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    Post  Sujoy Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:45 pm

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    Post  KomissarBojanchev Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:12 pm

    Is it true that sukhoi corporation has virtually absorbed MiG ?
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    Post  TR1 Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:45 am

    KomissarBojanchev wrote:Is it true that sukhoi corporation has virtually absorbed MiG ?

    No. Everything is under UAC umbrella, in various degrees.
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    Post  GarryB Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:58 am

    Most of the old aircraft design bureaus are now divisions or departments in UAC.
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    Post  collegeboy16 Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:07 pm

    Mig-31 MOFos:twisted: cant wait for its replacement,which ive read that could be basis of successor to S-500 which would be awesome.
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    Post  sepheronx Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:06 am

    Medvedev signs decree creating united aerospace corporation
    Prime Minister noted that the united aerospace corporation would receive assets of ten integrated structures, including 48 different organizations and 14 companies

    GORKI, February 03. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a government resolution creating a united aerospace corporation on Monday.
    “I have signed a government resolution over management of the space industry,” the prime minister said at a meeting with the deputy prime ministers. “It should consolidate major developers and producers of the just-created united aerospace corporation,” the prime minister said.

    Medvedev noted that the united aerospace corporation would receive assets of ten integrated structures, including 48 different organizations and 14 companies.
    He added that he had signed the resolution, fulfilling the presidential decree.
    The prime minister recalled that the corporation was fully in possession of the state.
    “The space industry needs sweeping changes to meet the needs of our armed forces and domestic space programs with specific types of space hardware,” Medvedev said, noting the need for development of ground infrastructure, spaceports in the industry.

    “I hope that optimization that stems from the presidential decree and the government resolution will provide necessary conditions for development of the space industry,” he said.
    For his part, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin noted that consolidation of enterprises in the united aerospace corporation will take about two years. Medvedev called for accelerating the process.

    Now, I have mixed feelings about UAC as a whole. The concept that Mikoyan, Sukhoi and Irkutsk being separate and competing with each other is imo, better than all being under one umbrella due to internal competition, and theoretically, all creating a competitive product (better and cheaper) all competing for a contract. Now mind you, this concept has existed in US for a long time and has not been benificial at all for the MoD as costs have skyrocket for the products coming out of Lockheed Martin and Boeing. But there is still the form of competition.

    State run on the other hand has the option of creating a product by the exact needs of the MoD, while staying at a budget due to no cost + % profit for domestic use. Problems that arise are usually poor efficiency and slow progress in developing something new, and poor management usually which means the companies are at a loss. It was only in recent years that Mikoyan is becoming semi-profitable and Sukhoi doing very well for itself, but that is due to export more so than domestic purchases.

    With recent push to modernize Russia's airforce, is there room for profits from the aerospace industry from the MoD? How much is usually the profit margin?
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    Post  flamming_python Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:16 am

    Had a soft-spot for UAC ever since they started building those teleporters to hell
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    Post  GarryB Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:50 am

    You can talk all you like about competition being the best way to create the most competitive product, but developing decent modern military equipment is very expensive and in a situation like Russia today where even if you only have three competitors in each competition that is three times the number of factories and design bureaus competing for work that is there at the moment but for every successful bidder there will be two that fail.

    Very simply Russia cannot afford to carry such extra weight... and to be honest a Mig competing and always losing to Sukhoi would not remain competitive for long... research and even modern production tooling is expensive.

    The fact is that having ten different companies making the same product is simply not efficient.

    Unifying all the space technology companies into one business means duplication can be eliminated, they can share all the latest resources and technologies.

    Even within one company there will be natural competition but it will be less destructive on the international market as prototypes will be tested and the best ones will go forward, meaning there wont be 3-4 different companies trying to find investors after the lose the government contract to try to keep their baby alive so to speak.
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    Post  GarryB Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:51 am

    Had a soft-spot for UAC ever since they started building those teleporters to hell

    Didn't you watch the movie "Event Horizon"?

    All teleporters lead outside this universe and therefore to hell...
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    Post  flamming_python Tue Feb 04, 2014 8:03 pm

    GarryB wrote:
    Had a soft-spot for UAC ever since they started building those teleporters to hell

    Didn't you watch the movie "Event Horizon"?

