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  • Iraq's An-32 Cargo Planes Turned Bombers Flew Nearly Twice As Many Strikes As its F-16s

    04/24/2018 9:23:18 PM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 5 replies
    The Drive ^ | APRIL 23, 2018 | JOSEPH TREVITHICK
    Following a recent strike its F-16IQ Viper multi-role jets flew against ISIS terrorists in neighboring Syria, the Iraqi Air Force has released a detailed infographic showing how many combat and combat support missions each of its aircraft types have flown over the past nearly four years. Of particular note is that the country’s An-32 cargo planes have conducted more airstrikes than either Iraq’s F-16s or its Aero L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft, or ALCA, light attack jets. The Iraqi Air Force released the infographic, with its text unfortunately only in Arabic, on its official social media accounts on April 23,...
  • Russia's ambassador to US comments on strikes against Syria

    04/13/2018 7:55:06 PM PDT · by Nextrush · 203 replies
    Russia News Agency Tass ^ | 4/14/2018 | TASS
    Actions by the United States and its allies in Syria would entail consequences for which they would have to bear responsibility, Russia's ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov said in a statement....... Statement by the Ambassador of Russia to the USA Anatoly Antonov on the strikes in Syria The worst apprehensions have come true. Our warnings have been left unheard. A pre-designated scenario is being implemented. Again, we are being threatened. We warned that such actions will not be left without consequences. All responsibility for them rests with Washington, London and Paris. Insulting the President of Russia is unacceptable and inadmissible....
  • Sergey Kislyak removed by the Kremlin as ambassador to the US

    06/25/2017 5:20:51 PM PDT · by HokieMom · 47 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | Jun 25, 2017, 3:40 P | Mandy Mayfield |
    Russia has recalled its ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, according to a report. The decision to send Kislyak back to Russia comes amidst multiple investigations into the ambassador's ties to President Trump's top aides during the 2016 presidential campaign, BuzzFeed reported. Trump's top aide and son-in-law Jared Kushner, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former national security adviser Mike Flynn all had meetings with Kislyak that have since come under scrutiny as the FBI and multiple congressional committees continue to investigate the Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. More specifically, the meeting between Kislyak, Kushner and Flynn in...
  • Russia ready to welcome specialists of Ukraine’s Antonov enterprise

    01/29/2017 9:53:30 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 8 replies
    TASS VORONEZH ^ | January 28, 16:56 | TASS VORONEZH
    In May 2015, the Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced termination of the military technical cooperation with Russia, and the Antonov Concern left the Russian-Ukrainian joint venture Share. Russia is ready to welcome aircraft designers from Ukraine’s Antonov enterprise, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday during a visit to the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association. "We are waiting for Ukrainian aircraft designers to move to Russia - those, who had designed Antonov," he said. "We are ready to welcome them, to offer everything not to allow the Antonov school disappear."
  • Ukraine offers Trump Antonov aircraft as Air Force One

    12/08/2016 6:02:07 AM PST · by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget · 43 replies
    Pravda ^ | Dec 7, 2016 | Pravda.Ru
    Ukraine's Antonov aircraft maker suggested US President-elect Donald Trump should order Air Force One from Ukraine, a message on the official Twitter page of the company said, TASS reports. "Maybe it would be better to consider an Antonov aircraft as Air Force One?" the tweet said. The state-run Antonov aircraft building plant is Ukraine's only developer and manufacturer of cargo and passenger aircraft. The company is best known for such aircraft as AN-32, AN-148, AN-158, AN-74, AN-124, AN-70 and AN-225. The company did not specify which aircraft exactly they would like to propose to the new President of the United...
  • The Iraqi Air Force Just Got New Bomber Planes — By Arming Transports

    08/03/2016 6:54:09 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 7 replies
    War is Boring ^ | August 03, 2016 | ARNAUD DELALANDE
    Iraqi air force pilot photo via Arnaud Delalande On July 17, 2016, the first photo appeared on social media depicting an Iraqi air force An-32B Cline transport aircraft carrying a bomb on an external pylon. ItÂ’s not the first time that transport aircraft have pulled double duty as bombers. Following Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, Iraq began to rebuild its air force, which had been decimated during the invasion. Most Iraqi combat aircraft were discovered by coalition forces in poor condition on various air bases, while others were found buried outside their bases or in nearby towns and villages where...
  • New Saudi-made plane ’to take off next year’

    02/24/2016 1:52:07 AM PST · by sukhoi-30mki · 19 replies
    Arab News ^ | 23 February 2016
    RIYADH: A new military transport aircraft manufactured locally will be tested next year after 18 months of development and design. This is according to Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad, president of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. The AN-132 is the result of cooperation with Ukraine and would see 80 planes produced, partially in the former Soviet nation, he said. The AN-132 is a modern version of the military transport plane AN-32, with modern engines and electronics that would make it more fuel-efficient and able to take off and land in various environments, he was quoted as saying...
  • Russian MiGs in Sudan and Yemen (Russian Merc Pilots section highlighted)

