Slovak Air Force is content
with modernized MiG−29AS
▼ CONTENTS
6 THE AIRBUS CONSORTIUM
NEGOTIATES FOR INVOLVING
RUSSIAN ENTERPRISES
IN A350 PROJECT
12 UOMZ STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION
ON THE WORLD MARKET
22 ISS BUILDS UP GLONASS
IN-ORBIT GROUP
24 VSMPO-AVISMA ACTIVELY
FOSTERS COOPERATION
WITH FOREIGN PARTNERS
26 ILYUSHIN FINANCE PLANS
TO BRING CESSNA’S CARAVAN
TO RUSSIAN MARKET
In an exclusive interview to an ARMS-TASS
correspondent, Colonel Josef Dobrotka,
Slovak AF base commander who has arrived
at ILA-2008 with MiG-29AS fighters presents
his view of their modernization program
The main mission of a squadron of
MiG-29ASs is the insurance of the sover-
eignty of the Slovak Republic’s airspace by
integrating them into the joint air defense
network of the NATO member states in the
NATINADS system. This is closely associ-
ated with the protection of the airspace
and neutralization of its violators and air
terrorists. Also, this includes rescue of air-
craft crews in distress or in case of losing
the communication link or the orientating
ability over the Slovak Republic, putting the
aircraft on a scheduled route, and assist-
ing in landing on an unknown airport. Also,
the squadron trains and retrains pilots in
using the MiG-21AS aircraft, participates in
joint international exercises for drilling the
common NATO military techniques, and is
involved in national and international avia-
tion shows and other functions.
Continued on page 4
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Germany plans to take part

in modernization of Russia’s
Gonets satellite telecom system
G
ermany is planning to join the program of modernization and the third one before the end of the year. The remaining fourth
of Russia’s Gonets satellite telecom system, Anatoly Per- cargo will leave for French Guiana early in 2009 meaning complete
minov, the chief of the Russian Federal Space Agency compliance with the Russian part of the program.
(Roskosmos) told ASN journal at the sidelines of ILA Berlin Air «We have no anxiety that the works could be delayed. Full
Show 2008. scale cooperation in launching from Kourou will start after the first
«In the course of the Berlin Air Show we are planning to hold cargo is dispatched,” he noted.
talks with representatives from German business circles on their in- Perminov said that Russian and European space agencies,
volvement in the creation of a multifunctional telecom system that Roskosmos and ESA, have reached mutual understanding on the
will be more efficient than our Gonets,” he said. Perminov noted type of a future piloted space transportation system and the gen-
that in the framework of private-state partnership Germany is plan- eral sharing of involvement in the project.
ning to provide “up to 75 percent of the financing to modernize this «During our meetings with ESA chief Jean-Jacques Dordain
telecom system.” at the Berlin Air Show we will discuss a program for the creation
It is envisaged that the modernized multifunctional system will of a piloted space transportation system. It is not just a matter of
compatibly interact with the European system providing commu- possibility of cooperation but a matter of sharing responsibility for
nications for both parties at any point of the globe. According to creation of elements of the spaceship,” Perminov said.
Perminov, whereas the operational Gonets system does not cover “We have preliminarily agreed who will be responsible for what
the territory “beyond the 60th parallel in Artic and Antarctic. The but no documents have been signed yet,” he added.
new system will provide global coverage.”
Perminov pointed to the permanently broadening cooperation Germany’s Federal Chansellor Dr. Angela Merkel at Russian exposition with
Nikolai Koptev (left), Anatoly Perminov (second to left) and Denis Manturov (center)
in space between Russia and
Germany and especially close
relations with Astrium that pro-
vides communications pay-
loads for Russian satellites.
«This product is very reli-
able. Our satellites have been
operating in space for 12 to
15 years. We will further widen
our partnership with this com-
pany,” the Roskosmos chief
stressed.
Concerning Russia’s obli-
gations under the Soyuz pro-
gram for the European Space
Center in Kourou, Perminov
said they will be fulfilled in the
beginning of 2009.
«Under the effective con-
tracts we must supply four
rockets and all relevant equip-
ment,” he said, noting that the
current priority is to dispatch
four cargo vehicles on time
– the first one in June, the
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The Slovak Air Force has 12 modern-
ized MiG-29AS/UBS aircraft, all of which are
in active service. For obvious reasons I will
not reveal their number and will not supply
a detailed description of their operation. It is
common knowledge, however, that the air-
craft perform NATINADS and other related
functions. It is hard to speak of the model
as an unchallenged leader. In the Slovak
Air Force we normally distribute missions
among the aircraft evenly. But part of them
are used more intensely than others and,
therefore, need a simpler handling proce-
dure and regular checks of the technical
condition. I can safely say that the checks
are organized so that the total flight time
could be no less than 2,400 hours.
We needed this modernization and pre-
ferred it to purchases of new equipment.
We believe this to be the most economical
way of becoming a compact force within
the NATO structure. Simultaneously, the
aircraft meet the ICAO standards. Since
military hardware has become more so-
phisticated, the pilot training, too, receives
much attention. One of the tasks they are
supposed to assure is the flight safety. The
Air Force personnel skills have substan-
tially improved.
The maneuverability of the aircraft has
been and remains high. The moderniza-
tion did not affect the control system or its
handling and stability in flight. One of the
key elements of the modernization was
the switch from the analog transmission
to digital, which paved the way to new ca-
pabilities. Today the pilot can concentrate
on fulfilling the most complex parts of the
mission, such as the interception, aerial
combat and similar actions. The naviga-
tion training is simpler. The aircraft has two
S
peaking at a press conference of the
RSK MiG held at ILA-2008, Colonel
Josef Dobrotka noted that the solu-
tion to modernize the fleet of MiG-29 air-
craft of the Slovak Air Force was taken not
in a simple political situation that emerged
following Slovakia’s joining of NATO. None-
theless, this work was done in association
with western companies and Slovak pilots
are very pleased with the modernized MiG-
29 aircraft.
As Anatoly Belov, RSK MiG director-
general stated at the press conference,
“We regard the cooperation with the Slo-
vak Air Force as a pilot project implement-
ed in compliance with NATO and ICAO
standards”. A.Belov expressed gratitude
to the Slovak Air Force for its decision
to demonstrate those aircraft at the ILA-
2008 exhibition. According A.Belov, if the
upgrade package is chosen correctly the
fleet of MiG-29s serving with air forces of
eight East European countries could be
used for several more decades. Among
4 ILA 2008
Colonel Josef Dobrotka
radio stations, uses TACAN, VOR, DMI,
NDB, GPS, and a standby autonomous
system. The communication is more con-
venient. The object monitoring method is
more accurate and the flights are safer. As
a pilot I can say that I feel both relaxed and
confident in the cockpit. Being a military
pilot, I also make demonstration flights. In
this connection I can say that previously
my colleagues and I paid much attention
to the dedicated navigation training of the
pilots. Today, it is easy to maintain the re-
quired distance in an aerial engagement,
to approach the right point at the right time
and to carry out a mission against ground
assets. If necessary, such a maneuver can
be repeated. I anticipated big problems in
the transition from the metric to imperial
system and was eventually surprised that it
wasn’t so difficult thanks to the modernized
simulator. For instance, the initial flights
proceeded with QNH pressure measured
in imperial units.
I think that the modernization sought
to improve the aircraft’s capability and its
compatibility with Western-made models.
This was supposed to assure interoperabil-
ity with other aircraft and the compliance
those countries are Slovakia, Poland, Bul-
garia, Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine,
and Belarus.
A.Belov estimates that out of more than
four hundred MiG-29s serving with eight
East European countries, over 300 could
get an upgrade. Built in the late 1980s–
early 1990s, those machines have plat-
forms whose operational capabilities are
still far from exhausted.
A.Belov noted that such a moderniza-
tion is scheduled for implementation also
for a number of other countries. Today, the
amount of this cooperation is estimated at
several tens of millions of dollars per year
and tends to grow rapidly.
As for the supplies of new aircraft,
A.Belov estimates their amount in the next
decade at 300-350 machines. The applies
to exports and supplies to the Russian Air
Force.
A.Belov singled out the fact that RSK
MiG has a program with the Russian AF
not only to modernize the existing fleet, but
with ICAO standards. The Slovak Air Force
has achieved this goal. Now I can hardly
see the difference.
The merger of “western” and “east-
ern” technologies has reduced the aircraft
weight and increased the weight-to-thrust
ratio.
The reliability of the modernized com-
ponents is hard to evaluate. It can be only
said that the components do achieve the
designed parameters. We have overcome
the initial problems thanks to the mutual
understanding and the good will of all the
parties concerned. As a commander of an
airbase that operates MiG-29AS aircraft I
wish to congratulate all those involved in
the project on an outstanding success in
the modernization of the Slovak Air Force.
Looking at the simulated missions in
the NATO joint exercises I can state that
we have always performed the missions
professionally. Last year, in association
with the Polish Air Force, we fired live mu-
nitions at aerial targets. We did this using
the modernized equipment. Now the next
round of exercises is in progress. One of
the objects of the exercises is to master
the techniques of operating as a single
NATINADS force where pilots and mainte-
nance personnel demonstrate high profes-
sional skills.
For obvious reasons I won’t describe
the operational capabilities of the aircraft
and its condition. However, it should be
noted that the operability of the aircraft
has improved thanks to the modernized
components and the introduction of a new
method of diagnosing the aircraft’s condi-
tion. The capability of the aircraft is ade-
quate for performance of the missions set
before the Slovak Air Force.
also to supply new aircraft. The moderniza-
tion for the Russian AF will be deeper than
for the MiG-29SMT. At issue is the mod-
ernization of practically the entire fleet of
Russia’s MiG-29s.
Touching on the fulfillment of export
contracts, A.Belov noted that RSK MiG has
long overcome “the Algeria Syndrome”.
The aircraft that had been supplied to Al-
geria, after a return, underwent evaluation
by the Russian AF and were estimated as
of superior quality. A.Belov noted that de-
spite the return of the aircraft the coopera-
tion with the Algerian Defense Ministry still
continues. For instance, Algeria received a
proposal for the supply of MiG-35 aircraft.
Touching on the Indian contract for the
supply of MiG-29K/KUB aircraft, A.Belov
stressed that the performance of contrac-
tual obligations proceeds as scheduled. In
August the Indian pilots will start learning
how to operate these aircraft. This year In-
dia will receive the first batch of MiG-29K
aircraft.
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Europe approves Russian idea

