The Smolensk Aviation Plant produces the Soviet-designed Su-25 ground attack aircraft, as well as Kh-55 and Kh-59 missiles.

During the height of the Cold War, Soviet engineers pursued the bold idea of a nuclear-powered bomber that could fly ...

Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev is demanding answers, saying Vladimir Putin's latest apology "isn't enough" and that Moscow ...

Russia won't say if it mistakenly downed an Azerbaijani plane on Christmas. But it acknowledges the crash came amid a ...

PARIS — The number of times NATO fighter jet scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching allied airspace ...

Drone activity has shut down airports in the area in the past and the nearest Russian airport on the plane's flight path was closed on Wednesday morning. Aviation-security firm Osprey Flight ...

Aliyev told Azerbaijani state television that the aircraft was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare. He accused Russia of trying to “hush up ...

The president of Azerbaijan placed the blame on the Russian military, saying that it unintentionally shot down the plane. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, an Embraer 190 aircraft, was flying from ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – U.S. officials say Russia could be behind a passenger plane crash in Kazakhstan that left at least 38 dead Wednesday, but Russia is denying any involvement. U.S. officials ...

The president of Azerbaijan said Sunday that the passenger plane that crashed last week, killing 38 people, was unintentionally shot down by the Russian military. He also accused Russia of trying ...

There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official says. Some of the speculation focuses on damage to ...

At least 38 people were killed after the plane crashed in Kazakhstan. There are early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in ...