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Moscow Aviation Institute and VR-Technologies Develop AI for Safe Drone Landings

03.04.2025

Illustration generated by Kandinsky neural network / © Russian Aviation Specialists from Department 704 of the Moscow Aviation Institute, in conjunction with engineers from VR-Technologies, […]
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Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur

03.04.2025

Image by © UAC Press Service Modernisation work is underway on pressing equipment at the Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The goal is to expedite […]
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Key Points from Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gennady Abramenkov’s Presentation to the Federation Council

03.04.2025

Image by © UAC Press Service On the 1st of April 2025, Gennady Abramenkov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, answered questions […]
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MC-21 – March 2025 Digest

01.04.2025

Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the Sokol Aviation Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, preparations are ongoing for the production of MC-21 aircraft components. […]
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US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares

01.04.2025

Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network / © Russian Aviation The United States is currently withholding previously purchased Russian aircraft components, including spares for […]
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UZGA Develops Unified After-Sales Service System for Regional Aircraft

31.03.2025

Photo by © Oleg Panteleev, AviaPort The Urals Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) is developing a comprehensive after-sales service system for Russian regional aircraft, which are […]
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MC-21 – March 2025 Digest

01.04.2025 First Pilot

Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the Sokol Aviation Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, […]

Lukhovitsy Celebrates Ilyushin’s Birthday with Maiden Flight of Third Il-114-300 Prototype

31.03.2025

Second Ilyushin Il-96-400T freighter ready for cargo operations with Sky Gates

28.03.2025

Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine

24.03.2025

MC-21

Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur

MC-21 – March 2025 Digest

Irkutsk Aviation Plant Constructs New Facilities to Ramp Up MC-21 Production

MC-21 – February 2025 Digest

Rosaviatsiya Approves PD-14 Engine Operation at Low Temperatures

Yakovlev to Receive Over £200 Million for MC-21-310 Type Certificate Extension by 2027

Superjet 100

“Yakovlev” Receives Additional PD-8 Engines for SJ-100 Certification

Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine

Which Sukhoi Superjet first took flight with the PD-8 engines?

Russian-built Superjet 100 with PD-8 Engines Completes Maiden Flight

₽27.6 billion to be allocated to SJ-100 aircraft modernisation over three years

Ground Engine Runs Commence on SJ-100 Prototype with PD-8 Engines

Tupolev Tu-214

Flight Tests Continue for Tu-214LL Modernisation and Import Substitution Programme

Tu-214 – 2024 Year-End Review

Roscosmos airfleet has been expanded with a Tu-204-100V aircraft

Tests of Russian systems and equipment began on the Tu-214 flying laboratory

Kazan Aircraft Plant prepares import-substituted Tu-214 for its first flight

Serial production of machine tools for processing of Tu-214 wing blanks was launched in Kolomna

Military aviation

The Russian Aerospace Forces Received Their First Batch of Su-35S Fighter Aircraft in 2025

Russia Returns to Rio Airshow with Su-57 Fighter

Autonomous Drones and Their Role in Modern “Machine Warfare”

Since the beginning of 2025, ‘Lancet’ loitering munitions have eliminated over 200 pieces of Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) hardware

Russian Military Escalates UAV Deployments to Neutralise Ukrainian Military Infrastructure and Air Defence

“Granat-4” UAV: A New Benchmark for Tactical Effectiveness

Civil aviation

Key Points from Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gennady Abramenkov’s Presentation to the Federation Council

US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares

UZGA Develops Unified After-Sales Service System for Regional Aircraft

Sergei Chemezov: “Russia Won’t Be Left Without Aircraft”

Rosaviatsiya Prepares Documents to Have ICAO’s “Red Flag” Removed

Russian State Duma Proposes to Ban Overbooking or Compensate Passengers for Losses at Airlines’ Expense

Cargo aviation

Second Ilyushin Il-96-400T freighter ready for cargo operations with Sky Gates

Six transport aircraft Il-76MD-90As delivered to Russian aerospace forces in 2024

Another Il-96-400T Aircraft Takes to the Skies for Sky Gates

Volga-Dnepr Airlines initiated arbitration with Canada over the seizure of its AN-124 aircraft in Toronto

Il-76TD aircraft modifications received type certificate

S-76 unmanned transport aviation system of off-airfield basing

On the Ukrainian front

Machine Vision Tech Helps ZALA Drones Evade Ukrainian Drone Interceptors

18.03.2025

Russian Military Escalates UAV Deployments to Neutralise Ukrainian Military Infrastructure and Air Defence