for Eurosquadron to combat forest fires
T
he Russian initiative on establishing a Eurosquadron for joint
struggle against forest fires has met a favorable response in
Western Europe. Talks on the issue are in the final stage, an
official of the Russian delegation at ILA-2008 told this to the Aero-
space Show News magazine.
The European Union and Russia’s Ministry for Emergencies are
preparing to sign a memorandum which will specify, in particular,
the number of aircraft to be provided to the air group by each of
the Eurosquadron countries-members.
It is planned that the Eurosquadron will consist of 12 planes
and 12 helicopters.
Russia is ready to provide up to two Beriev Be-200ChS am-
phibians and up to two Mi-26MT helicopters.
Germany may supposedly direct four helicopters to the Eu-
rosquadron for fire fighting, Greece, Italy and Spain two planes
each.
Depending on fire severity in the territory of Europe, the quota
for aircraft directed to the Eurosquadron may be increased.

Russia entering Western European markets

F
or Russia, the last three years became in many ways break- ply export-import transactions with respect to special means and
through in the Western European markets, a representative of weapons. This should encompass joint research, development,
the Russian delegation at the 9th International Air Show, ILA manufacture and equipping of multinational counter-terrorist units
2008, that opened in Berlin told an ASN correspondent. and also their preparation and training.
This concerns cooperation both in space and in the military and Contacts with the NATO bodies responsible for logistics of the
civil aircraft area. In their turn, the Western European countries are alliance as well as with the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorist
showing interest in expanding military-technical cooperation with Committee are being made. In the long term Russia hopes to es-
Russia. tablish business cooperation with the European Armaments and
Projects in the field of military transport aircraft, precision Strategic Research Agency.
weapon systems, and robotic and remote weapon control systems The cooperation with NATO under the Strategic Airlift Interim
could be the most promising areas of bilateral cooperation, ac- Solution (SALIS) program covering leasing of the Russian-made
cording to the representative of the Russian delegation. An-124-100 planes for the alliance’s airlift operations has been
Russia already cooperates with some NATO countries in the proceeding successfully. A maintenance base for these aircraft
development of new types of armaments. Particularly, such work was opened at the airport Leipzig in January 2007.
is under way with France, Italy, and Germany. Russia signed cooperation agreements with French firm SA-
Since 2005 the Russian experts have been part of NATO Work- GEM to jointly upgrade Mi-24 type helicopters and an Agreement
ing Groups on Ship Design and Use of Maritime Aviation. Recently and Memorandum of Teamwork with the UK’s BAe Systems to
Russia has been also actively participated in NATO Conference of retrofit Mi-24 and Mi-17 type helicopters. Talks with Eurocopter
National Armaments Directors’ working groups. on possible joint projects are under way.
Materiel and technical support of fight against international ter- The cooperation with the Western European countries in the
rorism is becoming an important area of MTC between the states. helicopter field, primarily on heavy rotorcraft, is possible. In partic-
The Russian side views such cooperation more widely than sim- ular, the NATO shows great interest in a helicopter that would have
Mi-26 performance, but met
its specificity and its unique
requirements.
Among potential joint
programs are upgrade
projects on previously sup-
plied aircraft, research and
development of new mili-
ttary hardware, manufac-
tture of armaments to meet
own needs of the European
countries with their possible
export to third countries,
ensuring survivability and
ffire safety in design of fight-
ing ships, development of
ssubmarine rescue systems,
integrated Europe-wide air
defense/missile defense
ssystem, aerospace moni-
ttoring and air traffic control
ssystems.

