Russia’s Ninth International Aerospace Exhibition ended on the 23rd in Zhukovsky, a small town on the outskirts of Moscow. During the air show, the model of China’s first Mars rover Firefly One exhibited on the Chinese booth attracted many people in the industry to stop watching. According to plan, "Firefly One" will be carried on a Russian launch vehicle with the Russian "Forbes-Soil" Mars Rover. It will be launched in early November of this year. It will reach Mars and carry out related exploration studies after about 11 months of flight. This is also part of the first Mars exploration cooperation project between China and Russia.
The financial crisis and the recent gloomy weather did not seem to have affected this exhibition. Since its opening on the 18th, this year's air show has attracted 711 companies from 34 countries, and more than 550,000 people have witnessed the biennial international exhibition on the spot. According to the organizers, the total value of the agreement signed during the current air show and the transaction amount was at least US$10 billion, which was far higher than the contract amount and transaction amount of the previous two airshows.
Zhukovsky was nearly one hour away from Moscow. The organizer provided a free shuttle bus and sent visitors directly from the train station to the airshow security checkpoint. According to tradition, this year's air show chose the test flight base of the Gromov Flight Research Institute as the venue.
As the host, Russia has sent 436 agencies and companies to participate in the show, of which 120 manufacture or operate military aviation equipment. The Russian exhibitors set up a total of 1,500 booths and exhibited 740 samples of aviation technology equipment. The total number of exhibitors in Russia was reduced by about 10% from the previous air show.
As early as last month, the reporter submitted an interview application to the organizers of the air show, but it was not until the last day before the opening that the reporter took the time to collect the interview card. While the reporter was glad that he had not missed the event, he was told that the air show parking permit had been sold out. According to the Airshow website, the one-time parking permits for cars are priced at 1,500 roubles (US$31 or 31 roubles). The sale of such a lot of parking permits was pre-sold, and it seems that the air show is very popular.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the current air show. Putin also hosted a conference to develop the national aviation manufacturing industry during the airshow. He said that the aircraft manufacturing industry and the aerospace industry are still the industries that the country has given priority to. The Russian government plans to increase investment in the aerospace industry and create a group of Russian companies that are truly internationally competitive. The Russian government will allocate 3.2 billion rubles for the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturing company from the federal budget and 15 billion rubles for the MiG aircraft manufacturing company. Before this, the Russian government has allocated 15 billion rubles to MiG.
During the air show, Russia demonstrated impressive strength in both military and civilian aviation.
In military aviation, Russian exhibitors demonstrated strategic bombers, Soviet and MiG fighter jets and military trainers. Among them, the so-called fourth-generation Su-35 multi-role fighters and MiG-35 fighters were especially eye-catching.
During the air show, the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a fighter contract with Sukhoi Company worth more than 80 billion rubles. The most benefited Russian Air Force will purchase 48 Su-35, 12 Su-27 and 4 Su-30 aircraft. It has been reported that this is the largest renewal of weapons and equipment of the Russian Air Force in the past 20 years. The Russian Air Force Commander Zelin said that the Russian Air Force will not be satisfied with this and will purchase the new MiG-31 aircraft in the future, so that the total number of such aircraft can be equipped with 8 aviation teams, each with 12 aircraft.
Sukhoi's General Manager Pogosio said recently that Sukhoi and MiG intend to occupy 15 to 20 percent of the world's military aerospace technology market in 2015. Alexander Mikhayev, general manager of Russia’s defense export company, said that before 2010, Russia will complete the contract for the export of eight Su-30MK2 aircraft to Vietnam. According to the contract signed between Russia and Malaysia, Russia has already exported 18 Su-30MKM fighters to Malaysia. Russia is fulfilling the contract to supply Algeria with 28 Su-30 aircraft, 22 of which have already been delivered and another 6 will be delivered this month. The Russian defense export company stated that by the end of this year, Russia-India contract for the modernization of the Su-30 aircraft may be signed in order to install the Brahmos supersonic missile on the aircraft. In addition, Russia has exported an A-50 early warning aircraft to India, and two other aircraft have not yet been provided.
In civil aviation, the Russians push Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft. This new regional aircraft agglomerates the latest achievements of Russian civilian aviation technology and also carries the hope that Russian civil aviation will reoccupy the international market. According to reports, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which made its debut at the Moscow Airshow, has now received 120 orders. Russia hopes that the total sales volume of the model will exceed 1,000. The first batch of Superjet 100 is expected to be delivered to customers early next year. The Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Khristenko stated that Russia plans to occupy 5% of the international regional aircraft market by 2015 and increase the share to 10% by 2025.
