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Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the holding, noted that with the support of operational leasing, they expect to promote about 140-150 civilian helicopters by the end of 2029-2030

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) plans to sell a sufficient amount of equipment to the Middle East countries, about ten helicopters per year. This was announced on Tuesday by the CEO of Russian Helicopters Andrey Boginsky in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

Among the samples of products delivered in 2021 are airplanes, helicopters, as well as aircraft engines and aircraft weapons

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) received applications for the supply of various aircraft, including airplanes, helicopters and drones, for $2.5 billion during the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev on the sidelines of the exhibition.

During the Dubai Airshow 2021, Rosoboronexport signed contracts for the supply of aviation equipment worth over $ 1.3 billion, Rostec Head Sergey Chemezov said.

The Kronstadt company has completed work on the ground testing of the integration of the Orion UAV with the Whirlwind-M aircraft missiles, the first test firing from the UAV is expected.

Creating a full-fledged killer robot is not a technical problem for Russia. The principal possibility of developing an autonomous lethal weapon in an interview with RIA Novosti was admitted by the CEO of the Kronstadt company Sergey Bogatikov.

The St. Petersburg company Kronstadt has started creating the first sample of the Sirius heavy attack unmanned aerial vehicle. It is collected at one of the Moscow factories.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has formed a pool of 40 SaM146 replacement engines as part of the creation of a comprehensive after-sales support system for operators of Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners, the press service of the corporation reports.

The official ceremony of handing over four multi-purpose F-35A Lightning-2 fighters to representatives of the Danish Air Force Command, which flew 100 hours from May to the present, took place at the Luke Air Base (USA).

Units of the 1st Air Defense Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces control the airspace over the Arctic. Modern radars are capable of detecting not only strategic bombers, but also "invisible" aircraft, as well as drones.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation and the Emirati company AJ Holding LLC have established a joint venture Alpha Aviation LLC in the Ajman Free Zone free Economic Zone.

Russian-made Orion drones will be able to work through foreign spacecraft. Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, told about this during the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow, TASS reports.

At the International Aviation and Space Exhibition Dubai Airshow 2021, which takes place from November 14 to 18 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Russian enterprises presented one of the most extensive expositions at foreign events in recent years - MC-21-310, Aurus Business Jet based on SSJ100, Ka-52, Ansat, Ka-226T, Mi-171A2 and the VIP version of Aurus based on Ansat helicopter are demonstrated in a static parking lot. A limousine is also presented as part of the unified exposition of the Aurus brand. The Kronstadt company presented the Orion-E UAV abroad for the first time. A new Checkmate fighter was presented in a separate pavilion.

The American Light Attack (LAE) program demonstrates the first successes. November 15, portal defensenews.com He announced that Thailand became the first foreign customer of the American light attack aircraft Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine (translated into Russian Wolwerine ― "Wolverine").

Sergey Bogatikov, the head of Kronstadt JSC, said that the company is presenting a full-size aviation drone from the Orion-E reconnaissance and strike complex with aviation weapons at the Dubai Airshow 2021.

The 17th International Aerospace Exhibition Dubai Airshow 2021 has started in Dubai, where the MS-21-310 passenger aircraft with new Russian PD-14 engines and the SSJ-100 AURUS business jet are presented. This was reported on November 14 by a correspondent of Izvestia from the scene.

As reported by the TASS news agency, the Kronstadt company will equip Orion unmanned aerial vehicles with a satellite communication system, which it will offer to other drone manufacturers as a component. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow, which takes place from November 14 to 18, 2021 in the United Arab Emirates.

Complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles are maximally unified among themselves, the company noted

The aviation means of destruction (ASP) that are in service and are being tested completely solve the strike tasks of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of Kronstadt JSC. This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.

The variants of both civil and military applications of the automated workplace of the UAV operator are considered

Factory tests of the first Russian swarm control system of aircraft drones will begin in 2022. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow International Airshow.

The cost of the Russian business jet Aurus Business Jet varies from $39 million to $50 million, depending on the configuration, said Sergey Chemezov at the Dubai Airshow International Airshow.

On the first day of the opening of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the MC-21-310, equipped with new Russian PD-14 engines, took part in the flight program.