29 May 2008 5
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The Airbus consortium for creating an aircraft of this and close

size categories,” V.Vlasov said.
In the words of V.Vlasov, “Russia has

negotiates for involving the MS-21, Airbus has the A30X. The ques-
tion is to what extent they can complement
each other and how much efforts can be
pooled for their production. The key issue

Russian enterprises is when the products can be introduced

into service”.
Vlasov doesn’t rule out that in the fu-

in A350 Project ture it will become possible to use tech-

nologies employed in the A400M military
transport aircraft and to cooperate with
the United Aircraft Corporation in trans-

At
present, the Airbus consortium Touching on the program to build a port aviation and airborne platforms. This
negotiates with Russian com- new long-range liner, V.Vlasov noted that issue is being discussed and consulta-
panies for involving them, Irkut Airbus will develop a platform designated tions are underway. “We both understand
Research and Production Corporation as A30X. This is a successor to the A320 that the two sides will eventually get extra
and Voronezh Aircraft Building Company family of aircraft. “We are also discussing benefits from our cooperation,” conclud-
(referred to as VASO) in the first place, with Russia the possibility of a partnership ed Vadim Vlasov.
in A350 project as subcontracting sup- Left to right: Vadim Vlasov, Denis Manturov, Alexei Fedorov and Nikolai Koptev
pliers, said Vadim Vlasov, head of Airbus
and EADS representation in Russia, to an
ARMS-TASS correspondent at the ILA-
2008 exhibition.
According to him, now it is difficult to
speak about the value of orders for the
Russian industry under this program. The
package of orders is not yet determined.
However, the amount offered to Russia is
reasonably large and Russian companies
can cope with it.
Economically, the Irkut Corporation
and VASO are interested primarily in the
production of such subsystems and com-
ponents which they are already manufac-
turing for the A320. But the talks on this
subject are thus far only preliminary.

6 ILA 2008
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In 2008 Sukhoi Civilian Aircraft
plans to double firm contracts
for Sukhoi Superjet−100
Vladimir Shvarev, Lyubov Milovanova
In
2008 the Sukhoi Civilian Aircraft Company plans to sign
firm contracts to supply no less than 35 Sukhoi Superjet-
100 aircraft. This was revealed at the ILA-2008 exhibition
by Victor Subbotin, the company president.
In his words, “There can be much more contracts, 35 is just a
minimum program”.
V.Subbotin pointed out that after the first two flights the mar-
keting work for signing new contracts became perceptibly more
brisk. The Superjet-100 made two flights at Komsomolsk-na-
Amure. The first flight lasted 1 h 6 minutes, the second one two
and a half hours. The next stage is factory trials and optimization
with 40 flights to be made. After that, in late July the aircraft will
8 ILA 2008
be moved Zhukovsky near Moscow where it will undergo certifi-
cation tests. By late July the second Superjet-100 aircraft will join
certification trials.
Four aircraft are now laid down at Komsomolsk-na-Amure. All
of them will participate in certification flights. The certificate issue
is scheduled for March 2009. In April 2009 the deliveries of the
aircraft to customers will begin.
As V.Subbotin pointed out, in 2008 it is planned to turn out
three production aircraft, in 2009 – 30 and in 2010 to reach the
output of 60 aircraft per year.
As estimation of the work of foreign partners under the program,
V.Subbotin singled out Liebherr and Thales companies.
Victor Subbotin
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ILA−2008: RUSSIA SUCCEEDS

Lyubov Milovanova

T
wo working days of the 9th International Aerospace Exhibi-
tion are over. Judging by results, it is safe to say that Rus-
sia’s participation in this event is quite successful and that
the preparatory effort of Rosprom (now the Ministry of Industry and
Trade) and Vneshaviakosmos has yielded fruit.
A contributing factor to the success is the careful and thought-
out organization of the participation in the exhibition.
This year, for the first time the Russian companies participate
in the event as a single team in a united exposition. Also, for the
first time the Russian exposition uses a common style for internal
and external space. And for the first time Russia’s participation in
the exhibition is accompanied by such a comprehensive business
program.
The opening day proceeded under the aegis of Germany’s
Federal Chancellor Dr.Angela Merkel attending the Russian expo-
sition. It was opened by Denis Manturov, head of the Russian del-
egation at ILA-2008, deputy minister of industry and trade. He took
part in the press conference that gathered a full pavilion, drawing
many representatives of foreign mass media. On the first day of
the exhibition Denis Manturov, accompanied by Russia’s corpo-
rate executives, attended the stand of EADS at ILA-2008. Also, he
participated in the round table dedicated to the Russo-European
cooperation in high technologies.
The high level of the event and the success of a comprehen-
sive and effective business program of the first day testified to the
careful preparation made in good time by Vneshaviakosmos.
Worth of special note is a meeting of representatives of busi-
ness communities of Russia and Europe over “the round table”
with participation of the prime-minister of the Brandenburg State
Mathias Plazek. Also, taking part in it were representatives of Obo-
ronprom, MMPP and TsAGI on behalf of Russia and Brandenburg Vneshaviakosmos president Alexei Lavrov
divisions of EADS, MTU, and Rolls Royce Deutschland on behalf of
Germany. In the framework of this event numerous business talks took place. The most important thing is that roads to closer coop-
eration and tighter contacts have been mapped out.
In the course of the round table a Russo-European working
g
group was set up for activities in aerospace. Its tasks include the
e
expert analysis of innovative projects in aerospace from the posi-
tion
t of their practicality, feasibility and a possibility of subsequent
m
mutually beneficial cooperation under them. The expert analysis
o the working group must insure the choice of the best prepared
of
p
projects for their further development in partnerships between
R
Russian and European manufacturers.
The same businesslike atmosphere reigned at the stands of the
R
Russian exposition. Its participants held many meetings and talks
w officials of foreign industries, seeking new business contacts.
with
T
The excellent logistic support contributed to the success of the
e
exposition. The team spirit of Russia’s leading aerospace compa-
nies
n was undeniable. The second day of the exhibition was com-
p
pleted by the reception arranged by the Russian delegation at the
A
Angleterre Hotel in Berlin. The officials of the leading companies
a
and representative of Russian and German business community
c
continued their work in an informal atmosphere in which they could
talk
t shop or weather.
Two working days of the Russian delegation at the exhibition
s
showed that the centralized organization, common style, and a
s
single purpose of business program produce good results. Based
o a mere two days of work at ILA-2008, one can say that the main
on
goal
g will be achieved and new strategy the Russo-European coop-
e
eration in aerospace will be outlined.
Vneshaviakosmos director general Nikolai Koptev