    01/04/2002 11:36:21 PM PST · by Fighting Irish · 15 replies · 424+ views
    Newsmax and Softwar.net ^ | Jan 4, 2002 | Charles Smith
    Russia has cut a deal with Sudan to deliver a dozen advanced MiG-29 Fulcrum jet fighters to the war-torn country. The deal, announced Christmas Day in Moscow, also includes 14 MiG-29 jets for Yemen. The transfer of fourth-generation MiG-29 Fulcrums to Sudan has raised concerns inside the Pentagon and is certain to alter any possible U.S. plans for air strikes at known terrorist bases inside the African nation. Sudan was cited as one of a limited number of nations with direct links to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network. The U.S. State Department also listed Sudan as one of a few hostile ...
  • WORLDS BIGGEST Aircraft Unveiled in Ukraine Antonov An-225 Mriya

    06/01/2013 7:52:41 PM PDT · by lbryce · 59 replies
    You Tube ^ | March 16, 2013 | Scotty Scott
    I won't look at Soviet, Russian inspired anything no matter how spectacular simply out of spite but this Russian flying garbage can, by no mean beautiful is worth a peek taking off in a manner you might call Antonov Anachronisitic
  • Russian military jet crashes in Czech Republic

    05/24/2012 8:31:05 AM PDT · by cunning_fish
    AP via Yahoo ^ | May 25, 2012
    PRAGUE (AP) — A Russian military jet's landing gear malfunctioned as it touched down in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, injuring six people when it rolled off the runway, broke apart and caught fire, officials said. At least one man was in life-threatening condition. The Russian-made An-30 plane had 23 people on board — 14 Russians and 9 Czechs, Czech military spokeswoman Jana Ruzickova said. The plane was on a mission sanctioned by the Open Sky treaty, which envisages surveillance flights over the territory of its participants, including NATO members, Russia and others. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Igor Konashenkov...
  • Ukraine halts funding of An-70 transport aircraft program

    11/18/2010 9:02:32 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 1 replies
    RIA Novosti ^ | 11/18/2010 | RIA Novosti
    The Ukrainian Defense Ministry will not fund the joint Russia-Ukraine Antonov An-70 transport aircraft project, the Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily said on Thursday. The An-70 is a medium-range turboprop military transport plane developed by Ukraine's Antonov design bureau. The Antonov company first tested a prototype of the An-70 in 1994, but a lack of Ukrainian state funds, and political disputes between Moscow and Kiev have prevented large-scale production of the aircraft. Several international military-technical projects with Russia were suspended in the new Ukrainian draft military budget. Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily said the cut in funding affects, aside from the Antonov An-70 program,...
  • USAF receives three proposals for KC-X, but Antonov team admits concerns

    The US Air Force has started the countdown to the KC-X contract award after having received three bids to build 179 tankers, including a last-minute offer from a California company selling Antonov aircraft. The contest is likely to remain a face-off between the Boeing KC-767NewGen Tanker and the EADS North America KC-45, even though Antonov-bidder US Aerospace touted a possibly lower $29.5 billion price tag for its proposal.
  • UPDATE 1-US, Ukrainian team dives into US tanker contest

    07/02/2010 6:11:32 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 2 replies
    Reuters ^ | Jul 2, 2010 | Andrea Shalal-Esa
    UPDATE 1-US, Ukrainian team dives into US tanker contest US company teams with Ukrainian cargo plane maker Says it can offer significantly lower price (adds details, quotes from filing) WASHINGTON July 2 (Reuters) - A small U.S. company on Friday said it had joined forces with Antonov Co, a state-owned Ukrainian aviation company, to enter a hotly contested U.S. refueling plane competition valued at up to $50 billion. U.S. Aerospace Inc said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it signed an agreement on Thursday with Antonov, which makes the world's largest cargo planes. The company said...
  • Russian military to receive first An-70 transport planes by 2012

    06/24/2010 6:42:14 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 3 replies
    RIA Novosti ^ | 6/24/2010 | RIA Novosti
    may start receiving its first An-70 military transport planes as early as in 2012, the defense minister said on Thursday. "We hope to start receiving the tested aircraft by 2012. We need this plane and the Russian Defense Ministry plans to buy it," Anatoly Serdyukov said during his visit to the Black Sea Fleet's base in Sevastopol on Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. The An-70 is a medium-range turboprop military transport plane developed by Ukraine's Antonov design bureau. The Antonov company first tested a flying prototype of the An-70 in 1994, but a lack of Ukrainian state funds, and political disputes between...
  • Antonov and China's AVIC II to work on freighter aircraft

