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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Red Wings Expands Tu-204/214 Operations in First Half of 2026
Tu-204-100 of Red Wings at Simferopol Airport, 2016. Photo © “Russian Aviation” Russian carrier Red Wings increased utilisation of its Tupolev Tu-204/214 fleet during the first six months of 2026, […]
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UEC Targets Data Centre Power Market with Industrial Gas Turbines
Photo credit © UEC Press Service Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) is positioning its industrial gas turbine portfolio for the expanding data centre power market, highlighting modular generating systems based […]
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Russia Begins Regulated Flight Testing of X-Sky eVTOL Demonstrator
Image: Screenshot from video footage of the X-Sky flight test Russia has conducted the first officially authorised crewed flight of a domestically developed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) demonstrator […]
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UAC Defines Scope of SSJ100 PD-8 Re-engining Programme
Photo credit © UEC Press Service United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has outlined the scope of its planned re-engining programme for in-service SSJ100 regional jets, confirming that between 50 and 100 […]
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UAC Seeks Broader Industrial Role in Russia’s Light Aircraft Sector
Russia’s Sigma-4 light aircraft / Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is seeking to expand its role in the country’s light aviation sector by offering […]
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Russia Advances Indigenous Piston Engine Development with Two New Designs
Photo credit © UEC Press Service Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has disclosed two new domestically developed piston engines aimed at expanding indigenous propulsion options for civil unmanned aircraft and […]
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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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