29 May 2008 9
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UOMZ plans to expand
cooperation with Jenaoptik
LOS GmbH and Recon
T
he Ural Optic Mechanics Plant (re-
ferred to as UOMZ) participates in
the ILA exhibition for the seventh
time. UOMZ regards each of its participa-
tions as an important event since it has
long-established relations with the German
firms. At ILA-2008 UOMZ demonstrates the
first production prototype of a new small-
size SON-730 optronic civil-use system for
optic observation. This is a unique product
which, thanks to weight and size charac-
teristics and optimum cost, will seize a siz-
able segment on the European and other
countries’ markets.
This system is international. It uses
the Israeli-made FOX thermal imager and
small-size laser rangefinder manufactured
by the German company Jenaoptik.
Jenaoptik is an old partner of the Ural
Plant. UOMZ has a general agreement for
cooperation with it. At this exhibition it is
SON-730 optical observation system
10 ILA 2008
planned to hold talks with Jenaoptik over
three main issues.
The first is the supply of ELEM laser
rangefinders for UOMZ civilian products.
Some problems of a purely bureaucrat-
ic nature arose in the supply of those
rangefinders. However, they are not in-
solvable.
Second, during the exhibition it is
planned to discuss the proposal of
Jenaoptik concerning the organization of
the production of these rangefinders at
UOMZ. The participation of three parties
is expected. Those are Jenaoptik with its
partners in St Petersburg (manufacturers
of optic elements) and UOMZ, which will
assemble and subsequently sell and main-
tain the products. UOMZ will manufacture
those products both for the Russian and
CIS markets, as well as for other countries’
markets with approval by Jenaoptik. Ve-
niamin Elinson,, UOMZ director-general,
believes that “in the future UOMZ and
Jenaoptik will indisputably establish a joint
venture for the production of rangefinders
at the UOMZ facilities”.
Third, it is planned to discuss the bi-
lateral cooperation issues, for instance
the manufacture of optic and mechanical
components and subassemblies at UOMZ
for Jenaoptik.
Also, UOMZ actively cooperates with
the German firm Recon. At present, in-
cluding the ILA-2008 exhibition, it is
planned to conduct talks for the develop-
ment of SON-M advanced modular optic
observation civil use system. If it meets
customer requirements, the market de-
mand for it may grow to several thousand
units.
These are two main issues which
UOMZ presents at ILA-2008.
OLS system
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UOMZ strengthens its position

on the world market with Sagem, which has been incorporated
by the Safran group for over 10 years. This
In 2003, pursuant to a decree of Russian President, the Urals Optics Me- French company possesses unique manu-
chanical Plant was granted the right to independent foreign economic work in facturing technologies for the production of
the area of supply of components and warranted servicing of military hardware. thermal images, whose counterparts Rus-
It means that UOMZ is able to cooperate with foreign partners directly, without sia doesn’t have. Our country, the Defense
state-controlled agencies. Veniamin Elinson, UOMZ Deputy Director-General for Ministry and many civilian organizations
foreign economic operations, relates about the company’s achievements. need such instruments. Therefore, despite
a rather wide scope of mutual interests and
Mr Elinson, with how many countries ther cooperation with the Polish company areas of possible collaboration, the main
are you doing defense business? in 2008, thus showing ourselves as a reli- product on which we cooperate are thermal
able partner. The development strategy of imagers, specifically, the transfer and es-
Now, our company has steady busi- UOMZ envisions the continued activity on tablishment of their production technology.
ness contacts with defense departments the Malaysian market. In 2007, we realized The talks held with the head of Sagem DS
and organizations dealing in defense prod- a few contracts for the supply of spare parts Mr. Erteman and other top managers and
ucts in more than 30 countries. It pursues and repair of 13S systems for maintaining experts of the company were an important
an active marketing policy on the markets the operational capability of MiG-29 aircraft landmark in implementation of that contract.
of states that use such products. All of our used by the Malaysian Air Force. This will be the first instance of cooperation
old partners believe that the cooperation with a western company that transfers to
with UOMZ is promising and do not intend To sum up, what could you note as a Russia such a sensitive technology. That
to cease, in the near term, cooperating with special achievement? is why the talks with the French specialists,
it. At the same time, the circle of our busi- now in progress, can be defined as an in-
ness partners keeps expanding. In 2007, The positive trend in 2007 was the disputable success.
for the first time major contracts were con- growth in exports of the company’s defense
cluded for defense cooperation with Sudan products, a policy pursued by the company Who do you think is among the likely
and Indonesia. We believe that cooperation as an independent operator on the foreign customers for thermal imagers?
with those countries will remain fruitful and market. In the period following 2004, the
profitable. company’s military exports have grown by These instruments are demanded by all
more than 12 times. services of the Russian army. In addition,
With which partners the cooperation there are many potential customers in vari-
was particularly successful? Could you relate about the project to ous civil industries, for instance, in search
create a joint venture with Sagem? How and rescue operations, ecology control ser-
Of course, as before we consider India did this idea come about? vice, oil and gas production and power en-
and China as our chief partners. The aggre- gineering. The demand for them is sure to
gate exports of UOMZ defense products to The progress of technology never be high. In addition, we are interested in the
those countries in 2007 made up 90.6% of stops. So, to keep up with the rivals in the market for thermal imagers as independent
the total. An important landmark in the con- West UOMZ must keep working in the field products, which is why the joint venture en-
solidation of links with the Indian Air Force of thermal imaging. Here we cooperate visions exports of them.
was Aero India-2007 exhibition in Bangalore
at which our company concluded a long-
term contract of a considerable value for the
supply of spare parts and testing equipment
for Su-30 optronics systems. In 2007, the
cooperation of UOMZ with China reached a
new level. UOMS signed, in the framework
of an independent military-technical coop-
eration with China’s KATIK, a major contract
to supply spare parts for Su-30 sighting
systems Its implementation is scheduled for
2008-2009. No less successful in 2007 was
the cooperation with our other partners.

