Military transport airplanes put out about 100 fires in Russia’s Far East
The Russian military transport airplanes Il-76, which were redeployed from central Russia to the Far East on April 30, use the special spray tanks to put out the fires in the Amur Region, the Khabarovsk Territory and the Republic of Buryatia, the pre
Russia sends two planes with humanitarian aid to Syria
Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has sent two planes with a 26-tonne humanitarian aid onboard to Syria, the ministry’s spokeswoman, Irina Rossius, told Itar-Tass on Wednesday
Two planes to evacuate Russians from Syria
The Russian Emergencies Ministry will send two planes to evacuate Russians from Syria on Tuesday, an emergencies ministry spokeswoman Irina Rossius said on Monday.
Russia to resume production of IL-76
Russia is to resume production of the Ilyushin Il-76 heavy transport aircraft. Serial manufacture of the heavy transport aircraft is due to be launched in 2014
New AWACS plane enters Russian Air Force service
A modernized A-50U airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft entered service with the Russian Air Force on Tuesday, Defense Ministry spokesman Col Vladimir Drik said.