Date Posted
12 November 2009
Russian Military to Receive 30 Helicopters, 28 Combat
Airplanes and 11 Space Vehicles in 2010
The Russian military is supposed to receive a broad array of
modern of modern weapons, Lenta.RU reports referring to Russian president
Dmitriy Medvedev.
According to him, Russia's defense ministry is supposed to
receive nearly 300 units next year of armored equipment, 5 "Iskander"
missile complexes, 30 helicopters, 28 combat airplanes, 3 atomic submarines, 1
"Korvet" combat ship and 11 space vehicles.
"All these measures will allow creating such a military
that will not allow threats to us and our allies," the president said,
noting that Russian troops are supposed to transition from aging analogue
communications systems to digital before 2010.
Source: 12.11.09, Avia.RU
Researching the Aerodynamics of a Future Helicopter
Preliminary investigations are taking place at the Central
Aerohydrodynamic Institute to determine the basic aerodynamic characteristics
of the main rotor and body of a future helicopter.
Institute specialists have executed calculations and design work and assembled
a full-scale model of the main rotor blades from composite materials. New
aerodynamic layouts of blades for future and upgraded helicopters based on the
TsAGI-4+ and TsAGI-5 profile series have been developed for increasing relative
efficiency of rotors at hover and for aerodynamic efficiency in horizontal
flight. Ways to reduce drag appreciably
on a helicopter's body also have been found during the investigations.
"The results of Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute's research can be used
in the development and creation of future helicopters including rotary-winged
flight vehicles, and also in the upgrade of existing those existing,"
chief of the helicopter flight aerodynamics and dynamics department, Mikhail
Golovkin, explained.
Source: 12.11.09, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute
Date Posted
11 November 2009
Russia Preparing Replacement for Ukrainian Helicopter Motors
by 2013
It is planned to unfold full-scale series production of
helicopter engines from 2013 within the framework of a program for substitution
of imports in Russia.
"Helicopter engines of the TV3-117/VK-2500 type will be produced in Russia
from 2013," the general director of the Vertolety Rossii ((Helicopters of
Russia)) holding company, Andrey Shibitov, reported to the Interfax agency.
According to him, as of today the situation with engines for helicopters is a
complex one: not one helicopter engine is being produced for the time being in
the Russian Federation. "The most mass-produced helicopter engine, the
TV3-117, and its more powerful version, the VK-2500, as is known, are
manufactured in Ukraine," Shibitov reminded.
The volume of helicopter production in Russia as almost doubled in the last 4
years, and in 2009, it will be 200 aircraft, but all of them with Ukrainian
motors.
Source: 11.11.09, Golos Rossii ((Voice of Russia))
Radio Station
Date Posted
10 November 2009
Rossiya Receives Its First An-148
The Rossiya Airline has received its first An-148 airplane. It
will be place on domestic routes by the company. Its plans include using it
on the Moscow - St. Peterburg route, a Travel.RU special correspondent reports.
The An-148 seats 68 passengers: 8 in business class and 60 in economy. Flight
range is up to 3,500 kilometers and speed is 800 - 870 kilometers per hour. The
airplane will be commercial trips in December.
Source: 10.11.09, Travel.RU
Date Posted
09 November 2009
Iraq May Purchase An-32 Airplanes
Ukraine is holding discussions with Iraq on the subject of deliveries
to the country of An-32 airplanes, Ukraine's minister of industrial policy, Vladimir
Novitskiy, reported in an interview for the Kommersant-Ukraina newspaper.
According to him, negotiations are continuing with Libya on the deliveries and creation
of a service center for Antonov brand airplanes.
As V. Novitskiy noted, negotiations with Iran on the sell of a license for production
of the An-148 are not as intense as one would like. Russian and Ukrainian enterprises
are participating in the project. It is a comprehensive project providing both
for delivery of An-148 airplanes and their manufacture on a licensed
basis," the minister said.
Russia's return to the An-70 project is explained by the fact that the aircraft
as of today surpasses competitive models in its characteristics, the minister
emphasized. "Joint work will take place on the completion of tests and the
organization of production at Ukraine and Russia's enterprises," V.
Novitskiy said.
Source: 06.11.09, ugmk.INFO
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