Who with?

Fruitful work continued with the Polish

Military Aviation Plant No.2 for servicing MiG-
29 aircraft fitted with our products. Within a
year we successfully realized a number of
contracts and laid the groundwork for fur-

12 ILA 2008 Veniamin Elinson

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Samara Space Center broadens
variety of Soyuz launch vehicles
T
he Samara Space Center is broad-
ening the variety of its launch ve-
hicles. Light Soyuz-1 will be added
to heavy Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-2-3 rockets
currently under development. “It’s a new
theme for us but it will be accomplished on
the basis of experience accumulated by
our company,” its director Alexander Kirilin
told Aerospace Show News.
The light Soyuz-1 will be launched from
the same pads and will be able to lift a pay-
load of up to 2.4 metric tons to low orbits,
he said.
“We have two launching pads for Soyuz
in Baikonur and three in Plesetsk. Soyuz
rockets will soon be launched also from
Kourou in French Guiana. We shall not miss
such opportunities. There is the necessity
to broaden the variety of launch vehicles,”
he said. “The Khrunichev Center gives us a
good example putting on display at the ILA
air show the entire line of its launch vehicles.
We want Soyuz and its modifications put a
variety of payloads into orbit,” Kirilin said.
The company chief is positive light
launch vehicles will be in demand in the
market. “It is an environmentally clean, reli-
able and cheap enough means of delivery
that will be launched from the already ex-
isting pads and, of course, it will be in great
demand,” Kirilin said. Moreover, launching
Roscosmos deputy director Viktor Remeshevsky, Khrunichev Space Center deputy director general Vladimir Ivanov,
14 ILA 2008
Samara Space Center director general Alexander Kirilin, ISS director general – designer general Nikolai Testoyedov
to low orbits is the most dynamic market
today occupying about 15-18% of the to-
tal payload delivery. “Hence, we provide a
good choice of launch vehicles,” the Sa-
mara Space Center head said.
His company offers launch vehicles
Soyuz and Soyuz-2 for the international
market. Both are highly competitive tech-
nically, environmentally and economically.
Soyuz boosters have successfully placed
into orbit 32 U.S. Globalstar communica-
tions satellites, four European Claster-2
research satellites as well as ESA’s Mars-
Express and Venus-Express satellites, U.S.
communications satellite Galaxy-14, Israeli
communications satellite Amos-2, two Eu-
ropean Galileo navigational satellites, Eu-
ropean MetOp meteorological satellite,
French research satellite Corot, and Cana-
dian research satellite Radarsat-2.
Soyuz-2 was developed on the basis of
standard Soyuz U booster. The first stage
of modernization (1a) improved character-
istics of engines of the first and the second
stage, developed a new digital control sys-
tem for precise delivery, and introduced a
new telemetry system. The next stage of
modernisation (1b) provides the third stage
with a new engine adding 1100-1200 kilo-
grams to payload delivered to low orbits.
It also enlarges the room for payload for a
Left to right: Samara Space Center first deputy director general for economy and finance Boris Melioransky,
bigger diameter of the payload fairing. Ple-
setsk already launches Soyuz boosters af-
ter their 1a modernization. The first Soyuz
after the 1b modernization will lift to space
a military space vehicle this summer.
Further modernization of Soyuz-2 will
result in the creation of promising Soyuz-
2-3 launch vehicle.
In order to broaden the variety of space
vehicles Kourou is building a new launch-
ing pad for Soyuz-ST booster that will be a
modernized version of Soyuz-2. Kourou’s
near-equatorial location helps use boost-
ers’ energy capacities to the fullest extent
when putting space vehicles to geotransi-
tional and geostationary orbits.
According to Kirilin, the first contract
for Soyuz-2ST is being successfully imple-
mented. From the ordered four launch
vehicles two will be ready for dispatch to
Kourou by the end of the year and the re-
maining two – by the beginning of 2009.
Talks with ESA are in progress on op-
tions within a new order for Soyuz-2ST
boosters, Kirilin said but did not specify the
number of ordered rockets.
Over the past few years Samara
Space Center has been securing the an-
nual launch of 12 Soyuz-type boosters
while 14 launch vehicles are yearly in pro-
duction.

