Photo by © UEC Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, has announced that deliveries of the production Il-114-300 regional turboprop aircraft are scheduled to begin […]
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MC-21 Conducts In-Flight Systems Testing Along Standard Air Routes
Image by Creative Commons license On July 22, the MC-21-310 prototype aircraft, tail number 73055, completed a flight along the Moscow–Syktyvkar–Moscow route as part of ongoing manufacturer validation trials. The […]
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UEC Announces Readiness to Begin Serial Production of PD-8 Engines
PD-8 Engine on Test Stand in Poluevo / UEC Video Footage United Engine Corporation (UEC) has finalized preparations and is fully prepared to begin serial production of the PD-8 turbofan […]
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MAI Simulator for Drone AI Training Undergoing Trials in Russian Defense Industry
Illustration generated by neural network / © Russian Aviation The development of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) requires close integration with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Testing and validating AI algorithms […]
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Avionics Production for MC-21, Superjet, and Tu-214 to Launch in Sverdlovsk Region
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 […]
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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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