    All teleporters lead outside this universe and therefore to hell...

    I did, but Doom came up with the idea first  tongue 
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    Post  Viktor Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:26 pm

    Problems detected ... hope they will be resolved soon

    Ilyushin Aviation Complex may face difficulties due to situation in Ukraine
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    Post  GarryB Tue Mar 18, 2014 11:23 am

    Problems?

    Sounds to me like this is an opportunity for Russian aircraft parts makers to capitalise on the political misfortunes of the Ukraine... certainly I suspect the Ukrainian makers of these parts will try to sell their parts to Illysion and continue to cooperate but if the government of the Ukraine continues to be unelected nazis then I suspect they will want to cut ties with Russia as soon as possible.

    Either way the purpose of the Il-476 was to build a Russian plane not dependent on foreign countries for parts... swapping to Russian parts now just makes sense even if it causes a small delay...
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    Post  Austin Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:33 pm

    Interview with Sergei Vladimirovich Ilyushin Director General - Designer General Aviation


    http://vpk.name/news/107407_polet_v_budushee.html




    Interview has good details on many program read it in full
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    Post  Austin Tue Apr 01, 2014 7:51 pm

    IN FOCUS: Mil, Kamov cruising nicely

    By: [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Dan Thisdell.html]Dan Thisdell[/url]
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    For Russian Helicopters, the parent company behind the Mil and Kamov brands, 2013 marked another year of steady-as-she-goes progress.


    Revenue gained a healthy 10% to Rb138 billion ($3.9 billion), EBITDA jumped by 27% to Rb26.3 billion, with the EBITDA margin pushing toward 20%.

    The bottom line was up a little more than 1% at Rb9.5 billion, but total capital investment was ramped up by a quarter, to Rb16.2 billion. Indeed, 2013 followed a string of similarly good years from 2010, when the state-owned firm completed its strategic objective of consolidating the ex-Soviet helicopter industry under a single management. That consolidation was certainly important and – as the numbers indicate – appears to be bearing fruit.

    Soviet weaknesses


    As company insiders note, the Mil and Kamov operations were hit especially hard by the economic and political chaos that followed the collapse of the USSR, with the end of central control exposing the obvious weakness in the Soviet system, which separated design from manufacturing. The unsurprising result was that the Mil and Kamov design bureaus were left scrambling for “commercial activities” to stay solvent, and individual factories took on sales and design work. The popular [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Mil Mi-8.html]Mil Mi-8[/url]/17 series, for example, remained at least nominally uniform, despite being manufactured independently by plants in Kazan and [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Ulan Ude.html]Ulan Ude[/url]. However, nobody was properly responsible for warranties, and there was no unified after-sales service regime.

    A proliferation of independent workshops, especially in Africa, ended up trading – wittingly or otherwise – in a sea of undocumented and counterfeit parts.

    Russian Helicopters has been able to push hard to take a grip on these problems. Formal service arrangements, for example with Denel in South Africa, should build customer confidence. The various production plants have been brought into a unified corporation. Notably, in late 2013 [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Kazan Helicopters.html]Kazan Helicopters[/url] chief Vadim Ligay and Ulan-Ude’s first deputy managing director Vyacheslav Kozlov were appointed deputies to chief executive Alexander Mikheev, who took over from Dmitry Petrov in September 2013. Petrov steered the consolidation and now works within ultimate parent Rostec.

    Noteworthy progress


    So, given the story of the past two decades, the progress of the past four years is noteworthy – if not spectacular. For 2013, production of 275 aircraft for Russian and international customers fell compared with the 290 delivered in 2012. Efficiency appears to be improving, however, on the back of investment in processing, plating and composite materials production, helping to lift output per employee by 12.4% to Rb3.4 million.

    Mikheev says the slight decline in deliveries in 2013 was due to rescheduling of handovers rather than any production or sales slowdown. The firm order backlog stood at 808 units worth Rb401 billion as of end-2013, and 100% of the 2014 delivery plan of 303 units is for firm orders.

