Rostec has released a video showing the start of flight tests of the Ka-226T light multi-purpose helicopter equipped with the Russian VK-650V engine, marking another stage in the country’s aviation import-substitution program.
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Video: MS-21, SJ-100 and Il-114 complete icing tests in northern Russia
An additional certification campaign was carried out in the Arkhangelsk region and evaluated the aircraft’s performance under real natural icing conditions.
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Russian helicopter receives final certification and begins operating over large bodies of water
The Mi-171A3 helicopter, developed for offshore missions and now in a configuration fully based on Russian components, has completed its certification process and received official authorization to operate over large bodies of water.
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Russian aircraft undergo extreme -40°C cold in crucial certification phase
The Russian MC-21-310 and Sukhoi SJ-100 aircraft are undergoing a new phase of certification testing under extreme conditions in northern Russia.
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Video: Russian PD-8 engine undergoes severe bird-strike test
The Russian company ODK released a video of the certification tests of the PD-8 aircraft engine, developed for the Superjet aircraft. The trials assessed the reliability of the propulsion system and flight safety under an abnormal bird-strike scenario.
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Video: Mi-34M1 begins flight tests with Russian VK-650V engine
The Mi-34M1 light multi-purpose helicopter has begun its flight tests equipped with the Russian VK-650V engine, marking a new stage in the program conducted by the Russian Helicopters holding, part of the state-owned Rostec corporation.
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Video: LMS-901 Baikal aircraft flies for the first time with Russian VK-800 turboprop engine
Yekaterinburg, December 24 – A prototype of the light multipurpose LMS-901 Baikal aircraft completed its first flight equipped with a fully domestic powerplant, combining the new VK-800 turboprop engine and the AV-901 propeller.
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First Tu-214 Produced Entirely with Russian Parts Takes Off in Kazan
The new Tu-214 completed its first flight in Kazan, receiving the registration number RA-64536.
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Video: Russia Receives New Mi-8MTV-1 Helicopters for Operations in the Far North and Far East
December 9, 2025 – The Russian Helicopters group announced the delivery of three new Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters to GTLK, produced by the Kazan Helicopter Plant.
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Russia confirms An-22 crash and the likely death of seven crew members
Military An-22 crashes in Russia after post-repair test flight; seven crew members presumed dead
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Video: New Russian UTS-800 military trainer aircraft completes first flight
At the end of November, another UTS-800 training aircraft was integrated into the flight-test campaign after successfully completing its first flight at the airfield of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (JSC “UZGA”), part of the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the Russian Union of Machine Builders.
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Video: MC-21 Prototype Impresses in 6-Hour Flight and Enters New Test Phase in Russia
MC-21 prototype completes its first nonstop flight from Irkutsk to Zhukovsky as part of the certification program
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