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Pretty huge news guys, I can't believe we missed this amazing piece of news and I would love to hear Garry B's, Viktor's, Mike E's, etc's opinion on this...UAC will modernize 115 tools and heavy industrial plant equipment, which will increase production capability by an astounding 4.5 times that of current production capability, and will be in full force by 2015-2016

"Stankoprom" and UAC will collaborate on innovative programs

The company signed an agreement



CEO of the holding "Stankoprom" included in the Rosteh, Sergei Makarov and President of the United Aircraft Corporation Mikhail Pogosyan, signed a cooperation agreement, which defines the main directions of work on the modernization of the domestic aviation industry.

The document provides for the development of an innovative environment, the joint development of equipment conforming to international standards, for modernization of the plants of the KLA.

"Our holding, as a system integrator industry, is designed to breathe new life into the Russian machine-tool. Strategic agreement with UAC on the implementation of joint projects aimed at reducing production costs, improving the quality and competitiveness, "- said General Director of the holding "Stankoprom" Sergey Makarov.

In a joint partnership with the  "Stankopromom"  UAC plans in 2014-2015  modernization of 115 machines.  The new equipment will increase the productivity of machining production by 4.5 times, which will ensure the achievement of the set of indicators of production growth KLA. Total years 2015-2016 UAC plans to spend about $ 8 billion rubles to update machine-thirds of the park on their core businesses.

"Cooperation with the holding "Stankoprom "at all key stages - from the co-design of equipment and to conduct service programs throughout the life cycle in Russia - will allow us to meet modern standards of quality and aim to reduce the cost of production," - said the president of the United Aircraft Corporation Mikhail Pogosyan.

The agreement was signed at the international specialized  exhibition "Metal-2014", which is among the ten leading international industry forums industry. For five days, from 16 to 20 June, experts and visitors can visit the pavilions are divided into thematic sections. Among them: the complex technologies, including the development of modern information CALS-technologies; repair of equipment; Hardware components and products; tooling. In addition, the exhibition will present the scientific and technical literature and information, will consider issues of advertising in the metal working and professional education. At the opening of the exhibition was attended by Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Denis Manturov.

"The signing of the agreements" Stankoproma "with UAC is the beginning of the creation of a single technological solutions aimed at the development of scientific and industrial potential of aircraft and engine manufacturers - said Denis Manturov. - Our goal - to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and reduce production costs. At the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade "Stankoprom" consolidated leading Russian machine tool enterprises in the country, the company has become the "locomotive" of development of the industry " .

The Minister said that about any monopolization of the question. To "Stankoprom" tasked with the development of domestic enterprises in the industry, which private companies simply can not cope.

JSC "Stankoprom" - the holding company of the State Corporation Rosteh specializing in machine tools and tool making. "Stankoprom" is a system integrator of machine-building industry, brings together the surviving public industrial, scientific, and commercial organizations tool industry. At the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and in the holding Rosteha consolidated Russia's leading machine tool companies located in eight regions of Russia.


http://rostec.ru/news/4513676

Holy sweet mother of a pearl! If they can deliver on this claim, you can render me speechless...

Ok, seriously... That is huge! This should keep Russian aviation factories not only up-to-date, but ahead of the curve for decades to come!

Russian Helicopters to build Russia’s largest helicopter gearbox and transmission assembly and testing facility
Russian Aviaton » Friday September 12, 2014 12:13 MSK

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has launched construction of a new assembly and testing facility at its Reductor-PM plant in Perm. An official ceremony in Perm today was attended by Perm region Governor Viktor Basargin, Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for Production Andrey Shibitov, Perm region Prime Minister Gennady Tushnolobov, Perm region Minister for Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade Alexey Chibisov, and Perm city administration head Igor Sapko. On completion, the facility will be the largest of its type in Russia.

Construction facilities are currently being put in place at the site, and preparatory groundworks are under way. At today’s official ceremony a plaque was unveiled with the start and end dates of the construction, August 2014 and December 2016. This period will see an advanced 20,000 sq m production facility built to house Reductor-PM’s assembly and testing plant.
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“The start of construction of this assembly and testing facility is an important event for the whole of our region,” said Perm region Governor Viktor Basargin. “The development of advanced high-tech manufacturing will create a solid foundation for the regional economy and will be a key factor in its future growth, by making the region more attractive as an investment destination and strengthening its reputation as a national leader both economically and technologically.”

