Maksim covers aerospace developments in Central Asia for Aviation Week. He has worked for Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine and was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications after working for the Moscow-based CAST defense think tank.
Maksim has a degree in international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow.
MOSCOW — The Russian armed forces are beginning to enjoy the first benefits of the massive rearmament spelled out under the 10-year defense procurement program adopted in 2010. The air force alone can count on receiving almost a quarter of the program’s budget — or about 4.5 trillion rubles ($136 billion). The program’s implementation was reviewed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a series of meetings in late November in which military officials and defense manufacturers reported on their achievements and plans.
MOSCOW — MiG Corp. has delivered the first MiG-29K ship-based fighters to the Russian navy under a contract for 24 aircraft signed in February 2012, the Russian defense ministry announced Nov. 25. The first batch included two single-seat MiG-29Ks and a pair of MiG-29KUB two-seat variants. The deliveries will last until 2015.
