Florida resident and Russian national Alexander Mamonov was convicted on 12 federal charges over an alleged scheme to illegally export more than $900,000 in U.S. aircraft parts to Russia and Aeroflot.
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A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III (U.S. Air Force, no IATA code) flew from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Moscow Vnukovo International Airport (VKO), an unusually direct military movement into Russia.
Russia is placing much of its hopes for the future of civil aviation on the Yakovlev MC-21, a narrow-body jet designed to reduce the country’s dependence on Western aircraft.
Romania destroyed an explosive-laden maritime drone near the Neptun Deep gas project after another drone crashed inside its territory during a major Russian attack on Ukraine.
Ukraine says its military intelligence agency identified an NVIDIA Jetson Orin computer module inside Russia’s S-71M Monochrome air-launched cruise missile.
US Air Force Antarctica flight returned to Christchurch after a Russia missile warning triggered a safety NOTAM for pilots.
Russia’s attempt to regain control of a giant cargo aircraft stranded at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has suffered another setback after a Canadian Federal Court judge rejected Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ (VI) challenge to the sanctions keeping the aircraft grounded.
Russian airlines have been instructed to prevent pilots and other flight crew members from taking photographs or recording videos from aircraft during flights, according to a report by aviation-focused Telegram channel Aviatorshchina.
Russia’s effort to develop a domestically built competitor to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo reached a significant milestone after the first serial production Yakovlev MC-21-310 successfully completed its maiden test flight.
While advanced fighter jets and bombers often dominate headlines, trained military pilots remain the foundation of every combat-ready air force.