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August 3, 2026
Russian turboprop will complete more than 30 flights in Bukhara after earlier trials in the far north
Russian billionaire Valery Kustov has been arrested on suspicion of fraud related to a state contract for drone production. Moscow’s Meshchansky District Court ordered the arrest of Efko’s director…
Ilyushin advances development of its new regional turboprop, subjecting the aircraft to extreme conditions to ensure performance at airports with high temperatures.
Ilyushin is moving forward with the development of its new regional aircraft and is subjecting it to extreme conditions to ensure performance at high-temperature airports.
August 2, 2026
This morning, 2 August, the ship Thaon di Revel, flagship of Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the European Union mission in the Mediterranean, carried out an inspection of the tanker Toa…
Ukraine claimed to have damaged multiple Russian air defense and radar installations during a long-range drone strike in… The post Ukraine claims drone attack on Russian air defense network appeared…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme has emerged as one of the most strategically significant aerospace... The post Washington…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Sukhoi Su-34 “Fullback” is widely regarded as one of the world’s most capable tactical strike aircraft.... The post Su-34 vs Su-30MKI: Why India…
Zelensky's government also uses this AI to locate Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia, as detailed by the Stanislav Dnistrianskyi Centre for Law and…
August 1, 2026
The new medium-range air-to-air weapon has an active-passive seeker and will be offered as part of... The post “Russia launches campaign to sell RVV-SDM missile alongside Su-57E fighter”…
The detachment operated for four months from Ämari Air Base, contributing to the... The post “Portuguese F-16s end NATO mission in Estonia after intercepting more than 25 Russian…
The world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft The SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft was the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft and the most advanced member of the Blackbird family developed by Lockheed…
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This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Speaking at the R Defence Forces First Conclave 2026, Prof. Dr. Kota Harinarayana, the chief designer of... The post Tejas Designer : AMCA to…
Brazil's location on Latin America's Atlantic seaboard makes access from the Russian Far East difficult. Shipping from European Russia is affected by the…
About 47.1% of Brazil's total diesel imports in 2025 came from Russia. In addition, in May this year, Russia's ambassador to Brazil, Alexey Labetsky, stated: "Russia has good…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India on Friday said around two dozen Indian nationals are still serving in the Russian Army and... The post Around two dozen Indians still serving…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Days after the US Senate cleared a new bill that would authorise President Donald Trump to impose... The post India closely monitoring US Bill…
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July 31, 2026
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has revoked the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) of regional carrier Izhavia, forcing the airline to suspend all commercial passenger flights…
Russia has reinforced its commitment to building a self-reliant commercial aviation industry by allocating additional funding for serial production of the MC-21 passenger jet while approving…
Russia is to increase investment in the continued production of the MC-21 aircraft and has allocated more funds… The post Russia steps up funding for MC-21 production, support also for first…
Violations of maintenance procedures among issues discovered during inspection of Udmurt republic operator. Russian authorities are revoking the air operator’s certificate of Izhavia, three months…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. As India accelerates the development of indigenous armoured fighting vehicles under the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV)... The post Russia Backs…
July 30, 2026
Air Force bases inside the U.S. are heavily guarded, but they could fall victim to the same type of spectacular drone attack that struck bomber bases deep inside Russia last year, retired Air Force…
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Midway across Russia, an Emirates Airbus A380 faced an urgent diversion, turning a 16-hour journey into a 24-hour odyssey with a landing in London.
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as an Expedition 76 flight engineer. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30…
The campaign, held in Bukhara, seeks to expand the operational limits of the Russian regional turboprop, currently certified... The post “Il-114-300 begins high-temperature certification testing in…
Russia launched one of its largest combined missile and drone attacks in recent months, striking cities across Ukraine overnight and forcing neighboring Poland to activate fighter aircraft after a…
Mikhail Mil was born on 22 November 1909 in Irkutsk, Siberia. He grew up in a well-off Russian bourgeois family, with a mother who was a dental surgeon and a father who was a railway engineer…
An Emirates flight bound for San Francisco made a U-turn over northern Russia on Wednesday, diverting more than 2,000 miles off its normal polar route to land at London Heathrow Airport. LONDON —…
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July 29, 2026
The purchase would modernize an air force still based on Soviet-era jets and expand the military-industrial presence... The post “Uzbekistan weighs purchase of 24 Chinese J-10CE fighters in a…
