Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has transferred the first serial-production Yakovlev MC-21-310 to its flight-test division, marking another milestone in the country’s effort to bring its domestically equipped narrowbody airliner into commercial service.
Russia Aviation
Russia uses civilian airlines and dual-use airfields to move troops and weapons, bypassing sanctions through shadow charter flights globally.
Russian aircraft manufacturer Tupolev (part of United Aircraft Corporation) presented its proposed long-range passenger jet, the Tu-454, at the 20th Russian Venture Forum in Kazan (KZN), marking an early-stage concept aimed at future widebody development.
India has approved a landmark $25 billion military modernization package covering S-400 air defense systems, remotely piloted strike aircraft, and transport planes, marking a major escalation in its air power strategy amid rising regional threats.
Russia remains the focal point of renewed attention on fifth-generation fighter development as the Russian Aerospace Forces induct a new batch of Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft with a revised technical configuration.
There is a renewed Indo-Russian aerospace push following a landmark agreement between Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation to produce the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in India.
Russia is moving to return decades-old aircraft to active service as its commercial aviation sector faces a deepening fleet shortage under prolonged international sanctions
Antonov An-22 crash in Ivanovo highlights pressure on Russia’s ageing transport fleet and the challenges of sustaining old airframes.
Russia saw a unique aviation development this week as Pobeda Airlines (DP), a low-cost carrier owned by Aeroflot Group, conducted a live in-flight trial of a humanoid robot acting as a cabin crew assistant.
In a landmark move for India’s civil aviation manufacturing sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC-UAC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in India.