05.03.2025

Ukrainian Intelligence Claims “Mopeds” over Kyiv and Odesa are Flying Faster

21.02.2025

Kalashnikov fulfilled all precision-guided weapons contracts in December 2024

14.01.2025

Piranha-13. Multirole UAV for mine laying and other battlefield tasks

13.01.2025

Military technologies: integration of UAVs into attack helicopter tactics

08.01.2025

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Latest news

03.04.2025 Moscow Aviation Institute and VR-Technologies Develop AI for Safe Drone Landings
03.04.2025 Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur
03.04.2025 Key Points from Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gennady Abramenkov’s Presentation to the Federation Council
01.04.2025 MC-21 – March 2025 Digest
01.04.2025 US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares
31.03.2025 UZGA Develops Unified After-Sales Service System for Regional Aircraft
31.03.2025 The “Aist” UAV Completes Russia’s First Inter-Regional Flight Under Civil Aviation Rules
31.03.2025 Lukhovitsy Celebrates Ilyushin’s Birthday with Maiden Flight of Third Il-114-300 Prototype
29.03.2025 The Russian Aerospace Forces Received Their First Batch of Su-35S Fighter Aircraft in 2025
28.03.2025 Russia Returns to Rio Airshow with Su-57 Fighter

Helicopters

06.03.2025 The ODK-Klimov VK-650V Turboshaft Engine Took Five Years to Develop
17.02.2025 IDEX 2025: Ka-32A11M Helicopter for High-Rise Firefighting
20.01.2025 Five Airlines Take Delivery of New Mi-8 Family Helicopters
16.12.2024 Moscow Aviation Centre has received a Ka-32A11VS helicopter
10.12.2024 Izdeliye 305 missile and FAB-3000 with UMPK shock the enemy
19.11.2024 Kolyma Aviation received Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters in orca livery
11.11.2024 VK-2500 helicopter engines production has increased by several times
18.10.2024 Helicopter with VK-650V engine takes to the air for the first time
11.10.2024 Mi-171A3 AURUS – a new generation of comfortable business helicopters
13.09.2024 The first serial Ka-32A11M helicopter took to the air in Kumertau

Engines

25.03.2025 “Yakovlev” Receives Additional PD-8 Engines for SJ-100 Certification
24.03.2025 Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine
11.03.2025 Novel Blade Treatment Methods Enhance Aeroengine Reliability
06.03.2025 The ODK-Klimov VK-650V Turboshaft Engine Took Five Years to Develop
05.03.2025 Rostec Invests in Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Aerospace Industry Competitiveness
28.02.2025 UEC Implements Digital Platform for Managing the Lifecycle of PD-8 and PD-14 Engines
12.02.2025 Rosaviatsiya Approves PD-14 Engine Operation at Low Temperatures
12.02.2025 UEC Plans to Expand Cooperation with India and Proposes Licensed Production of AL-55E Engines
11.02.2025 The initial overseas deliveries of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter are scheduled for 2025
11.02.2025 From Ground Tests to Flight: UEC Delivers First “Operational” PD-8s for the SJ-100

Airports

07.03.2025 Sakhalin Airport Trials Innovative Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning Solution
04.03.2025 New Runway Ready for Operation at Simferopol Airport
26.02.2025 Novokuznetsk Airport Transfers All Domestic Flights to New Terminal
19.02.2025 Construction of Sheregesh Ski Resort Airport to Commence in 2026
04.02.2025 Airline Traffic Sees Passenger Flow Redistribution and Sustained Dominance of Moscow Aviation Hubs
23.01.2025 Pulkovo Airport Trials Locally-Made Aircraft De-Icing Vehicles
26.12.2024 Production tests have begun at the new passenger terminal at Yelizovo Airport
11.12.2024 Full integration of electronic boarding passes into the Vnukovo airport infrastructure has been completed
20.11.2024 The prospects for the operation of Runway-3 and Sheremetyevo Airport terminals remain uncertain
20.11.2024 Security checks at airports are needed to launch flights to Alexandria and El Dabaa

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Latest news

Moscow Aviation Institute and VR-Technologies Develop AI for Safe Drone Landings
Efficiency Boost for MC-21 Fuselage Skin Presses at Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Key Points from Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gennady Abramenkov’s Presentation to the Federation Council
MC-21 – March 2025 Digest
US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares

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