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The Russian Ministry of Defense released a new promotional video showing its pre-production Su-57s aircraft firing an air-to-air missile. The clip appears to show the first known instance of the advanced combat jet firing a missile from one of its two small wing-root weapons bays. The video, which has the …

A Russian SU-27 Flanker aircraft photographed from an RAF Typhoon. On March 26, 2020, Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 reportedly crashed into the Black Sea during a routine flight, 50 km from Théodosie. A rescue operation was immediately launched. An An-26 aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter from the Southern Military …

A Russian SU-27 Flanker aircraft photographed from a RAF Typhoon. Credits: RAF The Sukhoi Su-27 reportedly crashed into the Black Sea during a routine flight, 50 km from Théodosie. A distress signal emitted by the ELT plane was recorded in the area at 20:11 LT, a statement said. A rescue …

Aero L-39 Albatros – self-made by Kogo A Russian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros Aircraft crashed during a training flight. The pilot died. A training plane crashed in the Krasnodar Territory, a cadet pilot died, the Ministry of Defense reported. The combat trainer L-39 crashed while performing a planned training flight, …

Russia Has Developed Prototype of Air-to-Ground Hypersonic Missile for Su-57. The new weapons system can reportedly be fitted inside the Su-57s internal weapons bay. “The enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex have created a prototype of a small-sized air-to-surface hypersonic missile for[internal] deployment on the Su-57 fighter,” a source was quoted …

A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber made an Emergency landing in a field due to an engine failure and got fire. The crew egressed the aircraft safely. The plane took off from the Shaikovka military base in the Kaluga region. “On December 17, 2019, in the Astrakhan region, during …

Russian Air Force Mil Mi-28 helicopter crashed during a night training mission under unknown circumstances. Both crew members died in the crash. The crash was probably caused by a pilot’s mistake or technical failure, the military source said. A Russian Mi-28 military helicopter has crashed in Krasnodar Territory, in the …

On September 6, 2019,  Two Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter bombers collided mid-air over the Russian city of Lipetsk during a training flight. Fortunately, the pilots managed to land both planes, the Russian news media outlet REN-TV reported. According to reports, the warplanes made contact with one another in …

Russian Air Force MiG-31 Foxhound left engine caught fire during landing. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the malfunction of the MiG-31 fighter, which landed at the Bolshoi Savino airfield in Perm. At the same time, the military department notes that the landing was regular, and not emergency. “ During …

Two Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jets collided mid-air over the Russian city of Lipetsk. During a training flight in the Lipetsk region, two Su-34 fighter-bomber planes collided; fortunately, the pilots managed to land both planes, the Russian news media outlet REN-TV reported. According to reports, the warplanes made …