28 Flights, 107 Hours: Russia Pushes MC-21-310 Toward the Finish Line
In autumn 2026, the MC-21-310 flight-test program in Russia entered a particularly rigorous phase. In September alone, four aircraft—73051, 73054, 73055, and 73057—completed a...
Russia Spends Nearly ₽2 Billion to Unlock Its New VK-650V Helicopter Engine
Russia is preparing to spend nearly 2 billion rubles to the next major phase of the development of its VK-650V turboshaft engine. The objective...
Russia’s Il-76 Could Replace Part of the Tu-95—12 Missiles From a Cargo Plane
The Tu-95 is one of the most remarkable survivors in aviation history. The Tu-95MS aircraft of today are significantly younger than the family's first aircraft,...
Russia’s SJ-100 Faces 100-Mode Test in Belarus—Automatic Landing Put to the Test
The import-substituted SJ-100 prototype, which bears registration number 97023, has reached a critical phase of its certification program in Belarus. In order to assess...
53 Russian Aircraft Engines Face Inspection—What Went Wrong Inside the PS-90?
Rosaviatsiya, the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia, has initiated an extraordinary inspection of 53 PS-90 family aircraft engines in response to the identification...