Category: Rostec
Sukhoi and MiG merged with United Aircraft Corporation
Sukhoi and MiG companies merged with the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a member of the Rostec state corporation, the press service of UAC said on Wednesday. “The implemented restructuring ends an important stage in the corporate transformation of UAC, which implies in particular the transition from the three-tier to the two-tier governance system in the…
Rostec to start serial production of 5th-generation Checkmate fighters in 2027
Russia to start serial production of the fifth-generation light fighter Checkmate in 2027, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Wednesday at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Work is in progress on the designer documentation for the light fighter jet Checkmate. Its serial production will begin in 2027, Rostec corporation’s CEO Sergey Chemezov said at a…
Rostec to start serial production of Okhotnik heavy attack drones in 2023
Russia to launch serial production of the Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy strike drone in 2023, Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov said Wednesday at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. The Okhotnik features a flat nozzle thruster that makes it less visible for radars. The serial production of the Okhotnik (Hunter) heavy strike drone will begin in 2023,…
Sukhoi patents Checkmate’s unique aerodynamic design
Sukhoi (part of Rostec State Corporation’s United Aircraft Corporation) has patented a new light single-engine aircraft code-named Checkmate. The patent confirms that the Russian-design aircraft is superior to known foreign analogues in terms of both flight and field performance. In addition, Russian designers have improved the Checkmate’s stability and control while maintaining its high aerodynamic…
Rostec improves stealth glass technology used for cockpits
The Obninsk Research and Production Enterprise “Technologiya”, part of Roste? State Corporation, has improved the technology of manufacturing cockpit glazing for stealth aircraft. The solution improves the characteristics of aircraft cockpit glazing by 20%, including reducing the radar visibility of military aircraft. The stealth glass acquires special properties due to thin films of metals and…
The Russian A-100 complex makes its first flight with activated radar
Specialists of the Vega Concern of Ruselectronics Holding and Beriev Aircraft Company (TANTK) of PJSC “UAC” (both are part of the Rostec State Corporation) conducted the first flight of the A-100 long-range airborne early warning and control aircraft with the onboard radio equipment turned on. The tests confirmed that the special equipment, as well as…
MC-21 with Russian engine to be certified in 2022
The certification of the Russian passenger jet MC-21 with the domestic engine PD-14 is scheduled for completion in 2022 and deliveries will start from 2024, the CEO of the United Engine Corporation (UEC) Alexander Artyukhov said on Thursday. “The maiden flight of the MC-21 aeroplane with the PD-14 powerplant was made in December 2020. The…
Rostec to supply two Mi-171A2 helicopters to Bangladesh Police
A contract has been concluded between Russian Helicopters Holding (a subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation) and Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Bangladesh for the supply of two state-of-the-art Mi171A2 multipurpose heavy helicopters. The delivery is intended to be made in the first quarter of 2023. “The executed contract is a consistent step…
Rostec Ka-226 helicopter presented at the Dubai Airshow 2021
For the first time, Russian state-owned holding Rostec today presented its most advanced Ka-226 helicopter at the Dubai Airshow 2021. The aircraft received the latest avionics from the Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies of Rostec State Corporation. The equipment is designed for autonomous determination of the spatial position and altitude and speed parameters of the aircraft. The…
Rostec will show the Sukhoi LTS Checkmate 5th-generation fighter abroad for the first time at Dubai Airshow 2021
Rostec will present a new Russian fifth-generation Sukhoi LTS Checkmate aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2021 international air show, which will be held from November 14 to 18 in the UAE. This was announced by a source in the aircraft industry. Checkmate has attracted great interest abroad, the Emirates is an excellent platform for presenting…
Russian Helicopters (Rostec) and Russian Post to launch drones test operation for cargo delivery in Chukotka
”Russian Helicopters” Holding of Rostec State Corporation has signed an agreement with Russian Post on the use of unmanned aircraft (drones) in the Chukotka Autonomous District. The signing ceremony took place at the International Aviation and Space Show MAKS-2021. Andrey Boginsky, Director General of Russian Helicopters and Maxim Akimov, Director General of Russian Post, has…
UTair orders 50 Mi-8AMT helicopters from Russian Helicopters, part of Rostec
Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec) and UTair Helicopter Services have concluded an agreement on the supply of 50 Mi-8AMT helicopters. The document was signed during the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 by Andrey Boginsky, General Director of Russian Helicopters, and Andrey Martirosov, General Director of UTair. The deliveries will start in 2022.…
Russian amphibious aircraft Be-200ES sent to fight wildfires in Greece
The Russian Be-200ES aircraft landed in Greece today. It will be used to fight wildfires in the country. The corresponding agreement between the Hellenic Ministry of Citizen Protection, responsible for organizing measures for fighting wildfires, and was PJSC ILYUSHIN officially signed in Athens. The agreement was prepared with the support of the representative office…
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin: “Russia will start mass production of MC-21”
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that Russia will begin mass production of new civil aircraft of domestic design. He did this in his speech to the State Duma with an annual report on the work of the government. It is planned to mass-produce aircraft MC-21, Il-114-300. All these samples can be seen at…
Ansat helicopter from Rostec can lift up to 1,000 kg on an external sling
Russian Helicopters holding company of Rostec State Corporation equips Ansat helicopter with an external sling to lift oversized cargo weighing up to 1,000 kg or carry a helicopter bucket for firefighting operations. This is already the fifth option available for configuring the helicopter for specific tasks. During tests at the Kazan Helicopters facility, the helicopter…
MS-21-300 successfully completes certification test programme in natural icing conditions
PJSC Irkut Corporation (part of United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec) has successfully completed certification tests of the MS-21-300 airliner under natural icing conditions. The aircraft attained normal performance even when covered with 8 cm thick layer of ice. This fully complies with Russian and European aviation standards: according to certification rules, performance characteristics must be maintained…
The Ilyushin IL-103 to be produced and modernised under licence in Hungary
The agreement on the modernisation and licensed production of IL-103 in Hungary was concluded on March 17 between Ilyushin Aviation Complex (part of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) under Rostec State Corporation) and the Hungarian company Aviation Engineering Zrt. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade…
Rostec received approval for serial production of PD-14 engines for MS-21 airliner
The certificate of production organisation approval provides the right for serial production of PD-14 aircraft propulsion engines and their supply to customers for installation on MS-21 airliner. The document, granted by the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya), was issued to UEC-Perm Engines (United Engine Corporation, part of Rostec). The certification process was organised in two…
Test flights of the new Ilyushin Il-114-300 regional turboprop passenger aircraft continue
Within the plan of the flight test program, the new flight of the Il-114-300 regional turboprop passenger aircraft took place on 19 January. The developer of the aircraft is the Ilyushin Aviation Complex (the head enterprise of the Transport Aviation Division of the Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC) within the Rostec…
New regional passenger aircraft Ilyushin IL-114-300 made its maiden flight
On December 16, 2020, a new regional passenger turboprop aircraft Il-114-300 made its maiden flight at the Zhukovsky airfield. Aircraft developer is Aviation Complex named after S. V. Ilyushin [the main enterprise of the Transport Aviation Division of UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) within the Rostec State Corporation]. The flight was performed by an experienced crew…
