Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Irkut MC-21-300 prototype (tail number 73051) completed its maiden flight on 28 May 2017 from the Irkutsk Aviation Plant airfield, marking the start […]
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Kalashnikov to present SKAT-220 UAV and Fortis VTOL family at Russian Security Forum
Fortis VTOL family / Image credit © Kalashnikov Concern Kalashnikov Concern will showcase its SKAT-220 unmanned aerial vehicle and the Fortis vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned systems family at […]
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Russia Expands Su-35S Fleet With New Fighter Delivery
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia has taken delivery of another batch of Su-35S fighters, continuing a steady production run of the heavyweight multirole aircraft for the country’s Aerospace […]
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Kalashnikov Debuts Kub-10ME Loitering Munition for Tactical Strike Missions
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Kalashnikov has unveiled the Kub-10ME loitering munition, a tactical strike system with a stated range of more than 100 km, expanding the company’s family […]
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Aeromax Advances V-700 Heavy-Lift UAV Toward Arctic Deployment Role
Photo © Aeromax Ltd. Aeromax is moving its V-700 heavy uncrewed helicopter program into the final development phase, with the company positioning the platform for sustained operations in Russia’s Arctic, […]
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Russian-Made Ozone Converter Certified For Tu-214 Aircraft
Photo © Aviation of Russia A domestically produced ozone converter has completed certification testing for the Tupolev Tu-214, extending Russia’s effort to replace foreign-built systems on commercial aircraft affected by […]
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Yakovlev Expands MC-21 Durability Testing Program
Photo © Olga Novikova, Irkutsk Aircraft Builder factory newspaper Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev is expanding fatigue-life testing for MC-21 airframe components as part of a broader effort to improve production […]
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Russia Begins Certification Review Of PD-8 Engine For SJ-100
Image credit © UAC Press Service Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has started reviewing certification materials for the PD-8 turbofan engine, marking another step toward approval of the SJ-100 regional […]
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Su-57D Two-Seat Variant Makes First Flight in Moscow Region
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The two-seat variant of Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter conducted its maiden flight on 19 May 2026 at the Gromov Flight Research Institute airfield in […]
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ODK Validates Titanium Powder for Additive Manufacturing Use
Photo credit © UEC Press Service ODK’s Additive Manufacturing Center has completed qualification testing of domestically produced PT-3V titanium powder intended for aerospace additive manufacturing applications, the company said. The […]
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