Defense Russia is ramping up production of the Sukhoi Su-57 fighter Russia is expanding facilities at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAAZ) plant in the country’s far east. The site is known… Ricardo MeierAugust 21, 2022 Read More
Defense Su-75 Checkmate fighter will have four prototypes manufactured, says UAC Days after Denis Manturov, Russian Minister of Industry and Commerce, confirmed that the Su-75 Checkmate fighter jet had… Ricardo MeierAugust 17, 2022 Read More
Defense Su-75 Checkmate maiden flight delayed to 2024 Russia’s new 5th-gen fighter, the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate, had the date of its inaugural flight postponed from 2023… Ricardo MeierAugust 15, 2022 Read More
Defense Sukhoi Checkmate fighter will have engine with vectorable exhaust nozzle The new Russian Sukhoi Checkmate stealth fighter should feature engines equipped with a vectorable exhaust nozzle, a source… Ricardo MeierJune 16, 2022 Read More
Defense Russian attack drone S-70 Okhotnik carried out tests with precision-guided munition The S-70 Okhotnik unmanned combat aircraft conducted the first ground attack trial recently, a source from RIA Novosti… Ricardo MeierMay 31, 2022 Read More
Defense Two new Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets spotted in Russia The Russian Air Force is expected to have more Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jets soon. Two new aircraft… Ricardo MeierMay 28, 2022 Read More
Defense Russia registers Sukhoi Checkmate fighter in Brazil Unveiled at MAKS Airshow in July 2021, the new Russian fighter Sukhoi Checkmate had industrial designs registered in… Ricardo MeierMay 3, 2022 Read More
Air Transport Russian SSJ100 regional jets are already suffering from engine parts shortages The effect of Western sanctions on air travel in Russia has begun to hit the SSJ100 regional jet,… Ricardo MeierApril 26, 2022 Read More
Defense Russia lost its first Su-35S advanced fighter in Ukraine An advanced Russian Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jet was lost over the weekend in eastern Ukraine, footage on social… Ricardo MeierApril 4, 2022 Read More
Air Transport New Russian jetliners are also being affected by trade sanctions Commercial aviation in Russia is not only affected by the suspension of technical support for aircraft made in… Ricardo MeierMarch 24, 2022 Read More
Defense Su-57 stealth fighter allegedly being used in combat in Ukraine The Russian Air Force may have put its new stealth fighter, the Su-57, into combat in Ukraine. A… Ricardo MeierMarch 10, 2022 Read More
Defense Iran closes to signing agreement to acquire 24 Sukhoi Su-35S – report Iran may be close to announcing a deal to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jets, among other Russian-supplied… Ricardo MeierJanuary 6, 2022 Read More
Defense Drone S-70 Okhotnik has a second prototype Sukhoi unveiled the second prototype of the S-70 Okhotnik drone, this time with a significant improvement, the reduced… Ricardo MeierDecember 17, 2021 Read More
Defense MiG-Sukhoi merger is approved by the UAC board of directors UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) announced this week that the merger between Sukhoi and MiG was approved by the… Ricardo MeierDecember 4, 2021 Read More
Dubai Airshow Sukhoi Checkmate fighter to have unmanned version The Sukhoi Checkmate fighter is being exhibited by Rostec in an enclosed space at the Dubai Airshow, the… Ricardo MeierNovember 16, 2021 Read More
Defense Dubai Airshow Russia releases images of Su-57 and Checkmate fighters together Rostec has released images of the Sukhoi Su-57E and ‘Checkmate’ fighter jets together in Russia. This is a… Ricardo MeierNovember 12, 2021 Read More
Defense Sukhoi Checkmate fighter will participate in the Dubai Airshow Rostec, the state-owned technology company that controls several Russian aerospace companies, will take the full-size mockup of “Checkmate”,… Ricardo MeierNovember 2, 2021 Read More
Defense US reportedly offered 40 F-16 jets to Turkey Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the US had made an offer to sell 40 Lockheed… Ricardo MeierOctober 18, 2021 Read More
Defense Rostec denies that Su-57 will only enter production in 2027 Rostec, the state-owned company that controls Russia’s most important technology companies, has denied claims by the National Interest… Ricardo MeierOctober 15, 2021 Read More
History Sukhoi T-4, the Russian ‘Valkyrie’ On August 22, 1972, one of the most advanced aircraft ever developed in the Soviet Union flew for… Ricardo MeierAugust 22, 2021 Read More