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The database flightglobal.com published the list of 10 most popular military planes and the helicopters chosen by participants of poll. The cars presented in this list make 33 % (17000) from all park of the military LA (52000) consisting on arms of 160 countries of the world.

1. The multi-purpose transport Sikorsky S-70/UH-60 helicopter (chose 3600 participants). On arms of army of the USA consists more than 2150, Naval Forces of the USA of 495 cars of this type. The helicopter was exported to Continue reading →

The latest fighters T-50 (PAK FA) and the upgraded Mi-28HM helicopter («The night hunter») will pass complex state tests in 2014-15, reported on Wednesday the official representative of the Air Force of Russia colonel Igor Klimov.

By plans of the Air Force of Russia, serial deliveries of the fighter of the fifth generation T-50 will begin in 2016.

«In 2013 in the State flight-test center in Akhtubinska carried out more than 90 tests, among them the most important: planes Su-35/35C, Yak-130, Continue reading →

The latest development – an antihelicopter mine will be taken advantage the Russian army soon. The chief of the Air Force engineering service Russian Federation reported about it colonel Alexey Hazov to journalists.

«The antihelicopter mine at the end of 2013 passed tests and will be now accepted on supply, soon it is planned. It strikes the helicopter or other aircraft at height to 200 m, forming a shock kernel by a principle of a cumulative charge», – Hazov told.

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More than 150 planes and helicopters in 2013 were delivered to armed forces of Russia. The member of the Military-industrial commission (military industrial complex) reported about it at the government of the Russian Federation, the chairman of the board of military industrial complex on aircraft industry Mikhail Kashtan ARMS-TASS.

«The aviation industry, except for some problem positions, successfully executed state defense order (GOZ) for 2013 both on skilled design works (ROC), and on deliveries Continue reading →

In Gulf of Aden the American military CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was wrecked, all being on its board remained are live. About it reports Associated Press.

Incident occurred on Monday, September 1. The aircraft transporting division of marines from doctrines in Djibouti, broke in attempt to make landing to the ship Mesa Verde.

In total onboard there was 25 military personnel. Medical care was rendered to victims.

In the Navy specified that the crash of helicopter was not result of hostile Continue reading →

Having carefully counted up billion rubles, popilenny and mastered in JSC Vertolyoty Rossii structures, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation suggested to scold its management.

The concept of development of ship structure of boundary bodies the president of Russia Vladimir Putin charged to develop FSB still on January 16, 2006 in an assignment No. 169, and on February 2 the same year its instruction confirmed the government of the Russian Federation in resolution No. SI-P4-34C. Continue reading →

According to the representative of department, helicopters "already in shops. Since April delivery to their military acceptance and delivery in armies" will begin.

The Progress aircraft company (Arsenyev, enters into holding "Helicopters of Russia") will deliver to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in 2015 of 16 multi-purpose shock Ka-52 helicopters. The deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation Yury Borisov reported about it on Monday.

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The fleet of the Russian Military and air forces this year was filled up by more than 100 new helicopters, including 14 fighting vehicles of Ka-52 "Alligator", the commander-in-chief of the Air Force Victor Bondarev reported on Wednesday.

«This year we receive 100 with superfluous helicopters», – he told during visit of Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company which is included into holding «Helicopters of Russia», reports ITAR-TASS.

In particular, according to the commander-in-chief, "Progress" Continue reading →

The CH-53 King Stallion model was presented.

The CH-53 King Stallion model is the last Stallion in a ruler. The helicopter was constructed by the American enterprise Sikorsky for the case of marines of the USA, and it will replace the CH-53E Super Stallion model.

In a development stage within nearly ten years, engineers from Sikorsky finished a design of this superheavy helicopter and added a number of the latest features. For example, now King Stallion is equipped with three General Electric Continue reading →

The portfolio of firm orders for helicopter equipment «Helicopters of Russia» following the results of 2013 made 808 units, is told in the press release of the holding which has arrived in edition to "Lenty.Ra".

The total cost of the contracted cars makes 401,2 billion rubles. What shares of civil and military equipment in the general portfolio of orders «Helicopters of Russia», it is not specified. Are not specified as well types of the contracted helicopter equipment.

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