Looks like the Chinook is ahead of the Mi-26T in the heavy helicopter tender..

link to AW article

What indications are those I wonder? Article is completely unspecific.

There are other parts to that article, like Apache having better armor, that are complete nonsense. Makes you wonder if the rest is accurate…

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aeroflot-set-to-begin-international-superjet-100-flights-364510/

Aeroflot set to begin international Superjet 100 flights.

http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=100599&cid=25

Russian Helicopters made 214 helicopters in 2010, total for 2011 is more than 260.

Current portfolio of firm contracts is 993 helicopters. 😮

If accurate…that is INSANE.

If what is accurate? The model of actual J-20 flight characteristics?

Oh brother….

Well, let’s turn it around. Can I see some proof only 4 are serviceable?
Wether the whole fleet is operable is a question, but only 4? proof.

Tu-160s have been very active the past few years, among the most hours yearly for flight crews.

Has there been any progress towards building new NK-32 engines for the Tu-160 fleet? I understand that most of the engines have expired their service life, and I’ve read an article that indicates no more than four are operational at any one time as a result.

That’s crazy talk, there are far more operational at one time than 4.

The production of the engine will be restarted finally, I think output should begin in 2013.

I doubt if the new government will consider itself bound by the contracts with Russia.

The gov notified Russia it would not be going ahead with contracts due to lack of monetary means + lack of need.