Photo credit © UEC Press Service United Engine Corporation (UEC) has introduced an automated inspection system based on artificial intelligence at its UEC-Saturn facility in Rybinsk to support production of […]
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Russian UAV Production Capacity Expands to Multi-Million Annual Output
Termit UAV-VT assembly shop / Photo: © Sergey Nakhimov, AmalNews Russia’s unmanned aircraft sector has expanded rapidly since the start of the war in Ukraine, with government and industry officials […]
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Russian electronics group KRET to expand inertial navigation production in Tambov
Laser gyroscope for strapdown inertial navigation systems (INS) / Photo credit © KRET Press Service Russian state-owned defence electronics group KRET is set to expand its industrial footprint in Russia’s […]
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PD-8 Turbofan Completes Type Certification as Russia Advances Indigenous Regional Engine Programme
Image © UAC Press Service Russia’s aviation regulator has issued a type certificate for the PD-8 turbofan developed by United Engine Corporation, formally closing its certification campaign and clearing the […]
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Russia Certifies Il-114-300 Regional Turboprop
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has granted type certification to the Il-114-300, clearing the regional turboprop for commercial service and marking a key […]
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UAC Moves Toward Up To 90-Jet MC-21 Deal With Aeroflot
Airframe MS.0014, the first production MC-21-310, has entered flight-test operations following rollout from final assembly at Irkutsk. Photo: UAC UAC is preparing a contract with Aeroflot for up to 90 […]
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UAC Aims for 20 Tu-214s a Year as Kazan Plant Targets Ramp-Up
Photo: © SeniorNN, russianplanes.net The United Aircraft Corporation (United Aircraft Corporation) is targeting annual production of up to 20 Tu-214 airliners at the Kazan Aviation Plant as Russia accelerates investment […]
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Aeroflot’s Krasnoyarsk hub nears 50% share of airport traffic as network expands
Photo: Krasnoyarsk International Airport KRASNOYARSK, Russia — Aeroflot Group’s hub in Krasnoyarsk has grown into a major regional node in Siberia, handling roughly half of total passenger traffic at Krasnoyarsk […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — May 2026
Several developments moved the MC-21 program forward in May, including the launch of the MC-21-210 derivative, continued certification activity and the transfer of the first production MC-21-310 into flight-test operations. […]
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Russia Launches MC-21-210 Development Programme
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Russia has formally launched development of the MC-21-210, a lower-capacity member of the MC-21 narrowbody family, with a first flight of the prototype […]
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