OREANDA-NEWS. June 20, 2011. The 49th airspace salon Paris Air Show 2011 is taking place in Le Bourget from June 20 to June 26. Russian Technologies State Corporation takes part in it for the second time since its incorporation.

Russian Technologies State Corporation is set up by the Government of the Russian Federation in accordance with Federal Law dated 23 November 2007. The mission of Russian Technologies is to assist Russian design and manufacturing organizations to develop, produce and export high technology industrial products in domestic and international markets, and attract corporate investments in various industrial sectors. At present, around 600 organizations are part of the Corporation, and most of them (330) belong to the Military-Industrial Complex. The Corporation carries out active foreign economic operations, involving foreign partners – potential investors and developers of high technologies – in the sphere of interests of the Russian machine-building complex.

One of the main areas of the Corporation’s activities is aviation. Thus, about 70% of components of the advanced Russian fifth-generation jet fighters (PAK FA project) are manufactured at the Corporation’s enterprises.

By the order of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation (FSMTC of Russia), Russian Technologies State Corporation has been appointed the organizer of the Russian exposition at the air salon in Le Bourget. The Russian delegation will be headed by Director of FSMTC of Russia Mr. Mikhail Dmitriev.

Out of 28 national pavilions assembled in Le Bourget, the Russian Federation exposition is in the top ten of the largest air show participants, occupying 1,700 sq.m. of the exhibition area in pavilions No. 2 and No. 3.

Such big players of the aviation market as “Rosoboronexport”, “OPK “Oboronprom” JSC, “Russian Helicopters” JSC, “VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation” PSC, “MDB “Compass” JSC, “Avionica” MRPC JSC, “United Engine Corporation Managing Company” JSC, “Production Association “Ural Optical & Mechanical Plant named after E.S. Yalamov” JSC, “Ramenskoye Instrument Design Bureau” OJSC and other companies will present their products under the auspices of the State Corporation.

In addition, such leading enterprises as well as research and production associations of the Russian Military-Industrial Complex as “Sukhoi Company” OJSC, “United Aircraft Corporation” OJSC, “Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG” FSUE, IRKUT Corporation, “Development Design Office named after A.S. Yakovlev”, and a number of others take part in the air salon independently.

Specialists and guests of Le Bourget can get acquainted with more than 260 samples of the Russian weaponry and machines. Among other working Russian exhibits of the air salon is the newest airliner Sukhoi Superjet-100, amphibious aircraft Be-200, as well as a full-scale mockup of MS-21 plane. During demonstration flights of Be-200, the Russian pilots are planning on a single discharge of 12 tons of water.  

For several decades, Russia has been considered one of the leaders of the military helicopter industry. Since 1950, 65 thousand rotor machines have been produced in the world. Out of them, 26 thousand were assembled in our country, including 6 thousand – for export supplies. Over the past few years, production of Russian helicopters has increased by 20-30 percent. Currently, Russian helicopters operate in the countries of Latin America, Africa, South-East Asia and other regions. Russian rotor machines are actively used in peacekeeping missions of the United Nations.

Russian Helicopters Holding Company, a member of the Russian Technologies State Corporation will present exhaustive information about the Russian civil and military helicopter equipment. During the exhibition, the holding’s company management intends to sign a number of documents with foreign partners, including Agusta Westland, Italian producer of helicopters, within the framework of collaboration on the organization of batch production of AW139 helicopters in Russia.

Potential buyers take great interest in Mi-28NE helicopter which is capable of solving assigned missions day and night in any weather conditions. It has an integrated complex of the new generation aviation electronics. Reliable armor protection of the pilot’s cockpit and the vital units, as well as reservation of the basic helicopter systems, allow using Mi-28NE in conditions of strong enemy opposition. Thanks to a powerful weapon system, Mi-28NE helicopter is capable of providing effective fire support to land forces, hitting armored combat vehicles, protected sites, as well as surface and low-speed air targets.

For the next few years, Mi-35M will remain one of the world’s best multipurpose combat helicopters. The main feature of Mi-35M is its versatility. Apart from solving military missions, it can be effectively used as a landing, transport, ambulance machine, etc. When deploying the landing force onboard, the helicopter can place up to eight fully equipped soldiers, as a sanitary variant – up to 5 military men. As a transport variant, the helicopter can carry up to 2,400 kg on the external sling or up to 1,500 kg in the cargo cabin. Mi-35M is equipped with a powerful weapon system which provides for its high efficiency while   performing combat tasks. By these characteristics, it is not behind its western competitors, and in terms of “efficiency/cost”, it is by far better.

Mi-26T2 is a new modification of the world-wide known heavy transport helicopter Mi-26T. It is designed for transportation of up to 82 military men, cargo, evacuation of the injured, as well as for fire-fighting, installation of heavy equipment, building bridges, power lines, boring towers, etc. Mi-26T2 can transport equipment and bulky cargo in the cargo cabin and on the external sling with the total weight of up to 20 tons. It is the most efficient load-lifting helicopter in the world, comparable in its capabilities with the American transport plane C-130 Hercules. The helicopter is equipped with a glass cockpit including five multipurpose LCD displays and control panels. The advanced integrated aviation electronics systems of Mi-26T2 ensure its application day and night in simple and semi-adverse weather conditions. This being the case, the crew size is reduced from five to two persons. When cargoes are carried on the external sling, an operator is added to the crew.

Light versatile helicopter Ka-226T is designed for conducting reconnaissance and observation in day and night conditions, performing the tasks of target indication and correction of artillery fire, transportation of immediate reaction forces and cargo, evacuation of the injured, patrol and support of convoys. The twin-rotor coaxial rotorcraft flight structure provides Ka-226T high aircraft performance characteristics and advantages over other helicopters, especially in mountainous areas. A small diameter of rotors and a powerful engine unit make it possible to effectively use the helicopter in the conditions of limited space. The feature of this helicopter is the modularity of its design, which enables a fast reconfiguration of the machine for solving specific tasks. Replacement of modules is carried out by efforts of 2 persons and takes no more than 20-30 min.