    09/25/2007 4:39:03 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 1 replies · 75+ views
    Flight International ^ | 24/09/07 | Leithen Francis
    Antonov and AVIC II to work on freighter aircraft By Leithen Francis Shaanxi Aircraft and Antonov are establishing a Beijing engineering centre to work on the Shaanxi Y8-F600 and an updated version of the Y-5 transport aircraft as well as a new 30t and 60t cargo aircraft. The Shaanxi-made Y8-F600 is a medium-sized freighter derivative of the Antonov An-12 and the Y-5, made by Shijiazhuang Aircraft Industries, is a derivative of the Antonov An-2. Liang Zhenhe, a vice-president Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) II, the parent company of both Shaanxi and Shijiazhuang, says the first Y8-F600 was scheduled to be built...
  • FReeper Canteen~The Antonov An-225 Mriya~29 March, 2007

    03/28/2007 6:02:42 PM PDT · by AZamericonnie · 416 replies · 1,295+ views
    The Canteen Crew
    The Antonov An-225 Mriya The Antonov-225 at Munich Airport Antonov An-225 "Mriya" is the world's largest aircraft. When it was built, it surpassed any airliner built before by 50%. It was designed for the transportation of the Russian Space Shuttle "Buran" by the Antonov Design Bureau (HQ in Kiev, Ukraine), which already had built good and large cargo aircraft such as the Antonov An-124 "Ruslan". The basic configuration of the An-225 is the same as the An-124, except the An-225 is longer, has no rear ramp/door assembly, and incorporates a 32-wheel landing gear system (two nose and fourteen main...
  • Spectator to genocide: U.S. Marine captain in Darfur ends up mapping crimes in progress

    03/29/2005 4:37:15 PM PST · by Caleb1411 · 16 replies · 1,001+ views
    WORLD ^ | 4/2/05 | Priya Abraham
    Brian Steidle's only weapons against mass killing were his pen, paper, and camera. The former Marine captain catalogs what they caught in Darfur, Sudan, with quick-fire urgency: toddlers with their faces smashed in, men castrated and left to bleed to death, charred bodies of villagers locked in huts later burned down. Charged only with monitoring ceasefire violations in the war-wracked region, he soon grew weary of playing spectator to genocide. So after six months, the 28-year-old Mr. Steidle returned to the United States a month ago and launched his own offensive to stop the killing. In mid-March he criss-crossed Washington,...
  • Brezhnev hatched plot to kill Pope

    03/12/2006 12:35:35 PM PST · by wagglebee · 24 replies · 1,387+ views
    London Times ^ | 3/12/06 | John Follain
    EVER since Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish gunman, shot the late Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981 in St Peter’s Square in Rome, investigators have tried to solve one of the 20th century’s greatest mysteries: did Agca act alone or was he obeying communist orders? This week an Italian parliamentary commission will officially conclude that Agca was part of a huge conspiracy masterminded by the GRU, the Soviet military secret service, on the orders of the politburo and Leonid Brezhnev, general secretary of the Communist party. The findings are already being considered by a Rome prosecutor who may...
  • Boeing may use Antonov An-72 as platform for FCA bid

    01/25/2006 10:28:11 PM PST · by Paleo Conservative · 81 replies · 1,302+ views
    FlightInternational.com ^ | 20/01/2006 | STEPHEN TRIMBLE
    Boeing may introduce a Soviet-era military transport jet as a new option for the US military's need for a new fleet of small airlifters, the airframer told Flight International in Washington, DC yesterday. The Antonov An-72, a 70-seat jet with over-wing-mounted engines (pictured below in Aeroflot livery), is one of the options Boeing is considering to enter the US Army's pending Future Cargo Aircraft (FCA) competition, says George Muellner, Boeing vice president for Air Force Systems. A Boeing evaluation team has visited Antonov headquarters in Kiev, the Ukraine, and both companies remain in active discussions, says Muellner. The FCA...
  • Volga-Dnepr signs for five new AN-124s

    08/26/2005 6:07:43 PM PDT · by Paleo Conservative · 16 replies · 485+ views
    eye for transport ^ | (8/25/2005) | Staff
    Volga-Dnepr Airlines has signed an agreement with Aviastar SP to acquire five new AN-124-100M-150 freighter aircraft, as part of the AN-124-100 Production Recovery Project. Deliveries of the new 150 tonne capacity aircraft will begin in 2008. (8/25/2005) "The AN-124-100 'Ruslan' is a unique aircraft," said Alexey Isaikin, Aviastar SP chairman & president of Volga-Dnepr Group. "It is in such high demand in the global air cargo market that we are doing our best to relaunch serial production of the aircraft at the Aviastar aviation plant in Ulyanovsk," The AN-124-100Ì-150 is an operationally improved version of the AN-124 outsize and...