Civil aviation news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 24, 2026
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…
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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...
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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.
After passing evaluation trials, a new Ukrainian drone has joined the arsenal of the Defense Forces: the Alexa Spatium, the first jet-powered drone interceptor…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. A meeting of the Working Group on Planning of the Russia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical... The post…
August 21, 2026
A Russian Il-20M electronic intelligence aircraft violated Finnish airspace and penetrated about 8.7 kilometres into Finnish territory. The incident took place in…
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The MS-21, created to compete with Airbus and Boeing, advances in a nationalized version after Western sanctions altered the project
Finland’s Ministry of Defense suspects a Russian aircraft of violating Finnish airspace over the western Gulf of Finland… The post Russian Il-20 suspected of flying nearly 9 km into Finnish airspace…
At Toronto Pearson Airport, a seized Russian Antonov An-124 has sat outdoors since February 2022, racking up fees. A court is blocking its departure while parking costs…
Yangpu Newnew Shipping, which specialises in China-Russia liner services, is now eyeing regular services to Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route. CEO Ke Jin said yesterday that Newnew’s 1,220 teu Xin…
Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr has lost its lawsuit before Canada's Federal Court against the government sanctions imposed on it. The court ruled that the airline…
Russian attacks have damaged about 4,000 of Kyiv’s roughly 12,000 buildings, or nearly one in three, since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February… The post Russian attacks damaged…
In 2022 the Russian Federation began its "special operation" against Ukraine, showing the world that the war of... The article Will drones defend Taiwan from Beijing's…
HELSINKI — Finland’s Defence Ministry announced on Thursday evening that it is investigating a suspected violation of its airspace by a Russian aircraft over the western Gulf of Finland, marking the…
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Aviación Digital, Sp.- The investigation into the explosive-laden drone that reached the operational area of Leipzig/Halle airport has gone from being a serious security incident…
The problem with the hybrid war the Kremlin is waging against the European Union is that, after a while, it really starts to show. The latest example dates back to yesterday, Thursday the 20th…
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August 20, 2026
Russia unveiled a new Il-78MK-90A tanker aircraft in export configuration, sparking speculation about which country will receive the aircraft…
Russian cargo airline Volga-Dnepr will not get its Antonov An-124 back, which has been grounded at Toronto airport for four years. A Canadian federal court rejected an appeal by…
Ukraine’s 27th Separate National Guard Regiment has used a Sting interceptor drone to down a Russian UAV at an altitude of 7,472 metres, according to The post Sting interceptor “sets new altitude…
The Canadian government has upheld sanctions against Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VDA) that were imposed following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has resulted in one of its…
Russian cargo airline Volga-Dnepr has lost its lawsuit against the Canadian sanctions. Canada's Federal Court ruled that the airline could not prove that…
The total amount of direct damage inflicted on Ukraine by Russia's war reached $197.5 billion, around €170 billion, an increase of...
August 19, 2026
Algeria has made a military donation to Niger, transferring from the Algerian base of In Guezzam to Niamey airport two Mi-24V (Super Hind) attack helicopters and two transport…
The Uzbek airline is adding three new routes from Tashkent to Russia in September. From September 3, Centrum Air will fly twice weekly to Ufa. One day later…
The single type certificate will simplify maintenance and modifications; the Tu-214 fills a temporary gap while new Russian jets work toward production scale
The jet has been stuck in Canada for 4.5 years now.
