⚡️Russia’s first serial-produced #MС21 passenger airliner built FULLY with... import-substituted components has SUCCESFULLY completed its maiden flight, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry reported.show more

✈️🇷🇺 The first production MC-21, assembled entirely from Russian-made... components, has completed its first flight. This promising single-aisle airliner can accommodate between 163 and 211 passengers. 🎥: United Aircraft Corporation #AviationIndustryshow more

The light Russian helicopter Mi-34M1 with a VK-650V engine... has made its first flight as part of the flight test program, according to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Equipped with a new engine, the helicopter has received modern onboard systems of Russian production. "The main purpose of this machine is passenger transportation, monitoring, flight training, and aviation sports," said Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of the Rostec State Corporation. The Mi-34M1 will be able to replace old Soviet-made helicopters, as well as foreign light helicopters from companies such as Bell and Airbus. - ANshow more

🚨BREAKING: ​The first MS-21 passenger plane produced entirely with... domestic components has taken off for the first time in Russia, accommodating between 163 and 211 passengers, according to the manufacturer...show more

Sanctions made 🇷🇺Russia the most UNSTOPPABLE aviation power in... the world. 🇺🇸US: This is unbelievable… We tried to kill the Russian aircraft industry with sanctions! 🇷🇺Russia: You totally underestimated us. Thanks for the push. 🇷🇺Russia: Now we have the first serial-production MC-21 — 100% Russian, zero Western parts. 🇺🇸US: No Pratt & Whitney engines?! How is that even possible?! 🇷🇺Russia: Pure PD-14 engines + fully domestic systems. 🇷🇺Russia: 163–211 seats. Took off August 3, 2026. 🇺🇸US: No way… we accidentally built a sanctions-proof monster…​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Context: Entirely RUSSIAN-made MC-21 passenger plane completes its maiden flight. (Satire Warning: Fictional quotes)show more

Tejas Mk-2 rollout completed. The indigenous MWF has entered... the pre flight phase, with its maiden flight scheduled for June 2026. 🇮🇳 With rollout complete, CEMILAC will issue First Flight Clearance (FFC) after certifying ground functional checks, engine ground runs, flight control laws, emergency systems, and also the low & high speed taxi trials.show more

As per Russian media, the Russian-made MS-21 aircraft has... completed its first direct flight from Irkutsk to Moscow using its second prototype. According to the United Aeronautics Corporation (OAK) , the flight lasted 6 hours and 15 minutes ; during which the aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet (11,000 meters) and maintained a speed of 800 kilometers per hour . #aircraftshow more

The Iskander missile that targeted Ukraine’s Cabinet turned out... to be packed with imported parts. According to sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the missile contained about 35 US-made components, along with parts from Japan, the UK, and Switzerland, five Belarusian components, and 57 Russian ones. During the attack, the warhead failed to detonate — only the fuel ignited. It’s yet more proof that Russia’s defense industry relies on smuggling and sanctions evasion. Without Western components, its so-called “precision strikes” would be impossible.show more

Meanwhile, Putin arrived at an aircraft plant in Irkutsk... and is delighted with the long-suffering "Russian-made" MS-21 airliner. They showed him the supposed production of the first 18 aircraft, but it is just dust in the eyes of the dictator. The MS-21 is more than 10 years behind schedule. Development costs have ballooned from 150 billion to over 1 trillion rubles, and the unit cost has roughly tripled. Due to sanctions, the plane gained 5–6 tons in weight, lost half its range, was shortened, and now carries almost 30% fewer passengers. By mid-2026, only a third of the required test flights with Russian components had been completed.show more

‼️ 🇺🇸 An A-10 Warthog safely returned to base... after being hit by a surface to air missile during a combat mission, highlighting once again the aircraft’s legendary survivability. The strike caused heavy damage to the right engine nacelle, tearing apart sections of the outer structure and exposing internal components. Despite the impact, the aircraft remained fully controllable and all critical flight systems continued operating. The pilot maintained control throughout the incident and completed a safe landing without further complications. Built for close air support missions, the A-10 was designed with redundant flight controls, armored protection, and battlefield resilience at its core. Does any modern aircraft match the Warthog’s combat toughness?show more

❗️❗️🇷🇺 A Russian Su-57 stealth fighter has conducted a... flight using a next-generation powerplant for the first time. The aircraft was equipped with the fifth-generation Izdeliye 177 engine, which is designed to deliver higher thrust, improved fuel efficiency, and overall enhanced flight performance compared to earlier variants. The test marks a significant step in Russia’s efforts to refine the Su-57’s propulsion system and close long-standing performance gaps. See the latest updates with us: NSTRIKEshow more

🇹🇷Turkey has tested a new powerful weapon and released... an impressive video The company MKE has, for the first time, fully produced and tested a 127 mm naval gun barrel — a type of artillery usually imported from the US or Italy. The new barrel has already been installed on the frigate TCG Fatih, where it successfully completed live-fire trials 💥 For Ankara, this is yet another step toward independence from Western suppliers and a boost to its strategic influence in the Mediterranean.show more

🇷🇺🇮🇳 Russia’s Gold Exports to India Hit 5-Year High... – Report Russia exported over $50mn in gold to India from January to October last year, RIA Novosti reported, citing data from the 🇮🇳 Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Deliveries resumed in August with a $23.4mn shipment, the largest since 2021 – with a further $26.9mn sent in October. India remains one of the world’s biggest gold importers, with demand up 16.5% to $50.7bn in the first 10 months of 2025.show more

