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August 25, 2026

MOSCOW — A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday morning, raising questions among military aviation watchers and diplomats as…

The provision to Kyiv comes alongside increased tensions between Moscow and London over the UK’s support for Ukraine.

A US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III carried out an unusual flight between Riga, Latvia, and Moscow, Russia, this Tuesday, August 25. The military aircraft…
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The landing of a U.S. Air Force aircraft at Moscow Vnukovo Airport is fueling speculation. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga to Russia on Tuesday morning.
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The landing of a US Air Force aircraft at Moscow-Vnukovo airport is fueling speculation. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga to Russia on Tuesday morning.

The C-17 flew to the Russian capital from a base just outside Washington, D.C., with a stop in Riga, Latvia. The post USAF C-17 Makes Extremely Rare Visit To Moscow appeared first on TWZ .

Russia is placing much of its hopes for the future of civil aviation on the Yakovlev MC-21, a narrow-body jet designed to reduce the country's dependence on Western aircraft. The post Russia’s $13…
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A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III was tracked flying from Riga International Airport (RIX)… The post US Air Force C-17 makes rare Moscow visit, purpose unknown appeared…
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According to Flightradar data, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III landed in Vnukovo on Tuesday morning, arriving from the US via Riga. The purpose of the flight remains unknown.

Performance checks in Bukhara intended to verify capabilities of modernised Russian twin-turboprop. United Aircraft’s Ilyushin Il-114-300 had completed a series of hot-weather tests intended to…

The Russian regional aircraft Ilyushin Il-114-300 has completed an extensive series of trials in high outside temperatures at Bukhara Airport in Uzbekistan. With ground temperatures of…

Russia has once again launched a military satellite into space and, as usual, remains silent about its purpose. The launch from Plesetsk took place just one day after a reported drone attack…
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Aeroflot (SU) will launch new direct flights between Moscow and Phu Quoc, marking the Russian carrier’s expansion to a third scheduled destination in Vietnam. The post Aeroflot Launching Moscow to…

After 1,643 days of war, Kyiv is striking ever deeper into Russian territory. But according to Gianandrea Gaiani, the real risk is a military escalation by Moscow...

Agenzia Nova – Russia is using a network of military and private aircraft, similar to its maritime "shadow fleet", to support its forces in the Sahel...

Aeroflot is launching a new connection between Moscow and Vietnam. The Russian carrier will fly from Moscow-Sheremetyevo to the resort island of Phu Quoc from 15 October. The aircraft used…
August 24, 2026

A Russian drone equipped with artificial intelligence reportedly identified the target of an attack that killed three civilians in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on its own. The episode…

A Russian attack drone that navigated and selected its target without intervention from a human pilot killed three… The post Russian drone guided entirely by AI kills civilians in Ukraine appeared…

A Yakovlev MS-21 became the first aircraft to use the new runway at Grozny International Airport. The Russian medium-haul jet had arrived the previous day from Moscow-Zhukovsky…

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A Russian Molniya drone with an unencrypted Nvidia Jetson Orin chose its own target and killed three civilians at a Zaporizhzhia gas station on July 6.

Russia has accused the United Kingdom (UK) of “pouring fuel on the fire” over plans to provide Ukraine… The post Russia says UK’s plan to hand Ukraine Storm Shadow blueprints pours fuel on fire…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov... The post Jaishankar, Russian…

By Ignacio Montes de Oca For almost three years, the map of the war in Ukraine barely moved: Russia advanced a few meters, Ukraine resisted, and the front seemed frozen. Every report was useful…

In the Chechen capital Grozny, sanctioned republic head Ramzan Kadyrov had himself celebrated by the MS-21, while Russia's new passenger jet still awaits certification.
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With the opening of an assembly line in the country at war, Kyiv will add capabilities to its war effort against Russia.With this move, the new British prime minister makes a new gesture…
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Federal regulator takes action after twinjet landed on closed parallel at Makhachkala. Russian federal regulators are restricting crews from conducting visual approaches to airports where runways…

By Lukas Fontana. Over the past 4 years, many people have probably read, or still read, one of the daily bulletins published by the Ministry of Defense...
August 22, 2026

Rosoboronexport has begun promoting the Harpia-A1(E) internationally, a long-range loitering munition developed by Almaz-Antey and used by Russian forces in Ukraine.

Rosoboronexport has begun marketing the Harpia-A1(E), a long-range loitering munition developed by Almaz-Antey and used by Russian forces in Ukraine, to international customers.