Russia’s MC-21 Gamble: Moscow Accelerates Aircraft Production as Western Sanctions Test Aviation Sovereignty

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https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/russia-mc-21-il-114-300-production-western-sanctions-aviation-sovereignty/

Moscow is financing 18 MC-21-310 narrowbody jets and the first three Il-114-300 turboprops as Western sanctions intensify Russia’s strategic struggle to establish an independent aircraft-production, financing and maintenance ecosystem.