Photo by © UAC The fifth-generation Checkmate light fighter, which Sukhoi is working on, is being prepared for production of the first samples. The design documentation has already been transferred […]
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SJ-100 aircraft deliveries will not begin until the third quarter of 2024 at the earliest
Photo by © UAC Additional time is required for testing and certification of the PD-8 engine. In this regard, the first SJ-100 aircraft for Aeroflot will be delivered not in […]
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Sapphire electronic warfare system is presented at Dubai Airshow 2023
Photo by © Rostec press service Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (JSC KRET) presented the Sapphire electronic warfare (EW) system at the Dubai Airshow 2023. This device is designed for effective defense […]
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To the anniversary of the first flight of the Tu-95 strategic missile carrier
Photo by © UAC On November 12, 1952, the first flight of the prototype of the Tu-95 strategic bomber took place. The machine was lifted into the sky by the […]
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Russian army uses high-tech Supercam reconnaissance UAVs in Ukraine
Photo by © Unmanned Systems Group of Companies Military equipment is constantly evolving, and modern conflicts require new approaches and innovative solutions. One of the most important military-technical features of […]
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UEC will produce more than 1,500 helicopter engines by 2030
TV7-117V engine. Photo by © United Engine Corporation (UEC) Since 2022, imported technologies and components of the aircraft industry have become unavailable to Russia due to political reasons of its […]
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Tu-104: the last flight to the Museum of Civil Aviation
Photo by © Frank Manke / skybird-ev.de In November 1986, the Tu-104 airplane with the flight number USSR-42322 made its last officially registered flight. On November 11, the airliner made […]
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The IL-76MD-90A heavy transport airplane made its first landing on a dirt runway
Photo by © UAC Within the framework of the test program, the IL-76MD-90A prototype aircraft successfully performed a landing and then takeoff from a dirt runway, the press service of […]
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Aeroflot has exempted nine more foreign airplanes from dual registration
Photo by © Andrey Velichko / Aviation of Russia Aeroflot Group has finalized the process of settling relations with lessor BOC Aviation on eight aircraft, as well as on one […]
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The first flight of IL-76 with passengers and cargo was accepted at the airfield of the Antarctic Progress station
Photo by © AARI Zenit airfield at the Progress Antarctic station on November 9 received the first international flight performed by an IL-76TD-90VD aircraft of Volga-Dnepr Company. The flight was […]
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