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Yak-130M Flies for First Time on AI-222-25 Engines

25.06.2026

Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Yak-130M advanced trainer has completed its maiden flight powered by a pair of AI-222-25 turbofan engines. The aircraft […]
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Aviation Developments to Watch: May-June 2026

25.06.2026

Image CC0 license (Public Domain) By Olga Evans People often describe aviation as unpredictable. I rarely find that convincing. Most of what later becomes “unexpected” […]
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Yak-130M modernised trainer makes first flight from Irkutsk

25.06.2026

Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Yak-130M advanced jet trainer has completed its first flight, marking the start of the flight-test programme for the […]
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Russian V-700 Heavy UAS Enters Prototype Development Stage

23.06.2026

Photo © Aeromax Ltd. Russian developer Aeromax has completed the preliminary and conceptual design phase of its V-700 heavy-class uncrewed helicopter system and has moved […]
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SAATM Liberalisation Accelerates Structural Shift in African Air Connectivity

19.06.2026

AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License Africa, home to roughly one-fifth of the world’s population, accounts for just 3% of global air transport activity. […]
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MAI develops automated system for micro-defect analysis in aerospace composites

17.06.2026

AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has developed an automated diagnostic methodology for identifying micro-defects in aerospace composite materials […]
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