Russia’s Siberia region hit by wildfires
July 30th, 2012 - 10:43 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Forest fires continue to rage in Russia's Siberia region on a total area of over 230 square km, with the worst of the blazes concentrated ... Read more...
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World War II plane found in Russian lake
June 21st, 2012 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A World War II-era Soviet fighter-bomber has been recovered from under 17 metres of water in a lake in northern Russia, the military said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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India readies to select mid-air refueler
March 21st, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India is readying to select the winner of the $2-billion tender for six mid-air refuelers for its air force, with both the contending planes from ... Read more...
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Russian firm to build dozens of transport aircraft by 2020
January 20th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Aviastar SP, one of Russia's largest aircraft-building enterprises, is to build 10 super-heavy Antonov An-124 and dozens of Ilyushin Il-476 cargo aircraft by 2020, Deputy ... Read more...
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Russia to develop new AWACS plane
August 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia hopes to develop a new airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane by 2016, Air Force chief Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said Tuesday."We are ... Read more...
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Russia sends food aid to Libya
July 26th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian government aircraft will deliver humanitarian aid to Libyan capital Tripoli Tuesday, a ministry spokesman said.The emergencies ministry Ilyushin Il-76 plane, carrying 36 tonnes ... Read more...
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Airbus bids for IAF’s midair refueller contract
January 20th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Airbus Military, a European consortium, Thursday said it has bid to supply six mid-air refuellers to the Indian Air Force (IAF).The IAF had re-issued the tender in ... Read more...
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Russian warplanes interrupt US-Japan drill
December 9th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec.9 (ANI): Russian airplanes flew in the region of a joint US-Japanese military drill, a naval spokesman said on Wednesday, heightening tensions in a territorial dispute between Tokyo and Moscow."The ... Read more...
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Cargo Airplane Crashes Adjacent To Karachi Airport
November 30th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by GD
By Meena kar
Karachi, Nov 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cargo air plane with 8 passengers on board crashed shortly after taking off from Pakistan's Karachi airport and all the passengers and crew in ... Read more...
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Large cargo plane crashes in Karachi, killing at least 10
November 28th, 2010 - 4:58 am ICT by BNO News
KARACHI (BNO NEWS) -- At least 10 people were killed on early Sunday morning when a large cargo plane crashed in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, according to police and local television ... Read more...
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India, Russia armies jointly learn anti-terror operations (Lead)
October 19th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Oct 19 (IANS) Soldiers of the Indian and Russian armies are engaged in a heavy military drill as they share anti-terror combat techniques in a mountainous area of Uttarakhand near the ... Read more...
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Russia to consider military aid for Kyrgyzstan
June 14th, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow/Bishkek, June 14 (DPA) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will consider military aid for Kyrgyzstan, after rejecting an initial request on the weekend, Russia's Echo Moskwy radio reported Monday.
The members of the ... Read more...
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Russia to encourage patriotism through computer game
May 6th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian government is working on a project to produce computer games aimed at boosting patriotism among young people.
The communication ministry and a leading software firm 1C ... Read more...
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Israel, India discuss delivery schedule of weapons
December 9th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Israeli chief of defence staff Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi Wednesday met the top brass of the Indian armed forces and discussed boosting cooperation in the field of ... Read more...
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Russian MS-21 jetliner to use Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney engines
August 19th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 19 (RIA Novosti) Russia's Irkut aircraft building corporation has picked Britain's Rolls Royce and Canada's Pratt & Whitney to supply engines for its new MS-21 aircraft, the corporation's president said ... Read more...
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17 killed in Iran plane accident
July 25th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 24 (DPA) At least 17 people were killed and 19 injured Friday when an Iranian plane caught fire while landing in the northeast city of Mashad.
An official from the local ... Read more...
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Dozens dead in Iranian plane crash
July 25th, 2009 - 12:34 am ICT by admin
MASHHAD, Iran (BNO NEWS) -- A passenger plane belonging to Aria Air crash-landed in northeast Iran on Friday evening, state media reported. Dozens of people were reported dead.The crash happened in the ... Read more...
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Russia launches military transport plane project with India
April 23rd, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 23 (RIA Novosti) The Russian government has allocated an initial $64 million to part finance a joint project with India to develop a new military transport plane, a defence industry ... Read more...
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Russia ready to export new Su-35 fighters to India
July 15th, 2008 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Farnborough (Russia), July 15 (RIA Novosti) Russia is ready to export the new state-of-the-art Su-35 Flanker-E multi-role air superiority fighters to India and other partner countries, Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport ... Read more...
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Russia to supply Iran 100 passenger airliners
March 4th, 2008 - 10:31 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 4 (RIA Novosti) Russia will sign a deal with Iran to supply 100 Tu-204 and Tu-214 medium-haul passenger airliners, a spokesman of the aircraft manufacturer said Tuesday. A memorandum ... Read more...
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