Moscow, August 17: Watched by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Russian fifth generation fighter aircraft, designated PAK-FA, also called the Sukhoi T-50 broke cover over Moscow’s skies at the MAKS 2011 show today. India is partnering the Russian company United Aircraft Corp
Moscow, August 17: The Indian Sukhoi 30MKI fighter aircraft will be upgraded with certain fifth generation aircraft characteristics to convert it into a “Super Sukhoi”, Alexy Fedorov, President and Chairman of the Board of Irkut Corporation of Russia announced during the MAKS 2011 show here. India has five squadrons of Sukhoi 30MKIs numbering around 100 aircraft which are to be upgraded into the “Super Sukhoi” format
Moscow, August 16: The export version of Russia’s T-50 fifth-generation fighter, also called as the PAK-FA, is likely to compete in a South Korean tender for 60 fighter aircraft with advanced Stealth capability. The version is being jointly developed by India and Russia and will be ready to fly in 2016
The Rosoboronexport Joint Stock Company will demonstrate to its foreign partners in excess of a hundred pieces of Russian arms and materiel at the 10th MAKS 2011 International Aviation and Space Salon to be held in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, on 16-21 August, 2011. Being the general sponsor of the air show Rosoboronexport considers MAKS 2011 to be one of the milestones in its exhibition activities
Russia will showcase its top-of-the-range fighter jets and newest space shuttles at the MAKS airshow, starting on Tuesday, and an ambitious program to upgrade its arms looks set to make Moscow the biggest buyer at its own show. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to visit the biennial event on Wednesday, and highlights will include the first public flight of Russia's long-delayed, fifth-generation T-50 fighter plane
SuperJet International, a joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica Company) and Sukhoi Holding, signed an order today with the Italian Blue Panorama Airlines for the purchase of 12 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft. Based on the list price, the agreement has an estimated value of USD 370 million
The T-50 fifth generation fighter ( Russian designated PAK-FA), being developed by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation(UAC) with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) as an active partner, is expected to make its first public flight at the Moscow Air Show (MAKS) in August 2011. However, the aircraft will not be available for closer examination in the static display area, Russian sources told Defensewold
Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Rosoboronexport,” Moscow, Russia, was awarded on May 26 a $375,051,442 firm-fixed-price, foreign-sales contract. The award will provide for the procurement of Mi-series rotorcraft; spare parts to sustain and maintain aircraft; and engineering and technical services to address required changes to the platform, airworthiness issues, and fielding changes
The maiden test flight of the upgraded for India MiG-29UPG took place at Zhukovsky airfield near Moscow on February 4, 2010. RAC "MiG" has successfully performed upgrade of MiG-29 fighter to MiG-29UPG version for the Indian Air Force
The 4th Indonesia’s Official Tri-Service Defense Exhibition INDO DEFENCE 2010 EXPO & FORUM, which is being held in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, (Java Island, HALIM PERDANAKUSUMA Air Force Base, 10-13 Nov.), is viewed by the Rosoboronexport State Corporation, the sole enterprise in Russia authorized to export the whole range of defense and dual-use products, technologies and services, as the most important forum to discuss all aspects of military technical cooperation with its regional partners