For many years, Rosoboronexport – the only company in Russia engaged in export/import of the whole range of end products, technologies and services of military and dual purpose – has been a permanent participant of the Parisian display of aviation equipment. Today, its share is 80 percent of export of the Russian weapons and military equipment. Rosoboronexport is one of the leaders of the world arms market. Among the partners of the Company are about 70 countries.

Hi-tech products of the aviation industry enterprises allow Russia to firmly hold the leading positions on the combat aviation market. In terms of the quantity of exported new and modernized multi-mission fighters, Russia takes the second place in the world. For example, last year, the largest volumes of export of military goods fell traditionally on the aviation equipment. Its share exceeded 43 percent of the total volume of supply.

Continuing its active work under “aviation” contracts with India, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and other traditional partners of Russia in the sphere of military-technical cooperation, Rosoboronexport establishes mutually beneficial business contacts with new partners as well.

Russian weapons have always been known for their reliability, efficiency, high power and quality. That is why countries from all the continents show interest in the products of the Russian military-industrial complex.

It’s no coincidence that the leading analysts believe that Su-35 will become one of the main export samples of the Russian aviation military goods in the next decade. Su-35 is a multirole jet fighter of 4 ++ generation. It is designed for gaining superiority in the air, air raids on the land and surface targets in any weather conditions and at any time. Fifth generation technologies have been used during its development and production, which provides superiority over foreign fighters of a similar class. In Russia, batch production of these unique machines has already begun and very soon they will take their place in the air formation. One of the major competitive advantages of Su-35 is its cost. In comparison with products of competitors, the parameters of this machine in terms of price/quality ratio are more preferable to customers.

In the Russian Air Forces, successful mastery of new operational jet trainers Yak-130 is under way. This machine provides high efficiency and low cost of training pilots for advanced 4+ and fifth generation jet fighters. The Yak-130 cockpit equipped with large (6õ8 inches) color multipurpose indicators fully corresponds to the concept “glass cockpit”, and controls – to the concept HOTAS. An important feature of Yak-130 is the possibility of simulation of real battle conditions. The multipurpose indicator displays simulated target signs from radio detectors, equipment failure reports, and other parameters in real time. Yak-130 flying life is 10,000 hours, and its life cycle is 30 years. Maintenance of the aircraft is carried out “depending on its actual condition”, which essentially reduces maintenance costs. Yak-130 can be effectively applied as a well-armed light combat aircraft.

In fighting forest fires, the most powerful and effective air fire-fighter – amphibious aircraft Be-200 – has shown itself to good advantage. It was presented abroad for the first time in 2001. Since then, it has successfully fought fires in Italy, Greece, Indonesia, Portugal and other countries. Italian pilots who worked together with Russian teams have confirmed reliability, maneuvering capability and easy maintenance of Be-200. This amphibious aircraft is capable of refueling with water not only in stationary conditions of an airdrome, but also in the gliding mode with the speed of 200 km/hour, taking 12 tons of water from a surface water body and performing its discharge precisely on the island of fire.

One of the largest and world’s only fully integrated titanium producer VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, a part of the Russian Technologies State Corporation, will take part in Paris Air Show 2011 for the 9th time. Its exhibits at the Corporation’s stand include titanium alloy products intended for aviation workers: closed die forgings with the high degree of tooling, i.e. almost finished parts, as well as bars, plates, titanium alloy pipes, aluminum panels and shapes. The company confirms the strategy of its development – transition to production of    hi-tech products with high degree of processing. The schedule of meetings of VSMPO-AVISMA representatives with customers includes negotiations with such industrial giants as Airbus, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Liebherr-Aerospace GmbH, Goodrich Landing Gear, Safran, Dassault Aviation, Aubert&Duval, etc. Besides, during Paris Air Show 2011, the company plans to sign a number of long-term international contracts.

JSC “Production Association “Ural Optical & Mechanical Plant named after E.S. Yalamov” (UOMP) demonstrates advanced optical tracking stations OTS and 13SM-1 at Paris Air Show 2011, designed for installation on current-technology combat planes “Su” and “MiG”. In the presented systems, patented state-of-the-art engineering solutions are used. Their main difference from the previous generation systems lies in new functional capabilities. Augmented performance of the stations and the presence of the multichannel target detection and tracking device make it possible to control several air and land targets simultaneously. At the same time, high precision of targeting in the conditions of natural and man-made interferences is provided. Within the framework of the air salon, UOMP also presents the observation-and-sighting system GOES-337M and the civil systems of optical observation SON 730, SMS 820, SON-M.

The Russian Technologies’ exposition includes many other samples of the Russian Military-Industrial Complex products. For example, FSUE “RDI “Ekran” presents to its guests and exhibition participants a fiber electronic system of helicopter protection, anti-aircraft missile complexes “President-S”, and OJSC “Ramenskoye Instrument Design Bureau” – laser inertial navigation system LINS-100RS designed for new and modernized planes and helicopters.

The Paris Airspace Salon is first of all a business platform where the issues of international cooperation in the sphere of military and civil aviation are actively discussed. The Russian delegation has a busy schedule of negotiations and meetings, during which a wide range of matters of technological exchange and military-technical cooperation will be discussed. It is expected that Paris Air Show 2011 will promote further progressive development of relations with the buyers of the Russian aviation equipment, technological cooperation of partners, and will become the basis for conclusion by them of new mutually beneficial contracts.