Photo by © Aviation of Russia The light multirole LMS-901 “Baikal” aircraft is undergoing ground vibration (frequency) testing as part of its certification program, TASS reports, citing a representative of […]
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Zhukovsky Research Center Patents a Supersonic Aircraft with Reduced Sonic Boom
The image was generated using a neural network based on a configuration drawing included in the patent documentation. License: CC0 – public domain. The patent defines a configuration for a […]
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PD-8 Engine Electronic Control Systems Approved for Serial Production
Photo credit © UEC Press Service The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has expanded the scope of approved activities for UEC-STAR (a Perm-based subsidiary of United Engine Corporation), adding serial […]
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Russian Developer to Deploy Crew Planning System at Uzbekistan Airways
Archive photo © Uzbekistan Airways Russian IT company Integro Technologies and Uzbekistan Airways have signed an agreement in Moscow to deploy Panorama COS (Crew Optimization System), a solution for managing […]
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Service Life of Turboprop Engine for Il-114-300 Extended to More Than 770 Cycles
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya, Russia’s civil aviation regulator) has approved an increase in the assigned service life of critical components of the […]
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Rosel Tests Tethered Aerostat for Mobile Communications
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License Ruselectronics (Rosel), a subsidiary of Rostec, has completed flight trials of a tethered aerostat designed for communications support. A radio module equipped with […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest – March 2026
Photo credit: © Svyatoslav Morozov / Courtesy of PJSC UAC press office Natural icing flight tests marked the key milestone of the MC-21-310 certification program in March. Aircraft 73057 deployed […]
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PD-8, PD-14, and TV7-117ST-01 Engines Validate Compliance with Icing Certification Requirements
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation In March, Russia’s Arkhangelsk Region served as a test range for flight trials of three aircraft types operating in natural icing conditions. Flights were […]
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SKAT-350M ISR UAV Gains Resilience to GNSS Spoofing Through Optical Navigation
Image credit: © JSC Kalashnikov Concern Kalashnikov Concern has integrated an onboard optical navigation system into the SKAT-350M intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) unmanned aerial vehicle. The system is designed […]
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MC-21, SJ-100 and Il-114-300 Complete Natural Icing Certification Flight Tests
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Additional certification flight tests of the MC-21 (tail number 73057), SJ-100 (97023) and Il-114-300 (54115) in natural icing conditions have been completed in Russia’s […]
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