Antonov aircraft Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/antonov-aircraft/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg Antonov aircraft Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/antonov-aircraft/ 32 32 Nyoma Airbase: How India Built one of the World’s Highest Operational Fighter Base at 13,700 Feet https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/ https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:09:02 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10832 On November 13, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) officially operationalized the Mudh-Nyoma Air Force Station in eastern Ladakh, at an elevation of approximately 13,700 feet. Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh inaugurated the upgraded facility by landing a C-130J transport aircraft on its new runway, marking an important addition to India’s military infrastructure along […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/feed/ 0 The Antonov An-22: The Largest Turboprop Aircraft In The World https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-22-largest-turboprop-guide/ https://aviospace.org/antonov-an-22-largest-turboprop-guide/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:35:12 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9554 Only 67 units of the world’s largest turboprop aircraft, the Antonov An-22 “Antei” were made. 60 of these are operated by Russia’s Military Transport. Six An-22s have been lost to catastrophes, a handful are in storage, and only three are flying. So when it was announced last year that the aircraft would be retired from […]

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