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

25.03.2025

Image by © UEC Press Service Two new PD-8 engines have been manufactured at the UEC-Saturn engine-building plant in Rybinsk and delivered to PJSC “Yakovlev” […]
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Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine

24.03.2025

Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the SJ-100 powered by PD-8 engines took place on 17 March 2025. This milestone was […]
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How a Soviet Yak-40 Took Africa by Storm in 1973: A Two-Month Triumph

20.03.2025

Yak-40 in Kenya / Image by © Public Joint Stock Company “Yakovlev” Press Office On 20th March 1973, a large-scale demonstration tour of the Yak-40 […]
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Irkutsk Aviation Plant Constructs New Facilities to Ramp Up MC-21 Production

20.03.2025

Image by © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) is continuing its expansion of production capabilities to facilitate a […]
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Which Sukhoi Superjet first took flight with the PD-8 engines?

19.03.2025

Image by © Alexey Mityaev / planespotters.net On 17th March 2025, the first flight of the prototype SSJ100 aircraft with PD-8 engines took place in […]
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Machine Vision Tech Helps ZALA Drones Evade Ukrainian Drone Interceptors

18.03.2025

Z-16 reconnaissance drone. Photo: © ZALA Aero Group press service The ZALA Z-16 reconnaissance drone has proven its survivability in actual combat conditions. Whilst undertaking […]
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Bench tests using the “Electronic Bird” rig helped reduce the development timeline of the PD-8 engine

24.03.2025 First Pilot

Image by © UAC Press Service The first flight of the SJ-100 powered by PD-8 […]

Alexey Mityaev

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

19.03.2025

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

17.03.2025

An-196 "Lyuty" UAV

Headline: Russian MoD Reports 337 UAVs Downed in Massed Attack on Regions

11.03.2025

MC-21

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

Fully Domestically-Sourced MC-21 Aircraft (73057) Powered Up

MC-21 – January 2025 Digest

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

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

Ural Civil Aviation Plant: Forpost UAV Can Be Upgraded for Loitering Munitions Deployment

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

Civil aviation

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

On 12 February 2013, the Extended-Range SSJ100LR Took to the Skies

Oleg Evdokimov: Superjets Set for Export, and Airbuses to Return to Russia as New Aircraft

The Leonardo booking system experienced a 21% surge in air travel bookings in 2024

NAIS 2025: UAC Gears Up for Certification and Deliveries of Russian Aircraft

Cargo aviation

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

Sukhoi and UAC presented a heavy UAV of vertical take-off and landing

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

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
20.03.2025 How a Soviet Yak-40 Took Africa by Storm in 1973: A Two-Month Triumph
20.03.2025 Irkutsk Aviation Plant Constructs New Facilities to Ramp Up MC-21 Production
19.03.2025 Which Sukhoi Superjet first took flight with the PD-8 engines?
18.03.2025 Machine Vision Tech Helps ZALA Drones Evade Ukrainian Drone Interceptors
17.03.2025 Russian-built Superjet 100 with PD-8 Engines Completes Maiden Flight
13.03.2025 Rosaviatsiya Prepares Documents to Have ICAO’s “Red Flag” Removed
11.03.2025 Novel Blade Treatment Methods Enhance Aeroengine Reliability
11.03.2025 Headline: Russian MoD Reports 337 UAVs Downed in Massed Attack on Regions

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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“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
How a Soviet Yak-40 Took Africa by Storm in 1973: A Two-Month Triumph
Irkutsk Aviation Plant Constructs New Facilities to Ramp Up MC-21 Production
Which Sukhoi Superjet first took flight with the PD-8 engines?

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