Russia Keen to Be Seen on Airshow Radar
17:01 09/07/2012 MOSCOW, July 9 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is eager to demonstrate it still produces cutting edge aerospace technology at the Farnborough show, which runs July 9-15.
Despite a recent string of failed tenders and incidents, including the crash of Sukhoi Superjet 100 during a demonstration flight in Indonesia in May, Moscow is looking to disprove any suggestion that Russian aircraft and equipment are no longer competitive.
Fifty-five Russian companies are bringing 114 items to the show this year (compared to 250 in 2010).
Russia is represented by such defense industry heavyweights as Rosoboronexport, VSMPO-AVISMA, Oboronprom (Russian Helicopters, United Engine Making Corporation), the Compass Designed Bureau, and others.
Civilian
The United Aircraft Corporation will again present its Be-200 amphibian plane and the MS-21 passenger jet.
Russian Helicopters will make the international debut of its Ka-62 medium multi-role aircraft and Mi-171A2, an evolution of the hugely successful Mi-8/17 series. Also on show is the new Mi-38 medium and light Ansat, and a search and rescue modification of the Ka-32A11BC.
The Mi-38, which can carry up to 40 passengers, has maximum take-off weight of 15,600kg and a 6,000kg payload, is in prototype development and is on track for certification in 2015.
Military
Military aviation will be represented by models of the Su-35 Flanker multirole fighter, the Su-32 (export version of Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber), and the MiG-35 multirole fighter.
The United Aircraft Corporation will also present new information on the fifth-generation jet, the MTS program and the Il-76MD-90A heavy lift cargo aircraft.
Space
The Energia space rocket corporation will display a 2016 configuration of an international space station and a model of a new general spacecraft.
The Khrunichev space center will show models of Proton-M, Rokot and Angara carriers.
Other entries include Briz-M, KVTK, Fregat and KRB boosters.
Russia will build a communication satellite for Armenia, the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.
“We have signed a memorandum on building a communication satellite for the Republic of Armenia,” Vladimir Popovkin said.
He also said he will discuss Russian-British space cooperation with the UK science minister, including joint experiments on board the International Space Station (ISS).
No-Shows
One of the significant no-shows at Farnborough will be the Russian Knights, one of the world’s best aerobatic teams, who missed the deadline for their departure to the British airshow because of Russian bureaucratic paperwork, a source from the team said.
The Russian Knights failed to obtain permission to travel to Farnborough from the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation.
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