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MAKS 2007 Х 2 = MAKS 2009

The price of contracts concluded during the Russian air show is USD 10 billion

The main result of the ended MAKS-2009 Russian air show is contracts as of USD 10 billion that are twice more than in 2007. This fact confirmed again that the event was successful notwithstanding bad forecasts and crisis.

711 companies from 34 countries, including 436 Russian entities among that 120 ones presented military output, have participated in MAKS 2009.

New developments of MAKS-2009
The "Tranzas" company has presented "Dozor-600" strike-unmanned aircraft which flight test will take place in 2010. By the estimation of designers the new development is approximate best world standards.
The "Hermes" missile complex was presented for the first time at MAKS-2009; its flight test will take place in 2010 and after that the complex would be added to the Russian Armed Forces arsenal.   
At last air show visitors received opportunity to see on the ground and in the air Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft that supplies would start in 2010.

"Sukhoi" contracts
Russian MOD and "Sukhoi" company agreed upon supplies of fighters to the amount of more than 80 billion rubles. Russian Air Force will take 48 Sukhoi-35 fighters, 12 Sukhoi-27 fighters and 4 Sukhoi-30.
The contract on supply of 18 Sukhoi-30 MKM fighters to Malaysia is fully complete. Russia shall supply 28 Sukhoi-30 fighters to Algeria, and 22 ones are already delivered, and other 6 fighters will be delivered in September this year.
"Rosoboronexport" advised that Russian-Indian contract on modification of Sukhoi-30 MKI for BrahMos supersonic missiles installation might be signed by the end of this year. By 2010 the Russian Federation will complete the Contract on supply of 8 Sukhoi-30 MK2 aircraft to Vietnam.

Suppliers for MC-21 are designated
Candidates for engine supply for MC-21 civil aircraft - the main perspective project of OAK - were designated at MAKS-2009. "Two best companies were chosen. They are Pratt&Whitney and Rolls Royce. Technical details are being confirmed now, and all decision will be taken in the near future" - Oleg Demchenko, "Irkut" President said.
Besides, there were designated other suppliers of certain systems:
 - Gear system - "Hydromash" (Russia);
- Auxiliary power unit -Hamilton Sundstrand company (USA);
- Complex air-conditioning system - "Nauka" (Russia) in cooperation with Hamilton Sundstrand company (USA) and "Hamilton Sundstrand - Nauka" entity;
- Electrical power system - ECE company (France), (it is included into Zodiac Aerospace Corporation (France) and Hamilton Sundstrand company (USA);
- Interior, fuel, oxygen systems and indifferent gas system - Zodiac Aerospace Corporation (France);
- Fireproofing system - L'Hotellier (France) proposal was chosen; it is included into Kidde Technologies Corporation (USA) and Hamilton Sundstrand Company (USA) respectively;
- Hydraulic system - Eaton Corporation (USA). At the same time Eaton Corporation will place orders on manufacturing of 50% spares and assembly units of hydraulic system between Russian entities such as "Voskhod" PMZ, "Teploobmennik" PKO, "Znamya" MIZ and "Tekhpribor";
- wing de-icing system - Hamilton Sundstrand Company (USA).
 
МС-21 development is performed by "Irkut" and "Yakovlev" OKB starting from 2007. This aircraft will be manufacturing in 3 types: МС-21-200, designed for transportation of 150 passengers, range is up to 3.5 thousand km, МС-21-300 - 180 passengers, range is up to 5 thousand km and МС-21-400 - 210 passengers, range is up to 5.5 thousand km.

Implementation of advanced manufacturing sciences will ensure 25% improvement of fuel efficiency, 15% decrease of running charges as well as a new level of environmental safety. First flight of this aircraft is scheduled in 2015, lot production - in 2016. The project costs amount USD 8 billion.

