Photo credit © UEC Press Service Russia’s light aviation segment has faced a persistent shortage of domestic piston engines in recent years. Following the collapse of the Soviet-era supply network, […]
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Category: Engines
PD-8 Engine Completes Extended High-Power Certification Tests
Photo credit © UEC Press Service The PD-8 turbofan successfully completed 150-hour certification tests at maximum operating conditions. The program was carried out by UEC-Saturn as part of the powerplant […]
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ODK Ready to Deliver TV7-117ST-01 Engines for Il-114-300 Regional Aircraft
Photo by © United Engine Corporation (UEC) United Engine Corporation (ODK) has completed preparations for serial production of the TV7-117ST-01 turboprop engine, designed for the Il-114-300 regional aircraft. The engine […]
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PD-8 Engine Successfully Completes Bird Ingestion Tests
Image credit © UEC (United Engine Corporation) The PD-8 turbofan engine has successfully completed bird ingestion tests at the open-air test facility of UEC-Saturn in Rybinsk. The trials evaluated engine […]
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Hybrid Power Unit Based on the VK-650V Engine: Five-Year R&D Program Completed and Unveiled at UMEX 2026
Image © UEC Press Service At UMEX 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) presented a 500 kW hybrid power unit (HPU) demonstrator developed by UEC-Klimov. […]
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2025 Results for the PD-35 and PD-26 Engine Programs
PD-35 Technology Demonstrator at the UEC-Aviadvigatel OS-5 Test Stand in Novye Lyady, Perm / Photo © Press Service of United Engine Corporation (UEC) Development of the PD-35 high-thrust turbofan engine […]
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LMS-901 “Baikal” Completes First Flight with VK-800 Engine
Image © UZGA press service On December 24, 2025, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA) in Yekaterinburg commenced joint flight tests of the VK-800 engine and AV-901 propeller integrated into the […]
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PD-8 Engine Successfully Completes Fan Blade-Off Certification Test
Photo © UEC (United Engine Corporation) In early December 2025, the PD-8 turbofan engine successfully completed a mandatory fan blade-off certification test at the open-air test facility of UEC–Saturn in […]
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Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Develops Waste Oil-to-SAF Conversion Systems
Image © ICAO Researchers at the Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, part of the Federal Research Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS), in cooperation […]
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Su-57 Completes Maiden Flight with “Product 177” Engine
“Product 177” engine / Photo © Press Service, United Engine Corporation (UEC) United Engine Corporation (UEC) is advancing its lineup of fifth-generation fighter engines with the 177C and the more […]
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