Russia’s New 2ES9 Could Transform Heavy Freight on the Trans-Siberian Railway
The first prototype of the new 2ES9 mainline freight electric locomotive, which is intended to transport trains weighing up to 7,100 tons across the...
Russia Revives Its Abandoned T-80 Tank? The Bars Mystery Explained
In October 2026, a television report featured a vehicle identified as the T-80U-M1, which has since brought Russia's T-80 tank family back into the...
Rotax Has a New Rival: Russia’s 115-HP M105 Engine Gets Certification Milestone
The APD M105 piston engine has been granted a developer certificate by the Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, marking a significant milestone in Russia's...
Russia Targets 130 Superjets for Re-Engining as Domestic Engine Production Ramps Up
The re-engining of its existing Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) passenger aircraft has entered a funded engineering research phase, marking major progress in Russia's efforts...
Russia’s Space Move Puts a Ukraine-Linked Spy Satellite in the Spotlight
Russia’s Cosmos 2612 has conducted a series of orbital manoeuvres that brought it into extraordinary proximity with a commercial radar-imaging satellite that is connected...