The financial crisis and the recent gloomy weather did not seem to have affected this exhibition. Since its opening on the 18th, this year's air show has attracted 711 companies from 34 countries, and more than 550,000 people have witnessed the biennial international exhibition on the spot. According to the organizers, the total value of the agreement signed during the current air show and the transaction amount was at least US$10 billion, which was far higher than the contract amount and transaction amount of the previous two airshows.
Zhukovsky was nearly one hour away from Moscow. The organizer provided a free shuttle bus and sent visitors directly from the train station to the airshow security checkpoint. According to tradition, this year's air show chose the test flight base of the Gromov Flight Research Institute as the venue.
As the host, Russia has sent 436 agencies and companies to participate in the show, of which 120 manufacture or operate military aviation equipment. The Russian exhibitors set up a total of 1,500 booths and exhibited 740 samples of aviation technology equipment. The total number of exhibitors in Russia was reduced by about 10% from the previous air show.
As early as last month, the reporter submitted an interview application to the organizers of the air show, but it was not until the last day before the opening that the reporter took the time to collect the interview card. While the reporter was glad that he had not missed the event, he was told that the air show parking permit had been sold out. According to the Airshow website, the one-time parking permits for cars are priced at 1,500 roubles (US$31 or 31 roubles). The sale of such a lot of parking permits was pre-sold, and it seems that the air show is very popular.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the current air show. Putin also hosted a conference to develop the national aviation manufacturing industry during the airshow. He said that the aircraft manufacturing industry and the aerospace industry are still the industries that the country has given priority to. The Russian government plans to increase investment in the aerospace industry and create a group of Russian companies that are truly internationally competitive. The Russian government will allocate 3.2 billion rubles for the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturing company from the federal budget and 15 billion rubles for the MiG aircraft manufacturing company. Before this, the Russian government has allocated 15 billion rubles to MiG.
During the air show, Russia demonstrated impressive strength in both military and civilian aviation.
In military aviation, Russian exhibitors demonstrated strategic bombers, Soviet and MiG fighter jets and military trainers. Among them, the so-called fourth-generation Su-35 multi-role fighters and MiG-35 fighters were especially eye-catching.
During the air show, the Russian Ministry of Defense signed a fighter contract with Sukhoi Company worth more than 80 billion rubles. The most benefited Russian Air Force will purchase 48 Su-35, 12 Su-27 and 4 Su-30 aircraft. It has been reported that this is the largest renewal of weapons and equipment of the Russian Air Force in the past 20 years. The Russian Air Force Commander Zelin said that the Russian Air Force will not be satisfied with this and will purchase the new MiG-31 aircraft in the future, so that the total number of such aircraft can be equipped with 8 aviation teams, each with 12 aircraft.
Sukhoi's General Manager Pogosio said recently that Sukhoi and MiG intend to occupy 15 to 20 percent of the world's military aerospace technology market in 2015. Alexander Mikhayev, general manager of Russia’s defense export company, said that before 2010, Russia will complete the contract for the export of eight Su-30MK2 aircraft to Vietnam. According to the contract signed between Russia and Malaysia, Russia has already exported 18 Su-30MKM fighters to Malaysia. Russia is fulfilling the contract to supply Algeria with 28 Su-30 aircraft, 22 of which have already been delivered and another 6 will be delivered this month. The Russian defense export company stated that by the end of this year, Russia-India contract for the modernization of the Su-30 aircraft may be signed in order to install the Brahmos supersonic missile on the aircraft. In addition, Russia has exported an A-50 early warning aircraft to India, and two other aircraft have not yet been provided.
In civil aviation, the Russians push Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft. This new regional aircraft agglomerates the latest achievements of Russian civilian aviation technology and also carries the hope that Russian civil aviation will reoccupy the international market. According to reports, the Sukhoi Superjet 100, which made its debut at the Moscow Airshow, has now received 120 orders. Russia hopes that the total sales volume of the model will exceed 1,000. The first batch of Superjet 100 is expected to be delivered to customers early next year. The Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Khristenko stated that Russia plans to occupy 5% of the international regional aircraft market by 2015 and increase the share to 10% by 2025.