    For 2014, says Mikheev, key priorities will be “slashing the timeframe for bringing the new multirole [Kamov] Ka-62, Mi-38 and ­Mi-171A2 to market”. Certification and entry into service of the former will be crucial for the company. Although its helicopters continue to sell strongly in its home market – particularly to Russia’s armed forces – the 6.5t Ka-62 represents its most Western-centric model to date, in terms of systems, appearance and export potential. First flight was previsioned last year, but this has slipped into 2014. And as for the Mi-38, a maiden sortie was undertaken in 2003, but the third prototype only performed an initial hover trial late last year. All this while also proceeding with development of the all-new 2.5t light helicopter Russian is to produce with AgustaWestland, following the companies’ late-2013 agreement.

    Some milestones reached over the past few months are ­noteworthy. Kazan Helicopters this year built its 3,500th export-version Mil Mi-8/17 – one of 151 Mi-17V-5s ordered by India’s armed forces since 2008. In September 2013, the company finally achieved civil certification of its [url=http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/Kazan Ansat.html]Kazan Ansat[/url] light twin.

    Meanwhile, a publicity coup rounded off 2013 when a Kamov Ka-32A11BC enabled a dramatic Antarctic rescue. The helicopter (pictured), based on the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long, made five flights on 2 January to evacuate passengers aboard a research vessel that had got trapped in sea ice about 1,500nm (2,800km) from Australia on Christmas Eve.

    Momentum, then, appears to carrying the company in the right direction. Indeed, the main criticism typically hurled at Russian Helicopters is arguably trivial – nobody trapped on the Antarctic ice was sorry to see it arrive, but as the Ka-32 well illustrates, one of Mikheev’s next priorities might be to shake up the styling department.



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    Post  Austin Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:14 am

    Two Good Interview's to read

    Russian aircraft engines in the international market
    Alexander Korshunov, director of marketing, sales and international industrial cooperation JSC "United Engine Corporation"


    http://www.echo.msk.ru/programs/arsenal/1290110-echo/

    The restructuring of the helicopter industry
    Head of competitive analysis and marketing promising projects of JSC "Russian Helicopters"


    http://www.echo.msk.ru/programs/arsenal/1285354-echo/
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    Post  TR1 Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:02 am

    http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=129328&cid=25

    RSK MiG and the Sokol factory to be integrated.
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    About Russian Helicopters

    Russian Helicopters is a leading player in the global helicopter industry, the sole Russian rotorcraft designer and manufacturer and one of the few companies worldwide with the capability to design, manufacture, service and test modern civilian and military helicopters. Headquartered in Moscow, we operate design bureaus, helicopter assembly plants, components production, maintenance and repair enterprises and helicopter service company providing after-sales support in Russia and abroad. Although Russian Helicopters was established only in 2007, some of its key enterprises date back more than 60 years.

    Russian Helicopters in Numbers

    According to our data, there are over 8,500 Russian helicopters currently operated in over 100 countries around the world, representing 14% of the global helicopter fleet.

    As of 2012, Russian Helicopters products accounted for approximately 85% of rotorcraft market in Russia and 14% of worldwide helicopter sales in USD equivalent.

    Russian Helicopters enterprises produced around 35% of global combat helicopter fleet and nearly 74% of the ultra-heavy helicopter fleet worldwide (MTOW more than 20 tons), as well as 56% of global helicopter fleet with MTOW from 8 to 15 tons.

    In 2011 the holding reported a growth of key financial and operational indicators. As compared with 2010, revenue increased by 27.8% and amounted to 103.9 billion rubles, and EBITDA grew by 31.7%, which equals 18.0 billion rubles. Profit in 2011 increased by 12.7% and amounted to 7.0 billion rubles. In its turn rotorcraft deliveries increased by 22.4% and totaled 262 helicopters.

    In 2012 the revenue grew by 42.3% in comparison with the 1st half-year of 2011 and equaled 60.3 billion rubles. As compared with the same period of last year net profit of JSC "Russian Helicopters" in the 1st quarter of 2012 according to IFRS increased by 12.9% to 3.1 billion rubles.

    As of August 2013, the Company’s firm order book stood at 870 helicopters with a total value of more than RUB 388 billion.

