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Military Aviation News January 16, 2015

Russian Western Military District Receives New Batch of Mi-17V5 Helicopters

The press service of Russia’s Western Military District has announced that it has received its first batch of new Mi-17V-5 transport helicopters, and is getting…

Military Aviation News January 13, 2015

Russia to Merge Air, Space Forces in 2015

Russia will form an Air-Space Force by combining its Air Force and Space Forces in 2015. The military is working to develop a reliable layered…

General Aviation News January 2, 2015

Rostec, Rosneft and Italy’s Finmeccanica reach agreement on the production of AW189 helicopters in Russia

State Corporation Rostec, Italy’s Finmeccanica and the oil company Rosneft have signed a tripartite agreement on strategic partnership. Under the agreement, the HeliVert plant near Moscow,…

Military Aviation News December 22, 2014

Russia, India Finalizing Helicopter Deal

Russia and India are currently in talks to finalize a deal for the production of Russian helicopters in India. The helicopters will be used to…

Air Races News November 27, 2014

Red Bull Air Race back in 2015 with new stops in Russia, Japan, Hungary

The eight-race 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship will feature two new stops in Japan and Russia along with a return to Budapest, Hungary….

Military Aviation News November 27, 2014

Russia Ahead of Schedule in Modernizing Military Hardware

Anatoly Gulyaev, head of the Armaments Department at the Russian Defense Ministry stated that Russia is ahead of schedule in accomplishing the task to…

Space News November 18, 2014

Russia to Start Deploying Own Space Station in 2017

New Russian orbital space station will be deployed in 2017; earlier this year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced that Moscow was not planning…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News November 14, 2014

Russia, China to Start Joint Production of Helicopters, Engines

Russia’s high-tech Rostec corporation stated that Russia and China have agreed to build helicopters, engines and a number of other equipment. MOSCOW, November 14 (Sputnik) —…

Military Aviation News November 13, 2014

Russia to Build First Hypersonic Missiles by 2020

ZHUHAI, November 13 (Sputnik) — The first air-launched hypersonic missiles could be produced in Russia within the next six years, Boris Obnosov, general director of the Tactical Missile Systems…

Civilian aviation news November 3, 2014

Russia Set to Expand Civilian Aircraft Production Nearly Five-Fold by 2025

MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s aircraft industry has plans to increase the production of passenger planes to 160 units a year by 2025,…

Military Aviation News October 15, 2014

Sukhoi handed over a batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense

Today the Sukhoi Company handed over a new batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense. The transfer ceremony took place at the airport of the Sukhoi Company’s branch —…

Military Aviation News September 16, 2014

Scientists Present Russia’s First Classic Unmanned Airship

KRASNOARMEYSK, September 16 (RIA Novosti) -Russia’s first classic unmanned airship, designed by the Dolgoprudny Design Bureau of Automatics (DKBA), has passed factory performance tests and…

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