Aviation

UZGA officially suspended the Ladoga aircraft project
All scientific and technical groundwork for TVRS-44 was transferred to the Ministry of Defence

Drones begin to be equipped with computer vision technologies in conjunction with landscape navigation
FPI: One of the developers created AI for hitting dynamic targets without satellite correction

New buyer of fifty SJ-100 and MC-21-310 aircraft revealed
Azimuth Airlines is already preparing a hangar for new aircraft

"Tupolev" Completed Certification of Five Updated Tu-214 Systems
Tests were conducted in the first quarter of 2026, and the modernization of the airliner continues

Su-57 gains significant advantage over F-22 and F-35
MWM: Russian fighter jet proved cheaper to operate and may become more in demand than American counterparts

Drone Installs Power Line for the First Time in Russia
The drone stretched wires 900 meters long across the turbulent Biya River in Altai

It became known why the PD-8 engine cannot be quickly put into mass production
Aircraft designer Dmitry Dyakonov: Civil aviation has been dependent on foreign technologies for too long

Drones taught to see the road without GPS and GLONASS: "smart" navigation created at MIPT
UAV recognizes buildings, rivers, and power line poles in any weather, and tests showed accuracy up to several meters

The Illiquid Il-96-400 Was Revived, Although Airlines Don't Need It
The test aircraft conducted a continuous 9-hour flight

Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade promised "Baikal" certification 3 years ago: but nothing has changed
As of May 2026, the LMS-901 is at a dead end due to design problems

Be-200 grounded due to Motor Sich engines
"RKK-Nauka": "The amphibian could be used to develop an international certification system, but nothing has been done"

Where can it fly? "Baikal" recognized as a failed aircraft
Yury Zakharchenko: "We will never build an airfield for the LMS-901 in every village"

ODK created a unique titanium alloy for the PD-35 engine
The new material minimizes the risk of defects and discrepancies during product acceptance