Perm Motors:
movement into the future
T
he Perm Motor Complex (PMC) is
Russia’s largest engine center. It
includes the following basic enter-
prises: Perm Motor Plant, manufacturer of
gas turbine engines, Aviadvigatel, engine
developer, and Reduktor-PM, series man-
ufacturer of helicopter gear boxes.
All modern Russian civil planes are
equipped with Perm-built PS-90A type
engines. Nowadays Il-96-300, II-76TD-90,
Tu-204/214 aircraft powered by PS-90A
engines are operated by the ever-growing
number of domestic and foreign airlines:
Aeroflot, Transaero, Volga-Dnepr, Dala-
via, Silk Way, Cubana de Aviacion, etc.
The PS-90A engines have cleared the
way for planes to all countries worldwide
since they meet all current ICAO emission
standards and Chapter 4 noise require-
ments.
A new version of the engine, PS-90A1,
is intended to power Il-96-400T transport
aircraft. Its certification came to the end in
last days of December 2007 – Aviadvigatel
received the Supplement to the Type Cer-
tificate for PS-90A engine. The main feature
of the PS-90А1 is its increased maximum
thrust of 17.400 kgf. Besides, it is equipped
with a low-emission combustion chamber
and second-generation sound-absorbing
PS-90A-76 engine
structures which will ensure its compliance
with ICAO standards.
Its next version, PS-90A2, will be in-
stalled on Il-96 and Tu-204/214 planes. As
of now, most of the certification activities
have been essentially completed and its
flight tests are scheduled to start in the au-
tumn. Several orders for the engine have
been already received.
The latest development prod-
uct from the Perm engine makers is an
advanced gas generator for a family of
new-generation aircraft engines that will
power passenger and transport planes.
This project has involved all domestic en-
gine manufacturers, and Aviadvigatel was
chosen prime developer. The baseline en-
gine of the family will be PS-12 intended for
equipping a family of future MS-21 short-/
medium-haul aircraft.
Aircraft engines are not a single area of
Perm Motor Complex’s activities. Already
a quarter of century Perm-built gas turbine
units have been part of gas pumping sta-
tions and power generation stations, con-
firming the quality and reliability inherent
to aviation. PMC was the sole enterprise
in Russia that was able to design and start
producing a family of gas turbines rated at
2.5; 4; 6; 12; 16 and 25 MW.
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PMK acting director general Yuri Reshetnikov
In the gas turbine market, PMC suc-
cessfully competes with known Western
companies like Solar, Siemens, and Hi-
tachi. PMC’s victories in a tender for three
Ural-4000 gas turbine power stations un-
der the Sakhalin-2 project and in a tender
to supply six EGES-12S power units to the
Vatyeganskoe oil-and-gas field are vivid
evidence that its products are well com-
petitive.
PMC demonstrated its turnkey capa-
bilities in gas turbine power plant deliv-
ery in December, 2007 when it supplied
a 12MW gas turbine cogeneration unit to
the Silvinit Company (Solikamsk, Perm
Kraj). The Perm engine manufacturers
undertook all phases of the life circle,
including development, manufacturing,
installation, and after-sales servicing of
the station.
Perm-made gas turbine power units
offer a number of technical and economic
advantages over foreign and domestic
counterparts. First of all, this is the optimum
price-quality relationship: the equipment
is 1.5-fold cheaper than foreign models,
while its quality corresponds to the world
standards.
A continuous growth in demand for
PMC-built gas turbine engines driven by
the development of the domestic aircraft
industry and the market for small-scale
power generation units allows PMC to look
ahead confidently.
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In 3 to 5 years a network
of modern servicing centers
will be established in the world
to maintain Russian helicopters
In
3 to 5 years a network of mod-
ern servicing centers will be es-
tablished in the world for main-
tenance of Russian helicopters. This
was revealed to an ARMS-TASS corre-
spondent at ILA-2008 by Dmitry Petrov
deputy director-general of OPK Oboron-
prom. According to him, the servicing
network created during that period will
be adequate “for proper maintenance of
the Russian helicopters, without yielding
to our main rivals in terms of servicing
quality”.
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D.Petrov stressed that “as early as this
year the first contracts will be concluded
for establishment of servicing centers
abroad”.
With an advantage in price and an es-
tablished world-class servicing network,
OPK Oboronprom expects to substantially
enlarge its segment on the world helicop-
ter market.
D.Petrov believes that simultaneously
the ratio of helicopters supplied to the for-
eign and domestic markets will change.
Whereas in 2007 90% of Russian-built
helicopters were exported, with only 10%
going to the domestic market, in 2008 the
exports will slide to 80% while the share of
the domestic market will grow to 20%. By
2011-2014 OPK Oboronprom plans to in-
crease this ratio to 50-50, simultaneously
boosting the production of helicopters.
D.Petrov noted that the ratio in the pro-
duction of civilian and military helicopters
practically will not change. Despite the
changed shares of domestic and foreign
helicopter markets, the total output of com-
bat models will remain at 60%.
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ISS builds up GLONASS
in−orbit group
Lyubov Milovanova
R
ussia is rapidly developing its Global
Navigation Satellite System (GLO-
NASS). The Academician Reshetnev
Information Satellite Systems (Joint-Stock
Company based in Krasnoyarsk Territory,
referred to as ISS) manufactures space
navigation craft and is one of the principal
participants in the GLONASS project.
This year, for refilling the GLONAS in-
orbit group six GLONASS-M craft will be
manufactured and launched, Nikolai Tes-
toyedov, ISS general designer and direc-
tor-general said to Aerospace Show News.
Two Proton rockets will launch, in Septem-
ber and December, two packages, three
spacecraft in each. Together with the dis-
carded satellites that have exhausted their
service life, the GLONASS in-orbit group
will contain 18-21 spacecraft, Tostoyedov
explained. This assures the discontinuity of
the navigation service for users throughout
the Russian Federation”.
In the words of Testoyedov, “the in-or-
bit group must grow from 24 to 30 space-
craft, along with reserved ones”. For this
purpose the manufacturers in Krasnoyarsk
will turn out extra 11 craft.
Nikolai Testoyedov, Anatoly Perminov and Svetlana Bashkova
22 ILA 2008
The head of the company specified
that now in orbit are 16 satellites of the
GLONASS, 13 of which are Glonass-M
spacecraft with a 7-year active service life
and 3 navigation satellites of the earlier
model whose service life is 3 years. Those
have exhausted their life cycle, but are still
working.
Also, it was planned to launch in 2009
six spacecraft. Instead, however, 8 navi-
gation satellites will be orbited. “This will
give us next year 24 in-orbit spacecraft, of
which one must be in reserve for a sup-
porting role in case other satellites go out
of action,” the head of ISS explained. In
2010 it is planned to launch the Glonass-K
advanced navigation system with a guar-
anteed service life of 15 years. The Kras-
noyarsk specialists are sure that one of
promising trends in the development of the
GLONASS could be the increasing of navi-
gation satellites’ in-orbit service life.
In addition to the increased service life,
the GLONASS-K will get a third frequency
in the L-range for improving the accuracy
and reliability of navigational determination.
As a result, the accuracy of navigational
determination will be doubled compared
to that of the Glonass-M, Testoyedov said.
The weight will be reduced by almost half.
This, it is hoped, will cut down the cost of
the satellite launch since a lighter carrier
will be required for this purpose.
Besides, unlike its predecessor, the
Glonass-K is built based on a new non-
sealing technique. As a result, it takes on
board more extra equipment for rescue of
people in distress.
Until recently, ISS specialists used the
technologies developed 10 to 15 years
ago. For lack of reliability of the compo-
nents, the entire onboard equipment of
the spacecraft was fitted in a hermetically
sealed container. This method employs
complex technologies that ensure air tight-
ness of sections for a lengthy period of
10 to 12 years. Possessing highly reliable
components, foreign companies have long
started producing hermetically unsealed
satellites in which all the instruments are
installed in panels in open space. Russia
has just only started using such technolo-
gies of the hermetically unsealed satellites.
Apart from not sealed Glonass-K the ISS
Company is now creating Luch-5A/5B sat-
ellites and is developing Express-1000 and
Express-2000 satellite platforms, Testoye-
dov explained.
In 2018 it is planned to remove the last
Glonass-M spacecraft from Russia’s navi-
gation satellite system. By that time it will
be fully equipped with the Glonass-K craft.
The Russian government promises,
as early as by the end of May, to dramati-
cally increase the funding of the GLONASS
build program. This will make it possible by
the year 2011 to create a full-scale orbital
group of at least 24 spacecraft. This will
provide a 100%, not 95%, coverage of the
Russian territory for addressing the issues
of national security and protection, of so-
cial and economic development, and the
expansion of the transnational coopera-
tion, Testoyedov said.
In recent years, the government has
done much work to intensify the production
and development of the GLONASS. This
applies, in the first place, to the uncondi-
tional fulfillment of resolutions adopted by
the President and the Security Council. For
this purpose, for instance, amendments
have been prepared for the now operative
Global Navigation System federal target
program and, as early as the end of May
the government will pass a resolution to
this effect, the head of ISS said.
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VSMPO−AVISMA
actively fosters cooperation
with foreign partners
T
he relations of VSMPO-AVISMA with posite materials, with which titanium ide- 135,000 tons. Thus within such a short time
foreign countries develop rapidly, ally mates. Therefore, the more composite the market demand will boost. “Therefore,
which is a mutually beneficial pro- materials are used in the aircraft, the more like our competitors, we shall do our best
cess. With western partners we start es- titanium is consumed. to build up our production assets,” O.Leder
tablishing long-term contacts. By now we The Boeing-787NG will contain around said.
have concluded contracts with a number of 100 tons of titanium (i.e. products supplied The acquisition by Rostekhnologii of a
companies till 2011-2012. Under consider- by VSMPO before their final treatment). VSMPO-AVISMA controlling stake enabled
ation are contracts with an implementation This is an order of magnitude more than in a large-scale program of investments in the
date in 2015-2020. The principal partners the previous generation aircraft. technological renovation of the production
of VSMPO-AVISMA in Western Europe are It’s worth noting that the Boeing-787NG assets. The next few years will witness the
the EADS Concern, its division Airbus and will receive 100% of titanium stampings investment of around US$ 1 billion in the
all its braches. In the USA those are Boe- from VSMPO. The deliveries of sheets and production. This is a very serious invest-
ing and all its divisions and subcontrac- panels are distributed among other suppli- ment for us. Practically all aspects of the
tors. In Brazil this is the Embraer Company. ers. production are developing. This includes
Among engine manufacturers are Rolls- The amount of titanium in one A380 the production of sponge titanium, the
Royce, SNECMA, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt aircraft is 120 tons (without engines). The amount of which will reach around 44,000
& Whitney Canada, and General Electric. share of VSMPO in the supplies of A380 tons in 2012. New melting and forging fa-
This has been revealed to an ARMS-TASS chassis stampings (this section of the air- cilities are added and expanded. “We work
correspondent by Oleg Leder, VSMPO- craft consumes most of titanium) is 100%. very intensely on the final stage of the tita-
AVISMA corporation director for marketing In addition, we shall supply titanium stamp- nium treatment. In our case this is the me-
and sales. ings for the aircraft wing and parts of the chanical processing,” O.Leder noted.
In his words “The customers now are fuselage, to say nothing of plates, panels In the future, VSMPO expects to en-
interested not just in titanium but in ready- and sheets. It means that the consumption large its segment, primarily in the titanium
made components and subassemblies for of titanium per unit of aircraft is steadily deep treatment area.
final installation. That is to say, they wish growing. In 2006, the share of VSMPO on the
to obtain products with a greater treat- The global consumption of titanium in world market was 23%, and in 2007 –
ment than just a mechanical processing of 2007 was around 100,000 tons. The fore- 25%. In the longer term VSMPO plans to
stampings. Moreover, in the future it could casted consumption by the year 2012 is increase it to -30-33%.
become possible to assemble at VSMPO
separate subsystems or engines of air-
craft.
In parallel with active cooperation with
western companies, VSMPO fully satisfies
Russia’s need for titanium. Russia’s con-
sumption in the total of VSMPO production
makes up 30%”.
As O.Leder noted, in the aviation area,
Russia has undertaken a number of major
projects jointly with western countries. This
is, in the first place, Sukhoi Superjet-100
program. For this new aircraft we supply
around 20 types of titanium components
in the form of stampings plus sheets and
plates used for manufacturing final prod-
ucts at the customers’ facilities. All the tita-
nium needed for the Sukhoi Superjet-100
aircraft and Sam146 engines is supplied
by VSMPO.
The contents of titanium components
in the new products of Airbus, Boeing and
Embraer is becoming ever more significant
both in quantity and in weight. The new
generation aircraft increasingly use com-
Oleg Leder
Leder, VSMPO-AVISMA corporation director for marketing and sales

