Russian MC-21 Airliner Passes Lightning Tests
Russias state-owned United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has announced that the MC-21 single-aisle airliner has cleared lightning tests. “A complex of tests on the impact of lightning on the elements of the empennage and wing of the MC-21 aircraft, made from domestic composite materials, has been completed,” UAC said in an ...
Second MC-21 Airliner Prototype Makes Flight with Russian PD-14 Engines
The second MC-21 aircraft completed its first flight with domestic PD-14 engines, Russias state-owned Rostec has announced. The aircraft took off from the airfield of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of UACs subsidiary Irkut Corporation
China's C919 Large Passenger Aircraft Completes Airworthiness Certification
Chinas C919 large passenger aircraft has completed airworthiness certification in September. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday, was briefed about the design, manufacturing, experimenting, test flights, and airworthiness of the C919 aircraft
Work Begins on Russian-Chinese Wide-Body Airliner Project
Initial design of Russian-Chinese long-haul wide-body airliner, the CR929, is starting to take shape, as per reports citing a top official at Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). "The aircrafts general technical plan has been approved, and suppliers of the sections of the body and tail have been defined by now...
Airbus, Boeing to Lose Russian Market as Aeroflot Signs 339 Aircraft Deal...
Russian airplane maker, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and national airline, Aeroflot, signed an agreement of intent to purchase 339 aircraft including 210 MS-21, 89 SSJ-NEW and 40 Tu-214 under leasing terms from 2023 to 2030. Yury Slyusar, General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Sergey Aleksandrovsky, General Director of...
Rostec Conducts 100th Flight of MC-21-310 Aircraft with Russian-made Engine
Rostec has announced the hundredth flight of the MC-21-310 medium-haul airliner fitted with domestic PD-14 engines at Zhukovsky near Moscow. The aircraft is undergoing a flight certification test program at the Flight Research Institute (LII) named after V
Rostec Develops Bird Protection System for Passenger Aircraft
Ruselectronics holding, a subsidiary of Russias state-owned Rostec, has developed a bird protection system for airports - Orni. The system is able to track the flight of up to a hundred birds simultaneously at a distance of up to 21 km
Boeing Facility in Japan to Study Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Electrification
Boeing has opened a new Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) center in Japan to focus on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), electric / hydrogen propulsion, robotics, digitization and composites. The BR&T – Japan Research Center will be located in Nagoya
Ruselectronics Develops Components to Replace U.S.-made Electronics in SSJ-100, MC-21 Airliners...
Russias Rostec-owned Ruselectronics holding has developed electronic components to replace American-made communications equipment of SSJ-100 Superjet and MC-21 aircraft. The technical parameters of the new devices make it possible to completely replace American products in the on-board radio communication equipment, state-owned Rostec said in a
Russia to Set Aside $113M to Improve MC-21 Engine
Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced a tender for the improvement of PD-14 engines MC-21 passenger aircraft. Under this plan, Russia plans to remove limitations of the engine, increase the resource, as well as maintenance intervals and increase reliability
Police to Investigate Alleged Misuse of Lion Air Crash Compensation Given by...
The Indonesian National Police (POLRI) will hold an internal inquiry to decide whether to launch a criminal investigation into alleged misappropriations of Boeings funds managed by Islamic charity organization (ACT). Boeing reportedly channeled $9
Russia’s Annual Delivery Capacity of MC-21 Airplane to Touch 72 in 2029
Russia plans to supply customers with 72 MC-21 passenger aircraft per year starting in 2029. "The program for the creation of MC-21 aircraft provides for the supply of 72 aircraft per year starting from 2029 - with the start of deliveries of the first production aircraft (that's 6 aircraft) in 2024," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said during a meeting between Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and deputy prime ministers on Monday
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Dutch Minehunter Training for Ukrainian Crew Completed
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Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...