Civil aviation design needed rethink from Soviet-era military influence: Putin

Putin year-end wrap 2025-c-Russian presidential office

Source: Russian presidential office

Russian president Vladimir Putin says building a modern civil aircraft industry has required a strategic rethink from the Soviet era, when civil aircraft design was largely influenced by military considerations.

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