Photo by © Kalashnikov Concern At the ADEX 2024 International Defence Exhibition in Baku, Kalashnikov Concern presented the SKAT 350M unmanned aerial system (UAS) of Izhevsk Aviation Plant (IAZ LLC), […]
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MC-21 stabiliser made of domestic composites has passed the strength tests in TsAGI
MC-21 composite stabiliser static tests / Photo by © TsAGI Press Service The most effective and economically expedient areas of application of composites in civil aircraft construction are their use […]
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S7 Tango training aircraft performed its maiden flight
Photo by © Aviation of Russia On 21 September 2024, the first flight of a demonstrator of the Tango training aircraft developed by S7 Group took place at the S7 […]
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Lufthansa to stop flying from Frankfurt to Beijing due to sanctions against Russia
Photo by © Markus Schwab / airliners.net European airlines are experiencing serious problems and have lost competitiveness due to the European Commission’s sanctions against Russia. The ban on the use […]
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Development of multi-purpose aircraft LMS-901 Baikal is at the stage of developmental works
LMS-901 Baikal propeller / Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion neural network Work on the Baikal aircraft, related to engine import substitution, is at the stage of development work – design […]
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SJ-100 prototype aircraft with PD-8 engines will start flying in the first half of 2025
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Import-substituted aircraft SJ-100 should perform about 200 test flights in 2025 to complete the certification programme and enter serial production, the Ministry of Industry […]
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MC-21 Programme Director Alexander Dolotovsky talks about tasks for the coming year
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC press service Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy General Director of PJSC Yakovlev and Director of the MC-21 programme, has outlined the top-priority tasks for the coming year […]
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Aleksey Kubasov, Director of the Yakovlev Engineering Centre: merging the two Design Bureau is an evolutionary, not revolutionary process
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Alexey Kubasov, appointed Director of the Yakovlev Engineering Centre, spoke in an interview with TG-channel ‘Notes of Aircraft Builders’ about the current tasks, […]
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Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy General Director of Yakovlev, will be in charge of the MC-21-210 aircraft project
Photo by © Yakovlev PJSC Press Service Alexander Dolotovsky, who previously held the position of Deputy Director General for Development at Regional Aircraft, has been appointed Deputy Director General of […]
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MiG-31 remains the backbone of Russia’s air defence aviation. To the anniversary of the first flight
Photo by © Sergey Ablogin / russianplanes.net The development of the MiG-31 fighter-interceptor began at the Mikoyan Design Bureau in 1968. The MiG-31 was built according to the scheme of […]
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