OREANDA-NEWS. A delegation of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation headed by the deputy minister of defense Yuriy Borisov visited NPO Saturn. The purpose of the visit was to obtain the current status on the fulfillment of the State defense order (SDO).

The observance of its commitments with regard to the State defense order has been and remains NPO Saturn's first priority. In the frame of the existing SDO for 2014 - 2015, the company is implementing a number of programs.

The first program is related to the fulfillment of big orders for the repair of the D-30KP-2 gas turbine engines serving the needs of the military and transport aviation. These engines power the Il-76-type aircraft and its modifications operated by different government agencies (the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of internal affairs, the Ministry for the emergencies and the Astronauts training center), however the principal state operator for these engines still remains the Russian Federation Air Force. In compliance with the tasks posed to the Russian Federation Air Force aimed at increasing the percentage of serviceable aircraft in its fleet and multiplication of the intensity of its operation, the number of engines returning from the service for repair increases exponentially. The government ensures the financing of these activities without any interruptions and in full scope, at the same time requiring unconditional observance of all the contracts put in place to date.

In the frame of the SDO, the company produces small-size military engines. The principal customers for these products are the TRV corporation and the Novator design bureau. NPO Saturn has reached impressive results in building an order portfolio in that field. The process of integration with the Omsk design bureau seeking to consolidate the Russian assets and competences in the filed of military engine manufacturing is ongoing.

The third significant program carried out by NPO Saturn in the interests of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation comprises marine gas turbine engines used as part of the power plants equipping the ships and speedboats of the Russian Federation Navy.

“In the course of the last eight years, it is my third visit to NPO Saturn and each time I come here, I bear witness to some dramatic changes, - noted the deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation Yuriy Borisov tallying up the meeting results. - My first visit to Saturn was dedicated to the industrialization of the SaM146 engine program, a subsequent visit was dedicated to the start of serial production of that engine. The goal of today's visit as deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation in charge of the armament programs is to see how the company proceeds with the main engine programs in which Saturn is given the main role of the integrator before the airframers and to understand to what extent the plans of manufacturing the products in the interests of the State defense order are respected. Nothing will fly without the engines: neither missiles, nor fighters, nor transport aviation, not even ships.

I don't hide the fact that we are cautions about the possible outcome of imminent sanctions; if the occidental countries finally decide to introduce any such sanctions against us as a consequence of the Crimea joining Russia, that will also let us see how stable our relations with our Ukrainian colleagues are. The State defense order is our number 1 priority and we have to preclude any possibility which could impact its fulfillment.”

Ilya Fedorov, NPO Saturn chief executive officer: “We are more than serious about anything related to the fulfillment of the State defense order and ensuring state security. This is essential to us.”

The NPO Saturn Research and Production Association (OJSC) is an engine-building company specialized in the design and development, production and after-market support of gas turbine engines for military and civil aviation, naval ships and power-generating plants and gas-pumping units. The association is part of the Russian union of mechanical engineers all-Russian public organization whereby the regional branch is headed by I. N. Fedorov, NPO Saturn CEO.

NPO Saturn is part of United Engine Corporation (OJSC) and acts as the leader of the Civil Engines Division, a business unit of UEC founded on 09.10.2012 as a result of integration of the following companies: NPO Saturn (OJSC), Aviadvigatel (OJSC), PMZ (OJSC), Metallist-PM (CJSC), Energetik-PM (OJSC), REMOS-PM (CJSC), Motoservis-PM (CJSC) and Zheleznodorozhnik-PM (CJSC).

United Engine Corporation (OJSC) is a subsidiary of the OBORONPROM UIC (OJSC). The UEC structure integrates over 85% of Russia's leading companies specialized in the design and development, serial production and after-market support of gas turbine machinery as well as the key enterprises - the industry's integral players. One of UEC's prioritized fields of activity is the implementation of comprehensive programs of development of the companies in the industry by introducing new technologies meeting the world-class standards.

The OBORONPROM United Industrial Corporation (OJSC) is a multi-field machine-building group created in 2002. It is part of Rostec. The main fields of activity are helicopter building (the Russian Helicopters holding), engine building (the UEC holding) and other assets.

The Rostekhnologii State Corporation (Rostec) is a Russian corporation established in 2007 in order to facilitate the development, manufacturing and export of high-technology industrial products of military and civil purposes. Today it comprises over 663 companies, which form 8 military-industrial and 5 civil industry holdings. Rostec's subsidiaries are located in 60 regions of Russia and supply their products to over 70 countries worldwide. In 2012 revenues of the Corporation amounted to RUB 931 billion, net profits were RUB 38.5 billion and total taxation exceeded RUB 109 billion.