Escorting a Leopard II tank by a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone / Photo by © Military Chronicle Telegram channel The actions of the Houthis in the Red Sea, of Hamas […]
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MS-21 – digest for December-2023. Results of the year
Photo by © UAC On 20 December 2023, the third stage of R&D on replacing imported materials and products in the MS-21 aircraft design with domestic analogues was completed. The […]
About 500 million rubles have been allocated for the finalisation of the IL-114-300 aircraft
Photo by © Aviation of Russia The United Aircraft Corporation will receive 498.96 million rubles as a contribution to the statutory fund to finalise the IL-114-300 aircraft. The order to […]
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To the first flight of the Tu-204 aircraft
The first Tu-204 aircraft. Photo by © Tupolev Design Bureau archive On 2 January 1989, the first flight of the prototype of the Tu-204 medium-haul passenger aircraft took place. The […]
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AeroComposite plant prepares to produce 36 MS-21 wing sets per year
Photo by © TG-channel Notes of Aircraft Builders The Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAP) has completed docking of the next wing console for the MS-21 serial passenger aircraft. The MS-21’s composite […]
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Ka-32A11M helicopter with more powerful engines has been approved by Rosaviatsiya
Photo by © Russian Helicopters According to the results of certification works carried out by JSC NCV Mil and Kamov jointly with the Federal Autonomous Establishment Aviaregister of Russia, Rosaviatsia […]
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Red Wings expands its route network with Superjets and Tu-214s
Photo by © Red Wings Airlines Press Service From 28 December 2023, Red Wings Airlines started operating regular direct flights on the Sochi – Dubai route. The new route will […]
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The Russian Air Force will receive Su-57 fighters with second-stage AL-51F1 engines
Photo by © Mikhail Polyakov / Tests of the “product-30” engine on the prototype PAK FA 052, 2017. Archival photo Starting from 2024, all Su-57 fighters being built at the […]
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An An-24 that landed on the Kolyma ice was towed to Zyryanka airport
Photo and video by © State Enterprise of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Roads of the Arctic The An-24 (RA-47821) of Polar Airlines that landed on the ice of the […]
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UAC reported on the fulfilment of the 2023 state defence order
Photo by © UAC UAC enterprises in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Ulyanovsk have manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defence new serial Su-57, Su-35S, Su-34, Su-30SM2 operational-tactical […]
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