“For Russian Helicopters, upgrading our production facilities is an extremely important task,” said Andrey Shibitov, Deputy CEO for Production. “Today we are making significant investments to create unique centres of excellence. Reductor-PM is home to one of these centres, for designing, producing, testing and after-sales service of helicopter transmissions.”

“Construction of this new facility is long overdue,” said Nikolai Semikopenko, Managing Director of Reductor-PM. “Today our plant is home to unique isolating test-stands for testing 8M transmissions as well as tail transmissions and angle gearboxes for the Mi-28N. We are also working on creating test stands for VR-8A, VR-14, VR-23, VR-29 and VR-26 main gearboxes. We want to create Russia’s largest helicopter gearbox testing centre while meeting strict sustainability criteria. Construction of the new production facility is a major step towards reaching this goal.”

As well as increasing testing capacity, the new facility will significantly expand Reductor-PM’s assembly plant, meaning that gearboxes and transmission units can be assembled to meet global best practices.

Over the last five years, Russian Helicopters has implemented several large-scale investment projects at Reductor-PM. In 2013 a thermo-chemical parts processing plant – the only one of its kind in Russia – was opened, following investment of more than RUB 1.3 billion. More than 40 machines were purchased for processing gear-wheels, including some with spiral-bevel teeth. Work is ongoing to upgrade the plant’s machine tools for production of body parts and shaft machining. Today the company is also upgrading its electroplating facilities. Total investment in 2014-2016 will amount to more than RUB 3.5 billion.

GarryB wrote:

It could be worse, you could be watching Rambo 3 where at the end of the movie there's a message personally thanking the Afghan Mujahadeen. Leave it to Hollyweird to pump out horrendously inaccurate movies after another, on top of being stupefying mind numbing garbage.

I don't remember the credits... when they had that horse mounted charge on those Soviet forces that included at least one ZSU-23-4 my eyes were full of water and I was on the floor laughing...  

Pretty huge news guys, I can't believe we missed this amazing piece of news and I would love to hear Garry B's, Viktor's, Mike E's, etc's opinion on this...UAC will modernize 115 tools and heavy industrial plant equipment, which will increase production capability by an astounding 4.5 times that of current production capability, and will be in full force by 2015-2016

This is part of the stuff most people don't consider when they think about production... machine tools, even having access to a super computer so you can run thousands of simulations an hour and try all sorts of weird solutions without wasting time on the prototypes you end up testing to model level.

Excellent news.

BTW it was always part of the plan that up until about 2015 than new products and upgrades will be developed while C4IR is sorted out... after 2015 actual production should take off with a balance of domestic and export production hopefully to be taken over by increased export demand.

Continuing on the machine tool topic, more positive news this time regarding next generation of machine tool lubricants that increase cost-efficiency and productivity by a significant margin. The machine tool modernization will increase aircraft production efficiency by a wide-margin on it's own (no doubt), in addition to supplement that front, a separate development of the next generation of machine tool lubricants reduces machining force by 59%. It will also improve wear resistance of the tool and parts seven fold and increases productivity of manufacturing two fold, and above all the surface quality of manufactured items, pieces, parts and spares will increase two fold. The new generation of lubricants will both increase the quality and reduce the cost of aircraft parts and spares by a significant margin:

"Aircraft Equipment" will show the newest technological developments
Experts examined the technical implementation of the holding "effect wearlessness"



Engineers Company "Respirator", part of the holding "Aircraft Equipment" , will take part in the VII All-Russian Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists "The Future Engineering of Russia." In the section "Renovating technology in mechanical engineering" they will present the results of applied research on the implementation of a fundamental scientific discovery Garkunova - Kragelskii "wearlessness effect."

Engineers "Respirator" will present the results of three years of applied research in the field of technological implementation of the "effect wearlessness" Garkunova - Kragelskii, according to a press release from the holding . Process development is that reducing friction surfaces of the cutting tool and workpiece leading to increased strength of the products, to reduce costs and reduce the amount of time required for processing the product.

Scientific articles engineers "Respirator" on this topic have been previously published in Russian scientific journals and a number of American publications.

Practical study consisted in changing the composition of the fluids used for machining instead of traditional lubricating fluids used in the processing of specialty lubricants new, more dense structure. Also used new tools helical shape to handle the holes in metal products, providing a smooth high-speed machining, a reliable supply of lubricants and reducing tool wear.

Head of theses Alexey Shchedrin present the results of studies of their wards, consisting in the change of the composition of oils for machining and exploitation in friction. Reducing losses in friction and wear parts and tools in the processing and operation is achieved by using additives "Valen" added to the oil.

