Rosatom Clears First MBIR Fuel Assemblies for Reactor’s Initial Core
Rosatom has completed acceptance testing of the first three fuel assemblies (FAs) for the MBIR multipurpose research reactor, a fast-neutron research reactor being constructed...
Russia Rebuilt the MC-21: What Changed From the 300 to the 310?
Russia's MC-21 has been touted for years as a new-generation passenger aircraft to compete in a market dominated by existing Western airliners. But the...
Russia’s New Chip Rule Changes What “Trusted Electronics” Really Means
Russia is starting to develop GOST, a formal standards framework for what it considers trusted electronic components, a fundamental shift in how technological sovereignty...
Russia Says Its Microelectronics Are 84% Domestic—Then Comes the 90% Foreign Raw Material Shock
Russia has achieved a remarkable level of domestic manufacturing of materials required by its microelectronics industry. 84 percent of the materials used by radio-electronic...
New Russian 2TE28 Enters Testing—Here’s What Makes It Different From 3TE28
The Bryansk Machine-Building Plant (BMZ), which is part of Transmashholding, sent an updated version of the 2TE28 mainline diesel locomotive for testing in September...