    Company Highlights


    Russian Helicopters has leading positions in some of the most perspective and high-growth market segments globally, including:

       

    • Number 1 manufacturer in Russia & CIS
       

    • Number 1 manufacturer in the world in medium/heavy and ultra-heavy rotorcraft segments, and in attack helicopters segment


    We own some of the world’s leading technologies and production facilities, having produced some of the most sought-after helicopters in the world over a period of 60 years, including world leaders, such as:

       

    • Mi-8/17 — world’s most widely operated helicopter in history;


    • Mi-26 (and its modifications) — unique heavy-lift helicopter capable of transporting up to 20 tons of cargo;


    • Ка-32A11BC — new efficient coaxial helicopter successfully employed for fire-fighting and rescue missions


    Russian Helicopters is not resting on its laurels and is perfecting technologies by upgrading best-selling rotorcraft as well as developing new models:
       

    • Mi-38 — brand-new transport helicopter meeting the most contemporary standards;


    • Ka-62 — medium multi-purpose rotorcraft designed with the latest composites and technologies;


    • Advanced High-speed Helicopter — perspective medium-class rotorcraft with the highest performance capable of replacing the legendary Mi-8/17 in the future.


    Russian Helicopters occupies leading position in fast-growing markets of India and China and rapidly expands its sales footprint in South and Central America, the Middle East and Africa.

    Our Production Facilities

    Our key production facilities include Kazan Helicopters, Rostvertol, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, Arsenyev Aviation Company "Progress" and Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise. Stupino Engineering Productive Enterprise and Reductor-PM produce rotorcraft components.

    Research and Development

    The Company enjoys very strong R&D capabilities. Two major world-class rotorcraft-designing schools, Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and Kamov make part of the Holding. The history of two design bureaus is closely intertwined with the lives of the two men after whom they were named, Mikhail Mil and Nikolai Kamov, who are universally considered the patriarchs of the Russian helicopter industry. Nikolai Kamov, who has been credited with coining the Russian word for helicopter, "vertolyot", was actively involved in design and development of an autogyro, a predecessor of a helicopter, as early as in the 1920s. Under the guidance of Mikhail Mil the first Russian serial-production helicopter Mi-1 was created. Since then a multitude of unique rotorcraft originated from these two design bureaus.
    Service and Support

    With more than 8,500 of our helicopters currently registered throughout the world, we are ready to provide after-sale support through a global network of own and partners’ service centers. Our support centers are represented by Helicopter service company. We work with a wide network of Russian and international service centers worldwide, and supply them with component parts and materials, as well as other necessary support. We are also opening pilot service centers in key growing markets (e.g. India, China, and Latin America) in order to strengthen our presence there and to ensure high-quality licensed servicing of rotorcraft in operation.

    http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/en/


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    Post  George1 Thu Aug 07, 2014 2:56 am

    Russia's United Aircraft Corporation, a state-owned conglomerate of Russian aircraft production firms, says that it will be able to replace imported Ukrainian aircraft components with Russian equivalents within the next two years, a company official told ITAR-Tass on Tuesday.

    None of the company's existing contracts will be cancelled, said Vladimir Mikhailov, UAC's head of military programs, adding that UAC is already actively pursuing plans to substitute imports with domestic equipment.

    The Russian aircraft industry is deeply reliant on imports from Ukrainian defense firms, as is the wider Russian defense industry. For instance, the engines for several Russian military and civilian helicopters are produced in formerly Soviet factories in eastern Ukraine, an area now ravaged by months of fighting between pro-Russia insurgents and the Ukrainian army.

    Last month, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko slapped a moratorium on military-industrial cooperation with Russia, plunging Moscow into an impending supply crisis as it implements a massive $700 billion military modernization and rearmament drive through 2020.

    On Monday, President Vladimir Putin urged defense industry officials to double time their efforts to shore up gaps in Russia's military production lines to ensure that the country can weather the storm of anticipated U.S. and European Union sanctions on the defense industry.

    The EU is expected to announce its next round of sanctions as early as Tuesday, with reported targets to include the financial, energy and defense sectors. The U.S. has already struck eight major Russian defense companies with asset freezes and bans on transactions with U.S. companies and individuals.
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    Post  George1 Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:19 pm

    Russian Helicopters to share experience of operating Ka-32A11BC and Мi-171А1 in Latin America
    Russian Aviaton » Wednesday August 13, 2014 12:39 MSK

    Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase new and innovative models of helicopters at the Latin American exhibition and business aviation conference LABACE 2014 (Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition), to be held from 12-14 August in São Paulo, Brazil. Experts and representatives of regional operators will share their experience of operating Russian helicopters Mi-171A1 and Ka-32A11BC, which have already been used effectively in South America for a wide range of tasks.