Composition of a new additive reduces machining force by 59% and improves the wear resistance of the tool and parts seven times and two times increases productivity of manufacturing. In addition, twice as improving the quality of the surface receiving the item. Obviously, all these parameters ultimately lead to a reduction in the cost of production.

"The performance of our young scientists would not be so successful if the company were not provided with conditions for creative activity, - said General Director of" Respirator "Alexander Bryzgalin. - With the support of the quality of engineering education, improve working conditions for engineers and enhance their professional status at all its facilities, our specialists have the opportunity not only to make fundamental discoveries, but also put them into production. The next stage of technological development NPP "Respirator" will be the introduction of the results of theses in real current production. "

All-Russian Conference of Young Scientists and Specialists "The Future Engineering of Russia" is devoted to the use of the latest achievements of science, engineering and technology in the industry. Held annually since 2007, Russian Engineering Union. Participation in the event is about 1,000 experts from around the country. Co-founder of the conference in 2014 made Goskorporatsiya Rosteh. By tradition, the conference takes at MSTU. NE Bauman.

The organizing committee of the conference includes: Head, SC Rosteh and chairman of the Russian Engineering Union Chemezov, Rector MSTU. NE Bauman Anatoly Alexandrov, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Industry Vladimir Gutenev. Will open the event this year, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

SPE "Respirator" traces its history to 1932. In 2009, the company became part of the holding company "Aircraft Equipment" . Is a developer and manufacturer of serial oxygen-breathing apparatus, holding the lead in the development and production of high-quality and reliable equipment needed for aviation, navy, emergency and health care.

http://rostec.ru/news/4514656

Next generation heat-resistant aluminum alloy could potentially replace titanium in combat aircraft engines, tests have shown that the new alloy has great potential to make aircraft engines lighter, easier to manufacture and more energy efficient by a significant margin, and will spur on development of more capable UAV's:

UMPO released details of a gas turbine engine heat-resistant aluminum
Material will significantly lighten the weight of the motor



Ufa Engine Industrial Association (UMPO), Mr. olovnoe Enterprise Division "engines for combat aircraft" United Engine Corporation , together with the Ufa State Aviation Technical University (USATU) produced the first gas turbine engine blades of heat-resistant aluminum.

The first samples of the details of the new alloy were obtained in 2013. In this year of a full-length produced compressor blades. The next step - welding them to the disc by linear friction welding - will be made after machining. All studies are conducted jointly UMPO USATU and with the participation of another member of the division of DBA - NPP "Motor". JavaScript will test on the developed to the "engine" of the gas turbine drive GTR-953. If the tests are successful, experts will offer it to the introduction in the production of gas turbine engines for combat aircraft.



"The use of heat-resistant aluminum alloy instead of the traditional titanium can significantly increase the energy efficiency of GTD, as aluminum is more flexible, easier to give in machining and greatly facilitates the weight of the engine, - said Deputy General Director of" DBA Engineering "Vladimir Ivanov. - In addition, the great promise for the use of aluminum to withstand high temperatures, open in the area of ​​modern piston engines, which are required for advanced unmanned aerial vehicles."

Project UMPO and USATU received a grant in the framework of the third stage of the competition of the Ministry of Education and Science at the end of 2012. Partially financed by the development of the enterprise itself. In the creation of advanced technology are participating non-profit partnership "Technopark aviation technology" (Ufa), Belgorod State University, National Research Nuclear University MEPI.

Ufa Engine Industrial Association - the largest manufacturer of aircraft engines in Russia. The main activities are the development, production, maintenance and repair of turbo-jet aircraft engines and gas pumping units, production and repair of units of helicopters.

Division "engines for combat aircraft" - a business unit of United Engine Corporation, which includes companies and design offices for the production and development of aircraft engines for defense purposes: Ufa Engine Industrial Association (the parent structure of the division), SPC Gas Turbine "Salute", NPP "Motor "and MMP. VV Chernyshev.

