Yak-25RV – high-altitude reconnaissance and target aircraft / Photo by © Yakovlev Design Bureau archives In the late 1950s, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union was […]
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Vertical take-off and landing fighter (VTOL). Is there a need for one right now?
Yak-38 and Yak-141 deck fighters / Photo by © Yakovlev Design Bureau archives In the field of military aviation, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft have always attracted special attention […]
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In a collision between two MiG-29s, the pilots’ lives were saved by the K-36DM ejection seat
Photo by © Martin Pole / airliners.net On 24 July 1993, at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) air show at Fairford Air Base of the British Air Force, two […]
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin fixes completion date for Khabarovsk airport terminal
Close-up of the video report of the TV Centre channel Khabarovsk International Air Terminal will start servicing its first passengers in March 2025. Construction of the passenger terminal of international […]
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The global disruption did not affect the work of Russian airlines and airports
Photo by © Aviation of Russia A global technical glitch caused by a bug in a Crowdstrike software update has had serious consequences for multiple companies and airports around the […]
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The technology of UAV control via satellite was tested on Sakhalin for the first time in Russia
Photo by © Geoscan Holding press service Within the framework of the Archipelago-2024 project-educational forum, a large-scale exhibition of unmanned aerial vehicles was held on the territory of the Pushisty […]
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Wing section with impellers of a promising regional aircraft tested in TsAGI wind tunnel
Photo by © TsAGI Press Service The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI) continues research in the field of new-generation regional aircraft. Regional aviation is important for […]
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Red Wings proposed to increase subsidies for SSJ100 flight hours
Photo by © Red Wings airlines On 15 July, the SF Committee on Economic Policy held a meeting “On measures to increase the availability of air transport” in Russia in […]
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The launch customer of the IL-114-300 plans to base the aircraft in Omsk
Photo by © Aviation of Russia A meeting was held in Ekaterinburg at the Innoprom exhibition to discuss future approaches to commercial operation of the Il-114-300 regional turboprop aircraft, Rosaviatsia […]
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The accuracy of the FAB-3000 has increased considerably. Their combat power cannot be disregarded
Photo by © Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry The Russian Defence Ministry has posted a video on its Telegram channel, which shows in detail […]
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