    The Mi-171A1 helicopter – one of the modifications of the popular Mi-8/17 series – received approval in the form of certification by the Brazil Aircraft Register in 2005. The Mi-171A1 won a tender from the Brazilian national oil company Petrobras, and is used as a transport helicopter in remote areas of the Amazon basin by Atlas Taxi Aereo. Until the end of this year, this Brazilian fleet operator gained another reliable and economical helicopter.

    "Our company uses the multirole Mi-171A1 for work in support of the operations of Brazilian oil company Petrobras,” said CEO and co-owner of Atlas Taxi Aéreo, Waldomiro F. Da Silva Junior. “These helicopters are perfect for the climatic conditions in the Amazon region, as they are able to fly in 45-degree heat and almost 100 percent humidity."

    The legendary Mi-8/17 series is a clear favorite in the corporate and VIP transport market. Its spacious cabin offers unique possibilities for tailored fitting-out and finishing and provides the greatest possible comfort for passengers. In August 2013, Russian Helicopters received additional certification for the Mi-171, designed for corporate and VIP transportation. Additional equipment has been installed to maximise the level of comfort even for long flights.

    The Ka-32A11BC multirole helicopter is a recognized leader in its class. The Brazilian company Helipark Taxi Aéreo has operated the Ka-32A11BC since 2012. The helicopter is used for the transport of industrial cargo on an external sling, but also has a number of additional capabilities. Ka-32A11BC’s coaxial rotors offer advantages in precision hovering and manoeuvrability that are needed when performing complex assembly operations, such as the construction of power lines in the Amazon basin. The Ka-32A11BC has proven itself as an effective firefighting helicopter. It is able to put out fire using a horizontal water cannon and Bambi-Buckets.

    "The Ka-32A11BC helicopter has unique characteristics for its class, able to perform effectively all the tasks that we require,” said Helipark Taxi Aéreo President João Velloso. “Of particular note is the reliability of the helicopter; it has never failed us."

    Russian Helicopters will present exhibitors and visitors with new and promising models of helicopters from its product line. One of these is the multirole Mi-171A2. This helicopter combines the traditional advantages of the Mi-8/17 series with the latest technology, offering customers even more opportunities. Thanks to a whole variety of innovations, the helicopter’s flight capabilities have been significantly improved, including greater range, cruising speed and lift capacity, while noise levels have been significantly reduced. Modern complex avionics reduces pilots’ workload and makes flying more efficient.

    Russian Helicopters annually reports steady growth in demand for its products in the South American market, which is one of the fastest growing in the world. At the beginning of 2014, Russian Helicopters’ fleet production exceeded 400 units. Today, Russian Helicopters is widely represented in the class of commercial helicopters, with a maximum take-off weight of 10 to 20 tonnes, taking up a 77% stake in the regional fleet in this segment. Russian helicopters are used for military purposes in a number of countries in Latin America, and make up the basis of army aviation fleets. Participation in the LABACE 2014 exhibition will allow Russian Helicopters to introduce the latest Russian helicopter sectors to regional partners in Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation and establishing new business contacts.
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    Post  George1 Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:19 pm

    Russian Helicopters gives green light to Brazilian service centre
    Russian Aviaton » Wednesday August 13, 2014 12:41 MSK

    Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has granted certification to a service centre in Brazil run by Helipark Taxi Aéreo e Manutenção Aeronáutica. Sergei Ostapenko, the company’s sales director for commercial helicopters, awarded the Certificate of Authorisation for the centre to Helipark’s President João Velloso at a ceremony on August 12 in São Paulo, where Russian Helicopters is exhibiting at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE 2014).

    Certification of the Brazilian service centre will help to further expand the geography of successful operations of Ka-32 type helicopters in South America.

