Russian Air Force

Europe Air 

UAC to Deliver 76 Su-57 Aircraft by 2028

August 13, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAZ), Russia, Russian Air Force, Sukhoi Su-57, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) plans to deliver 76 Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defence by

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Air Europe 

Russian Air Force Mi-8 Helicopter Crashes Near Moscow Killing All Abroad

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Helicopter, Mil Mi-8, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Russian Air Force

A Mil Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Russian Air Force crashed near the town of Klin, 50 miles outside Moscow,

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Air Europe 

Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crash Lands After Suffering Engine Malfunction

December 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Russian Air Force, Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-22M

A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber crash-landed in the Astrakhan Oblast region in the country’s south on Dec. 17 after

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Air Deployments Europe 

Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet Intercepts Russian An-12, An-72P Aircraft Over Gulf of Finland

May 28, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Antonov An-12, Antonov An-72, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, Finland, Finnish Air Force (FAF FiAF), Gulf of Finland, Russia, Russian Air Force, Russian Border Service (FSB)

Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft, on Quick Reaction Alert (QRA), was scrambled to identify Russian Antonov An-12 and

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Air AEW&CS Europe 

Beriev Delivers Another Modernized A-50U AEW&C Aircraft to Russian Air Force

December 10, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AEW&CS, Beriev A-50, Beriev Aircraft Company, Russia, Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Russian Air Force, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)

Russian aircraft manufacturer, Beriev delivered another modernized A-50U airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Russian Air Force.

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Air Middle East 

Russia Releases Video of its Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jets Operating in Syria

November 20, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Khmeimim Air Base, Russia, Russian Air Force, Sukhoi Su-57, Syria

The Russian Ministry of Defence has released video footage of its Su-57 fifth generation stealth fighter jets operating in Syria.

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GeoPolitics/ Policy Air/ Missile Defense Middle East 

First S-300PMU-2 SAM System for Syrian Air Defense Force Arrives at Hmeimim Air Base – Reports

September 27, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Defense System, Antonov An-124, Israel, Khmeimim Air Base, Russia, Russian Air Force, S-300, Syria, Syrian Air Defense Force (SyADF), Syrian Civil War

The first S-300PMU-2 advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, to be operated by the Syrian Air Defense Force, arrived at the

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Air Deployments Middle East 

Russian MoD Confirms Downing of Il-20 Surveillance Aircraft by Syrian Air Defense Missile, Blames Israel for the Incident

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 DP Staff Writer 1 Comment Accidents/ Crashes, Air Defense System, Ilyushin IL-20 "Coot-A", Israel, Khmeimim Air Base, Russia, Russian Air Force, S-200 / SA-5 SAM, Surveillance aircraft, Syria, Syrian Civil War

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed that the Russian Air Force Il-20 surveillance aircraft which went missing over the Mediterranean Sea was

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Air Americas Deployments 

NORAD F-22 Raptor Fighter Jets Intercepts Russian Tu-95 Bombers Near Alaska for Second Time This Month

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Alaska, Fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Russia, Russian Air Force, Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-95 Bear, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets, assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), intercepted two

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Air Europe 

Russia Rolls Out First Upgraded Tu-22M3M Long-Range Strategic Strike Bomber

August 16, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments JSC Tupolev, Kazan Aircraft Production Association (KAPO), Russia, Russian Air Force, Strategic bomber, Tupolev Tu-22M

Russian aircraft manufacturer, PJSC Tupolev, part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has rolled out the first upgraded Tu-22M3M long-range

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