For the first time, the Russian Air Force has conducted a mass launch of 6 AN-124 (Nato reporting name Condor) cargo aircraft, practicing the combat capability of safely and swiftly launching a large number of heavy aircraft. Air Force officials said the total force launch effort was an opportunity for personnel to train together on […]

Russia reportedly has deployed two Mi-8AMTSh Hipp military helicopters to the Central African Republic. On Friday, the heavy-lift An-124 Ruslan (Condor) cargo plane delivered two Russian Mi-8AMTSh Hipp multipurpose helicopters to the Bangui M’poko International Airport in the Central African Republic. According to Radio Liberty, Russia has already deployed hundreds of troops in the deeply […]

On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry told journalists that additional 18 military transport Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Force with peacekeepers aboard have landed at Yerevan’s airfields. Russian Il-76 and An-124 military transport planes continue airlifting the peacekeepers to the area of the peacekeeping mission. The planes have already made 95 flights since the […]

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