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Ilyushin Finance plans
to bring Cessna’s Caravan
to Russian market
Lyubov Milovanova
R
ussian leasing Ilyushin Finance Co
(IFC) is planning to bring to the Rus-
sian market up to 100 small com-
muter planes Caravan. “We start to seri-
ously engage in small aviation. We have
found in that niche some planes attractive
for the Russian market, such as the 12-
seat Caravan-Cessna,” IFC Director Gen-
26 ILA 2008
eral Alexander Rubtsov told Aerospace
Show News.
The Russian and U.S. companies are
planning a joint presentation of the plane in
central Russia and “if it is accepted by the
Russian market, IFC will seriously engage
in its promotion in this country,” Rubtsov
said.
Rubtsov noted that numerous Russian
towns lack air connectivity. People spend
IFC director general Alexander Rubtsov
up to eight hours to get from one region to
another by motor transport.
«Unfortunately, in spite of tremendous
demand, plants halted production of An-2
-type planes and the Omsk plant has not
yet launched serial production of its mod-
ernized version, An-3,” Rubtsov said.
The М-101Т ‘Gzhel,’ made by Sokol
plant in Nizhny Novgorod, is unable to
solve the problem. “The 5-6-seat plane is
rather an air taxi while Caravan is a work-
ing horse that can be used for passenger
and cargo transportation,” he said.
“Pooling our efforts with Antonov we
have made a business-jet from the An-148
regional plane and are pushing it to the mar-
ket. It is a not bad machine,” he noted.
According to Rubtsov, An-148VIP,
made by VASO, will be supplied to custom-
ers from the end of 209. Its 8-seat version
will have an estimated flight range of 7,000
kilometers, and the 16-seat variant – of up
to 6,500 kilometers. IFC is planning to sell
from 30 to 40 An-148VIP planes in the next
few years.
Rubtsov complained that leasing, es-
pecially operational leasing, is developing
very slowly in Russia. Russian laws do not
help. “We do not have the property right
on the vessels and the relevant bill has not
passed even the first reading in the State
Duma. Aircraft production is meager in this
country. We need serial production to make
operational leasing work,” he believes.
Rubtsov said that in connection with
preparations for the IPO, the United Air-
craft Building Corporation (UAC) will tem-
porarily reduce its stake in the IFC from
30% to 20%.
He also said that the IFC is planning
to sign in a week a contract with Tupolev
to prepare documents for a modernized
Tu-204SM. The schedule of its develop-
ment has been agreed and works are in
full swing concerning engines, the auxiliary
power unit and the new air conditioning
system. So far, there is no clarity about
foreign-made engines. The issue has been
dropped for now as the proposed variant
“was too weak for Tu-204SM. We need
15.5 tons and they offered us just 14 tons,”
Rubtsov said.
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Kompas−2 small satellite –
a natural and man-made
disaster forecaster
T
he Makeyev State Rocket Center (previously Makeyev De-
sign Bureau), possessing vast experience in design and
development of novel technical systems, has fulfilled an
order from the Federal Space Agency and Russian Academy of
Sciences for the development of the Kompas experimental sat-
ellite intended to monitor natural and man-made disasters and
test a procedure for space-based earthquake forecasting and
warning.
The development work started in 2003 and ended on 26 May
2006 with injection of the satellite. The Kompas-2 was orbited by a
Makeyev-developed Shtil space rocket, a modified RSM-54 sub-
marine-launched ballistic missile.
The R&D project was to meet the following goals:
• manufacturing and injection of the Kompas-2 small satellite
for space experiments;
• try-out of procedures using space experiment measure-
ments for monitoring precursors of earthquakes, emergencies and
man-made disasters;
• testing of the small space platform’s systems and the whole
platform intended to accommodate various mission (scientific)
equipment for earth remote sensing in the space environment;
28 ILA 2008
• try-out of small satellite control procedures by a ground con-
trol center.
The project involved the following Russian associate contrac-
tors: Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and
Radiowave Propagation (IZMIRAN), Skobeltsyn Research Institute
of Nuclear Physics (Moscow State University), TsUP-M TsNIImash,
Pozit, Novag, Polyot Design Bureau, Miass and Zlatoust machine-
building plants.
Kompas-2’s set of scientific equipment included Russian-, for-
eign- and jointly-made instruments.
Over 2000 communication sessions have been conducted and
approximately 4000 MGb of data have been received and pro-
cessed over the satellite functioning period.
As part of the project, new design and technology solutions
allowing the development of light and compact satellite platforms
that meet modern efficiency and reliability requirements and make
it possible to use light-class rockets for their injection have been
tested and procedures for satellite control by a ground control
center have been tried out.
Makeyev State Rocket Center’s development experience with
small satellites has proved to be in demand and now it is consider-
ing several proposals from domestic and foreign customers.
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Rossiyanka – a space rocket

