Light Multi-Purpose Aircraft LMS-192 Osvey / Image © JSC 558 Aircraft Repair Plant The Russian-Belarusian LMS-192 “Osvey” aircraft project has entered the interstate coordination phase, with Belarusian specialists currently reviewing […]
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Zhukovsky Research Center Leads Advanced Passenger Aircraft Technology Development
“Integral-MS” program. MC-2 layout / Photo © TsAGI Press Service During 2022-2024, research and development programs codenamed “Integral-MS,” “Integral-RS,” and “Integral-T” established the foundation for next-generation mainline and regional aircraft […]
MC-21 Aircraft Development Digest – June 2025
Image © UAC Press Service This digest reflects the current status of Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody aircraft program, highlighting the comprehensive effort to achieve technological independence while meeting domestic market demands. […]
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Aircraft Certification Task Force Reviews Progress on Il-114-300 and Tu-214 Programs
Image © Press Service of the Russian Aviation Register Representatives from Rosaviatsiya (Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency), the Ministry of Industry and Trade, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), United Engine Corporation […]
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MC-21 Test Aircraft Fitted with Domestically Produced Passenger Cabin Interior
Image © UAC Press Service The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed preliminary installation of Russian-manufactured interior components on the MC-21 test aircraft (tail number 73057). The airliner received overhead bins, […]
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Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits
On June 25, 2025, certification flight testing continued at Zhukovsky Flight Test Center with the SJ-100 aircraft, tail number 97021. The flight evaluated the aircraft’s stability and controllability at airspeeds […]
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MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program
Image © UAC Press Service Test aircraft MC-21 tail number 73055 conducted its first flight under the supplemental certification testing program on June 26, 2025, at Ramenskoye Airport of the […]
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VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA
Image © SibNIA Press Service The Siberian Research Institute of Aviation named after S.A. Chaplygin (SibNIA) has completed the installation and commissioning of the VK-800SM turboprop engine at its Yeltsovka […]
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Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades
Image © UEC Press Service ODK-Saturn, an aerospace manufacturer based in Rybinsk, has begun producing turbine blades for the PD-8 engine using domestically developed hybrid machining centers. These machines, designed […]
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Third Batch of Su-35S Fighters Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025
Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received another batch of Su-35S fighter aircraft at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur facility in Russia’s Far East. The aircraft completed comprehensive […]
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