An-70 Tactical Military Transports Aircraft

The An-70 belongs to a new category of short takeoff and landing tactical military transports. The Antonov-70 is a new propfan powered medium-size wide-body short take-off and landing transport aircraft designed a replacement for the An-12 'Cub'.The An-70 is capable of carrying practically any item from military armament and equipment nomenclature...

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An-32 Cline Tactical Transport Aircraft

The An-32 is a twin engine, tactical transport aircraft designed and manufactured by Antonov design Bureau of Ukraine for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Its Nato reporting name is Cline. it's derived from the An-26 transport aircraft. total 240 An-32s are currently operational worldwide.The aircraft can operate in several weather conditions,...

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Ka-50 Black Shark Light Attack Helicopter

The Ka-50 black shark (NATO codename Hokum A) and with Hokum B the two-seat version, Ka-52. was planned as a rival to the Mi-28 Havoc in a competition to supply the Soviet armed forces with a new battlefield attack helicopter. Kamov opted for a single-crew layout to save lots of weight for a lot of amour, and more powerful armament, and...

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Su-30MK Multirole Fighter Aircraft

Su-30M (MK-export version) is a customary Su-30 with the air-to-ground missiles which may carry twice the armament (8 tons) compared to the baseline Su-27. The Su-30 'export variant' of the formidable Su-27 'Flanker', can carry the newest Russian air-to-air missiles, as well the medium-range R-27 family, the short-range R-73 and also the...

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MiG-31 Foxhound Long-range Interceptor Aircraft

The MiG-31 Foxhound long-range supersonic interceptor aircraft, is a two-seat aircraft developed principally for the Russian and Kazakhstan Air Forces, was derived from MiG-25 Foxbat. The maiden flight of the MiG-31 happened in September 1975. Mikoyan is the designer and manufacturer of the MiG-31.The most capable Russian air defense interceptor...

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MiG-33 Fulcrum Fighter Bomber Aircraft

The MiG-33 Fulcrum fighter bomber aircraft is a modernisation of the MiG-29, with upgrades in many areas. One goals of the modernisation was adding multifunctionality with more growth of air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities with high-precision weapons. It featured considerable growth of combat range owing to a rise in the internal fuel...

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MiG-35 Fulcrum-F Air Superiority Fighter

The MiG-35 NATO reporting name Fulcrum-F is a highly manoeuvrable air superiority fighter, that was shown for the first time in August 2005 throughout the MAKS Air Show outside Moscow. The fighter is powered by RD-33 OVT thrust vectoring control engines. The RD-33 OVT engines offer superior manoeuvrability and enhance the fighter's performance...

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IL-78 Midas Refueling Tanker Aircraft

The Ilyushin IL-78 air-to-air refuelling tanker aircraft is a four-engine tanker principally used for in-flight refuelling. it was designed and developed on the idea of a similar predecessor, the IL-76, and has the Nato reporting name Midas. The maiden flight of IL-78 passed on 26 June 1983 and the aircraft entered into service in 1984....

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Yak-130 New Generation Aircraft Trainer

Yak-130 is a new generation advanced military aircraft trainer. Aermacchi in collaboration with the Yakovlev design Bureau and also the SOKOL Aircraft Building Plant of the Russian Federation were developing a Western derivative known as the YAK/Aem-130.The Yak-130 is a two seat tandem intermediate and advanced jet trainer designed to fulfil...

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Ka-52 Alligator Multi-role Combat Helicopter

The multi-role all-weather combat Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter is a twin-seat spinoff of the attack Ka-50. it's supposed for a large range of combat tasks in daytime and night conditions, in any time of the year with the utilization of all destruction means of the Ka-50. this is a commander helicopter of the army aviation aimed at increasing...

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Su-30 Long-Range Interceptor Fighter

The Su-30 (Su-27P) is a two-seat long-range interceptor fighter that first flew in December 1989, and entered service with the Russian air forces in 1992. The Su-30 is created in Irkutsk. Largely primarily based on the Su-27UB two-seat trainer, it's a new radiolocation system which may transmit the positions of 10 targets to four different...

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Su-32FN Fighter Navy Aircraft

Su-32FN (Fighter Navy) is the two-seat multi-role reconnaissance and strike export version of the Su-34 fighter-bomber. This a variant of the Su-27IB/Su-34 optimised for maritime strike. just one prototype had been seen - side number 44 by 2007. it had been} reportedly fitted with a 'Sea Dragon' avionics suite and may have MAD gear within...

