Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

Medvedev fires Russian Air Force commander

Moscow, Russia - No reason was given for the dismissal

The president of the ruling Russian political party Medvedev has sacked Russian Air Force Commander, Colonel General Alexander Zelin, dismissing him from military service. This happened today 27 April 2012. Zelin, 59, has occupied the top military post for five years, during which the air force has begun to improve its fleet, receiving aircraft and equipment in significant number for the first time...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1140036
Rome, Italy, 04/29/2012 17:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

DefenseLondon dismantles 14 CH-47 helicopters and entire Puma H-C2 fleet

Defense cuts to fill black holes. But Putin's threat of aggression looms

46 Watchkeeper Mk-1 drones also decommissioned. And the axe also falls on the forces of the Royal Navy more

DefenseFour Italian UNIFIL soldiers injured in southern Lebanon

Their conditions are not serious

A new attack this morning on the UNIFIL headquarters in southern Lebanon, after the one last Tuesday, when five soldiers from the UN Interposition Force were involved. The base was hit by rocket attacks,... more

DefenseTurkish Ucav Bayraktar TB3 PT2 conducts first carrier flight test

Lasted 46 minutes, then the re-landing on the same short runway of TCG "Anadolu" - VIDEO

The Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) has successfully completed its first flight test from the deck of the Turkish Navy's amphibious assault ship "Anadolu", classified as an aircraft-helicopter... more