Drones, delays and 6th gen jets: Russia’s UAC publishes strategy update The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has a new strategy that offers snippets of information on Russia’s plans for… ByValius VenckunasAugust 11, 2021
Russia and UAE to jointly develop supersonic aircraft Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the United Arab Emirates’ investment fund Mubadala will create a joint venture… ByClément CharpentreauFebruary 22, 2021
EU tightens sanctions, extends flight ban on airlines operating in Russia The European Commission has unveiled the latest sanctions package against Moscow, which includes an extension of the flight… ByGoda LabanauskaitėFebruary 25, 2025
Russia’s Il-114-300 regional turboprop will not enter service until 2025 The development of Russia’s new regional turboprop airliner, the Il-114-300, is going to take longer than expected. According to… ByMiquel RosSeptember 20, 2023
North Korea‘s Air Koryo restarts flights to Russia Not long after Air Koryo has returned to flying internationally with flights to China, the airline has also… ByRytis BeresneviciusAugust 25, 2023
Upgraded MiG-31 jets handed over to Russian Ministry of Defense, UAC says Upgraded MiG-31 fighter jets have been handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense (RuMoD) and sent to… ByEmilia StankeviciuteAugust 2, 2023
Top 10 supersonic business jets to look out for in the future The return of supersonic travel is an appealing thought. It has been 76 years since Chuck Yeager broke… ByValius VenckunasJuly 5, 2023
Russia sentences pilot to six years in prison over 2019 Sukhoi Superjet crash The pilot of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet aircraft, which crashed in Moscow and resulted in 41 fatalities, has… ByRytis BeresneviciusJune 20, 2023
What can we expect at Aero India 2023? Airshows often feature breakthrough technologies, lucrative aircraft deals, airplane displays, and interesting discussions on the issues affecting the… ByClément CharpentreauFebruary 13, 2023
Russia will deliver just half of its planned SSJ100s in 2022: report Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will deliver just 10 of a planned 19 Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional jets… ByValius VenckunasNovember 14, 2022
Were Sukhoi fighter pilots unconscious before crash into a house in Russia? A Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet crashed into a residential house in a Siberian town of Irkutsk, killing both… ByValius VenckunasOctober 24, 2022
Chinese-Russian CR929 faces complete redesign – reports The consortium between China’s COMAC and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has resumed preliminary design of the CR929 long-range… ByValius VenckunasSeptember 16, 2022
Russia considers withdrawing from CR929 project: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Russia is scaling back its involvement in the design of the Craic CR929 wide-body airliner in cooperation with… ByValius VenckunasJuly 1, 2022
India to repair Uganda’s Su-30 fighter jets Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the maintenance and… ByValius VenckunasMarch 22, 2022
Russia considers reviving Il-96 and Tu-214 programs Russia is considering ramping up two of its Soviet-era aircraft programs, the Ilyushin Il-96 and the Tupolev Tu-214. According… ByValius VenckunasMarch 16, 2022
Russia begins building airframe for CR929 prototype AeroComposit, a subsidiary of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), has commenced work on the airframe for the CR929,… ByValius VenckunasNovember 22, 2021
F-35 vs Checkmate: fight over Gulf’s billions Several mysteries surround the Sukhoi Checkmate, an upcoming Russian fifth-generation fighter jet, which is often erroneously referred to… ByValius VenckunasNovember 3, 2021
Neither airliner nor Putin’s jet: Il-96-400M to become doomsday plane The two prototypes of Il-96-400M, the canceled Russian wide-body airliner, are going to become doomsday planes.Previous reports indicated… ByValius VenckunasJuly 26, 2021