Image © UAC Press Service The Irkutsk Aviation Plant has completed preliminary installation of Russian-manufactured interior components on the MC-21 test aircraft (tail number 73057). The airliner received overhead bins, […]
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Experimental Superjet’s Stability and Controllability Tested at Speeds Above Maximum Limits
On June 25, 2025, certification flight testing continued at Zhukovsky Flight Test Center with the SJ-100 aircraft, tail number 97021. The flight evaluated the aircraft’s stability and controllability at airspeeds […]
MC-21-310 Test Aircraft 73055 Completes First Flight in Certification Testing Program
Image © UAC Press Service Test aircraft MC-21 tail number 73055 conducted its first flight under the supplemental certification testing program on June 26, 2025, at Ramenskoye Airport of the […]
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VK-800SM Engine Installed on Yak-40LL Flying Testbed at SibNIA
Image © SibNIA Press Service The Siberian Research Institute of Aviation named after S.A. Chaplygin (SibNIA) has completed the installation and commissioning of the VK-800SM turboprop engine at its Yeltsovka […]
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Hybrid Machining Centers Enable Single-Cycle Production of PD-8 Turbine Blades
Image © UEC Press Service ODK-Saturn, an aerospace manufacturer based in Rybinsk, has begun producing turbine blades for the PD-8 engine using domestically developed hybrid machining centers. These machines, designed […]
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Third Batch of Su-35S Fighters Delivered to Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025
Image by © UAC Press Service The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received another batch of Su-35S fighter aircraft at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur facility in Russia’s Far East. The aircraft completed comprehensive […]
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Geran-2 Kamikaze Drone: Russia’s Evolving Loitering Munition and Its Impact on Modern Warfare
Photo by © Alexander Gusev / Global Look Press The Russia’s Geran-2 has become a critical asset in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Originating from the Iranian Shahed-136 design, the […]
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Rosaviatsiya Tightens Fuel and Lubricant Quality Control to Enhance Flight Safety
Photo courtesy of Gazprom Neft JSC The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), the Russian aviation authority responsible for civil aviation oversight, has issued a directive aimed at enhancing flight safety […]
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How Sanctions Reshaped the Aviation Leasing and Insurance Market
Photo by © aviateka.su In June 2025, the High Court in London delivered one of the most significant rulings in the history of international aircraft leasing. AerCap, the world’s largest […]
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PD-8 Engines Power Experimental SJ-100 Flight from the Russian Far East to Moscow Region
Photo © UAC Press Service The experimental Superjet 100 (aircraft number 97023, serial number 97003), equipped with fully localized systems and Russian-made PD-8 engines developed by the United Engine Corporation […]
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