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Vadim Badekha, CEO of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation, stated in an interview with TASS that development of a wide-body long-range aircraft is currently in the research and configuration stage. He emphasized the need for the aircraft in the Russian fleet and noted that the development process typically takes 7-10 years.

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What happened

Russian long-range aircraft development efforts are currently at the stage of research and determining the configuration of the future airplane, CEO of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Vadim Badekha told TASS in an interview on the verge of the…

Why it matters

Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

Common ground

"The work of creating a wide-body long-range aircraft is currently at the research and configuration determination stage so far.

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Vadim Badekha, CEO of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation, stated in an interview with TASS that development of a wide-body long-range aircraft is currently in the research and configuration stage. He emphasized the need for the aircraft in the Russian fleet and noted that the development process typically takes 7-10 years.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/economy/2140525

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Russian long-range aircraft development efforts are currently at the stage of research and determining the configuration of the future airplane”
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A web search result explicitly quotes the UAC chief stating that the long-range aircraft is currently at the research and configuration determination stage.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... ... long-range aircraft is currently at the research and configuration determination stage so far MOSCOW, June 3/ Russian long-range aircraft ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/snowleopardfinancial_business…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 8, 2026 ... Russian air power has evolved in a different way and to a lesser extent – its evolution is driven largely by the pressures of Russia's long war ...
https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/insig…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 9, 2024 ... The feasibility of implementing such characteristics within the Russian military-industrial complex remains an unanswered question. This ...
https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/pak-da.htm
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Claim 2: “The process of creating an airplane takes at least 7-10 years.”
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Multiple web search results discuss the lengthy timeline of aircraft development, with one source explicitly mentioning a 10-12 year certification period for clean-sheet aircraft and another mentioning a 3-10 year build/test cycle, supporting the 7-10 year estimate as a general industry standard.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. The successor to Windows 8.1, it was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, became generally available on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 10-10-321, 10-10-345, 10-10-220, and 10-10-987 are United States long-distance phone services best known for their prolific television and direct mail advertising in the late 1990s. 10-10-321 was the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-10-321
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ten or The 10 may refer to: The Ten (film), the 2007 American film The TEN, an international athletics meeting and 10,000 m race The Ten American Painters, an American Impressionist artists' grou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ten
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Claim 3: “CEO of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Vadim Badekha told TASS in an interview on the verge of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)”
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The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference from TASS and an entry from OpenSanctions, both identifying Vadim Badekha as the General Director/CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia's aviation industry is a significant industrial sector of the country, employing from 355,000 to 400,000 people. The Russian aviation industry is largely state-owned and centrally controlled, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_industry_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ilyushin Il-114 (Russian Илью́шин Ил-114) is a twin-engine turboprop, short-haul regional airliner developed by the Ilyushin design bureau.The programme was launched in June 1986 by the Soviet Min…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-114
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web search NEUTRAL — Vadim was one of several writers on Allegret's French-British The Naked Heart (1950), aka Maria Chapdelaine, starring Michèle Morgan, as well as serving as assistant director.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Vadim
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