Image © Geoscan Holding press service In recent years, small satellites—often called smallsats or CubeSats—have revolutionized the global space industry by making access to space more affordable and flexible. These […]
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Archipelago Forum Showcases Drone Swarm System for Coordinated Ambush Strikes
Argus System Demonstrator / Video screenshot, © Hermes – Drone Communications The Archipelago 2025 forum in Skolkovo demonstrated the “Argus” platform integrated with the “HERMES 2.0” ground control station (GCS), […]
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Rosel Holding Tests Drones with Advanced Automated Flight Control System
Illustration generated by neural network / © Russian Aviation Rosel Holding has commenced certification flight testing of a new line of multifunctional civilian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) featuring advanced automated […]
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Algerian Air Force Expansion: Su-34ME Strike Fighters Spotted in Desert Camouflage
Photo: © Telegram channel @spotting_tema Recent photographs of a Su-34ME strike fighter in distinctive orange-tan desert camouflage paint scheme have surfaced online, providing indirect evidence of foreign procurement and export […]
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“Scrapping Them for Parts Is Nonsense”: Oleg Evdokimov on the Fate of S7’s “Green” Aircraft
Photo: © Dirk Grothe, Planespotters.net The issue of idle commercial aircraft remains one of the most pressing challenges for the Russian aviation sector. Following the onset of the Special Military […]
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Russia-Ethiopia ACMI Deal Negotiations Face Secondary Sanctions Risks for Ethiopian Airlines
Image © LLBG Spotter, Flickr.com Russia is currently negotiating with Ethiopian Airlines to establish an aircraft wet lease agreement covering aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI). Ch-aviation reported this development, […]
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Russian D-ATIS Service Ready for Nationwide Deployment
Image by Creative Commons license A Russian-developed Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS) for transmitting meteorological and aeronautical information to pilots has completed testing and is ready for nationwide implementation. […]
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Mikhail Mishustin Directs Sergey Chemezov to Develop Proposals for Subsidizing the Procurement of Domestic Aircraft
Photo © press service of the government of the Russian Federation The certification testing program for the import-substituted MC-21-310, Il-114-300, and Superjet 100 aircraft is currently in an active phase. […]
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Magadan Region Receives Two Ansat Medical Helicopters
Photo by © UAC Russian Helicopters, a state-owned holding company, has completed the delivery of two light multipurpose Ansat helicopters to Kolyma Aviation in the Magadan Region. This Far Eastern […]
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MC-21 Program Digest – July 2025
Photo © United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Composite Materials Development and Manufacturing Challenges During the Innoprom-2025 industrial exhibition held July 7-10 in Yekaterinburg at the Yekaterinburg-EXPO Exhibition Center, significant […]
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