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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Digital Transformation at the State Air Traffic Management Corporation: A Case Study in Large-Scale Import Substitution
Generated by neural network / Image provided under a CC0 license – public domain In recent years, the migration of critical IT infrastructure to domestically developed software has shifted from […]
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Belarus Establishes Production Base for LMS‑192 “Osvey” Aircraft
Light Multi-Purpose Aircraft LMS-192 Osvey / Photo by © JSC 558 Aircraft Repair Plant In December 2025, Minsk announced the establishment of a production base for the LMS‑192 “Osvey” aircraft. […]
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Moscow Buys Gazprom-Built Assets at Ostafyevo Airport, Retaining Runway Ownership
Photo: Alexey Kudenko © RIA Novosti The Moscow city government has agreed to acquire airport infrastructure assets developed by Gazprom Avia at Ostafyevo Airport for RUB 2.7 billion (about USD […]
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Court Moves to Conclude Transaero Airlines Bankruptcy Proceedings
Moscow, Domodedovo. June 10, 2009 / Photo by © Alexander Beltyukov, airliners.net The Federal Tax Service for St. Petersburg has filed a motion with the Arbitration Court seeking to terminate […]
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