Russia’s Baikal Aircraft Promises Low-Cost Flights at 150,000 Rubles an Hour
The operational cost of the LMS-901 “Baikal” aircraft—specifically, its cost per flight hour—will be approximately 150,000 rubles. This figure was disclosed by Maxim Kharin,...
Russia’s PD-8 Engine Passes Critical Blade-Off Safety Test
The United Engine Corporation (UEC), a subsidiary of the Rostec State Corporation, has successfully concluded another significant phase of engineering tests for the new...
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...
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),...