having emerged from the United Aircraft plant in Kazan in mid-August.
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Israel concerned over Su-57 debut in Syria
Russia's surprise deployment of Sukhoi Su-57s to a base inside Syria has positioned its new stealth fighter within the same region of operations as the Israeli air force's Lockheed Martin F-35I.
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Erratic control preceded military Tu-154's fatal descent
Documents apparently extracted from the Russian investigation into the military Tupolev Tu-154B crash in the Black Sea have given a more detailed insight into the circumstances of the accident.
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NewsRussia reveals export ambitions for MiG-35
Russia has rolled out its first RAC MiG-35 fighter and announced its intention to offer the multirole type to a host of potential export customers, including India.
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ANALYSIS: Russian military aviation battles back
Russia’s military-industrial complex – and its aircraft-making industry as an integral part of it – is striving to adjust to the new geopolitical reality that emerged as a result of the annexation of Crimea, the civil war in neighbouring Ukraine and Moscow’s military aid to the Syrian government of Bashar ...
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Israel, Russia discuss encounter over Syria
A recent encounter over Syria involving combat aircraft from the Israeli and Russian air forces was among the topics discussed during a 21 April meeting between Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia president Vladimir Putin.
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NewsRussian air force orders more Yak-130 trainers
Russia's defence ministry has ordered a further 30 Yak-130 twin-seat jet trainers for the nation's air force, Irkut announced on 18 April.
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NewsVIDEO: Russia begins withdrawal of air force from Syria
Russia has begun the process of removing its air force presence from Hmeymim air base near Latakia, Syria following president Vladimir Putin’s decision to cease operations in the country.
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NewsIsrael assesses Russian and Syrian air co-operation
Moscow and Damascus are reportedly carrying out joint air operations in Syria, which has caused the Israeli air force to reassess its concept of operations as it works to prevent the flow of weapons through the country to other terrorist cells.
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