Russia

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian aircraft maker Yakovlev has reshuffled its engineering teams as it works to certify its MC-21 narrowbody after multiple delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK should consider acquiring U.S.-developed hypersonic weapons until it can fully resource nationally developed weapons, a think tank says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Byron Callan
The Russia-Ukraine war and what comes next in Russia will remain major factors shaping defense markets in this decade and beyond.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk told the country’s parliament, the Sejm, that the country’s Supreme Audit Office will examine the procurement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a two-member SpaceX Crew-9 team to the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Jens Flottau
With radio frequency interference now routine for commercial airlines, more is at stake than redundancy, a cornerstone of aviation safety built over decades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-26 launched to and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sept. 11.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Hanwha and its subsidiary Hanwha Defense Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Advanced Navigation.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Network Staff
The import-free variant of Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody airliner cannot operate at its designed range after the installation of heavier locally made components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Defense Secretary, spoke with reporters following the meeting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s government-backed leasing company GTLK has committed to ordering 238 airliners from state-owned airframer United Aircraft Corporation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) plans to launch production of smaller engines to address the country’s war-driven demand for more uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The new domestically developed weapon is called Palyanytsia, the name of a popular Ukrainian loaf of bread,.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network Staff
Issues with the new PD-8 turbofan engines may again delay the certification of the import-free variant of Russia’s Superjet 100 (SJ-100) regional jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
The twin-engine Yak-130 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 2010 as a trainer for the Su-30 family of fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The Russian government is preparing to revise down its plans for production of locally made commercial aircraft through 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
For now, drone exports by Ukraine are not legal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft manufacturer is pursuing attack and logistics UAV concepts that have evolved because of the war in Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Hybrid Space/Submarine Architecture Ensuring Infosec of Telecommunications (HEIST) initiative was launched July 31.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Germany acquired the IRIS-T SLM last year as part of a wider push to bolster its air and missile defenses in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network Staff
Moscow has finally given the green light to aircraft wet leasing.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
To avoid missing out in the race to deploy large LEO constellations, Russia plans to enhance its Gonets system with Fifth Generation Design Bureau.
Space

Aviation Week Network Staff
The manufacturer of Russia’s Superjet 100 regional jet has issued instructions to the type’s operators on the replacement of angle of attack (AOA) sensors.
Safety, Ops & Regulation