Contract to the amount of RUR 6 billion for the Russian Air Force
Russian Air Force and "Tactical Missile Armament" Corporation have concluded contract to the amount of RUR 6 billion; the Contract is on supply of the newest missile system that include 14 types of armament including К-31 missile and its modification К-35 "air-to-air" missile. New armament will be used for termination of aircraft - manned as well as unmanned. Alexander Zelin, Colonel-General, Air Force Commander-in-Chief, said "supplies will take place within 2 years." "Purchased armament differs with advanced jamming protection, enforced combat unit as well as all weather conditions and day-night operability" - Boris Obnosov, "Tactical Missile Armament" Corporation General Director said.


Aviation Industry will receive state support
State support that will be delivered to the Russian aviation industry will amount to dozens billion RUR, Alexey Fyedorov, OAK Head said after ended meeting on aviation industry chaired by Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime-Minister.
"Resources received under the state support will be spending on 10 new projects that OAK has. Particularly, they are such as MiG-35, Yakovlev-130, Ilushin-112, Antonov-148, and Sukhoi Superjet 100. No one company in the world commenced so many new projects simultaneously. All these projects are strategically important for us" - Alexey Fyedorov, OAK Head noted.


"Ruslan" manufacturing will commence in Ulyanovsk
ОАК, "Volga-Dnepr" Company and ANTK named Antonov have concluded the agreement on technical specification for development of Antonov-124-100 "Ruslan" modified cargo aircraft.
Airlift will be increased from 130 to 150 tons. Flight range will be increased and will be 4 thousand km with maximum loading or 15 thousand km with "0" loading. The aircraft will be equipped with Ukrainian engines manufactured by "Motor-Sich". The issue of development of the aircraft equipped with foreign engines and foreign avionics is being considered also.

Russia and Ukraine have decided to resume operation on Antonov-70 development
 
     
Military agencies of Russia and Ukraine have agreed on resumption of joint operations under the program of development of medium range Antonov-70 military cargo aircraft. The appropriate protocol was signed by Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Minister of Defense, and Valery Ivaschenko, Ukrainian acting Minister of Defense. The project will be financed at the expense of Russia.
Antonov-70 military cargo aircraft is capable to take off from weakly ready soft-surface runway of 600 m length. It is capable to carry up to 20 tons. Any existing analogue cargo aircraft is not capable to perform such mission. By developer's data this aircraft is capable to deliver 35-47 tons at range as of 3000-5100 km.

Ministry of Transportation and «Boeing» - for Flights Safety
On August 19th the Russian Federation Ministry of Transportation and «Boeing» company signed Memorandum on expanding cooperation in the sphere of flights safety. The Memorandum has determined directions of joint activities, such as ensuring high quality training of flight and maintenance personnel of Russian airlines; development of the required training infrastructure on the territory of Russia; integration of Russia into international flight safety system. Besides, in order to ensure safe operation of aviation equipment the parties intend to undertake joint actions aimed at introduction of the Global Flight Safety Road-Map in the interests of implementation of the «Government Program for Flight Safety of the RF Civil Aviation Aircraft». Working group will be set up by late 2009 in order to achieve the purpose in view.
Says Valery Okulov, Deputy Transportation Minister of the Russian Federation: «Ministry of Transportation has undertaken a series of measures for improvement of the situation with flight safety. This Memorandum is one of the important steps in this direction».
Says Sergey Kravchenko, President of «Boeing» company in Russia and CIS: «Flight safety is the issue of priority for «Boeing» company. Being a long-term partner of Russian aviation branch, we will actively cooperate with the RF Ministry of Transportation and other interested parties in order to implement the designed joint program of action with the involvement of all international experience accumulated by «Boeing»».

MAKS 2011
Taking into account the statement of Vladimir Vlasov, "Cargo Exhibition Complex" General Director, MAKS might exceed the limits of the exact air space show. "By 2011 the Cargo Exhibition Complex plans to build a hall for a constantly acting exhibition of land armament in the territory of exhibition complex in Zhukovsky, Moscow region" - Vlasov said.
Land armament exhibition will be placed in one of new halls of 18 thousand square meters, which one is to be opened by 2011. "Progress of Russian land technical equipment will be demonstrating on a constantly basis, and a special range will be built also for its dynamic demonstration" -  "Cargo Exhibition Complex" General Director said.