Category Aviation

In Afghanistan Su-25 showed phenomenal survivability.

The flying tank

At the first stage of any operation on suppression of the concentrated strengths of the opponent the main loading lays down on bombing aircraft. It is represented in Syria by the front Su-24M bombers and strike fighters of Su-34. Attack planes of Su-25CM help them with it. However it not their direct profile. Though they also are capable to use the same high-precision weapon, Continue reading →

When in February of the 44th biplane R-5 flying by over a front line was fired by enemy zenitka, to use a parachute and to throw the burning plane the pilot could not. Onboard the double car there were children … «To Protect Russia» remembers a feat of guard of lieutenant Alexander Mamkin.

Operation "Asterisk"

In days of the Great Patriotic War the 105th Separate aviaregiment of merchant air fleet (since July the 1941st staff of the Continue reading →

The deputy United Russia party member from the Kaliningrad region fined for uproar aboard. The court of Kaliningrad obliged the member of city council of Zelenogradsk Evgenia Dolzhikova to compensate 163 thousand rubles of Aeroflot airline onboard which it did a lot of mischief. The court appointed the same punishment to Dolzhikov’s unnamed companion who together with the deputy drank alcohol drinks when flying from Irkutsk to Moscow, reports FlashSiberia Continue reading →

On Friday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey extended the statement in which it is said that the USA, Great Britain, Turkey, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar are concerned actions of Russia in Syria.

«We express our deep concern in connection with the Russian military strengthening in Syria and in particular with attacks of the Russian Air Force on the Boor, Homs and since yesterday Idlib which brought to victims among civilians and Continue reading →

Venezuela will buy from Russia at least 12 new planes of SU for the armed forces, the president of the South American country Nicolas Maduro declared on Sunday. He acted on air base Libertador in the state Aragua where paid a memory tribute to two pilots of the fighter Su-30 which broke on September 17 around border with Colombia.

"I will talk to president Vladimir Putin to bring not less than 12 new SU and to replace what was lost, we will Continue reading →

The USA and their partners in a coalition already put on dzhikhadist of «The Islamic state» in Syria and Iraq more than seven thousand airstrikes, but even by the most optimistical estimates the result of bombings is very modest.

Advance of YOKES managed to be constrained, but it is not necessary to speak about defeat of Islamists. What we have a basis to believe, what Russia will cope with a task better?

Russia does not hide that the military Continue reading →

Along with shock aircraft in the form of attack planes of Su-25, the bombers Su-24M and Su-34 the Russian VKS in Syria apply latest Su-30CM to patrol of air space. This supermaneuverable plane is considered now one of the best in the world.

Its export options consist on arms of Algeria, Malaysia and India. In the last the mass production of this fighter which is considered pride of the Indian military and air forces is adjusted. Pilots of the Indian Continue reading →

In the American Air Force are afraid that Russians during operation in Syria can receive the classified information on the hardly noticeable fighter F-22 for a radar, writes the National Interest magazine. Article published in it is provided by RIA Novosti news agency.

«Operation in Syria will allow Russia to test, on the one hand, in real fighting conditions the advanced planes Su-30CM and Su-34. With the same purpose of the USA developed in the Continue reading →

Deliveries of 16 educational and fighting fighters Yak-130 to Bangladesh will begin on September 17, the general director of Rostekh Group Sergey Chemezov told to journalists.

"Shipment of the first Yak-130 party to Bangladesh on September 17 will begin: six units from 16, provided by the contract will be put. Just in enterprise shops we saw planes preparing for shipment", – S. Chemezov told during visit of Irkutsk aircraft factory together Continue reading →

The supersonic passenger Concorde airliner again want to lift in air – after a 12-year break. Such plans are how realistic? The correspondent of BBC Future tried to find out it.

On November 26, 2003 one of the legendariest heads in the history of aircraft was closed.

This day made the last flight of supersonic Concorde – one of planes of the British Airways company landed in Filton’s airfield nearby to Bristol then any car of this type did not Continue reading →