Solar Group Limited incorporated
Incorporation in Vanuatu as the capital-acquisition platform. Begins raising capital directly from retail investors through a network of regional representatives.
Duyunov Motors funding begins
First project funding directed to Sovelmash (registered as a Russian legal entity in 2017). Technology target: an asynchronous motor using the Slavyanka winding technology.
Developer code 'ВДРШ' registered
FGUP Standartinform issues Sovelmash the four-letter organization-developer code 'ВДРШ' per GOST 2.201 — formal entry into the national engineering documentation system. Letter No. A5/04-5960.
ASPP Weihai · Chinese regional grant
According to ASPP Weihai publications, Viktor Arestov received a Taishan Industrial Leading Talents grant (reported amount: CNY 800,000) in support of Slavyanka-related motor modernization work in China.
SEZ residency granted
Ministry of Economic Development of Russia grants Sovelmash residency in the Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (Alabushevo site). Certificate No. 2019770211100030, signed by V.A. Zhivulin. Land lease for a 20,199 m² parcel follows under contract No. TVZ-1-24.04.2019.
Test bench attested by VNIIFTRI
Russian Institute for Physical-Technical and Radio Measurements (VNIIFTRI) issues Attestat No. 10/101/1405 for Sovelmash's test bench ВДРШ.441465.001 — for rotating electric machines 10–200 kW.
Moscow State Expertise · positive conclusion
Mosgosexpertiza issues positive conclusion No. 77-1-1-3-017626-2020 on the design documentation and engineering survey results for the Sovelmash innovation center. Signed by O.A. Paponova. Prerequisite to later construction.
Sovelmash construction begins
Construction of the PKTB facility in Zelenograd starts. Design target: 14,700 m² with 50+ CNC machining units, a climatic chamber, and a stamping line.
VAT recovery decision · RUB 24,994,504
Russian Federal Tax Service (IFNS No. 35, signed by S.A. Kostina) issues decision No. 43 refunding 24,994,504 roubles of VAT for Q1 2022. Refund decisions are issued only after the tax authority independently verifies audited turnover and real VAT overpayment.
Five consecutive years of audit
Independent financial audits covering fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 — all publicly available on sovelmash.ru.
AERONOVA retail funding begins
Retail capital acquisition for the airship program opens. The project is formally launched the following March.
AERONOVA project launch
OOO AERONOVA formally presents the airship program. Chief designer: Dmitry Khmel. Institutional partners: Bauman, MAI, DKBA, NOC Sever.
Johannesburg conference
Solar Group hosts a public conference in South Africa with over six hundred attendees — the largest of the 2025 African tour.
NTV federal TV coverage
NTV, a Russian federal network, carries a report on Sovelmash's industrial motor program and AERONOVA's airship development track.
AGR № 696-5-25/S issued
Moscow Committee on Architecture grants the architectural-planning approval for the Sovelmash facility. Signed by M.E. Kandebailo.
Sovelmash construction declared complete
The facility is structurally finished.
ZOS № 779-5-30
Mosgosstroinadzor issues the federal Construction Completion Conclusion (case file 45,190). The built facility complies with the approved project documentation.
Mozambique ministerial award
Ministry of Economy of Mozambique awards Solar Group recognition as 'Best Innovative Foreign Company' for contribution to economic diversification.
Weihai public honors for Viktor Arestov
According to ASPP Weihai publications, Viktor Arestov received a set of Weihai honors in 2022, including honorary citizen status, visiting professor appointment, and the Weihai Friendship Award.
First commercial contracts & Yakutia agreement
Sovelmash signs first confidential commercial contracts (NDA). Two oil-gas customer working groups active. Yakutia delegation visits Voskresensk airfield; formal agreement on Arctic airship applications follows.
Dubai Airshow
AERONOVA exhibits in the Vista startup pavilion among 120 aerospace startups and is listed in the official Vista Sponsors section. Izvestia interviews company representative; Dutch TV visits the booth. 300+ contacts reported.
Aerolyot-01 · first full flight
The 188 m³ hybrid airship completes its first full flight — vertical take-off and landing, hover, turn while hovering, maneuvering at 45% main-motor thrust. Full telemetry recorded.
Sovelmash first test batch
First test batches of angle grinders built around the Slavyanka motor begin production at the PKTB facility. Serial commercial production awaits operational permit.
TASS: Russian airship concept through 2035
Russia's ten-year concept for scientific and technological development of the transport sector is published. AERONOVA is not explicitly named; the regulatory framework aligns.
South African and Zimbabwean delegations visit Moscow
Ranking partners tour Sovelmash in Zelenograd, visit the AERONOVA airfield, and watch NOVA-01 fly.
Ministry of Industry license Л007-00102-77/04708388
Indefinite-term Russian Ministry of Industry license for AERONOVA. Category 1530 — lighter-than-air aircraft. Order No. 1555, signed by N. Popova. Verifiable via public registry.
Sovelmash operational commissioning permit
The final permit required before full serial production remains in process — delayed since Q4 2025 by procedural questions and Technopolis Moscow lease reassignment.