Russia uses civilian airlines and dual-use airfields to move troops and weapons, bypassing sanctions through shadow charter flights globally.
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Norway scrambles F-35 fighters from Evenes to intercept Russian Il-38 patrol aircraft near its airspace in latest QRA mission.
Russian military aircraft activity near North America has increased beyond historical levels, prompting more NORAD intercept operations and heightened NATO surveillance across Arctic and Atlantic regions.
Serbia has integrated China’s CM-400 supersonic standoff missile onto its MiG-29 fighter fleet, significantly expanding its long-range strike capability and introducing one of Europe’s fastest air-launched weapons outside Russia.
Russia is moving to return decades-old aircraft to active service as its commercial aviation sector faces a deepening fleet shortage under prolonged international sanctions
Antonov An-22 crash in Ivanovo highlights pressure on Russia’s ageing transport fleet and the challenges of sustaining old airframes.
Iran seeks advanced Russian weapons, air defence systems and missile upgrades despite revived UN sanctions and regional tensions.
Russia saw a unique aviation development this week as Pobeda Airlines (DP), a low-cost carrier owned by Aeroflot Group, conducted a live in-flight trial of a humanoid robot acting as a cabin crew assistant.
A Russian cargo plane operated by Aviacon Zitotrans (ZT) recently completed a multi-stop journey across Latin America, beginning in Caracas (CCS) and continuing to several allied nations.
Major Chinese airlines have urged the Trump administration to abandon a proposed ban preventing them from flying over Russian airspace on routes to and from the United States