According to the corporation, about 10 aircraft will extinguish fires all year round
MOSCOW, August 29. /TASS/. The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec state Corporation) plans to start creating Be-200 amphibious aircraft in 2021, which will be included in the squadron for extinguishing fires. This was announced by the first Deputy General Director of the UAC Sergey Yarkov.
"We very much hope that the production of aircraft for the squadron will start this year, "he said on the program" Military Acceptance "on the Zvezda TV channel.
According to the first deputy director, about 10 aircraft will extinguish fires all year round. "At the same time, they will work in the northern hemisphere in the summer, and in our winter - in the southern hemisphere, where there are also a large number of fires," he explained.
The Be-200 is the world's largest amphibious aircraft designed to extinguish fires, including in hard-to-reach areas. It is capable of taking 12 tons of water on board.
