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14 May 2021 The MC-21-300 wing panel, made of Russian composite materials, delivered to the Irkut Corporation plant

The MC-21-300 wing panel, made of Russian composite materials, was delivered to the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation (part of UAC, Rostec State Corporation).
17 March 2021 The agreement on the modernization and licensed production of IL-103 in Hungary concluded

The agreement on the modernization and licensed production of IL-103 in Hungary was concluded on March 17 between Ilyushin Aviation Complex (part of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) under Rostec State Corporation) and the Hungarian company Aviation Engineering Zrt.
16 December 2020 New Regional Passenger Aircraft IL-114-300 Made Its Maiden Flight

On December 16th, 2020, a new regional passenger turboprop aircraft Il-114-300 made its maiden flight at the Zhukovsky airfield.
15 December 2020 MC-21-310 aircraft with Russian PD-14 engines made its maiden flight

On the 15th of December 2020 the MС-21-310 aircraft equipped with the new Russian PD-14 engines made its maiden flight from the airfield of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Irkut Corporation (part of UAC, Rostec State Corporation).
18 September 2020 Rostec announced the results of the Russian Be-200ES firefighting operations in Turkey

Over the past three months, the Russian Be-200ES amphibious aircraft flew more than 200 times for suppressing wildland fires in Turkey.
5 August 2020 Preliminary results of MC-21-300 aircraft tests on engines protection against water penetration are summed up

Irkut Corporation summarized the preliminary results of MC-21-300 aircraft ground testing, which confirmed the possibility of operating the aircraft in presence of water on runway.
16 July 2020 MC-21-300 aircraft engine water protection tests have been started

Irkut Corporation (as part of UAC of Rostec State Corporation) started tests of MC-21-300 to confirm the possibility of operating the aircraft in the presence of water on runway.
25 June 2020 MC-21-300 prototype will continue testing after painting

On June 25, 2020, the MC-21-300 test aircraft, painted at Spektr-Avia, Ulyanovsk, returned to Ramenskoye airfield (Zhukovsky, Moscow region), where it will continue its flights under the certification test program.
16 June 2020 Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft will take up fire extinguishing duty in Turkey

Two Russian Be-200ES amphibious aircraft have arrived in Turkey and from June 16 will begin work on supressing the spread of forest wildfires in the Republic of Turkey.
10 June 2020 MC-21-300 test aircraft arrived in Ulyanovsk for painting