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The Russian Air Force (Russian: Военно-воздушные силы России, romanized: Voenno-vozdushnye sily Rossii, VVS) is a branch of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the latter being formed on 1 August 2015 with the merging of the Russian Air Force and the Russian Aerospace Defence Forces. [2]
Russia denied the loss of any aircraft, though this was rebutted by satellite imagery. [67] On 9 October 2022, a Russian Su-24 crashed during landing in the Rostov region in Russia due to technical malfunction. [68] As of 30 March 2023, the Oryx open-source intelligence website has visually confirmed ten Russian Su-24 losses. [69]
The Islamic State's military is based on light infantry mobile units using vehicles such as gun-equipped pick-up trucks , motorbikes and buses for fast advances. They have also used artillery, tanks and armored vehicles, much of which they captured from the Iraqi and Syrian Armies.
The S-8 is a rocket weapon developed by the Soviet Air Force for use by military aircraft. It remains in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and various export customers. Developed in the 1970s, the S-8 is an 80 mm (3.1 in) rocket used by fighter bombers and helicopters.
Military and civilian use PZL Mi-2: 5,250+ 1965: Hoplite: built in Poland for military and civilian use. Mil Mi-4 < 3,500: 1953–? Hound: Produced for military and civil use and exported. Mil Mi-6/Mi-22 ~860: 1960: Hook: Produced for military and civil use and exported. Mil Mi-8: 17,000+ 1967: Hip: All variants including Mi-17 (see below) and ...
Hollywood vismods have covered a wide range of vehicles, from aircraft (such as an Aérospatiale Puma made to resemble an Mi-24 Hind) to ground vehicles (Centurion tanks made to resemble M1 Abrams), and even small arms, such as Chinese-made Type 56 assault rifles being visually modified to resemble Soviet-made AKM or AK-74 rifles.
Cessna 208B: 24 aircraft currently in service; Cessna AC-208: 10 aircraft currently in service de Havilland DH.9A: Two added in 1924; de Havilland R-1: 16 obtained from 1924 to 1926; Embraer A-29 Super Tucano: Advanced fixed wing trainer and COIN Attack aircraft. 26 aircraft in service with AAF. [3] HAL Cheetah 3 obtained from 2014, currently ...
June 24: A NATO helicopter made a hard landing in Helmand. [93] An M88 hoists the fuselage of a downed French Mirage 2000D on May 27, 2011, in the Bakwa district. June 15: An Afghan army Mil Mi-17 crashed in the Kunar province injuring six. [94] June 12: A Polish Land Forces Mil Mi-24V was destroyed after crashing at the Warrior base in Ghazni ...