In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine (www.ato.ru). In the past he was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for the Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.
Maxim has a degree on international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia, and for several years worked at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The Russian military has confirmed the first order for the Forpost-R reconnaissance unmanned aircraft—a significantly redesigned variant of Israel Aerospace Industries’ Searcher.
The first modernized Tupolev Tu-160M, the latest variant of the Cold War-era Tu-160 Blackjack heavy strategic bomber, made its first flight on Feb. 2..
