Modernized long-range bombers are equipped with new avionics, a digital cockpit, and updated engines

Upgraded Tupolev jetliner is expected to have annual production of 20 aircraft from the end of 2027

The narrow-body twinjet, assembled with Russian components as part of an import replacement program, is a poorly performing aircraft

Four crew members of Tupolev aircraft ejected but one pilot did not survive

Test aircraft is being upgraded to return to production and will have a two-man cockpit

UAC subsidiary is recruiting experts to form a team that will tackle "unique challenges of passenger jet modernization"

If confirmed, it will be the second time that the Tupolev supersonic jet will participate in Africa Aerospace and Defense at Waterkloof Air Force Base

Narrow-body jet expected to test a cockpit with just two crew from 2026, without the need for a flight engineer

Kazan Aviation Plant is tasked with assembling 70 narrow-body twin-engine aircraft to replace A320 and 737 jets

The single-aisle aircraft had been undergoing maintenance in Russia since 2019 and arrived in Havana on September 18