Russia Flies Its Fully Domestic MC-21 to Moscow in a 5-Hour Test
A major milestone in the transition from factory production to the certification program has been achieved by the first serial-production, fully import-substituted MC-21-310 in...
Could Putin’s Shadow-Fleet War Make British Insurance Too Risky?
Could Putin's threat of retaliation prompt shipowners to reconsider purchasing maritime insurance from London or the United Kingdom? The answer is potentially a yes,...
Russia Just Built a Laser It Once Invented—Now It Wants to Break a Foreign Monopoly
Russia has made a major leap toward reducing its reliance on imported semiconductor manufacturing technology by developing its first domestic excimer laser prototypes for...
The PD-8 Is Here, But Russia’s Superjet Problem Is Far From Over
Russia's intention to replace the French-Russian SaM146 engines in its current Superjet 100 fleet with the domestically developed PD-8 may appear to be a...
First Il-114-300 Deliveries Begin as Russia Pushes for a New Regional Aviation Fleet
The Il-114-300, a new regional turboprop aircraft, has started its first deliveries in Russia. The program's transition from certification and testing to actual airline...