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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?

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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 →

Today at meeting at the first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov the decision on transfer to Transaero company "Aeroflot" was made. Transfer as sale for 1 ruble will be made out. The Transaero airline is in a difficult situation and incurs losses. It is known that "Aeroflot" management long beat off from such "gift".

What it everything would mean?

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Six Russian front Su-34 bombers allegedly arrived on air base under the Syrian city of Latakia where 28 warplanes from the Russian Federation earlier were thrown, reports on Tuesday a news aviation portal of The Aviationist.

According to a site referring to data of radar supervision, bombers followed Air Force Tu-154 plane of Russia. The aviagroup flew by over the Caspian Sea, Iran and Iraq before entering into air space of Syria.

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The fighters Su-35C of the aviation regiment deployed in Khabarovsk Krai, carried out doctrines near the Kuriles. The chief of the press service of East military district Alexander Gordeyev reported about it, broadcasts RIA Novosti news agency.

«During educational and training flights pilots of Su-35 executed elements of difficult pilotage, warplane piloting at extremely small and most admissible heights, fulfilled elements of conducting educational Continue reading →

The unknown fighter MiG-29 around Syrian-Turkish border grasped two Turkish F-16 planes as the purpose. It declared in the Turkish General Staff, reports TASS.

«Ten F-16 planes [the belonging Air Force of Turkey] carried out patrol around the Turkish-Syrian border. During performance of this task the plane MiG-29 with unstated state accessory within five minutes and 40 seconds held on a sight of the radar two ours F-16», – told in the General Continue reading →