Russian Aviation
The Russian Air Force will receive up to 100 Sukhoi fighter jets by 2015, the Defense Ministry spokesman said. Three state contracts with the Sukhoi design bureau on the supply of the jets have been already signed, Vladimir Drik said. Fifty advanced Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighters, billed as “4++ generation using fifth-generation technology,” more than ten advanced Su-27SM Flanker multirole jets and five Su-30M2 Flanker-C multirole fighters are among the ...
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The third Advanced Tactical Frontline Fighter (PAK FA) performed its first flight today in Komsomolsk-on-Amur KnAAPO. The jet was piloted by honored test-pilot Sergey Bogdan. The jet spent about an hour in the air and landed at KnAAPO runway after successful and complete fulfillment of the flight assignment. Aircraft stability and power plant performance were checked during flight, the pilot noting reliability of all systems and equipment. PAK FA performed ...
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Russia’s Irkut corporation said on Tuesday it had secured orders for at least 300 Su-30MK fighters and that it had already delivered over half of them. Orders have been placed by India, Algeria and Malaysia, Irkut’s marketing director Andrei Alyoshin said at the Dubai Airshow 2011. Over 200 of the aircraft have already been delivered to customers, Irkut said. The Su-30MK Flanker is a multirole twin-engine, two-seater for all-weather, air-to-air ...
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Russia will showcase its most advanced combat aircraft (Su-35) and air defense systems at a major airshow in the Middle East which starts on Sunday, state run arms exporter said. The Dubai Airshow will be held on November 13-17 in the United Arab Emirates. The Airport Expo complex in Dubai is expected to host about 1,000 exhibitors from 50 countries which will showcase their products to more than 55,000 guests ...
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India is close to purchase two additional Russian-Israeli airborne warning and control system aircraft, the Times of India newspaper reported. India ordered three A-50EI variants, developed on the basis of the Russian Il-76MD military transport plane and fitted with the Israeli-made Phalcon radar system, in 2004. They are already in service with the Indian air force (IAF). The Times of India cited on Tuesday defense ministry sources as saying that ...
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The Research and Development Production Enterprise Zvezda (Star) is completing tests of a new suit and life-support system for pilots of the fifth-generation PAK FA T-50 Advanced Tactical Fighter outside Moscow. Development engineers say they have developed a pilot’s workstation comprising the suit, a helmet and an ejection seat. The suit enables the pilot to withstand up to a 9 g force, while executing various maneuvers, to abruptly change course in ...
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A modernized Beriev A-50U airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force on Monday, an Air Force spokesman said. The aircraft has an advanced onboard computer, satellite communication and radar systems, Col. Vladimir Drik said. It now has the capability to detect various types of flying targets, including helicopters, cruise missiles and supersonic aircraft, he said. The Beriev A-50, based on the Ilyushin Il-76 ...
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Two aircrew were killed on Thursday when a Russian Su-24 Fencer attack aircraft crashed at the Ukrainka military airfield in Russia’s Far East, military prosecutors said. “A Su-24 aircraft crashed while landing at about 12.00 local time (02:00 GMT) in the Amur region. Both pilot and navigator were killed in the crash,” a statement said. The plane, which was flying in from the Central Russian city of Voronezh for planned ...
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Su-35 fighters carried out more than 300 flights on flight tests program. At present, the first and second Su-35 fighter aircraft were delivered to the 929th State Flight Test Center (GLITS) for the state joint tests (SJT), and on August 15 this year they started to implement the agreed program. At the same time the first serial production Su-35S-1 fighter has also joined the program. The first and second Su-35 ...
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Eighteen Su-30K fighter jets which were delivered by Russia to India in the 1990s could end up in service with the Belarusian air force, respected Russian business daily Kommersant said on Friday. Russia and India agreed on the sale of advanced Su-30MKI fighters to the Indian air force in mid-1990s, but Moscow had not been able to deliver the aircraft until early 2000. The sides found a compromise the first ...
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Yak 42 crashed in Russia
At least 45 people died on Wednesday afternoon when a plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team crashed during take-off near Yaroslavl, some 250 km from Moscow, emergencies officials said. Two people survived the crash, investigators said. The cause of the accident has not yet been established. Eight members of the crew were among the dead. The Yak-42 plane was carrying the team to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, for ...
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India’s Aviotech corporation is poised to become a launch customer for the business aircraft version of the Sukhoi Superjet. Sukhoi detailed plans for a corporate variant of the twinjet to be known as the Sukhoi Business Jet during the Paris air show, and Hyderabad based Aviotech signed a letter of intent for up to 20 of the type, of which 10 would be firm, at the MAKS air show in ...
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State-of-the-art missiles for Russia’s first 5th generation fighter jet are undergoing final tests to ensure that when the T-50 is deployed in 2014 its advanced weaponry will be ready to make it invincible in the skies. The Tactical Missile Munitions Company presented several missiles designed specially for the T-50 (PAK FA), among them a truly unequalled 200-kilometer-range interceptor missile that would enable the Russian fighter jet to take down any ...
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Russia showed off its next generation stealth fighter for the first time at a highly-publicized air show today, as the best and most expensive stealth fighter jets America has to offer sit idle on the tarmac. The Sukhoi T-50, also known as the PAK FA, made its public debut at the MAKS-2011 air show near Moscow Tuesday where Russian air force commander-in-chief Gen. Alexander Zelin said the plane is expected ...
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