Photo © Aviation of Russia September marked a shift towards more defined production planning for Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody programme. Aeroflot signed a contract for 90 MC-21-310 aircraft, bringing its contracted […]
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Yakovlev Engineer Reports Similar Flight Characteristics For MC-21-300 And Import-Substituted MC-21-310
Photo © Aviation of Russia The import-substituted MC-21-310 has demonstrated flight characteristics broadly comparable with the earlier MC-21-300, according to Nikolai Fonurin, a lead flight-test engineer at Russian aircraft manufacturer […]
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Yakovlev Starts Construction Of MC-21-210 Prototype For 2028 First Flight
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Yakovlev has started manufacturing the first prototype of the MC-21-210, a shortened derivative of the MC-21-310, with the aircraft scheduled to make its first […]
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Second Production MC-21-310 for Aeroflot Begins PD-14 Engine Runs at Irkutsk
Photo © Aviation of Russia Yakovlev’s Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ) is running ground tests on MC-21-310 serial number MC.0015, the second production aircraft for launch operator Aeroflot. The tests are […]
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Russia’s Su-57: UAC Delivers Second Batch Of Fighters In 2026
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered another batch of Su-57 multirole fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), marking the second such delivery in […]
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Aeroflot Signs Contract For 90 MC-21-310 Aircraft With Deliveries From 2029
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has signed a contract with United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) for 90 MC-21-310 narrowbody aircraft, expanding its firm commitments for the […]
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Barrage-1 Demonstrates 5G Connectivity From 17 km
Photo: © Foundation for Advanced Research Projects The Russian Advanced Research Foundation (FPI) has demonstrated continuous 5G connectivity from a stratospheric platform at an altitude of 17 km, transmitting 2K […]
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Su-57E Showcased With New Weapons At El Alamein Airshow
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Russia is showcasing the export-configured Su-57E fifth-generation fighter alongside new air-launched weapons at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt, with the aircraft also […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest – August 2026
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation The first production-standard MC-21-310 aircraft in an extensively localised configuration completed its maiden flight on 3 August, marking the start of flight activity for […]
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Russian Il-76 Completes 46 Firefighting Sorties in Serbia
Photo: © Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations A Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS) Il-76 firefighting aircraft completed 46 sorties in Serbia between 19 August and 5 September, dropping 1,932 […]
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