Photo © Aviation of Russia Certification programme reaches 38.2% completion as flight testing continues Russia’s MC-21-310 certification programme reached 115 completed flights out of a revised target of 301 by […]
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Su-57 Programme Strengthens Russia’s Tactical Aircraft Industrial Base
Photo © Aviation of Russia Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter programme has strengthened the domestic industrial base for tactical combat aircraft, establishing new design and manufacturing capabilities across the supply chain. […]
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Ethiopia Receives First Batch of Russian Su-35S Fighters
Photo credit © United Aircraft Corporation Ethiopia has received its first batch of Russian-made Su-35S multirole fighters, marking a new phase in the expansion of its combat aircraft fleet. The […]
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Russia Funds Research Into Re-Engining In-Service SSJ100 Aircraft With PD-8 Engines
Photo by © Aviation of Russia Russia has funded research into replacing the SaM146 engines on in-service Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft with the domestically developed PD-8, marking an initial […]
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MAI Develops Ultra-Thin Composites to Cut Aircraft Component Weight by 20–25%
Photo by © Moscow Aviation Institute Press Service Researchers at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) have developed and tested a manufacturing method for ultra-thin composite laminates that could reduce the […]
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MC-21 Program: Monthly Digest — September 2026
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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