Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Prototype units of the PD-8 two‑spool turbofan have accumulated more than 4,000 hours of testing. That total was recorded under the engine’s […]
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Dubai Airshow 2025: Su-57 Flight Demonstrations Highlight Russia’s New Aerospace Offerings
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Russia plans to showcase over thirty aerospace and rotorcraft platforms, alongside advanced aviation gas turbine engines, at the International Aerospace Exhibition, Dubai […]
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Russia’s Rospatent Reports a Surge in Aerospace Innovation
Photo by © TsAGI Press Service The Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) has reported a steady rise in aerospace-related inventions across Russia’s aviation sector. The growth reflects intensified engineering […]
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KNAAZ Implements Innovative Winter-Cold Cooling System for Anodizing Tanks
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service At the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant named after Y.A. Gagarin (KNAAZ), engineers in the electroplating shop have successfully implemented an economical solution for […]
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Fully Russian-made Superjet Undergoes Wet Runway Certification Tests
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Specialists from PJSC Yakovlev and the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) conducted a series of certification tests for the SJ-100 aircraft (tail number […]
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Russia’s VKS Takes Delivery of Sixth Su-34 Fullback Batch This Year
Photo credit: United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered another batch of Su-34 Fullback strike fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). The aircraft […]
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Composite Structures Enable PD-8 and PD-14 Engines to Meet ICAO Noise Regulations
Photo credit: Courtesy of ONPP Tekhnologiya Press Service The history of honeycomb structures is deeply rooted in scientific inquiry and observations of nature. Ancient Greek mathematicians Euclid and Zenodorus, for […]
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MC-21 – October 2025 Digest
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The MC-21-310 prototype, tail number 73057 (MC.0013), completed its first flight after being upgraded to the import-substituted configuration. The resumption of flight […]
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Russia’s Minpromtorg Details SSJ100 Re-Engining Plans for PD-8 Engines
Photo by © Notes of Aircraft Builders TG-channel In late October 2025, Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) clarified the parameters of its engine replacement program for SSJ100 regional […]
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UAC Delivers Sixth Batch of Su-35S Fighters to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Russia’s state-owned aerospace and defense conglomerate, has delivered another batch of Su-35S multirole fighters to the Russian […]
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