    “We are very happy and proud on becoming Russian Helicopters service centre and we hope to give support not only to our helicopter but to others in the near future. Our Kamov Ka-32 is a great tool for several uses and unrivalled on its performance”, said João Velloso, Helipark’s President.

    “Certification of the service centre is a natural continuation of our successful partnership with Helipark, and we believe it will have a positive effect on the promotion of Russian-built Kamov-brand commercial helicopters in South America,” said Sergei Ostapenko, Russian Helicopters sales director for commercial helicopters. “This is a key region for Russian Helicopters, and we are keen to offer high-quality service to helicopter operators throughout the whole product life-cycle.”

    Helipark’s authorised service centre will be able to offer a full range of repair and maintenance services for components and fuselages of coaxial helicopters under operational and technical documentation for the Ka-32A11BC, which the company has successfully operated since 2012. The Ka-32A11BC is used to carry industrial cargos on an external sling, as well as to support infrastructure construction works in remote regions of the Amazon basin.

    Under agreements between Russian Helicopters and Helipark, the service centre will have access to technical materials, updated on an ongoing basis, for the Ka-32A11BC and its components. Russian Helicopters will provide technical support for maintenance work carried out by the Brazilian company on Russian-built helicopters and any structural changes needed to the helicopters, and also stands ready to organise professional training courses for Helipark staff.

    The Ka-32A11BC currently operates in more than 30 countries around the world, including EU states, South Korea, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Canada and Russia. It can fly missions ranging from search-and-rescue to supporting high-rise construction work, fire-fighting, cargo transportation inside the cabin or on an external sling, support for logging operations, evacuation of sick and wounded personnel, and routine patrolling and monitoring.

    A key priority for Russian Helicopters is providing high-quality service and post-sales maintenance of helicopters. Today the company has service centres in South Korea, Canada and Spain, and is working with Rosoboronexport and Oboronprom on a number of further projects. Next year it is planned to open a service centre for Mi-8 and Mi-17-1V helicopters in Egypt, to be followed in 2016 by an Mi-35M service centre in Brazil and one for Mi-171Sh helicopters in Peru. Also in 2016 fitting work is expected to complete at a repair plant in India to service Mi-17V-5 helicopters. Russian Helicopters intends to continue the global roll-out of its network to bring it into line with global leading standards.
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    Post  George1 Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:16 am

    http://www.russianhelicopters.aero/en/press/news/UAC_memorandum_ICOP/
    Russian Aviaton » Thursday August 14, 2014 13:45 MSK

    Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, and United Aircraft Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and support the Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) quality-assurance process in Russia. The MoU was signed today at Oboronexpo 2014 and the Engineering Technologies 2014international forum.

    “The goal of this MoU is to work together to develop and support a system of industry-controlled bodies to accredit and certify the ICOP quality-management process in Russia,” said Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for Production Andrey Shibitov. “Working alongside UAC, we can combine our efforts to bring quality-management certification processes throughout the aviation sector supply chain in Russia into line with international standards.”
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    ICOP is an industry-controlled system that accredits and certifies quality management systems (QMS) across the aviation industry. It was developed and is overseen by the International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) to harmonise certification schemes, and is recognised by leading aerospace and defence companies.

    Russian Helicopters joined the European Aerospace Quality Group (EAQG), part of the IAQG, in October 2013. Andrey Shibitov is the company’s official representative to the EAQG.

    “The aeroplane industry has been involved with the IAQG since 2003,” said Head of Department of Quality and Standardization Anatoly Kolosov. “At first this was just Sukhoi, while UAC joined in 2012. Russian Helicopters’ accession to this organisation will take our work to a new level and will help us to consolidate the efforts of the whole industry to introduce ICOP in Russia.”

    The introduction of ICOP processes in Russia will increase the accountability of the country’s QMS certification bodies and their international recognisability. In the long term, this will lead to companies’ QMS putting an increased focus on product quality and their development and production processes.

    Capture: Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for Production Andrey Shibitov (on the right) and UAC’s Head of Department of Quality and Standardization Anatoly Kolosov
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    Post  George1 Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:10 am

    Net profit of UAC increased 3 times
    Russian Aviaton » Thursday August 21, 2014 12:24 MSK

    United Aircraft Corporation (MOEX: UNAC) announced unconsolidated unaudited financial statement for the first half of 2014 (in compliance with the Russian Accounting Standards (RAS)). The financial statement was posted at the corporation’s official website.

