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August 15, 2026
With no opposition capable of threatening its power, the Islamic Emirate consolidates control over Afghanistan and expands pragmatic ties with Russia, China, India and Europe, while repression…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has warned that acquiring Russia’s Su-57 as... The post Ex-IAF Chief Warns Su-57 Deal…
On the occasion of the 114th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Military Air Force, established on August 12, 1912 with the Aeronautical Unit of the General Staff, the Commander…
August 14, 2026
According to confidences revealed by Reuters from high-level sources within the Ukrainian armed forces, North Korea would have deployed a missile unit in western Russia…
On August 6, 1991, now 30 years ago, a naval operation of special significance took place in the Barents Sea in the history of the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) and of…
Kyiv says North Korea plans to send up to 50,000 fighters to fight alongside Moscow. The new contingent would give valuable experience to the Kim Jong-un regime. … (DW) North Korea…
From flight-tracking data over the Sahel to the CIA's warning about the hybrid attack, to the Ceuta crisis triggered via... The article From Wagner to…
Aeroflot will resume the route between Moscow-Sheremetyevo and Abu Dhabi in October 2026. From 1 October, the Russian airline will offer a daily flight on the route…
After warning about the deterioration of its air defense capabilities, Ukraine again pressured the US to obtain more Patriot interceptor missiles, while President Volodymyr…
One of Ukraine’s cheapest and most effective air defense innovations was designed around a target that Russia is steadily moving beyond. Jet-powered… The post Russia’s jet-powered Shahed tests…
By Ignacio Montes de Oca While Ukraine urgently requested more Patriot batteries amid a wave of Russian ballistic missile attacks, Donald Trump responded with a phrase that sums up the…
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The MC-21-310 will undergo inspections and receive the customer’s livery after a 4,000 km ferry flight from Irkutsk
Russian-built MC-21-310 will undergo inspections and receive its customer livery after a 4,000-km ferry flight from Irkutsk
Production-standard twinjet undertakes long-distance flight days after maiden sortie. Russia’s United Aircraft has flown the initial serially-built Yakovlev MC-21-310 to Moscow for testing and…
A priori, Moscow has not taken the path of rapprochement with Tokyo. While the presence of Russian military aircraft in the Kuril Islands is normally limited to transport…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Data Patterns India Ltd is pushing ahead with its HAWK airborne radar programme for the MiG-29 and... The post Data Patterns Eyes DRDO and Russian…
AW | 2026 08 13 21:41 | INDUSTRY MC21 widest narrowbody aircraft on the market The Yakovlev MC-21 is the latest narrow-fuselage project to leave the factories seeking advantages over its…
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August 13, 2026
After the failure of the 40-day offensive, the shortage of interceptor missiles and the global energy crisis, Zelensky risks being abandoned by European countries as well. The…
Russia began a new phase of the Yakovlev SJ-100 program with the delivery of the first two serial-production PD-8 engines for the aircraft. Manufactured by the United Engine Corporation (UEC)…
Due to Western sanctions, Ethiopian Airlines is unable to withdraw around $45 million in revenue from Russia. Standard international bank transfers are no longer possible, the company stated…
United Engine Company in Russia has delivered the first production PD-8 engines to Yakovlev for installation on the fully Russian-built
Russia's Ministry of Transport is planning stricter requirements for airlines wishing to operate international routes. According to a draft amendment to aviation regulations…
As part of Ukraine's ongoing work to identify foreign components used in Russian weaponry, with the aim of establishing sanctions that hinder their…
The first production PD-8 engines have arrived for installation on the Yakovlev SJ-100, as the aircraft completes its certification trials in extreme weather conditions.
The first PD-8 engines have arrived for installation on the Yakovlev SJ-100, as the aircraft completes its extreme-weather certification trials.
The dispute over ports, export routes and the protection of urban centers reveals a war increasingly less driven by decisive territorial conquests and more marked by…
Russia is producing more guided missiles than it has in years. According to Western intelligence sources, Moscow is now clearly exceeding its own production targets … more...
A Mi-24D Hind attack helicopter, designed in the former Soviet Union, once again played the role of enemy aircraft in a US military exercise. The aircraft's use took place…
India has announced it has restarted local production of the Russian-origin Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter-bombers for the needs of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Specifically, Hindustan Aeronautics…
With the TWS-2DTS, Siberia's SibNIA aviation institute developed a successor to the legendary Antonov An-2 – with an airframe made entirely of carbon fibre. The project was halted in 2020 because…
