Photo by © Rostec press service The Sverdlovsk Regional State Expert Review Authority has approved the construction of a new assembly facility at the KRET (Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies) plant in […]
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Smolensk Airport to Receive Over 3.3 Billion Rubles in Federal Funding
Smolensk-North Airport Passenger Terminal Project / Image © State Unitary Enterprise “Aeroproject” The Government of the Russian Federation has allocated more than RUB 3.3 billion (approx. USD 37 million) from […]
Fuselage Assembly of Third LMS-901 Flight Test Article Completed in Nizhny Novgorod
Photo by © UZGA press service In June 2025, the fuselage mating of the third flight test article of the LMS-901 “Baikal” light multipurpose aircraft was successfully completed at UZGA’s […]
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SibNIA Begins Flight Testing of VK-800SM Engine Using Flying Testbed
Photo by © UZGA press service On July 14, at the S.A. Chaplygin Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute (SibNIA) in Novosibirsk, the Yak-40LL flying testbed (registration 87251) completed its first flight […]
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Russian Government Allocates 765 Billion Rubles for MC-21 and Domestic Aircraft Development
Image by © UAC Press Service On July 15, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that the government plans to invest a minimum of 765 billion rubles (around $8.5 billion) […]
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Ural Airlines Resumes Service to Gelendzhik and Expands International Network
Photo © Press Service of the Gelendzhik airport Ural Airlines is reinstating scheduled flights between Moscow and Gelendzhik, following a prolonged suspension and the reopening of Gelendzhik Airport for civil […]
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Second PD-8-Powered SSJ100 Prototype Arrives in Zhukovsky
Photo © UAC Press Service On July 10, 2025, the second prototype Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) equipped with Russian-made PD-8 turbofan engines (tail number 97012, serial number 95157) completed a […]
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UAC Delivers Next Batch of FAB-UMPK Carriers to Russian Aerospace Forces
Image © UAC Press Service The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered the second batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense this year, according to the company’s […]
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Meridian Amphibious UAV Project Showcased in Yekaterinburg
Meridian Amphibious UAV / Photo © JSC Center for Autonomous Robotic Systems JSC Center for Autonomous Robotic Systems (JSC CARS) has unveiled a prototype of its Meridian cargo amphibious unmanned […]
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Navigating Flight Restrictions: How Russian Aviation Manages Operational Constraints
Photo © Press Service of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Russia’s Ministry of Transport and Rosaviation (Federal Air Transport Agency) continue monitoring domestic air transport operations under […]
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