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January

• 17 January 2025 Anniversary of the Su-24 first flight

  On January 17, 1970, the first flight of the first experimental Su-24 (T-6-2I) took place. 

  
  

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• 29 January 2025 15th anniversary of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 maiden flight

  On January 29, 2010, the first flying prototype of the Russian fifth-generation multirole fighter T-50/PAK FA took to the air.

   

  
  

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February

• 09 February 2025 Russian Civil Aviation Day

  Civil Aviation Day in Russia should not be mixed with the International Civil Aviation Day, which is celebrated on December 7.

   

  
  

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• 20 February 2025 35th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first serial Su-33 carrier-based fighter

  Maiden flight of the first serial Su-27K aircraft was taken on February 20, 1990 by test pilot Igor Votintsev. On August 31, 1998 the Su-27K was put into service as Su-33.

   

  
  

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May

• 09 May 2025 Victory Day

  The Great Patriotic War ended 80 years ago. It changed the course of world history, the fate of people and the entire world map 

  
  

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June

• 09 June 2025 90 years anniversary of the TsKB-26 aircraft maiden flight

  The first flight of the experimental BDD (TsKB-26) was performed in the summer of 1935 by test pilot V.K. Kokkinaki, the first aircraft of the S.V. Ilyushin Design Bureau.

   

  
  

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• 17 June 2025 70th anniversary of the Tu-104 maiden flight

  The aircraft became the world's first civil jet aircraft, that opened an era of successful operation of the civil jet airplanes.

   

  
  

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August

• 05 August 2025 120 years since the birth of aircraft designer Artem Mikoyan

  Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan was born on August 5 (July 23, old style) 1905. 

  
  

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• 12 August 2025 Russian Air Force Day

  August 12 marks the Day of the Russian Air Force. 

  
  

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September

• 16 September 2025 The 50th anniversary of the MiG-31 maiden flight

  The MiG-31 fighter is one of the key element of the country's air defense system in the modern Russian army. 
  

   

  
  

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