⚡️Flights are being mass-cancelled and delayed across moscow due... to a drone attack, with more than 500 flights affected so far — the largest disruptions are reported at Sheremetyevo Airport. Meanwhile, the russian stock market has dropped sharply. The MOEX russia Index fell to 2,457 points, its lowest level since October 2024. Amid sanctions pressure and the russian central bank’s tight monetary policy, the market continues to lose ground. 👉Follow BLYSKAVKAshow more

Footage has been released showing recent Testing of the... Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B Heavy Attack Drone also know as the “Hunter-B” alongside a MiG-29 Fighter Aircraft; the S-70 conducted its First Flight with the Russian Air Force in 2019 and is expected to enter Combat Service next year in 2024.show more

The making of the Airbus A380 - building the... world's largest passenger aircraft The Airbus A380 was designed to move more passengers farther and quieter than any aircraft before it. Its development brought together engineering teams from across Europe to create a true aviation giant. Major sections of the A380 are manufactured in different countries. The wings are built in the United Kingdom, the fuselage sections in Germany and France, the cockpit and nose in France, and the horizontal tail plane in Spain. These massive components are transported by Beluga aircraft, ships, and special road convoys to the final assembly line in Toulouse, France ملم The A380 uses advanced aluminum alloys and composite materials to handle extreme structural loads while keeping weight under control. Its wings are the largest ever fitted to a passenger aircraft, designed to flex several meters upward in flight without damage. Inside, the aircraft features a full-length double-deck cabin, advanced fly-by-wire systems, and one of the most complex electrical and hydraulic architectures ever installed on a civil airliner After assembly, each A380 undergoes extensive ground tests, system checks, and flight testing to certify performance, safety, and reliability before entering airline serviceshow more

Steel Boom Fuels India’s Push for More Russian Coal... India is looking to sharply increase coking coal imports from Russia, 🇮🇳's Ministry of Steel Secretary Sandeep Poundrik told TASS, with the potential ‘unlimited’ if quality and price fit. Russia’s current import share - about 8–9mn tonnes a year, roughly 15% - could ‘double or triple’ as India seeks alternatives to its main supplier Australia, he noted. India imported about ‘90% of its coking coal needs last year,’ Poundrik added – with demand set to surge as 🇮🇳’s steelmaking capacity is predicted to ‘almost double over the next decade.’show more

For the first time in roughly a decade, an... Iranian civilian airliner flew directly from Tehran to Sana'a to bring officials from the Houthi-led government to Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral. Saudi Arabia reportedly attempted to stop the flight but ultimately did not. There has been no direct official air link between Iran and Ansarallah-controlled Sana'a for nearly ten years. Sana'a airport itself has repeatedly been attacked, and its only passenger aircraft destroyed in an Israeli strike last year. Iranian analysts argue this flight is intended to be the first of many. If sustained, it would represent the gradual breaking of Yemen's air siege and the establishment of a permanent Tehran-Sana'a corridor for diplomatic, commercial, and broader strategic ties. Viewed alongside Hormuz and Lebanon, the flight reflects a broader Iranian postwar strategy. Tehran appears intent on using the leverage it gained during the war to reshape the regional balance in its favor. That means not only easing pressure on Iran itself, but on its "Axis of Resistance" allies—from using the MOU to press for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon to now challenging the decade-long isolation of its ally in Sana'a.show more

Russia’s State Duma wants law enforcement to deal with... “Spider-Man” The Duma’s Culture Committee said the Interior Ministry should investigate cinemas that illegally screen new foreign releases and fail to report the screenings to the national cinema database. According to one lawmaker, such screenings could qualify as illegal business activity, and information about them could be passed on to law enforcement. There is a reason to be nervous about foreign releases: according to industry media estimates, the new Spider-Man brought Russia’s shadow box office around $10.8 million in its opening weekend. For comparison, the Russian film Kolobok made $9.3 million in three weeks.show more

⚡️⚡️ BREAKING: A passenger plane flying from Baku to... Grozny has crashed in Kazakhstan, with 72 people on board The aircraft, operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, went down near the Kazakh city of Aktau, according to local news agency Tengrinews. The plane carried 67 passengers and five crew members. Reports indicate there are survivors. Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that a fire broke out at the crash site. The plane was originally scheduled to land in Grozny but was redirected to Makhachkala and then to Aktau, according to the Grozny airport press office. Russian media reported that the crashed plane was an Embraer E190AR. Before the crash, the aircraft circled over Aktau Airport and requested an emergency landing.show more

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇦 UKRAINIAN LONG-RANGE DRONES SET ONE OF RUSSIA’S BIGGEST... OIL REFINERIES ON FIRE, AGAIN Russia’s massive Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, located over 700 km (435 miles) northeast of the Ukrainian border, is now burning after a long-range drone strike, with at least one major section of the complex fully engulfed. This isn’t just any refinery… It’s one of the largest in the country, key to Russia’s domestic fuel supply and military logistics. Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility, consistent with its policy on deep strikes, but multiple outlets attribute it to Kyiv's ongoing campaign against Russian energy infrastructure. The refinery has a processing capacity of roughly 15 million tons of crude oil per year and ranks fifth nationwide in primary oil refining volume. The facility was also previously reported to have caught fire following a drone strike on October 31. So Kyiv isn’t just hitting symbolic targets, it’s systematically targeting the lifeblood of Russia’s war machine. The message? If you bomb Ukraine’s cities, don’t expect your refineries, ports, or pipelines to stay quiet. Source: Polymarket Intel, United24 Mediashow more