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AviationNews Articles June 30, 2016

Russia Supplies Mi-26TS Heavy Transport Helicopter to China

The Russian Helicopters company on Thursday announced that it had supplied the fourth Mi-26TS heavy transport helicopter to China. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Mi-26TS is an…

Military Aviation News June 1, 2015

Russia’s first-ever aerobatic team contest is underway in the city of Voronezh

Over 140 pilots of operational and tactical aviation, army air forces, long-range and military transport aviation from the Far East, Siberia, Urals, North Caucasus and…

Military Aviation News November 7, 2014

Mi-26 saves polar bear cub

The crew of a Russian Mi-26 military helicopter from the Eastern Military District Army Aviation airbase saved a baby polar bear from starving to death in the…

Civilian aviation news May 19, 2014

Russia and China to Cooperate on New Airliner, Helicopter

MOSCOW, May 19 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and China are set to boost their joint technological ties by cooperating on the joint design of…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News April 25, 2014

28th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster

The largest nuclear power plant disaster that the world has ever seen – at Chernobyl – took place on the night of the 25-26 April…

General Aviation News September 25, 2013

Mi-8/17 and Mi-26 helicopters assisting in aftermath of heavy flooding in Russia’s Far East

Military Mi-8/17s and heavy-lift Mi-26 transport helicopters of the Russian Air Force are working alongside commercial Mi-8/17s and Mi-26Ts as part of the ongoing clean-up…