After the announcement in February of this year of the postponement of the start of deliveries of new domestic long-range aircraft to 25-26 years, the information field raised many questions about the situation in the domestic aircraft industry, the reasons for the postponement and the industry's ability to technologically overcome the sanctions restrictions. Moreover, in the questions there was a lot of skepticism about the very possibility to start producing aircraft in a fully import-substituted form. Yes, the task is very complicated. Not everything works out the first time, and the deadlines, even taking into account the postponement, are very tight. And yet, despite the general disbelief in our own forces and developments, I remain in the camp of optimists. No one could have imagined that an army could overcome the Alps, but Suvorov did it. далее

Interview with Andrey Boginsky, General Director of PJSC Yakovlev - Deputy General Director of UAC for Civil Aviation. далее

On August 22, 2023, the Russian Government approved amendments to the Comprehensive Development Program for the Russian aviation industry until 2030. The essence of the changes is in the forecast growth rates of Civil Aviation transportation volumes, aircraft requirements, as well as approval of the schedule of aircraft production and delivery. If the first two parameters are calculation-theoretical and their realizability is influenced by many external (political and macroeconomic) factors, the plans for the production of domestic airplanes and helicopters should be as realistic as possible. However, they can also be affected by various factors, but not so much by external factors as by intra-industry - technological ones. Often airplane and helicopter manufacturers face various kinds of problems, both technological and production. It is also not uncommon for the shift of production plans to the right to be influenced by the readiness of allied companies producing systems and units. And the most complicated in this series is undoubtedly the engine. далее

This year, Russian civil aviation celebrates its 100th anniversary. And aviation science is even older. As you know, its founders in Russia were such great Russian scientists as Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Nikolay Zhukovsky. In my opinion, only a country that has a scientific school, developers, a testing base and the entire production cycle of aircraft and engine building can call itself an aviation power. And all this is in Russia. And now try to answer the question: how many other countries in the world meet these requirements? One, two, three? And our scientific institutes are at the foundation of all this: TsAGI, CIAM, VIAM, Gromov Flight Research Institute, etc. We will talk about how today Russian science is working on the creation of modern Russian civil aircraft SSJ-NEW and MS-21 in this material on the example of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute – TsAGI. далее

On December 28, 2022, the Federal Air Transport Agency issued the Irkut Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) approval of the main changes to the standard design of the MC-21 aircraft related to the installation of the Russian PD-14 engine, a wing made of composite materials of domestic production and expansion of the expected operating conditions of the MC-21 aircraft: operation at low negative temperatures. All test checks of the aircraft were carried out in accordance with Russian and international standards. And again, the question sounds from all sides: well, when? That's what we'll talk about. далее

MC-21-300/310 short- and medium-haul aircraft with 163-211 seats. Advanced aerodynamics, new generation systems and engines provide high flight performance and operational characteristics далее

Rostec State Corporation is one of the largest industrial companies in Russia. Today the Corporation unites hundreds of organizations located in many cities of our country. Rostec enterprises are often city-forming, and some Russian cities have gained worldwide fame thanks to the Corporation's developments. Another story from the section "Traveling with Rostec" is dedicated to the capital of Bashkiria - Ufa. далее

This small town on the banks of the Moskva River, surrounded by pine forests, at first glance, cannot surprise with anything. But exactly in this town a mirror for the world's largest telescope, rocket engines for delivering lunar rovers to the moon were made, and also the engine of the Su-57 fighter for the first time was launched. далее

Rostec State Corporation is one of the largest industrial companies in Russia. Today the Corporation unites hundreds of organizations located in many cities of our country. Rostec enterprises are often city-forming, and some Russian cities have gained world fame thanks to the enterprises located in them. далее

A new high-tech site for the manufacture of parts for the AL-31F engine and its modifications was opened at the Salyut production complex of UEC JSC (part of the State Corporation Rostec). This became an occasion for us to visit the enterprise, talk to its management and ask about what development plans are being implemented now. далее

The modern world is developing very dynamically, digital products and automated systems that include elements of artificial intelligence are being introduced deeper into all spheres of life. Moreover, every day the requirements for the quality and characteristics of products are growing, which means that the technique is even more complicated, including this also applies to aircraft engine building. далее

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is working on a new version of the Superjet 100 aircraft. The program, called SSJ NEW, envisages the development of a aircraft in which dozens of foreign systems and components will be replaced with domestic ones. It is planned to install the promising Russian PD-8 engine on the aircraft, which is being developed by the United Engine Corporation. далее

The interest of the aerospace community in the products of "UEC-Kuznetsov" of the United Engine Corporation of Rostec was fuelled by the beginning of November this year. flight tests of the Tu-160M2 strategic bomber in the version with NK-32-02 engines also the finalized flight tests of the Soyuz-2.1v light-class carrier rocket with the NK-33A first-stage engine, which were completed last year. The journalists were told more about these and other products during the December press tour of the enterprise, timed to coincide with the opening of a new galvanic manufactory. далее

Recently, the 108th birthday was celebrated by one of the country's oldest aircraft engine manufacturing enterprises - the Salyut Gas Turbine Research and Production Center. The motors created within its walls are the history of national aviation records. Salyut's engines lifted Pyotr Nesterov's plane into the sky and revived his famous “loop”, they flew over the ocean with Valery Chkalov, and during the war gave speed and manoeuvrability to the legendary Il-2 attack aircraft. Today, Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters fly with the help of "Salute" engines, the company participates in the production of the latest power plants TV7-117, VK-2500, PD-14. далее

While visiting the country's largest aircraft factories earlier this month, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made a number of important procurement policy statements prioritizing not fifth generation aircraft, but fourth generation aircraft - the Su-35S, Su-30SM2 and Yak-130. далее