Le Bourget Air Show: Yak-130 Demonstration Flight and Tour of New SSJ-100 Jet
16:10 19/06/2013The Le Bourget Air Show has witnessed aerobatic maneuvers by pilots flying the Yak-130 combat trainer, while visitors were offered a glimpse of the new Sukhoi Superjet 100 with its Italian-style interior design.
Russia to Display Yak-130 Combat Trainer at Paris Air Show
05:08 17/06/2013Russia will display its Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten combat trainer, Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E multirole fighter and Kamov Ka-52 Hokum B attack helicopter at the Paris Air Show, the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation reported Monday.
Russia Hopes to Sell Su-35 Fighter Jets at Le Bourget
05:06 16/06/2013Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport is planning to sign a number of export contracts on the delivery of advanced Su-35S fighter aircraft as well as Ka-52 helicopter gunships and Yak-130 combat trainers at the Paris Air Show, the company said.
Russia to Show Advanced Warplanes in Paris
16:39 05/04/2013Russia will unveil its most advanced aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker fighter jet and the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter gunship, at the Paris Air Show in June, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said on Friday.
Bangladesh Plans to Buy 24 Russian Jet Trainers
17:38 27/03/2013Bangladesh is planning to buy 24 Yak-130 Mitten jet trainers on $1 billion credit from Russia, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday.
No Russian Troops in Syria Says Foreign Minister
17:39 15/02/2013There are no Russian troops in Syria apart from several dozen technical staff at the Tartus naval support facility, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday in an interview with German TV channel ARD.
‘No Warplanes’ for Syria Says Russian Arms Sales Boss
19:27 13/02/2013Russia’s state-run arms dealer Rosoboronexport is supplying air-defense missile systems and maintenance and servicing equipment to Syria but not combat aircraft, the company's director Anatoly Isaikin said on Wednesday.3
Russian Aerobatic Teams First to Get Su-30SM, Su-35C
18:37 24/12/2012Russian aerobatic teams the Swifts and the Russian Knights will receive new Su-30SM and Su-35C fighter jets ahead of regular Russian Air Force units, the force’s commander Viktor Bondarev said on Monday.
Russia to Deliver Four Warplanes to Belarus in 2015
19:27 18/12/2012Belarus and Russia have signed a contract for the delivery of four Yak-130 Mitten jet trainers/light attack aircraft to Belarus in 2015, the Russian aircraft maker said on Tuesday.
Vietnam, Malaysia Eye Russian Yak-130 Trainer
17:59 14/11/2012Malaysia and Vietnam are interested in buying Russian-made Yak-130 Mitten combat trainers, a source in the Russian delegation at the Air China aerospace show told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
Ukraine to Build Medevac Helicopter
16:45 07/11/2012Ukrainian gas turbine maker Motor Sich plans to produce its own six-ton class medical evacuation helicopter within five years, the company's Deputy General Director Vladimir Semyonov said on Wednesday.
Russian Air Force Accepts First Yak-130
16:54 04/10/2012Russia’s Irkut aircraft-manufacturing plant delivered the first six Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten combat trainers to the Russian Air Force on Thursday, a spokesman for the Western Military District said.1
Russia’s Air Force to Get 180 New Aircraft by Yearend
19:19 10/08/2012The Russian Air Force will receive some 180 brand new planes and helicopters by the end of the year, the Air Force Commander in Chief Major General Viktor Bondarev said.
Russian Arms Ship Loads up with New Secret Cargo
17:34 24/07/2012The Russian arms ship at the center of a diplomatic row between Russia and the West is loading up with a new unknown cargo at the St. Petersburg port.7
Russian Aviation Industry Takes Operational Rest after Farnborough Show
22:29 18/07/2012The Farnborough Air Show ended on Sunday having failed to bring any resounding successes or even any particular reason for optimism to domestic aircraft manufacturers.2
Irkut Plans Yak-130 Sensor Upgrade
12:37 18/07/2012Russian aircraft maker Irkut is planning a sensor-package upgrade program for the Yak-130 advanced jet trainer, including the installation of radar and electro-optical systems, Irkut head Alexei Fedorov said on Wednesday.
Russia Picks Politics Over Syria Arms Exports
18:03 10/07/2012Moscow’s announcement on Monday that it was refusing to make new arms sales to Syria came unexpectedly, after top Russian diplomats previously staunchly defended Russia’s right to supply arms to the embattled Assad regime.16
No Russian Arms Supplies to Syria ‘Until Stabilization’
16:25 09/07/2012Russia will not deliver any new types of weapons or sign any military contracts with Syria until the situation there stabilizes, Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, deputy head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, said on Monday.4
Russia’s Yak-130 Combat Trainer to Debut at Farnborough 2012
15:17 04/07/2012Russia’s Yakovlev Yak-130 Mitten trainer/light attack aircraft will be showcased for the first time at the Farnborough International Air Show as part of a large Russian exhibit.