The structure of the United Engine Corporation integrated with more than 85% of the leading companies specializing in the design, mass production and servicing of gas turbine equipment, as well as key enterprises - by acquisitions industry. One of the priorities of the DCS is the implementation of integrated development programs for companies in the industry with the introduction of new technologies that meet international standards.

http://rostec.ru/news/4514697

GarryB wrote:This is the sort of improvement that has a fundamental effect in all areas of the military and also civilian applications.

things like improved propellent, or night vision equipment added to existing weapons allowing 24 hour use and the ability to be used in poor weather greatly increase the performance of already produced things.

thanks for posting  

Yet another update on the machine tool/plant equipment front. By 2020, Russia will cut down on it's foreign dependency of machine tools by nearly 2/3rd's, Russian aircraft factories will comprise of 10% domestic machine tools as of now, but by 2020 60% of machine tools will be domestic:

"Stankoprom" will be the engine implementation in production of domestic developments
By 2020, 60% of the equipment at the enterprises of the defense industry should be Russian



Machine Tool Holding Rosteha "Stankoprom"  will become the engineering center of competence, and the locomotive of the implementation process in the production of domestic developments, particularly in the defense sector.

According to the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturova in the next five years, ie until 2020, the minimum level of equipment of industrial enterprises of defense technological equipment of Russian production should rise from the current 10 to 60%

"Over the past four years as part of the program of development of machine tool industry in Russia have been developed over 100 models of new machines and high-tech, hard alloy, modular tool that is fully ready for implementation into production. The main and the main driving force to ensure the demand for these products will be the defense industry on a large-scale modernization which devotes significant resources from the state budget ", - said the head of the Industry and Trade Ministry.

Already this year for defense companies that receive budget money for the purchase of tools, will be set minimum acceptable level of equipment of Russian technological equipment at 10% of their needs.

"Stankoprom" together with other companies and machine-tool industry Russia ensure the implementation of the government program "Development of domestic machine-tool and tool industry for 2011-2016" and resolve the issue importooperezheniya in the defense industry through the use of advanced Russian-designed, superior in a number of indicators foreign counterparts.

The Minister said that now "Stankoproma" has all the technology and manufacturing capabilities for commercialization and introduction of samples that meet world standards and may even exceed the number of indicators foreign counterparts.

"Stankoprom" - the umbrella organization of the Machine Tool and tool production, SC Rosteh, the key task is to ensure the long-term technological independence and competitiveness of Russian machine-building at the expense of the pre-emptive use of competitive domestic machine-building production facilities.

http://rostec.ru/news/4514627

Better consolidate it all into one thread. Hopefully mods like GarryB can merge threads.

"Aviastar-SP" has opened the Center for the production of components made of steel, aluminum, magnesium and titanium

On the territory of "Aviastar-SP" Center opened specialization in manufacturing aircraft components made of steel, aluminum, magnesium and titanium. The purpose of its creation - ensuring the needs of all companies belonging to the group of JSC "UAC" vysokachestvennoy rational cast and forged billet.

"We go out to the entire Russian market with an offer that is just interested in all the consumers of steel products. We offer engineering and tooling technology, manufacturing with all types of control. And most importantly, we will provide our customers vysokachestvennoy products at affordable prices. Now we produce aluminum and steel castings. In the future there will be organized the production of magnesium and titanium castings. The centerpiece of the production will be a modern equipment and new technologies that provide an extremely high level of quality, "- says the director of the Center of specialization in production aircraft components made of steel, aluminum, magnesium and titanium" Aviastar-SP ", PhD Vladimir Sakharov.
The objectives of the Centre is to ensure better capacity utilization of metallurgical production, ensuring lower costs of primary production, the creation of conditions for the formation and development of competitive advantages of steel production, as well as improving the quality of products.
It is planned that in the center of specialization will produce hundreds of tons of aluminum and magnesium castings per year.

Russia and China to determine configuration of joint transport helicopter in early 2015
11.11.2014 / Interfax

According to the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Alexander Mikheev, the technical configuration of the joint Russian and Chinese heavy-lift transport helicopter is going to be determined by February 2015.

"We are currently developing the program of cooperation and division of responsibility of both the parties. We are determining the activities that each party is going to be in charge of. It is important to define which design bureaus are going to be engaged and what expertise and technologies we are going to use. In two or three months we are going to hold certain negotiations, where the configuration and flight performance of this helicopter will become clear," said Mr. Mikheev to the press at the international Air Show China-2014 opened in Zhuhai on Tuesday.

It was previously reported that the Russian and Chinese heavy-lift helicopter was planned to be developed based on the technologies of Mi-26T — the heaviest helicopter in the world produced by Rosvertol (part of Russian Helicopters).

CEO also noted that the new helicopter is not going to be similar to or a modernized version of the Russian heavy-lift Mi-26T helicopter.

"This helicopter is going to be developed especially for the Chinese market to implement those missions established by various ministries and authorities of China, in particular, by the Emergency Situations Ministry," said Mr. Mikheev.

