Russia Adds Two Brand-New Tu-160M Bombers as Strategic Fleet Grow
On December 17, 2025, during a meeting of the Collegium of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov announced...
MC-21 Gets Russian-Made Augmented Reality Display for Safer Landings
The Russian company LOMO (Saint Petersburg), a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov Concern, has finalized the development of the initial prototype of a domestically produced...
Tu-214 Returns to the Sky, but Only Three Aircraft Are Planned for 2026
In December 2025, a Tu-214 passenger aircraft with the registration number RA-64536 departed from the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S. P. Gorbunov (KAZ),...
Russia Moves Closer to Quiet Supersonic Passenger Flight with “Strizh” Tests
In December 2025, the Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) formally announced the successful completion of a series of critical tests on a model of...
Russia’s PD-8 Engine Falls Short on Thrust, Delays SJ-100 Full Operations
The Russian PD-8 aircraft engine, developed by the United Engine Corporation (UEC, a subsidiary of the Rostec state corporation), has demonstrated an inability to...