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August 5, 2026
Thailand is currently assessing whether to acquire the Indo-Russian BrahMos supersonic anti-ship missiles; no contract has been signed yet. Currently, Bangkok's armed forces…
As part of NATO's air surveillance operations over the Baltic, Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighter-bombers intercepted two attack…
August 4, 2026
At the end of July, President Zelensky stated that Ukrainian armed forces had launched attacks against «targets in various regions of Russia that fuel this war», among…
New Delhi will prioritize upgrading its Su-30MKI fleet and developing the AMCA, despite the unprecedented technology offer presented by Russia.
The world's most popular spirit isn't what you think—and most drinkers have never heard of it. The post The world’s best-selling spirit brand is not a Scottish whisky, a Russian vodka or a Cuban rum…
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday in the second such incident this week, as Warsaw accused Moscow of testing NATO’s…
Russia is about to win its first international customer for the Yak-130M, the most advanced version of its well-established light trainer and attack jet. Vietnam is negotiating the purchase of 18…
AW | 2026 08 04 12:48 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION ORGANISMS Develops Test Trial Flight Russian-built aircraft The first Yakovlev MC-21-310 has completed its reinaugural flight as part of the…
The first series-production Yakovlev MC-21-310 fitted exclusively with components made in Russia successfully completed its maiden flight, marking an important advance in the strategy of the…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has quietly initiated another important step in the Indian Air... The post Super Sukhoi…
Russia’s effort to develop a domestically built competitor to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo reached a significant milestone after the first serial production Yakovlev MC-21-310 successfully…
Oman Air has launched five new routes in one week, expanding cargo connectivity across Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East and Russia. New services to Singapore and Tashkent strengthen access to key…
Russia’s first production MC-21-310 aircraft has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft took off from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)’s facility in Irkutsk, Siberia on August 3, 2026,… The post…
More than four years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, drones, autonomous systems and electronic warfare have transformed the battlefield…
Russian regulator discusses updates with type certificate holder and modification specialists. Russian developers are proposing upgrade modifications to the Antonov An-2 which will increase its…
In the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war, ballistic missile and air defense systems have gained greater relevance given the need for offensive and defensive capability that…
August 3, 2026
Amid the rapid advance of Chinese air power, India has chosen to follow its own path to modernize its combat force. The government decided not to acquire the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter and…
UAC is preparing an initial batch of 18 commercial aircraft for deliveries following certification
Russia has just launched the K-563 "Ulyanovsk" Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear attack submarine at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk. After delivery it will patrol the Arctic Ocean with…
Test pilots evaluated the aircraft's stability at an altitude of 6,000 meters in a key step toward its commercial certification.
Iryna Terekh talks Flamingo cruise missiles, weaponizing AI, Ukraine's future interceptors and much more in our wide-ranging interview. The post Ukraine’s Fire Point CEO On How It’s Making Missiles…
An uncertificated pilot with no tailwheel or high-performance experience purchased a powerful Yakovlev Yak-55M and immediately crashed it following a string of poor decisions. What can we learn from…
The flight moves Russia’s domestically sourced narrowbody closer to certification.
It is a forced-march Westernization of its air assets. As President Volodymyr Zelensky has just reiterated that the near future of Ukrainian fighter aviation will be built around the…
The first production-standard MC-21 relies more heavily on Russian components.
Russia's commercial aviation development program has reached a major operational milestone in its…
The aircraft, built to series standards, stayed airborne 83 minutes and will be used for... The post “First production MC-21-310 makes maiden flight in Russia” first appeared on Poder Aéreo.
UAC prepares initial batch of 18 aircraft for post-certification deliveries
Russia has taken another step to boost exports of the Su-57E stealth fighter by officially unveiling the new RVV-SDM medium-range air-to-air missile, developed to be part of the…
The aircraft will conduct more than 30 flights in Bukhara following earlier tests in the far north