Russian Helicopters’ Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant receives international quality management system certification

Russian Helicopters strengthens market positions in South Asia
Russian Aviaton » Tuesday December 2, 2014 20:21 MSK

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase its latest helicopters at International Defence Exhibition & Seminar (IDEAS 2014) in Karachi on 1-4 December. On display in collaboration with Rosoboronexport – the company’s partner for exports of military aircraft – will be the Mi-171E and Mi-17V-5 transports, as well as the Mi-35M transport and combat helicopter.

The Mi-171E and Mi-17V-5 are designed to carry personnel and cargo, and can fly a range of missions to supply and evacuate troops. The medium multirole Mi-171E is the principal transport helicopter of the Pakistani Armed Forces. Mi-8/17-series helicopters are widely used across South Asia, and are often an indispensable means of transport and form the core of military helicopter fleets.
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In October 2014 Russia completed deliveries of 63 Mi-17V-5 transport helicopters to the Afghan National Army under a Rosoboronexport contract. The Mi-17V-5 is produced by Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company, and has repeatedly demonstrated its abilities in adverse climatic conditions in Afghanistan’s mountain regions.

Earlier in 2014 another large Rosoboronexport contract was fulfilled with the delivery to China of 52 Mi-171E helicopters built by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, another Russian Helicopters company. The Mi-171E operates successfully in China, and is widely used in regions with challenging terrain and harsh climates to transport medical supplies, humanitarian aid and construction materials.

The Mi-35M transport and combat helicopter was developed from the legendary Mi-24 and uses the latest systems and technologies. It is designed to destroy enemy armoured vehicles, provide supporting firepower for ground troops, drop parachute troops, evacuate wounded personnel, and transport goods inside the cabin and on an external sling. The aircraft combines rich military operational experience with the latest developments in helicopter-building, and is in service with the armed forces of Russia, Brazil, Azerbaijan and other countries.

South Asia is one of the fastest-growing markets for helicopters worldwide. At IDEAS 2014 Russian Helicopters will present its latest models to companies from the region, and provide briefings on post-service support and maintenance for Russian-built helicopters.

IDEAS 2014 is one of the largest defence exhibitions in the region. It takes place every two years and brings together a large number of participants from around the world. The exhibition was first held in 2000.

So..how's the Mi-38 ?

Russian Helicopters plans new service centre network abroad

MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. Aviation design and manufacturers Russian Helicopters will open servicing centers to form an international network, the company announced on Tuesday, joining exhibitors at a Moscow civil aviation show.

"In 2017, we plan to open a servicing center for Mi-8/17 helicopters in Egypt; in 2016, a Mi-35M servicing centre in Brazil and a center for Mi-171SH in Peru," a statement said. "In 2018, we plan to complete reequipping the servicing centre for Mi-17V-5 in India," it added.

"Today, around 8,700 Russian-made helicopters operate in more than 100 countries. One of the main priorities for the company is to provide reliable and affordable servicing support to our clients," said servicing operations deputy chief Yury Borisov.

"Last year, five aircraft repair plants in Russian regions were transferred from the Ministry of Defense to our company," the announcement said."

"More than that, new prospects for development were offered in October 2014 when Russian Helicopters, with the support of Rostech [Russian state corporation], gained the right to sell products for military purposes abroad," it went on.

Vladimir Putin: Capital of United Aircraft Corporation will be increased by 100 billion rubles
Russian Aviaton » Wednesday April 8, 2015 16:56 MSK

President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that decision to increase the capital of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) by 100 billion rubles has been made, TASS reports.

“In fact we decided to increase the capital of our civil aviation sector, our UAC, by 100 billion rubles,” the President said at a meeting with businessmen.

He noted that in USSR civil aviation was as important as the military one. “We need to boost the civil aviation segment; both segments should be developed simultaneously,” the President noted and advised the businessmen to join this work.

Anybody can read Russian please verify this:

http://rushincrash.com/forces/in-moscow-died-founder-of-su-30/

On Friday May 15 in Moscow 73 died Aleksandr Barkovskii aircraft deputy chief designer of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. This “Lenta.ru” said sources in the design office.

Barkovskii will be buried at the cemetery Vagankovsky May 18th.

higurashihougi wrote:Anybody can read Russian please verify this:  

http://rushincrash.com/forces/in-moscow-died-founder-of-su-30/

On Friday May 15 in Moscow 73 died Aleksandr Barkovskii aircraft deputy chief designer of the Sukhoi Design Bureau. This “Lenta.ru” said sources in the design office.

