Photo credit © UEC Press Service Russia’s United Engine Corporation (ODK) has completed certification testing of its PD-8 turbofan engine, the company said, marking a key step toward type certification […]
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Russia Finalizes Indigenous Composite Supply Chain for MC-21
The deposition mechanism / Credit © UAC Russia has completed the localization of composite materials used in the MC-21 narrowbody airliner, establishing a domestic production chain spanning from polyacrylonitrile precursor […]
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Russia’s GosNIIAS Explores AI-Enabled Single-Pilot Cockpits
Image provided under a CC0 license – public domain The State Research Institute of Aviation Systems (GosNIIAS) in Russia is developing cockpit automation technologies aimed at enabling future commercial aircraft […]
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Sheremetyevo Airport Begins Pilot Operation of Biometric Passenger Identification System
Photo © Sheremetyevo Airport Press Service Russia’s Sheremetyevo International Airport has moved its biometric passenger identification platform into pilot operation as part of pre-flight processing, the airport said this week. […]
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Almaz-Antey Tests Cyber And UAV Defense System For Russia’s Unified Air Traffic Management Network
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License Almaz-Antey is testing an automated cybersecurity protection suite for Russia’s Unified Air Traffic Management System (ES OrVD), designed to detect and block cyber […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest – April 2026
Photo © Ivan Kaverzin The first Soviet civil aircraft to obtain Western FAR Part 25 airworthiness certification was the Yakovlev Yak-40. Its type certificate was issued in Italy on March […]
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HeliRussia 2026 To Pivot Toward UAVs And Import Substitution As Industry Platform Evolves
Photo © Pavel Bukanov, fotokto.ru HeliRussia 2026 is set to reposition itself as an industry-focused platform with a stronger emphasis on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and import substitution, following a […]
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Azimut Deploys New ATC Suite at Grozny Airport to Boost Flight Safety
Photo credit © Rostec press service Russia’s Grozny Airport has commissioned a new automated air traffic control (ATC) suite, “Galaktika,” developed by Azimut, in a move aimed at strengthening flight […]
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April 24, 1946: Soviet Jet Aviation Takes Its First Operational Step with MiG-9 and Yak-15 First Flights
Mig-9 and Yak-15, the first Soviet fighters / Public domain (CC0) On April 24, 1946, the Soviet Union entered the jet age as two prototype fighters — the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-300 […]
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Defining Engine Life: TV7-117ST-01 Highlights Structured Approach to Aviation Propulsion Endurance
Photo credit © United Engine Corp. In civil aviation, an engine’s service life defines both the boundaries of safe operation and the underlying economics of its entire lifecycle. For modern […]
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