An-124 aircraft at Toronto airport / Photo: © Craig Berry / CTV News Toronto Canada’s Federal Court has rejected an appeal by Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr over the seizure of […]
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UEC Approves VK-1600S Design Ahead Of Certification Campaign
AI-generated illustration / CC0 Public Domain License A mock-up commission has completed its review of the VK-1600S turboprop engine being developed by United Engine Corporation (UEC), approving the engine mock-up […]
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Myasishchev M-55 Geophysica Made Its First Flight 38 Years Ago
Photo: Said Aminov / saidpvo.livejournal.com The Myasishchev M-55 high-altitude research aircraft made its first flight on 16 August 1988 from the Smolensk aircraft plant, marking the start of a programme […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Flies From Irkutsk To Zhukovsky
Photo: United Aircraft Corporation The first production MC-21-310 aircraft, registration 73362, flew from Irkutsk to Ramenskoye Airport near Moscow on 13 August as the aircraft moves into the next phase […]
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VK-1600S Development Reopens Prospects for TVS-2DTS
TVS-2DTS aircraft / Photo © Aviation of Russia Russia’s development of the VK-1600S turboprop could remove one of the main barriers to the revival of the TVS-2DTS, a composite aircraft […]
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First Russian Balloon Operator Approved for Commercial Passenger Flights
Photo © Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) Russia has approved its first operator for commercial passenger flights using free balloons, expanding the country’s certified civil aviation activities to include lighter-than-air […]
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First Production MC-21-310 Conducts Maiden Flight
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia’s MC-21 programme has reached a new milestone with the maiden flight of its first production aircraft, as certification testing and industrial preparation continue […]
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Su-17 Introduced Variable-Geometry Wings to Soviet Tactical Aviation
Image CC0 license (Public Domain) The Sukhoi Su-17 completed its maiden flight on 2 August 1966, becoming the first Soviet combat aircraft to incorporate a variable-geometry wing and establishing a […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — July 2026
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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