Russia is using the Paris Air Show to showcase its breathtaking super-manoeuvrable MiG-29 OVT. The multi-role warplane uses three-dimensional thrust vectoring to perform jaw-dropping aerobatics, the likes of which have never been seen before.
Popularity: 8% [?]
June 17, 2007Swedish DC3 shot down by a Soviet fighter plane in 1952 was being used to spy on military facilities on the other side of the Baltic Sea. But only now the true aims of the covert operation have been revealed.
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May 26, 2007A couple of months ago the Commander of the Russian Air Force (RFAF) Vladimir Mikhailov mentioned that the development of the Russian strategic aviation will not be focused just on further upgrade of the Tu-160, today’s world best strategic bomber.
Popularity: 5% [?]
May 4, 2007The MiG-29 jets crashed outside an air base in the town of Millerovo, the Rostov region (southern Russia), Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, an air force spokesman, said.
Popularity: 10% [?]
March 22, 2007Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Tuesday to discuss turmoil in the Middle East, with Russian weapons sales to Syria also likely to be high on the agenda, AFP reports.
Popularity: 6% [?]
December 19, 2006
Russia’s Air Force received Friday its first two newly built Su-34 Fullback bombers.
Popularity: 8% [?]
December 15, 2006India and Russia have signed a deal to upgrade the Indian Air Force’s MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighters and extend their service life.
Popularity: 7% [?]
December 13, 2006
In a display of maneuverability and technical skills, the Venezuelan Air Force Sunday presented to the country the first two Sukhoi-30 warplanes it purchased from Russia and which are to activate the 13th Fighter Air Group, based in Barcelona, eastern Anzoategui state, ElUniversal.com website reported Tuesday.
Popularity: 8% [?]
December 12, 2006Citizen of Kyrgyzstan Alexander Ivanov, 42, was shot to death by a serviceman of the US Air Force. He fired two shots from a Beretta pistol in his chest, the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry told Itar-Tass on Thursday.
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December 7, 2006The Russian Sukhoi company is delivering the first batch of two Su-30 MK2 airplanes ordered by Venezuela, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday.
Popularity: 7% [?]
November 30, 2006
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