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MiG-31
Aug 13, 2019 - 8:19 AM
The Perm Motor Works is building new hot-section components to allow the overhaul of engines to keep the MiG-31 fleet flying until 2035.
Aug 8, 2019 - 1:10 PM
Scramble missions have been launched from the base at Amari in Estonia to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to the airspace of the Baltic republics
S-70 takeoff
Aug 8, 2019 - 9:48 AM
The short video provides the first official glimpse of Sukhoi’s stealthy unmanned combat air vehicle prototype.
Su-24MR
Aug 8, 2019 - 5:00 AM
Ukraine has instigated a program to modernize Il-76s while increasing the fleet of operational “Fencers.” The nation is also looking to buy Super Tucanos.
Aug 3, 2019 - 3:04 AM
New fighter aircraft and air-to-air missiles are at the heart of a procurement effort based on re-engineered arms purchasing processes with Moscow
Aug 2, 2019 - 12:54 PM
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division has modified a former armed forces helicopter to an unmanned configuration with the aim of creating an armed platform
Aug 2, 2019 - 4:05 AM
An undisclosed “major international customer” has ordered six of the fighter/attack derivative of the M-346 Master advanced jet trainer
Aug 1, 2019 - 11:46 AM
Lockheed Martin has received the go-ahead to begin the construction of 14 F-16Vs for Slovakia, while the “on-off” Bulgaria deal is back on again
Aug 1, 2019 - 10:59 AM
The Ku-ME Invest MP-H family uses a similar central body matched to various wing sizes to cater for a wide range of payload options
Jul 31, 2019 - 4:40 PM
Leonardo's orders increase by 34 percent in the first half of 2019.