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MiG Test Pilot Ostapenko Dies Age 83

17:04 09/04/2012 MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti)

One of the Soviet Union's greatest test pilots, Pyotr Ostapenko, who helped develop MiG fighter planes for over thirty years, died aged 83 on Sunday, MiG said.

Russian Air Force Tests New Air-to-Air Missile
18:46 24/01/2012
The Russian Air Force is testing and will soon deploy an advanced tactical air-to-air missile that will greatly enhance its operational effectiveness, the service's commander Col Gen Alexander Zelin said on Tuesday.1
What it means to “see the ground” and other aspects of fighter pilots' lives
16:36 24/01/2012
This RIA Novosti video will take you on a tour of the Khotilovo Airbase, home to Su-27 and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors.1
Russia Keeps 30 MiG-31 Interceptors on High-Alert Duty
01:33 22/01/2012
More than 30 MiG-31 Foxhound supersonic interceptor aircraft are on round-the-clock high-alert duty every day protecting the Russian airspace from airborne threats 2
Russia to modernize 60 MiG-31 interceptors by 2020
04:07 02/01/2012
The Russian Air Force will receive over 60 modernized MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft by 2020, the Defense Ministry said.

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