Russia’s New RSD49 Cargo Ship Is Ready—And It Can Sail Almost Anywhere
The Lotos production facility, affiliated with the Southern Center for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), is finalizing preparations for...
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...