Within the framework of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021, held in Zhukovsky near Moscow on July 20-25, agreements worth 265 billion rubles were signed. This was reported on July 25 in the Telegram channel of the event.
"The XV International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021 exceeded the indicators of 2019 in terms of the volume of signed agreements and the scale of the business program. The amount of signed agreements is 265 billion rubles, " the report says.
This year, 831 companies from 56 countries took part in the air show, and the business program included more than a hundred events, more than 350 reports, which were attended by 5 thousand people.
It is also noted that the area of the expositions was 105 thousand square meters, they were visited by 135,020 people. The guests of the event were shown 202 aircraft in flight and static.
On July 22, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said that at the MAKS-2021 air show, the company signed 13 contracts worth over €1 billion.
According to him, foreign customers purchase Su-30SME aircraft, Mi-35M and Mi-17V-5 helicopters, the Enemy-GE radar, and the Willow MANPADS from the Russian Federation. In addition, contracts were signed for the supply of modern aviation weapons, a number of samples of armored and automotive equipment.
Mikheev also said that during the negotiations on the sidelines of the Rosoboronexport salon, he discussed with customers from the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa and the CIS issues of industrial partnership in the field of joint and licensed production of Russian combat aircraft and helicopters.
On July 20, the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon opened in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. On the first day, the audience saw the flights of Ka-226 and Mi-171 helicopters, Su-57 and MiG-35 fighters and an experienced passenger aircraft MS-21-310. Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening the International Aerospace Salon (MAKS) in Zhukovsky, he noted that aviation will develop in the direction of drones, artificial intelligence and robotic complexes.