Image by © UAC Press Service On the 1st of April 2025, Gennady Abramenkov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, answered questions from Senators at a meeting […]
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MC-21 – March 2025 Digest
Photo © Irina Pakhalueva, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder At the Sokol Aviation Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, preparations are ongoing for the production of MC-21 aircraft components. Manufacturing of door parts and […]
US Holding Up $500 Million Worth of Russian Aircraft Spares
Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network / © Russian Aviation The United States is currently withholding previously purchased Russian aircraft components, including spares for Boeing and Airbus aircraft, to […]
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UZGA Develops Unified After-Sales Service System for Regional Aircraft
Photo by © Oleg Panteleev, AviaPort The Urals Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) is developing a comprehensive after-sales service system for Russian regional aircraft, which are being designed and will be […]
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The “Aist” UAV Completes Russia’s First Inter-Regional Flight Under Civil Aviation Rules
Photo by © Press Service of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation The “Aist,” a fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from “Aurora – Unmanned […]
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Lukhovitsy Celebrates Ilyushin’s Birthday with Maiden Flight of Third Il-114-300 Prototype
Image by © UAC Press Service The third Il-114-300 prototype, bearing the registration number 54116, has undertaken its maiden flight and joined the certification flight test programme. This aircraft is […]
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The Russian Aerospace Forces Received Their First Batch of Su-35S Fighter Aircraft in 2025
Image by © UAC Press Office The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received their initial batch of Su-35S fighter aircraft this year. The platforms underwent factory acceptance trials and technical inspections, […]
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Russia Returns to Rio Airshow with Su-57 Fighter
Image by © Aviation of Russia From 1st to 4th April, the 15th Latin America Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (LAAD) will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s largest city. […]
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Second Ilyushin Il-96-400T freighter ready for cargo operations with Sky Gates
Image by © Red Wings airlines Sky Gates, a subsidiary of Red Wings, has added a second Ilyushin Il-96-400T aircraft to its fleet. Aircraft RA-96101 has undergone all necessary preparation […]
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RosElectronics Enhances EW Systems to Counter Modern Drones
Image by © Ruselectronics Holding Company RosElectronics Holding has unveiled an upgraded drone electronic warfare (EW) system, the SERP-VS13D. The key improvement is an expansion of operating frequencies from six […]
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