Barkovskii will be buried at the cemetery Vagankovsky May 18th.

Yes it's true, R.I.P.

http://rostec.ru/news/4516531

As far as i know photons act like particle when they meet nothing and act like wave when they hit a material. Now would be easy that to put something at photons exit to make them being waves but....is this change permanent or only when they meet matter? Also could be a idea to hit matter whit photons (or better said particles) to obtain a electromagnetic field. I know that qt some interactions a electromagnetic field apear. Or waves i dont remember
Particle interactions give all kind of stuff that could be usefull[/quote]

Maibe if we study the moment in wich a photon became a wave we can discover if we can make them waves. Lets think that same radio waves that are maked from photons (aka when they are waves) are produced by a antenna. So combining what is happen in a antenna whit what is happen to free photons we may get some device that could make waves from a laser beam.

The problem is that all laser photons have different frecvencies at wich thwy work. Would be needed huge equipment to registrate all. Maibe a "wave frecvency uniformizer" would work. Dont know how. Maibe just raising and lowering energy of then until they became uniform.

Modernization MiGs has been halted by the arrest of the Director of a "curtain"

An unexpected twist happened in the situation surrounding the arrest of the head of the famous St. Petersburg plant defense JSC "Barrier" Alexander Gorbunov in a criminal case of illegal possession of weapons and explosives. Investigators and investigators seized the company during searches of computers and electronic media than paralyzed him. "Barrier" uploaded by orders of the Ministry of defense until 2018 and, in particular, participates in the modernization of the MiG-31, so that the execution of the state defense order was in jeopardy. Now the defense Ministry is trying to solve the issue of the reopening of "Barrier".

The manager trafficking weapons/explosives.....

Anyway, this will possibly cause a setback to Mikoyan aircraft modernizations.

sepheronx wrote:Modernization MiGs has been halted by the arrest of the Director of a "curtain"

An unexpected twist happened in the situation surrounding the arrest of the head of the famous St. Petersburg plant defense JSC "Barrier" Alexander Gorbunov in a criminal case of illegal possession of weapons and explosives. Investigators and investigators seized the company during searches of computers and electronic media than paralyzed him. "Barrier" uploaded by orders of the Ministry of defense until 2018 and, in particular, participates in the modernization of the MiG-31, so that the execution of the state defense order was in jeopardy. Now the defense Ministry is trying to solve the issue of the reopening of "Barrier".

The manager trafficking weapons/explosives.....

Anyway, this will possibly cause a setback to Mikoyan aircraft modernizations.

I don't know, why company could not work further, when a director is arrested. This is a case against a person, not against a company.

UAC in 2016 to prepare a program of military transport aircraft

Head of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said that the KLA expects to implement the program of heavy transport aircraft in terms of creating a family of 80 to 200 tons.

MOSCOW, July 15 - RIA Novosti. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in cooperation with the Defense Ministry by the end of 2016 will form a program to build a family of heavy transport aircraft with capacity from 80 to 200 tonnes, the head of the Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov.

On the territory of the enterprise "Aviastar-SP" on Tuesday held a meeting of the Council on industrial policy of the Volga Federal District, during which they discussed issues related to state and prospects of development of the industrial district. The event was attended by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

"UAC expects to implement the program of heavy transport aircraft in terms of creating a family of 80 to 200 tons. This work is carried out together with the Ministry of Defense, and we need to decide before the end of next year, in which the parameters in some years we will have to move from the stage of R & D to the development work, "- said Manturov.

He added that the repair of heavy transport aircraft An-124 "Ruslan" will continue at the company "Aviastar-SP".

The Minister also pointed out that foreign customers are showing interest in the modernized military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A.

"The main product, which is now already running in the series - the Il-76MD-90A, and it understood the volume of orders by our law enforcement agencies - the Defense Ministry, Interior Ministry, the Emergencies Ministry and foreign customers. Today, we receive requests from our foreign colleagues is this aircraft ", - said Manturov.

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http://lenta.ru/news/2015/07/15/blades/

I wander for some time, how Russia have no problems for helicopter engines, as they produce small number of fully domestic engines and for the rest they have to import blades from Ukraine. Now it is clear, they don't import them from Ukraine, but from SMZ plant in Snezhnoe in DNR, Novorussia. I more think Ukrainian Motor Sich have problems with those blades as this plant was producing blades for Motor Sich and now they don't sell them to Ukraine.