MAKS 2021 (Moscow Airshow)
Once the dust had settled at MAKS (20-25 July), Rostec announced that it had signed agreements worth 230 billion rubles at the event. Subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation signed agreements for the supply of 161 units of various aircraft models. This included UAC to supply 58 SSJ100 airlines and 19 regional IL- 114- 300 aircraft to customers.
As always a great show for one and all!
Once the dust had settled at MAKS ( 20- 25 July), Rostec announced that it had signed agreements worth 230 billion rubles at the event. Subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation signed agreements for the supply of 161 units of various aircraft models. This included UAC to supply 58 SSJ100 airliners and 19 regional IL-114-300 aircraft to customers. Russian Helicopters signed agreements to deliverf 84 helicopters including Mi-171A3, Ka-62, Mi-38, Mi-8 and Ansat.
Rosoboronexport signed 13 export contracts to supply Russian military products worth over 1 billion euros. The list included Su-30SME fighters, Mi-35M and Mi-17V5 helicopters, Protivnik-GE radars, Verba MANPADS, as well as modern aircraft weapons and armoured vehicles.
Novikombank, the core bank of Rostec, signed agreements to finance the production of new helicopters and airplanes, aircraft engines and components, as well as a strategic partnership with the Composite Valley innovation center.
“MAKS-2021 has was truly remarkable, rich in premieres of new products and very productive for the industry as a whole. Rostec exhibited around 500 different products at the air show, 50 of them being completely new aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, avionics, engines and much more. One of these was Sukhoi’s new Checkmate tactical fighter, with an unveiling that was widely covered in the international media. The results of MAKS-2021 exceeded all expectations: our companies signed over 230 billion rubles worth of agreements with our partners”, stated the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov.
Earlier, before the show, Rostec State Corporation had published a picture of its newest fighter aircraft on its official pages on social media which became the most trending news of the days to come. The ‘Checkmate’ as it was unofficially named, is being spearheaded by PJSC Sukhoi Company. As revealed, the new aircraft will be able to fly at supersonic speeds and be difficult to locate it by radar.
“Currently, Russia is developing several promising aircraft. Besides, Rostec is developing an interceptor of a new generation, which can replace MiG-31BM in the future. In January 2021 this aircraft named PAK DP (a promising long-range intercept aircraft complex) was at the design stage”, further stated Chemezov.
Rosoboronexport was the official sponsor of MAKS-2021. “For Rosoboronexport, MAKS was and remains the premier venue to show its partners the best export versions of Russian aircraft and armaments, air defence and electronic warfare assets, including new products no air show in Zhukovsky can do without. In 2021, we invited more than 120 delegations from 65 countries and are going to unveil the IL
112B, IL-114-300 aircraft, Ka-32A11M, Ansat-M, Mi-171A3 helicopters, as well as the S-350 Vityaz long-range SAM system,” stated Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.
“In addition, among the new products launched at MAKS- 2021, the virtual reality Su- 35 and Su- 57E pilot station simulators, presented by Sukhoi, will surely be of interest to foreign partners. At our stand in Pavilion C2, Rosoboronexport is showcasing the Globe touch-screen-based interactive multimedia installation. With this installation, visitors will be able to see 38 3D models of advanced defence products, their performance data, and view photos and videos. In addition, scaled models of the IL-76MD-90A(E) military transport aircraft, Mi-35M transport/attack helicopter, Ka-52 scout/attack helicopter, Mi-26T2 heavy-lift transport helicopter, and the Mi- 17V- 5 military transport helicopter (an export version of the Mi8MTV-5 helicopter) are on display at the stand. We have also prepared multimedia presentations of products promoted in external markets such as the Su-35, MiG35/35D, IL-76MD-90A(E) and IL-78MK90A aircraft, Ka-52, Mi-28NE, Mi-35M, Mi-35P, Mi-17V-5, Mi-8AMTSh-VA, Mi171Sh and Mi-38T helicopters, air defence systems and equipment: S-400 air defence missile system, Viking, Buk-M2E, TorM2KM, Tor-M2 SAM systems, PantsirS1M and Pantsir-S1 SPAAGM systems, Verba and Igla-S MANPADS, radars and EW systems”, further stated Alexander Mikheev.