Military Aircraft
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Russia downs 4 Ukrainian missiles over Crimea
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – Russia announced Saturday that its forces shot down four Ukrainian missiles over Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight.
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S Korea insists Russia, China aircraft entered its air zone
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – South Korea’s military has claimed that Russian and Chinese warplanes had entered South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) with Seoul scrambling its aircraft in response.
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Russian nuclear-capable aircraft shown to North Korea leader
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was shown three strategic aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Knevichi airfield near Vladivostok.
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Yak-130 training aircraft imported into Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Images available on social media showed on Saturday that Yak-130 training (combat-training) aircraft have joined the Iranian Army Air Force, while no there is no official confirmation of the report by the Iranian authorities.
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Russia air defense shoots down Su-25 attack aircraft: report
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Russian air defense systems shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the settlement of Novoandreevka, Zaporozhye region, media outlets reported.
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Iran successfully test-flies domestically-made aircraft
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Simorgh light transport aircraft has been successfully tested on Tuesday.
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Manned, unmanned aircraft to join Army Air Force
TEHRAN, May. 01 (MNA) – The Commander of the Army Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran says that manned and unmanned aircraft will join the Army Air Force in the near future.
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Iran’s 'domestically manufactured' Simorgh aircraft unveiled
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The "Simorgh" transport aircraft, built by the specialists of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization was unveiled in the presence of Iran's Minister of Defense in Isfahan province.
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Azerbaijan closes airspace for Russia military aircraft
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Azerbaijani media report on the closure of the country’s airspace for Russian military aircraft.
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Plane crash in eastern France leaves three dead: Report
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – According to some media reports, three men were killed in a light aircraft crash in eastern France.
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US aircraft violates Venezuela’s airspace
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – The Venezuelan Defense Ministry said that the United States on Friday violated its airspace while "threatening its territorial integrity."