MC-21 Takes 12 Months to Build—But There’s a Big Catch
How much time does it take to put together thousands of individual parts, assemblies, and systems into a complete MC-21?
The answer from the director...
Rosatom Clears First MBIR Fuel Assemblies for Reactor’s Initial Core
Rosatom has completed acceptance testing of the first three fuel assemblies (FAs) for the MBIR multipurpose research reactor, a fast-neutron research reactor being constructed...
Russia Rebuilt the MC-21: What Changed From the 300 to the 310?
Russia's MC-21 has been touted for years as a new-generation passenger aircraft to compete in a market dominated by existing Western airliners. But the...
Russia’s New Chip Rule Changes What “Trusted Electronics” Really Means
Russia is starting to develop GOST, a formal standards framework for what it considers trusted electronic components, a fundamental shift in how technological sovereignty...
Russia Says Its Microelectronics Are 84% Domestic—Then Comes the 90% Foreign Raw Material Shock
Russia has achieved a remarkable level of domestic manufacturing of materials required by its microelectronics industry. 84 percent of the materials used by radio-electronic...