Image © UZGA press service On December 24, 2025, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) in Yekaterinburg commenced joint flight tests of the VK-800 engine and AV-901 propeller integrated into the […]
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United Aircraft Corporation Completes 2025 Su-35S Delivery Program for the Russian Aerospace Forces
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has completed its 2025 production and delivery program for Su-35S multirole fighters destined for the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). […]
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MC-21 Floor Panels Made from Russian Composite Materials Complete Full Static Test Campaign
Photo © TsAGI Press Service Floor panels manufactured from domestically produced polymer composite materials (PCMs) for the MC-21 narrowbody aircraft have successfully completed a full static testing program at the […]
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Updated S7 Tango Light Aircraft Begins Flight Test Campaign
Photo © S7 Group Spectra Aircraft, in cooperation with specialists from the Chaplygin Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA), has conducted the maiden flight of an updated version of the S7 […]
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PD-8 Engine Successfully Completes Fan Blade-Off Certification Test
Photo © UEC (United Engine Corporation) In early December 2025, the PD-8 turbofan engine successfully completed a mandatory fan blade-off certification test at the open-air test facility of UEC–Saturn in […]
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Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Develops Waste Oil-to-SAF Conversion Systems
Image © ICAO Researchers at the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, part of the Federal Research Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), in cooperation […]
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Su-57 Completes Maiden Flight with “Product 177” Engine
“Product 177” engine / Photo © Press Service, United Engine Corporation (UEC) United Engine Corporation (UEC) is advancing its lineup of fifth-generation fighter engines with the 177C and the more […]
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PD-8 Engine Validates Fan Blade Containment in Rig Tests
Image © UEC Press Service The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed a key phase of engineering tests on the PD-8 engine, designed for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100). The […]
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Russia’s Long-Range Aviation Expands with Two New Tu-160M Strategic Bombers in 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation On December 17, 2025, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov announced at a Ministry of Defense board meeting that two new Tu-160M strategic bombers would join […]
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Prototype Augmented Reality Head-Up Display Developed for MC-21 and SJ-100 Aircraft
Photo © Kalashnikov Concern Leningrad Optical-Mechanical Association (LOMO), part of the Kalashnikov Concern, has completed the first prototype of the DDR-M augmented reality display for Russian commercial aircraft. The holding’s […]
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