Image credit: © JSC Kalashnikov Concern Kalashnikov Concern has integrated an onboard optical navigation system into the SKAT-350M intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aerial vehicle. The system is designed […]
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MC-21, SJ-100 and Il-114-300 Complete Natural Icing Certification Flight Tests
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Additional certification flight tests of the MC-21 (tail number 73057), SJ-100 (97023) and Il-114-300 (54115) in natural icing conditions have been completed in Russia’s […]
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Rosel Develops Electronic Warfare Jamming Module to Disrupt UAV Control Links
Photo credit: © Rostec press service Russian defense electronics group Rosel, part of the Rostec state corporation, has developed a new electronic warfare (EW) jamming module designed for mobile EW […]
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Yakovlev Returns EMERCOM SSJ100 to Active Service Following Major Restoration
SSJ100 RA-89066, December 23, 2025, Zhukovsky (Ramenskoye Airfield, Gromov Flight Research Institute) / Photo © Ilya Kaverzin, russianplanes.net A Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100), registration RA-89066 (MSN 95061), has been returned […]
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Mi-171A3 Offshore Helicopter Completes Certification for Operations on Oil and Gas Platforms
Mi-171A3 offshore helicopter / Image credit © Rostec State Corporation The Mi-171A3 helicopter has completed certification in an import-substituted configuration and received approval for flights over open sea and offshore […]
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RA60 Passenger Seats Receive Certification for the IL-114-300 Regional Aircraft
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsiya) has issued an airworthiness certificate for the RA60 passenger seats installed on the IL-114-300 regional turboprop. […]
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Russia’s air transport regulator sets certification timeline for Il-114-300, SJ-100 and MC-21-310
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), Dmitry Yadrov, outlined updated certification timelines for three domestic passenger aircraft at a Ministry of […]
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Perm Researchers Develop Adaptive Propeller Blade for Fixed- and Rotary-Wing Aircraft
Photo © United Engine Corporation (UEC) Researchers at Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU), a Russian engineering university, have developed a variable-geometry propeller blade capable of adapting to changing flight […]
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MUNKH AERO Appointed Authorized Dealer for TVS-2MS Aircraft in Mongolia
Photo © SiLA Airlines PMI Aero, a Russia-based distributor, has signed a dealership agreement with Mongolia’s MUNKH AERO, appointing the company as the authorized sales representative for the TVS-2MS multi-purpose […]
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Rosaviatsia Sets Certification Timeline for Russian Passenger Aircraft
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Dmitry Yadrov, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), outlined the planned certification timelines for three Russian passenger aircraft at a Ministry of […]
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