Date Posted 26 June 2009

Malaysia Getting Rid of Russian MiG-29N

The MiG-29N fighters serving the Malaysian air force will be sold as soon as possible and replaced by other airplanes, Izvestiya writes, referring to ARMS-TASS.

The country's defense minister, Akhmad Zahid Hamidi noted that several foreign companies already have expressed interest in obtaining these combat aircraft. "We still have to resolve a number of questions, in particular relating to the cost of the airplanes," he indicated.

The official noted that the MiG-29N will be replaced by new interceptors, emphasizing that this step is one of the stages of upgrading the Malaysian armed forces. There are 16 such airplanes in all in the country's air force that were delivery by Russia in 1995, the publication notes.

Source: 26.06.09, Avia.RU

Chile Intends to Purchase Five Russian Mi-17-V5 Helicopters

((The aircraft are to be used for search and rescue operations in hard-to-reach regions and elimination of the consequences of emergency situations.  The first Mi-17-V5 should reach the air force in the first two months of next year.  Not further translated.))

Source: 26.06.09, Avia.RU

Date Posted 25 June 2009

Russian Federation not Building Aircraft Carriers, but Maritime Aviation Complexes

Russia will build in the future not individual aircraft carriers, but maritime aviation complexes, RIA Novosti reports referring ot the Russian Federation naval commander-in-chief, Admiral Vladimir Vysotskiy.

"Russia's naval doctrine envisions the construction of new aircraft carriers, but they are supposed to be not simply carriers of flight vehicles, but a maritime aviation complex that will  include a space component, and aviation, maritime and leading-edge technologies in other areas. There is no future in just building aircraft carrying ships," the CinC said.

According to him, it is a most complex problem that envisions close study of all technical details, the agency reports.

Source: 25.06.09, Avia.RU

Date Posted 24 June 2009

Motor Sich Company Building about 60 Engines for Russian Yak-130 Combat Training Airplane This Year

Nearly 60 AI-222-25 aircraft engines for the new Russian Yak-130 combat training airplane are in production at the Motor Sich enterprise (Zaporozh'e, Ukraine).

"Work on the production of the engines requires great effort, since six countries already have applied to obtain the Yak-130. This year along Motor Sich is working on the production of about 60 AI-222-25 engines," the president and chairman of the OAO Motor Sich board of directors, Vyacheslav Boguslaev, said, the words of whom were quoted in a report of the enterprise's press service.

It is noted in the report that the enterprise is undertaking series production of the aircraft engines in cooperation with the Moscow Salyut Machine Building Production Enterprise.

Motor Sich and Salyut are participating in AI-222-25 production on equal footing. Motor Sich is making the gas generator, that is, the hot part of the engine, and Salyut will assemble and test the AI-222-25, and also deliver it to the customer," it states in the report.

Maximum takeoff thrust of the non-afterburning AI-222-25 is 2,500 kilograms. Engine thrust in maximum power ((REZHIM)) at an altitude of 5,000 meters at Mach 0.6 equals 1,450 kilograms and in cruising power at an altitude of 10,000 meters and Mach 0.6 is 300 kilograms. A modification of the engine develops up to 3,000 kilograms.

The engine has been developed in a modular design which allows rapid replacement of modules nearing the end of their service life during use or which have been damaged. The engines can be fitted with vectored thrust nozzles and also an afterburning chamber at customer request.

The words of the Zaporozh'e Progress (the AI-222-25 developer) design bureau's general designer, Fedor Muravchenko, are quoted in the report, noting that the engine is unique from many points of view. "First, a feature of this engine is that very serious requirements were specified for it so that it would satisfy the requirements of a fighter, reconnaissance, combat training and sports airplane," F. Muravchenko says.

Bench tests of the AI-222-25 engine's gas generator were started in November 2002, and in June 200-3, the first firing of the full-scale engine took place. In December 2003, two such engines were delivered for flight tests as part of the power plant of the first series configured Yak-130 combat training airplane. It made first flight with them on 30 April 2004. Besides the Yak-130 airplane, engines of the AI-222 family may find use on a series of other airplanes, both those being developed and those being upgraded.

The Irkut corporation who manufactures the Yak-130 combat training airplane, as was reported at the Paris air salon in Le Bourget, already has requests for 150 airplanes of this type, besides the orders from the air forces of Russia and Algeria. According to expert forecasts, the worldwide marketplace has a need today estimated 2,500 units for such aircraft.

Source: 23.06.09, Interfax-AVN

Date Posted 23 June 2009

Rostvertol has signed the acceptance document for the transfer to China of a heavy Mi-26TS helicopter - the Mi-26T modification certified for China, reports ARMS-TASS referring to Rostvertol.

This aircraft's delivery contract for the Chinese air transport company Zindao Helicopters Special Aviation was signed in November 2008 during the Air Show China-2008 exhibition. The cost of the deal is not being disclosed. The helicopter will be sent to the buyer in the very near future.

The China Flying Dragon Company Special Aviation obtained the first Mi-26TS helicopter in China at the end of May 2008, the agency notes.

Source: 23.06.09, Avia.RU

Date Posted 22 June 2009

Fifth Generation Airplane to Lift into Air This Year

The fight generation combat airplane will lift into the air before year's end, the Russian Federation defense ministry press service reports, referring to the chief of the armed forces and deputy Russian Federation defense minister, Vladimir Popovkin.

"It (the fifth generation airplane) is supposed to break away from the earth for the first time this year," said V. Popovkin. "We have no reasons to say that the time will be moved," said V. Popovkin.

Source: 18.06.09, Avia.RU

Russia and Vietnam Begin Negotiations on Sale of Next Batch of Su-30MK2

((Eight bought originally.  This order may be 8 to 12 fighters.  Not further translated.))

Source: 19.06.09, Avia.RU 

((The An-70 short takeoff and landing medium military transport airplane with 47-tonne payload was created by Russia and Ukraine. The Russian air force leadership declared several years ago it has no need for such an airplane in the Russian air force.  Not further translated.))

Source: 22.06.09, Gudok  

Deliveries of Yak-130 Training Airplanes to Algeria to Be Made in 2010

((Sixteen aircraft.  Not further translated.))

Source:  22.06.09, Gudok

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