Aviation

Rostec presented the first serial Mi-38 helicopter at MAKS

Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) presented the first serial Mi-38 helicopter with a highly comfortable cabin at the MAKS-2019 airspace show.  The Mi-38 helicopter made by the Kazan Helicopter Plant will be presented at a static exposition. It will also take part in the flight program forming part of the airspace…
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Russian debut of Embraer E195-E2 will happen at MAKS-2019

The newest short-haul aircraft Embraer E195-E2 will be presented for the first time to the general public in Russia during the International Aviation and Space Salon. The aircraft will be demonstrated at the static display of MAKS-2019.      “This aircraft changes the rules of the game in its class, and MAKS-2019 provides us with…
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Rostec and NAMI presented Ansat Aurus at MAKS-2019

Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) presented the Ansat helicopter with a highly comfortable cabin in Aurus brand style for the first time at the MAKS 2019 International aviation and space salon. The cabin has been designed by specialists of Russian Helicopters and NAMI (Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute).…
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Jamming drones. Reliably. Fast

Any property, civilian or industrial, needs to be well lighted, to have lightning protection and to be safe and secure in general. Each of the above mentioned aspects supposes functioning of video analytics cameras, antennas and other devices responsible for control, monitoring, signal transmission etc. As new technologies allow to find solutions for greater number…
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Europe’s MiG-29 Fleet Review

By Alexander Mladenov  The MiG-29 (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) was once the dominant and most capable air defence fighter in Eastern Europe, with as many as 150 machines in service across seven air arms back in 2000. Seventeen years later, the distinctive twin-finned, twin-engined aircraft is becoming an increasingly rare sight. It is now expected…
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Military aviation. Export from Russia in 2014–2018

By Andrey Frolov  Today, it is evident that 2014 has become the key milestone in Russia’s and the world history. The annexation of the Crimea, the beginning of civil war in Ukraine... These events have changed the modus vivendi for Russia and Western countries and resulted in imposing a package of anti-Russian sanctions, including sanctions…
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MiG fighter aircraft come out of the shadow

Modified versions of Russian 4th generation MiG-29 fighter aircraft and the newest 4++ generation MiG-35 were staying in the shadow for a long period of time while their more famous counterparts developed by the “Sukhoi” Design Bureau were thriving. But, the situation has been changing in recent years.   Both land-based MiG-29SMT and deck-based MiG-29K…
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India. Modernization, aviation, meditation…

By Leonid Nersisyan, military columnist   Since 2009, India has been holding the first place among the largest arms importers, while remaining the key independent product market for weapon manufacturers. It is India where Russia, the USA, France, Israel and other countries-exporters are involved in the toughest competition.    As the USSR and Russia took almost…
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Unwarranted maneuvers of Russia and NATO

By Yuriy Nadtochei, associate professor of Moscow State Institute for International Relations As much as contradictions between Russia and the West proceed in Europe, the Euro-Atlantic region and in the Middle East, the crisis of the existing system of confidence-building measures in the military sphere manifests itself ever more distinctly. First of all, it refers…
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