The journal "Izv. VUZ. Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika" is one of the well-known series "Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedenii" that was established by Enactment of USSR Government in 1957.
Kazan Aviation Institute (now, Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N.Tupolev) is charged with its publication.
The journal "Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika" is actually the sole scientific-technical journal in Russia which publishes articles on fundamental, applied, design and experimental research in the fields of aeronautical, space, and rocket engineering that are carried out in higher education institutions, research institutes, design bureaus and industry enterprises.
In preparation of the survey articles and other materials reflecting the state-of-the-art of separate directions of domestic and foreign science and engineering in the corresponding branches of industry, a number of prominent scientists are involved.
The journal "Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika" is distributed by subscription in Russia, CIS countries, and other countries.
Starting from 1974, the journal is translated cover-to-cover from Russian into English and published by Publishing House "Allerton Press, Inc.", USA, under the title "Russian Aeronautics".