Russian Titanium Supplier, VSMPO-Avisma Added to U.S. Export Restrictions List
Russian VSMPO-Avisma, a supplier of titanium to Airbus and other European aircraft manufacturers, has been placed on a U.S
Russia's UAC Advances MC-21, SJ-100 Aircraft Deliveries to Aeroflot from 2025 to
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has advanced deliveries of MC-21 and SJ-100 aircraft to Aeroflot airlines from 2025 to 2024 having completed the process of replacing western components with domestically-made ones. Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Corp
Import-Substituted Russian 'Superjet' Completes its First Flight
Russias state-owned Rostec has announced that the prototype of the 'SJ-100' short-haul aircraft, equipped exclusively with domestically sourced components, has completed its inaugural flight. The flight lasted 54 minutes, taking place at altitudes of up to 3,000 meters and reaching speeds of up to 343 km/h
Russian SJ-100 Aircraft with All Indigenous Parts Passes Nose Landing Gear Test
A prototype of the Russian short-haul airliner SJ-100 fitted with only country-made parts has finished test runs with the front landing gear off the runway. The next stage of factory testing will be the first flight of the aircraft
Russia Proposes to Transfer Western-component Based SSJ-100 Jetliner to India's HAL
Even as Russia is replacing foreign components in its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) regional jetliner, it had sent a proposal to Indias Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to transfer older Western component-based aircraft to India. This information was revealed by a source from United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to Defense Mirror at the...
Aeroflot Sends its Airbus A330-300 to Iran for Maintenance
Russias Aeroflot has sent one of its Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Iran for maintenance, the Russian news website RBC reported on Monday.This comes amid Western sanctions banning not only flights to and from Russia but also the maintenance of aircraft belonging to Russian airlines by Western manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus
Boeing to Develop Large Lightweight Wings to Accommodate Fuel-efficient Engines
Boeing is leading a team tasked to develop a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) to accommodate advanced propulsion systems for fuel-efficient aircraft. The technologies demonstrated and tested as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) program will inform future designs and could lead to breakthrough aerodynamics and fuel efficiency gains
Russian Govt Agency Approves Improved Domestic Wing, PD-14 Engine for MC-21 Airliner
Russias Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) approved major changes to the standard design of the MC-21 aircraft related to the installation of the Russian PD-14 engine and composite wings. Documents confirming the amendments to the liner's certificate were handed over to Irkut Corporation, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) on December 29
Raytheon Completes 1st Engine Run of Regional Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator
Raytheon announced the first engine run of the regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator, marking a key milestone towards flight testing, targeted to begin in 2024. The propulsion system's initial run took place at Pratt & Whitney's innovation facility in Longueuil, Quebec and performed as expected
Rostec Subsidiary Triples Aircraft Engine Parts Production with 3D Printing
The Center for Additive Technologies (TsAT), a subsidiary of Rostec increased the production of aircrafts engine parts using the 3D printing method by 179% or 2.8 times in 2022
China Delivers First C-919 Aircraft to Operator, its Competitor to Airbus A320...
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) delivered the first C919, China's first domestically-developed narrow-body passenger jet, to China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Friday morning
MC-21 in Rossiya Livery Arrives in Zhukovsky for Joint Operation Training
The prototype MC-21 aircraft of the Irkut Corporation of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), previously painted in the livery of the Rossiya airline, arrived at the flight test and development complex of the OKB im. A
Parts worth $500M Extracted from U.S. Aircraft Boneyard
FSB Intercepts Booby-Trapped Perfume Bottles Sent to Russian Officers
Ukraine’s Radionix Partners with Saab for Sensor, Defense Electronics Work
Collins Aerospace to Build New Jam-Resistant Navigation Systems for U.S. Military Vehicles...
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