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Tu-22M Backfire Long-range Bomber

The BACKFIRE is a long-range aircraft capable of performing nuclear strike, conventional attack, antiship, and reconnaissance missions. Its low-level penetration features make it a much more survivable system than its predecessors. Carrying either bombs or AS-4/KITCHEN air-to-surface missiles, it is a versatile strike aircraft, believed...

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T-60S Long-range Bomber Prototype

The T-60S (or Su-T-60S) project was started by the Sukhoi bureau in 1984 and was speculated to enter service in 2003. it was designed to switch the Tu-22M and also the Su-24. The T-60S is a} long-range supersonic tactical/operational nuclear-capable bomber with stealth technology developed by Sukhoi. although its development was officially...

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Ka-60 Kasatka Military Transport Helicopter

The Kamov Ka-60 Kasatka is a Russian Air Force transport helicopter that first flew 24 December 1998. The Ka-60 has an estimated local military market of 200 units. meant as a replacement for the Mil Mi-8, the Ka-60 is to be used for reconnaissance, for transporting air-assault forces, radio-electronic jamming, for special-operations missions...

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Su-33 Flanker-D Naval Fighter

The Su-33 (Su-27K) (NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) is a carrier-based variant that first flew in may 1985, and entered service in Russian Navy in 1994. The air regiment comprising 24 fighters of the type was formedup on Russia's only} operating aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov.The Su-33 can carry guided missiles like the H-25MP....

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Su-34 Fullback Heavy Strike Fighter

The Su-34 code name fullback is a two seat strike variant that first flew in 1990. It features frontal wings and a large flattened nose with sharp edges (like the SR-71) cut back radar cross-section. This new ship-borne fighter is fitted with two AL-31FP engines with vectored thrust. Using them permits either the take-off distance or most...

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Sukhoi-35BM Multipurpose Fighter Aircraft

The Sukhoi-35BM is intended on the base of the engineering solutions applied for creation of the fifth-generation aircraft taking under consideration the experience of operation of the Su-30MK2 (Su-27SM) multipurpose aircraft family. The Su-35 combines each characteristics necessary for a modern fighter, such as: super-maneuverability, sophisticated...

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Su-37 Terminator Super-Flanker Fighter

Su-37 Super Flanker is a super-maneuverable thrust vectoring fighter derived from an Su-35 prototype. The last Su-35 prototype - number 711 - was fitted with Lyulka Saturn AL-31FU engines that incorporate two-dimensional thrust-vectoring (TVC) nozzles. Externally same as the Su-35 - apart from the nozzles - the Su-37 contains with a side-stick...

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SU-47 Berkut Experimental Fighter

For extremly manoeuvrability and high angles of attack, the SU-47 Berkut (Golden Eagle), initially called the S-37, uses a forward-swept wing configuration. The Su-47 completed the first stage of flight trials in December 2001.The Su-47 has extraordinarily high agility at subsonic speeds, enabling the aircraft to alter its angle of attack...

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IL-112VT Light-Weight Tactical Transport Aircraft

Ilyushin's IL-112VT light-weight tactical transport emerged in the first Russian air force tender for new airlift capability. The aircraft is a classic high-wing style in the six-metric-ton (13,228-pound) payload category and powered by a pair of commercially certified 2,500-hp Klimov TV7-117S turboprops. This light-weight military transport...

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Mi-28 Havoc New-Generation Attack Helicopter

The Mi-28 Havoc is a new-generation attack helicopter that functions as an air-to-air and air-to-ground partner for the Mi-24 Hind and Ka-50 Hokum. The five-blade main rotor is mounted on top of the body midsection, and short, wide, tapered, weapon-carrying wings are mounted to the rear of body midsection. 2 turboshaft engines in pods...

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Su T-50 PAK-FA Russian 5th Generation Fighter

In early 2002 Sukhoi was chosen as prime contractor for the planned Russian 5th-generation fighter is named the PAK FA [ Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks Frontovoi Aviatsyi - Future Air complex for Tactical Air Forces]. This intermediate category twin-engined fighter was to be larger than a MiG-29 and smaller than a Su-27. The new fighter...

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Tu-160 Blackjack Heavy Strategic Bomber

The Tu-160 NATO reporting name: Blackjack is a heavy multi-mission strategic bomber designed for operations starting from subsonic speeds and low altitudes to speeds over Mach 1 at high altitudes. the two weapons bays will accommodate different mission-specific masses, as well as strategic cruise missiles, short-range guided missiles,...

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