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Russia’s Sukhoi design bureau has presented the first blueprints for the sixth-generation fighter jet development, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday. "I’m referring also to new design concepts briefly presented by the Sukhoi design bureau and by the general designer appointed for all aircraft systems and armaments," ...
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World famous airplane maker Antonov is no more. Ukraine's government has liquidated the state company. "The Government has adopted a resolution on the liquidation of the State Aircraft Manufacturing Concern Antonov. The manufacturer's three divisions were transferred to Ukroboronprom," ...
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The aviation of Russia’s Southern Military District has been fully rearmed with Su-34 attack aircraft, the district’s press service said in a statement Wednesday. The statement added that with the arrival of the Su-34 aircraft the Southern Military District had completed the formation of a third air squadron of the modern warplanes. “A separate bomber aviation regiment of the Southern Military District, located in the Rostov Region, received yet another frontline Su-34 fighter-bomber,” the statement said. According to the statement, ...
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The Russian Defense Ministry has got within the 2015 state defense order 243 modern aircraft and 90 air defense missile systems and complexes, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Friday. “We received within the 2015 state defense order 243 modern aircraft, 90 air defense missile systems and complexes and 208 radar systems,” he said. According to the minister, a new branch of the armed forces – the Aerospace Force – was created ...
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Russia is continuing to up the ante in Syria following the downing of one of its Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer bombers by Turkey. Moscow is considering deploying about a dozen more Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker air superiority fighters to its base in Latakia to provide fighter escort for its strike aircraft, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant. That’s in addition to the powerful S-400 air and missile defense system and the missile ...
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Russia and China have agreed on the sale of 24 advanced Sukhoi Su-35 fighters to Beijing, the Russian state holding Rostec said on Thursday. The deal — which military experts say could be worth more than $2 billion (1.87 billion euros) — represents the first time a foreign state has purchased the Su-35. A representative of Rostec confirmed a deal had been reached but declined to give details on the ...
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Many parts of the T-50 (PAK FA) covering are equipped with antenna systems which allow for the full use of its capabilities. The Russian T-50 (PAK FA) fifth-generation jet fighters is a “100 percent digital aircraft” because of the “smart covering” of its body, Igor Nasenkov, Deputy CEO of KRET Holding, told RIA Novosti. KRET, part of Russia’s Rostec hi-tech corporation, developed electronic systems for the aircraft. “The PAK FA ...
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The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive 16 Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters, 18 Su-30SM Flanker multi-role fighter jets and 11 MiG-31 Foxhound supersonic interceptor aircraft before the end of the year, the aircraft manufacturers told Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Friday. ...
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Pakistan is poised to upgrade its air force by purchasing what are arguably the best combat aircraft already in use – Russian Su-35 fighters, and here is why. A Pakistani government official spoke to IHS Jane’s, confirming that the sides had already discussed a possible purchase of the advanced aircraft, as the Pakistani Air Force requires a two-engine fighter “that can fly for a longer range than the JF-17 and ...
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The principle of integrated modular avionics, in which each aircraft system can perform various functions, will be implemented in a modernized version of Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bomber. A modified version of Russia’s Tu-160 strategic bomber will be equipped with integrated modular avionics, in which each aircraft system will perform various functions to substitute for another system’s operability, according to Vladimir Mikheev, spokesman for the Russian Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET), a ...
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Russia added a new fleet of Su-33 fighter jets Monday to its growing military contingent in the Arctic, a Russian naval spokesman said. The Kremlin has spent the last several months bolstering its presence in the resource-rich polar region, despite repeated NATO criticism. The unspecified number of Su-33 navy flankers will function as air defense units for the military in the Arctic, Russian agency Sputnik International News reported. The aircraft ...
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According to the Vedomosti newspaper citing defense and industry sources, the contract may amount to 100 billion rubles ($1.6 billion at current exchange rate). Earlier this year, Russian media reported that the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer, a subsidiary of UAC, was planning on transferring 14 Su-35S fighter jets to the Russian Defense Ministry this year. ...
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Six Russian military aircraft of different designs have crashed since the start of June as the country's air force buckles under the strain of the Kremlin's efforts to show off its military power. The latest accident came on Tuesday, when a Tu-95 strategic bomber went down in Russia's Far East. All four of its engines had failed ...
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Russia is preparing to showcase its newest airplane Yak-130 at the upcoming Army-2015 expo, which is scheduled to take place between Tuesday and Friday in the town of Kubinka, west of Moscow, the Russian defense ministry announced Monday. The aircraft, called “Yakovlev Yak-130,” will take center stage when the exhibition opens to the public on Wednesday. “Aviation line represented by newest aircraft [Yakovlev] Yak-130, [Sukhoi] Su-30, Su-34, Su-35, PAK FA ...
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