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The contract on the first stage of MTA multi-role transport aircraft development was signed

The contract on the first stage of MTA multi-role transport aircraft development was signed by MTAL, a joint-venture between Russia and India (customer), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and UAC-Transport Aircraft (contractors), press-service of United Aircraft Corporation reports. AEX.ru

"The signing of this contract gives an official start to design activities performed in accordance with the technical specifications approved by Indian and Russian Ministries of Defense (MoD) and also opens the financing of this work. Control over the fulfillment of requirements specified in the technical specifications on all the stages of this project will be exercised by the representatives of Indian and Russian MoDs", - the corporation noted.

The contract was signed by CEO of MTAL – N.C. Agarwal, CEO of UAC-Transport Aircraft (UAC-TA), S.V. Velmozhkin, and Director (Design & Development) of HAL,Shri T Suvarna Raju.

"The long and complicated preparatory phase of the first joint project of Russia and India in the area of transport aircraft is finally over. The project assumes development of the new aircraft “from the ground up” on a parity basis. A large group of Indian engineers will arrive in Moscow soon to work on the project together with the Russian specialists. All the engineering facilities required for their work have already been prepared by UAC-TA", - UAC explained.

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India and Russia gave the green light on Friday to a long-delayed joint project to develop a Military Transport Aircraft, Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (OAK) said after the signing ceremony in New Delhi.

"A contract was signed by the client, the joint Indian-Russian MTAL venture, and the contractors, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Russia's United Aircraft Corporation Transport Planes (OAK-TS)," OAK said.

The signing gives an official start to the project, the technical details of which have been approved by the Indian and Russian defense ministries.

"A long and complex preparatory phase in every sense has been completed for the project, the first Indian-Russian transport aircraft, which involves joint financing and workshare, and creation from scratch of a new plane for the air forces of both nations," OAK said in a statement.

A large group of Indian aerospace engineers will arrive in Moscow in the near future to start work on the program.

MTA will be a twin-engine light transport with a wingspan of around 100 feet (30 m), capable of carrying 18-20 ton payloads, with a maximum take-off weight of 65 tons, and speed of 500 mp/h. The aircraft is designed to replace the BAe 748 and Antonov An-32 in Indian service and An-12, An-26 and An-30 in Russian service.

The program has had a protracted development so far. Indian daily The Hindu reported previously that Defense Minister A.K. Antony had expressed concerns over delays in the project. The paper cited sources saying further delays would be likely to be advantageous for rival aircraft such as Embraer's KC 390 which is expected to be ready in 2014.

“It has taken the two nations a decade in effect to launch the project, and as the OAK statement alludes to this has been a 'long and complex preparatory phase,'" said Douglas Barrie, an air warfare analyst with the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. "The hope must be this is not now replicated in the development phase. Both countries have had a long-standing requirement for an aircraft in this class, but there has been a lack of urgency in moving to meet this.”

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"IL": the decision on joint R & D transporter is up to India

General Designer of "Ilyushin Aviation Complex" Nikolai Talikov also said that the development of the project on creation of the Russian-Indian cargo plane affect the change of government in India and changing the financing scheme of such developments.


Zhukovsky, August 26 - RIA Novosti. The question of the continuation of the project of Russian-Indian multi-role transport aircraft (MTS, Multirole Transport Aircraft, MTA) and early development activities (R & D) is under consideration by the Government of India, Russia is ready to begin operation, said on Wednesday RIA Novosti Chief Designer "Ilyushin Aviation Complex" (JSC "IL") Nikolai Talikov.

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"We have already carried out joint research projects, prepare the necessary documents to go to the ROC. Upon review of the materials that we have built together with India, it is decided to continue the work. We, on the other hand, is fully ready to start the ROC" - said Talikov during the MAKS-2015.

He noted that in the course of development of the project affect both the change of government in India occurred in 2014 and the change in the financing scheme of such developments and other factors.

As reported in June, the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Yuri Slyusarev, Russia calls on India to accelerate work on a plane, so that the first flight took place until 2020.

Intergovernmental agreement between Russia and India to jointly develop and build aircraft MTA was signed in 2007. For the first time the two countries have reached an agreement on the joint financing of an equal share of the new project in the aircraft industry. Production of the aircraft to be deployed both in Russia and in India.

According to the regulations, MTA is classified as a medium military transport aircraft, which provides a wide range of various transport cargo weighing 20 tons at a distance of more than 2 thousand kilometers of unpaved and artificial runway. It provides for the operation of aircraft with high-airfields in any geographic and climatic conditions.

"Ilyushin Aviation Complex" is a member of the KLA. Performs full range of activities associated with the development, modernization, testing, training and support of the production of aircraft models, continuing airworthiness of aircraft previously made the brand "Ilyushin".

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Russian-Indian military transport aircraft project frozen — manufacturer


MThe contract on Il-214 has not been concluded with the Defense Ministry yet

MOSCOW, January 13. /TASS/. The Russian-Indian joint project for the creation of a military transport plane has been frozen, CEO of the Ilyushin company Sergey Velmozhkin told reporters on Wednesday.

"It has been frozen as a joint Russian-Indian project," the Ilyushin CEO said, commenting on the development of the plane that is also known as Il-214 and MTA.

The contract on Il-214 has not been concluded with the Defense Ministry yet. "The preliminary design is practically ready. We’ll offer it, but the decision depends on the customer. Experts confirm that there is a demand indeed for such aircraft. We hope to clarify the issue somehow by the middle of the year," the CEO said.

It was reported in early 2015 that Russia and India planned to agree in the third quarter of the year on the pre-contract documentation on the MTA program. The beginning of the main stage of the aircraft designing was planned for late 2015.

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And fro another source

"We now have an intergovernmental agreement, it has not been canceled, but because of the caution of the Indian side of the project is actually frozen. Created preliminary design, the formal difference between the requirements of the military departments of Russia and India, only one - small the modularity of the PS-90", - he said. wrote:

Does anyone has additional info on possible cancellation?