Aviation: Russia Integrates an All-Russian Engine into the Superjet 100

Russia is promoting the PD-8 engine, developed for the Superjet 100, as an entirely domestic achievement with no Western components. It is intended to replace the SaM146, developed by France’s Safran and Russia’s UEC, as part of Moscow’s import-substitution program. On March 17, 2025, a Superjet prototype fitted with two PD-8 engines made its first flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, remaining airborne for about 40 minutes and beginning flight tests.