    Revenues of UAC for the first half of 2014 were 1.4 billion rubles (-50.8% as compared to the same period of last year). On the other hand, the corporation expects its revenues for 2014 to grow almost 3 times ─ to 30-35 billion rubles. Such indicators may be reached by means of implementing MRO contracts with Russian Ministry of Defense and increasing the number of aircraft delivered by the corporation.
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    Despite the fact that UAC got operating loss of 0.9 billion rubles in the first half of 2014, financial results achieved primarily due to interest income and foreign exchange gains allowed the corporation to reach a net profit of 1.5 billion rubles (increased 3 times as compared to the first half of 2013) and get a net margin of 112.5%.

    Moreover, net debt of UAC decreased by almost 10 billion rubles in the first half of 2014 (-32.3%).
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    Post  Mike E Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:08 pm

    Good to hear!!! russia
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    Post  George1 Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:43 am

    A service center providing maintenance services for Il-76 aircraft will be established in Zhukovsky on the basis of a branch of Ilyushin Company
    Russian Aviaton » Wednesday August 27, 2014 02:49 MSK

    A service center providing maintenance services for Il-76M/MD aircraft operated by the Military Transport Aviation Command of the Russian air forces will be established on the basis of Ilyushin Company. The center will be located at the territory of a Zhukovsky-based branch of Ilyushin Company. An order establishing the center was signed by CEO of Ilyushin Company, Yuri Mikhailovich Yudin, and Commander of the Military Transport Aviation of the Russian air forces, Major General Vladimir Valentinovich Benediktov, press-service of Ilyushin Company reports.

    "The new center will be responsible for heavy maintenance checks on Il-76M and Il-76MD aircraft, service bulletin, routine maintenance and mid-life overhaul of aircraft and their components, diagnostics of the aircraft, training of specialists of the military units of the Military Transport Aviation", - the press-service noted.

    It is expected that the center’s specialists will be able to carry out maintenance and overhaul right at an airfield in cooperation with maintenance personnel of the military units (if necessary). The center will cooperate with manufacturers in terms of purchasing spare parts, tools, additional equipment, consumables as well as storing the purchased materiel and performing functions in the area of accounting to assure provision of aircraft maintenance services. It will also inspect the measuring devices subject to state technical inspection.

    «The establishment of the new service center is the most efficient solution. The center will reduce the workload of enterprises involved in repair of aircraft manufactured by Ilyushin Company and will help balance our production capacities», - CEO of Ilyushin Company, Yuri Mikhailovich Yudin, said.
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    Post  George1 Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:14 am

    VEB has the opportunity to sell the shares of Sukhoi Company back to UAC
    Russian Aviaton » Tuesday September 2, 2014 16:01 MSK

    VEB State Corporation is purchasing a block of shares of Sukhoi Holding Company owned by United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in order to improve the financial situation of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC). Under the agreement, VEB has the opportunity to sell the shares back to UAC at purchase price in ten years, said in the UAC’s reports prepared for the meeting of shareholders scheduled for September 25th 2014, Prime reports.

    "The key condition of this deal is the opportunity for VEB to sell the block of shares back to UAC (buyback) in ten years under the terms and conditions specified above", - said in an explanatory notes.

    According to the report VEB is purchasing about 11,61 million shares of Sukhoi Holding Company (the cost of one share is 2,45 thousand rubles). Thus the deal is valued at $694 million.

    The deal was initiated in accordance with the instructions given by the president on July 24th 2013 and the government – on July 31st 2013; the instructions were focused on improving financial situation of SCAC, explained in the report. The funds received will be transferred to SCAC.

    The net loss of SCAC for 2012 was 4,5 billion rubles; in the first half of 2013, when decision to start the company’s financial recovery was made, the net loss reached 5,8 billion rubles. The shareholders of the SCAC are: Sukhoi Holding Company (part of UAC, owns 75% minus 1 share) and Alenia Aermacchi (25% plus 1 share). Today 89,6% of Sukhoi shares are owned by UAC, the rest 10,4% - by the Federal Agency for State Property Management.

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