Image credit © UAC Press Service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has started reviewing certification materials for the PD-8 turbofan engine, marking another step toward approval of the SJ-100 regional […]
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Su-57D Two-Seat Variant Makes First Flight in Moscow Region
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The two-seat variant of Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter conducted its maiden flight on 19 May 2026 at the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield in […]
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ODK Validates Titanium Powder for Additive Manufacturing Use
Photo credit © UEC Press Service ODK’s Additive Manufacturing Center has completed qualification testing of domestically produced PT-3V titanium powder intended for aerospace additive manufacturing applications, the company said. The […]
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Russian Il-114-300 Completes Arctic Test Campaign Ahead Of Certification
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia has completed another phase of certification testing for the Il-114-300 regional turboprop, with the aircraft conducting Arctic flights near the North Pole as […]
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ODK Completes PD-8 Turbofan Certification Trials
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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