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A new Tu-160 bomber takes to the skies 40 years after first flight
Tupolev on Wednesday carried out the maiden flight of a new Tu-160M supersonic bomber at its facilities in…
Irkut MC-21-300 is certified in Russia
The Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), Russia’s civil aviation authority, issued the type certificate for the MC-21-300 jet,…
MiG-Sukhoi merger is approved by the UAC board of directors
UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) announced this week that the merger between Sukhoi and MiG was approved by the…
UAC finishes first MC-21-300 with Russian-made composite wings
Russia took another step towards nationalizing the production of its new commercial jet, the MC-21. Developed by Irkut,…
Russia makes new proposal to offer MiG-35 fighters to Argentina
Although it has the Sino-Pakistan fighter JF-17 as its virtual favorite, the purchase of 12 combat aircraft by…
First CR929 wide-body started to be manufactured, says China
Production of the CR929 first prototype would have started in China, the Jiefang Daily newspaper reported on Thursday.…
Il-112V crash may affect the Il-114-300 turboprop program
The UAC denied having determined that the Il-114-300 regional turboprop would no longer participate in Army 2021, a…
Russian airline Aurora signs deal for 19 Il-114-300 turboprops
UAC announced the signing of a letter of intent to purchase 19 Il-114-300 regional turboprops with the airline…
New Russian fighter appears before debut
The secret kept by the UAC and Rostec regarding the new Russian military aircraft was short-lived. On Thursday,…
New Russian fighter to be revealed in 20th July
Rostec and UAC this week announced the unveiling of a new military aircraft during the MAKS-2021 Air Show,…
Irkut MC-21-310 gets paint and arrives at Zhukovsky to continue flight tests
The MC-21-310 test aircraft arrived at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukosvky this week, UAC announced. The…
UAC takes another step in creating an aerospace giant
After the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Russian aerospace industry found itself in an existential…
MiG-35, the rejected fighter, will go into production
Called by MiG Aircraft Corporation a generation 4++ multirole fighter, the MiG-35 is finally close to going into…
Ilyushin Il-96-400M should only have two aircraft produced – report
UAC is not expected to mass-produce the Il-96-400M, the Russian newspaper Vedomosti said, citing sources. Assembled by Voronezh…
Despite trade restrictions, the MC-21 jetliner will debut in 2022, says UAC
Russian state technology company Rostec and its aerospace arm UAC have ensured that the next gen MC-21-300 commercial…
Il-112V turboprop returns to flight after two years
First military transport aircraft developed in Russia after the end of the Soviet Union, the Il-112V completed its…
Russia to join MiG and Sukhoi in a single company
Russia intends to bring its main aeronautical companies together in a single organization in order to reduce costs…
New Russian turboprop Il-114-300 completes maiden flight
Ilyushin Il-114-300, the new Russian regional turboprop, made its maiden flight on Wednesday at Zhukovsky airfield, the day…
China expects to deliver 1,000 CR929 aircraft by 2045
Despite Western suspicion, the CR929 wide-body jet program would be making great strides, according to COMAC chief designer…
Russian government also plans to reduce investment in the CR929 widebody
Subsidy cuts in Russian commercial aircraft programs go beyond the four-engine IL-96-400M. According to Flight Global, the country’s…
