© Roman Vukolov, romanvukolov.com / TsAGI T-101 wind tunnel. Archival photo The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky (TsAGI) continues research in the field of aerodynamic characteristics of […]
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The business programme of NAIS 2024 will discuss the sovereignty of the Russian air transport industry
© Aviation of Russia / Exhibition NAIS-2022. Archive photo On 6 and 7 February 2024, the 11th National Civil Aviation Infrastructure Exhibition and Forum will be held at the Crocus […]
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Rudnevo Industrial Park is carrying out serial production of Termit strike UAVs
Photo by © Sergey Sobyanin VK-channel On 23 November 2023, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin visited the Federal Centre for Unmanned […]
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UAC has handed over to the Air Force the final batch of Su-35S fighters to be completed in 2023
Photo by © UAC The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Gagarin Aviation Plant has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Defence Ministry another batch of new Su-35S multirole fighters. The aircraft have passed […]
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Innovative technology for defence against drones – Chistulya countermeasures complex
Photo by © Roselectronics Holding press service Roselectronics Holding has demonstrated a compact drone countermeasure complex Chistulya – a portable device with remote control capability to protect a fighter from […]
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Layout of dry carbon fibre for the wing of MC-21 will provide Russian equipment
Photo by © TG-channel “Notes of Aircraft Builders” In the Dmitrov branch of Bauman Moscow State Technical University the acceptance of the innovative robot laying dry carbon fibre for the […]
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On the presence or absence of a pilot in the cockpit of the sixth-generation aircraft no decision yet
© Sergei Alexandrov / Concept of the 6th generation fighter aircraft, 2016. Archive photo Whether the sixth generation of fighter jets will be unmanned or manned remains open for now, […]
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The Irkutsk Aircraft Plant has manufactured the first auxiliary power unit compartment for the MC-21
Photo by © TG-channel “Notes of Aircraft Builders” After transferring the manufacturing of the auxiliary power unit (APU) compartment for the MS-21 jetliner to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the assembly […]
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Another Tu-204 is preparing to return to the sky
Tupolev Tu-204 RA-64043. Rolling out of the paint shop. A frame of a video clip In mid-November, the Tu-204-100B passenger jetliner with registration number RA-64043 received a new corporate paint […]
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The first MC-21-310rus will take off in the first quarter of 2024. One year left until the end of certification
Photo by © UAC On 21 November, the X International Week of Aerospace Technologies began its work at the Moscow Aviation Institute. The programme includes discussions with experts on the […]
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