Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter undergoes trial
August 21st, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian fighter maker Sukhoi's T-50 fifth-generation stealth fighter has completed initial approach trials to a flight refuelling aircraft, the company said Tuesday.The aircraft, T-50-2, made ... Read more...
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‘Povetkin-Huck rematch impossible’
July 3rd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) It is "impossible" that WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck will step into the ring this month for a rematch with WBA heavyweight regular champion Alexander ... Read more...
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Taylor, Cancan triumph in World Boxing Championships
May 19th, 2012 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Qinhuangdao (China), May 19 (IANS) Irish star boxer Katie Taylor and China's Ren Cancan won titles in the 60 and 51 kg category at the World Championships here Saturday.The 25-year-old ... Read more...
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Russian fighter jet crashes into mountain range, killing two
September 6th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian fighter jet crashed in the central region of the country, killing both pilots on board, officials said on Tuesday.The Mikoyan MiG-31 fighter jet belonging to ... Read more...
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Russian fighter crashes, crew untraced
November 19th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A MiG-31 Foxhound fighter aircraft crashed Friday in Russia's Perm region. Though the two crew members ejected safely, they were yet to be located, officials said.A security ... Read more...
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Vladimir Putin claims Russian fighter jet superior to US rival
June 18th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has claimed that the country's newest fighter would trump a US-built rival, the F-22 Raptor.Putin watched a test flight of a "fifth-generation" ... Read more...
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Russian fighter plane crashes
May 29th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian fighter plane crashed Saturday near Lipetsk city but the two pilots ejected safely, the defence ministry said.
The Yak-130 crashed at 4.58 p.m. Moscow time near ... Read more...
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Graft charges against Hasina in Mig purchase quashed
March 9th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 9 (IANS) The Dhaka High Court in Bangladesh Tuesday quashed the charges of corruption against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed in the procurement of Russian fighter plane Mig-29.
The court ... Read more...
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New Russian fighter plane Sukhoi T-50 completes its test flight
February 6th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Moscow, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Russian fighter plane Sukhoi T-50 made its debut in the skies and successfully completed its test flight. The manufacturer kept the whole plane and its development ... Read more...
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New Russian Fighter Plane Takes Test Flight
February 6th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Feb 6, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development that has sent waves in the international weapon community, Russia has tested a new fighter aircraft recently. The fighter plane took its ... Read more...
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New Russian Fighter Completes Its Maiden Flight
February 1st, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Moscow, Feb 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The fifth generation fighter plane of Russia, Sukhoi T-50 had been successful in completing its maiden flight this Friday. Russian experts have planned to launch ... Read more...
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Latest Russian fighter jet has engine problems
August 20th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Zhukovsky (Russia), Aug 20 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force chief Thursday acknowledged faults in the engine of the fifth-generation fighter jet currently being developed in the country.
The Advanced Front-Line Aviation Complex ... Read more...
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Indian woman becomes world’s first to fly Russian fighter (Interview)
February 15th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 15 (IANS) Suman Sharma, daughter of a retired Indian naval officer and an army colonel's sister, became the world's first woman to fly the mighty Russian MiG-35 fighter jet at ... Read more...
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Georgia suspends drone flights over Abkhazia
May 31st, 2008 - 5:41 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
United Nations, May 31 (RIA Novosti) Georgia has suspended its unmanned reconnaissance flights over Abkhazia, but could resume them in the event of a threat from the breakaway region. Speaking after ... Read more...
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Russian fighter jet crashes in country’s Far East
March 20th, 2008 - 3:43 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 20 (RIA Novosti) The Russian Air Force has suspended all its Su-25 strike aircraft flights following a fatal crash in the country's Far East early Thursday, an Air Force ... Read more...
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