Airframe MS.0014, the first production MC-21-310, has entered flight-test operations following rollout from final assembly at Irkutsk. Photo: UAC Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody programme made further progress during July as the […]
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Yak-130M Adds AESA Radar And Expanded Weapons Capability
Photo credit United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Press Service Russia’s Yak-130M advanced trainer/light combat aircraft has entered flight testing with a new avionics suite, including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) […]
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Russia Introduces ‘Seeker’ Variants of Geran Loitering Munitions
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License Russia has begun publicly disclosing the operational use of a new generation of Geran loitering munitions equipped with what it calls the “Seeker” […]
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Russia Targets Full PD-8 Engine Life by End-2027
Image by © UAC Press Service Russia expects the domestically developed PD-8 turbofan to achieve its target service life by the end of 2027, according to the Ministry of Industry […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — June 2026
Image © UAC Press Service Russian President Vladimir Putin inspected three import-substituted airliners — the Yakovlev MC-21-310, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SJ-100), and the Ilyushin Il-114-300 — during a working […]
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JetZero Advances Blended-Wing Body Programme Amid Persistent Design and Certification Constraints
Photo © JetZero JetZero has begun construction of a production and assembly facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, advancing its blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft programme centred on the Z4 passenger concept. […]
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SSJ100 Sustainment Model Rebuilt as Domestic Support Network Expands Across Fleet
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s SSJ100 fleet sustainment outlook has been reshaped following a post-2022 restructuring of engineering, maintenance and supply-chain support mechanisms after the withdrawal of Western […]
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Aviation Developments to Watch: May-June 2026
Image CC0 license (Public Domain) By Olga Evans People often describe aviation as unpredictable. I rarely find that convincing. Most of what later becomes “unexpected” has usually been visible for […]
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SAATM Liberalisation Accelerates Structural Shift in African Air Connectivity
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License Africa, home to roughly one-fifth of the world’s population, accounts for just 3% of global air transport activity. That imbalance between demographic weight […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — May 2026
Several developments moved the MC-21 program forward in May, including the launch of the MC-21-210 derivative, continued certification activity and the transfer of the first production MC-21-310 into flight-test operations. […]
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