with a reusable first stage
R
ussia’s 2006-2015 Federal Space
Program envisages the develop-
ment of a reusable space rocket
system capable of putting 25-35-ton pay-
loads into low earth orbits, with 1.5-fold
lower payload cost factor and reduced
number of impact zones and lower costs
for their maintenance.
Vladimir Degtyar, head of Makeyev
State Rocket Center (GRTs), told ASN that
in 2006 the enterprise, together with en-
gine, control system and launching equip-
ment developers (KBKhA Design Bureau
for Chemical Automation, KBKhM Design
Bureau of Chemical Machine-Building, Re-
search Institute of Machine-Building, NPO
of Automatic Equipment), developed a
preliminary study report on the Rossiyan-
ka two-stage rocket with a reusable first
stage.
A key feature of the developed con-
cept is forming a ballistic trajectory of the
first stage’s return to the cosmodrome and
its soft landing using operational engines.
A non-running landing on a small area (50
m x 50 m) located at a safe distance (2-3
km) from the launch point is used, with no
binding to airfields.
Makeyev GRTs proposed to develop a
family of rockets based on a single gas-
generator LOX/kerosene engine and a
10-ton LOX/hydrogen engine for upper
stages.
The report received high appraisal from
the industry’s institutes. A high economic
efficiency of the proposed reusable rocket
system was confirmed (payload cost fac-
tor is around US$ 1,000 per kg, 2.2 times
lower compared to similar expendable
space rockets).
The control systems for the first and
second stages are based on the Soyuz-2’s
control system. A high return and landing
accuracy of the first stage is supported by
using GLONASS/GPS satellite navigation
systems and additional onboard naviga-
tion instruments. An operational flight pro-
gram will be accomplished if one of the
first stage’s sustainer or steering engines
fails during any phase of flight.
The study project will be considered
in the late 2008 and a future space rocket
intended for launches from the Vostochny
Cosmodrome will be selected. The devel-
opment of a new rocket system will require
7 to 8 years.

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Arms Markets,
a magazine for analysts
I
ssued by the ARMS-TASS Information Agency since 2001, the
Arms Markets magazine of news and analysis has gained a
popularity among experts in the analysis of the development of
the global and regional markets for arms and military equipment.
This dedicated publication analyzes not only the arms markets
but also the main trends in the development of individual types of
weapons and issues of military-technical cooperation.
The magazine publishes analysis of results of all the major de-
fense exhibitions, assesses new proposals of various producers
and monitors the situation on the world arms market.
The subject matter of the magazine includes analysis of the
world arms market in general and of individual types in particular.
For example, the last issues of the magazine featured a compre-
hensive study of the global market carried out by the ARMS-TASS
Agency with reference to several weapon types in 2000-2010 and
through till 2015.
The Military Aviation section analyzed the state of the global
market by such categories as multi-role fighters, land-based patrol
aviation aircraft, AWACS aircraft, aerial tankers, medium and stra-
tegic military transport aircraft, and turboprop trainers.
The world unmanned aerial vehicle market is evaluated in
three weight and size categories: small, medium and large UAVs.
The world helicopter market is analyzed in three categories:
attack helicopters, anti-submarine and marine patrol helicopters,
multi-role and heavy transport helicopters.
30 ILA 2008
The world naval equipment market is analyzed in three cat-
egories: non-nuclear submarines, major surface combat ships,
boats and troop landing ships.
The world armor market is analyzed in three categories: main
battle tanks, armored combat vehicles, and armored motor ve-
hicles.
The analysis of rocket and artillery systems includes: field
artillery towed systems, self-propelled artillery systems, multiple
launch artillery systems and anti-tank guided missiles.
Air defense systems are analyzed in four categories: long-,
medium- and short-range air defense missile systems and man-
portable air defense systems.
Each year, a December issue features a comprehensive analy-
sis of the situation on the world arms market in the year under con-
sideration. Special attention is given to the state of and prospects
for Russia on the world arms market.
Information is regularly supplied concerning the pattern of the
defense spending in the world and in separate regions.
The magazine is interesting for a wide range of readers in Rus-
sia and abroad. Those are, in the first place, marketing experts,
military and civilian analysts, specialists in defense industry and
foreign trade, executives of the military industrial complex, jour-
nalists and all those concerned with the arms trade and military-
technical cooperation.
The magazine is published in Russian and English languages.