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MAKS 2021
Moscow Air Show International Defense Aviation and Space Salon
 20 July to 25 July 2021, Zhukovsky Airfield, Moscow, Russia |
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Russian Helicopters holding (a part of Rostec state corporation) at the MAKS-2021 international aviation and space show has signed a contract with the Russian Emergencies Ministry to supply 9 MI-38PS helicopters in Arctic version until 2024.
Kronshtadt Company said foreign customers had displayed interest in its unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Orion-E drone displayed at MAKS-2021 airshow: "Kronshtadt and Rosoboronexport negotiated the deliveries of Orion-E drones with delegations from 13 countries, including the CIS, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa," it said.
The Sukhoi Design Bureau unveiled a flight simulator with virtual reality at the MAKS 2021 international aerospace show, a team leader with the Sukhoi Design Bureau Yuri Zavgorodnev told TASS. The simulator is designed to train pilots to operate the export version of the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 aircraft, he added.
Rostec said it had signed several agreements worth over 230 billion rubles for 161 aviation hardware units, including 77 aircraft at MAKS-2021 airshow: "Rostec organizations signed agreements for 161 aviation hardware units. The United Aircraft Corporation will supply 58 Sukhoi Superjet 100 and 19 regional Il-114-300 airplanes. Russian Helicopters signed an agreement to supply 84 helicopters, including Mi-171A3, Ka-62, Mi-38, Mi-8, Ansat," it said.
Russia has received a request from India for the delivery of Mikoyan MiG-29K/KUB (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum-D) onboard fighters, Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev told TASS at the MAKS 2021 aerospace show.
Southeast Asian countries are potential customers of the Russian-Indian BrahMos supersonic air-launched cruise missile, said Russian Head of the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture Alexander Maksichev to the Russian press agency TASS at the MAKS 2021 international aerospace show.
The Ruselectronics Group integrated into Russia’s Rostec state hi-tech corporation has started to upgrade the communication system of the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet, the group’s press office told TASS at the MAKS 2021 international aerospace show.
Russia is waiting for the Indian Armed Forces’ decision on the purchase of Kamov Ka-31 (NATO reporting name: Helix) radar surveillance naval helicopters, Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev told TASS at the MAKS 2021 airshow.
Russian state arms export defense agency Rosoboronexport signed 13 export contracts worth 1 billion euro at MAKS-2021 airshow, company CEO Alexander Mikheev said.
The upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) fighters to the MiG-29UPG level will be completed in 2022, Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev, according to information from Russian press agency TASS at the MAKS 2021 international airshow.
At the MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, Zala Aero, a Russian UAV manufacturer, presented its state-of-the-art vertical takeoff and landing drone, the ZALA VTOL.
Rostec clearly intends to internationally market its single-engine stealth fighter jet officially unveiled at the MAKS air show at Ramenskoye airfield in Moscow Oblast on Tuesday, July 20. UAC’s teaser video, which appeared online in mid-July, features actors portraying pilots from Vietnam, India, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates. The single-engine jet will cost 25-30 million dollars.
Kamov Ka-62 medium multirole helicopter can be operated by the Russian Defense Ministry in the future, First Deputy CEO of Progress Aircraft Company in Arsenyev Andrey Semenov told TASS. "The strategy of Russian Helicopters Holding stipulates cooperation with the Defense Ministry in replacing imported components of Ka-62. We discuss the missions it has to perform. Therefore, the helicopter can be used by the Defense Ministry in the future," he said.
Five countries have shown interest in the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) frontline bomber, Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev said: "We are carrying out marketing work, about five countries have shown interest. There are no contracts yet," Shugayev said. According to him, there has been a significant interest in this aircraft among potential foreign customers. "There are no official bids so far, but there is great interest," he added.
Potential foreign customers show interest in Russia’s advanced Mil Mi-28NM (NATO reporting name: Havoc) attack helicopter, Director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugayev said at the MAKS 2021 international airshow. "There is interest in the Mi-28NM. As of today, we have no requests [for the possible delivery of this helicopter] yet," Shugayev said.
The Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture is waiting for a decision from Russia’s Aerospace Force on purchasing the JV’s BrahMos air-launched cruise missile, JV Russian Head Alexander Maksichev told TASS at the MAKS 2021 international airshow. "We have offered our missile to the Russian Aerospace Force. Now it is up to them to decide on its acquisition," he said in response to a question about the prospects for the BrahMos missile to be purchased by the Russian military.
Countries of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and Europe have shown interest in Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet, CEO of Russia’s Rosoboronexport state arms seller Alexander Mikheyev told TASS at the MAKS 2021 international aerospace show. "Rosoboronexport is currently considering the requests for the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter from five countries of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and Europe," Mikheyev said.
