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NEWS SHORTLY 2 Support from the Russian Foreign Ministry EDITORIAL № 06 (24) August, 2018 2 Engineering Machines to Vietnam ‘ ‘ Industrial Weekly special export project 4 Run Tests in Registered in the Federal Service for Supervision Mountainous Areas of Communications, Information Technology 4 Product Range for SSJ- and Mass Media (Roscomnadzor) 09.12.2015 100 and MC-21 PI № FS77-63977 6 Newest Tor-E2 SAM System 6 First Stage of Aerodynamic Tests 8 NtechLab Face Recognition System 8 Product Range for SSJ- 100 and MC-21 10 Unique Naval Underwater Weapons The magazine ‘Russian Aviation & Military and Ships Guide‘, published by the United industrial edition, is a winner of National prize 10 New fuel systems for ‘Golden Idea 2016‘ FSMTC of Russia KAMAZ

General director GLOBAL PARTNERHIP Editor-in-chief 12 Russia, Africa, BRICS Valeriy STOLNIKOV EXPORT REGULATION Russia at the Forum Chief editor‘s deputy 14 FSMTC of Russia Julia GUZHONKOVA 16 Russian Defense Army-2018 Innovations Elena SOKOLOVA Political situation in the world makes na- BEST INNOVATIONS Commercial director tions once again reconsider their defense 20 Masterpieces from Andrey TARABRIN Russia possibilities. Threat of local conflicts to be evolved into global ones, failure of world- Managers MAIN PHOTO wide system of safety and non-ending cri- Tatiana VALEEVA 24 KORNET-E/EM sis – all of this leads to an unstable and Natalia MOZHAEVA dangerous situation. One can predict raise Andrey PARAMONOV AVIATION EXPERT of defense means market in times like this. 26 High brand of UAC But together with developing of defense Designed by technologies in order to secure people’s INTERNATIONAL Svetlana SELIVERSTOVA COOPERATION safety, rivalry among sellers of weapons 30 India, Russia aim for and defense systems increases in order to There are materials from the information new breakthroughs achieve such goals as increasing profits agencies and from the press services in BRAHMOS missile of the federal authorities of the Russian programme and market share. Federation used in the project. World experience shows that it is not TECHNOLOGIES about how many weapons you have, but Edition is 3 thousand copies & PROPOSALS quality and possibilities of every single one 32 JSC ‘Concern of them is what leads to victory on the bat- ‘Avtomatika‘ Editorial office: tlefield. Other significant factor is techno- 34 Three Bogatyrs named Malaya Gruzinskaya St., 39 KRECHET logical independence from seller – modern Moscow, 123557 Tel.: +7-495-690-3108, 778-14-47, 729-39-77 technologies make it possible to shut down ACTUAL REPORT any device from any place of the globe if 36 Russian Navy Day Media postal address: you have appropriate access. With hi-tech Moscow, Russia, 123104, mailbox 29 technology, solid after-sales service and WORLD MARKET proven reliability of products, Russia is 40 Meeting on space sector [email protected] development honest and friendly partner for all countries, [email protected] 42 ‘KB Radar‘: from Belarus – ready for mutual work. And everything that www.promweekly.ru to all over the world is presented at the forum Army-2018 is The materials marked with showed that Russia ready to cooperate for published on a commercial basis THE BEST OF THE BEST 44 Secure rescue at any interest of international security. © ‘United Industrial Edition‘, 2018 height Valeriy Stolnikov NEWS SHORTLY

CITY OF THE FUTURE Support from the Russian Foreign Ministry The Rostec State Corporation presented a wide At the conference of Russian ambassadors and permanent representatives which took place on range of advanced developments for the ‘city of the future‘ at the 9th international industri- the premises of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Director General of JSC Rosoboronexport (part al fair, INNOPROM 2018. The State Corporation's of the Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev said about military-technical cooperation exhibition stand demonstrated technological- and about help from Russian diplomats. ly advanced samples of urban transport, digi- tal systems of the ‘smart‘ urban infrastructure, The conference was attended by gions of the world. In addition, the newest solutions in the field of healthcare representatives of the Russian Russian diplomats provide support and medical equipment. Rostec showcased its Presidential Executive Office and to Rosoboronexport employees at developments designed for transformation of the Government, the heads of the more than 50 Rostec’s representa- the urban environment and creation of the two houses of the Federal Assembly tive offices abroad. Russia’s ambassa- ‘smart‘ infrastructure in such fields as security, (Parliament), ministries and agencies dors are involved in the promotion of transport, housing and public utilities, health- involved in the implementation of military products in regional markets, care, etc. It also include smart traffic lights de- veloped by the Shvabe holding company that Russia's foreign policy, subordinate marketing efforts and assist in fulfill- can be automatically adjusted depending on and voluntary organizations of the ing contracts with foreign customers. Russian developments abroad, and the road traffic load. The Ruselectronics hold- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as The official status of exclusive bring high-tech products to region- ing company presented electronic components veteran diplomats. state-controlled special exporter pro- al and global markets. I am sure that for the Angara high-speed communication net- ‘Today, Rosoboronexport carries vides Rosoboronexport with unique together we are able to accomplish it,‘ work for supercomputer computations, a new out military-technical cooperation opportunities to expand long-term added Alexander Mikheev. system for photo- and video-recording of traf- with more than 100 foreign coun- mutually beneficial cooperation with Rosoboronexport is the only fic violations. tries, and the role of the Russian foreign partners, strengthen Russia's state-owned arms trade company in Foreign Ministry in establishing and leading positions in the world arms the Russian Federation authorized RUSSIAN DELEGATION IN THE USA strengthening our relations with market. Rosoboronexport always to export the full range of military In the United States of America, on the Day partners cannot be overestimated. receives the necessary diplomat- and dual-purpose products, tech- of Military Glory of Russia – Victory at Cape Thanks largely to support from diplo- ic support from the Russian Foreign nologies and services. It is a sub- Gangut – the Russian Defence Ministry del- mats, we have made a breakthrough Ministry in implementing large-scale sidiary of the Rostec Corporation. egation joined by Russian representatives of the U.S.–Russia Joint Commission on POW/ to the markets in Latin America and projects aimed to enhance the de- Founded on 4 November, 2000, now MIAs laid wreaths to graves of seamen of the Middle East in the past decade, fense capabilities of partner coun- Rosoboronexport is one of the lead- the Imperial Russian Navy in the USA. Sailors and now we are successfully re- tries. This contributes to creating ing world arms exporters to the inter- Nikolay Pavlov and Timothy Cheparinov, mem- turning to sub-Saharan Africa,‘ said a climate of cooperation and good national market. Its share in Russia's bers of the crews of the cruiser Varyag and Alexander Mikheev, Director General neighbourly relations with other military exports exceeds 85 percent. the battleship Retvizan, were buried in the of Rosoboronexport. countries. Rosoboronexport cooperates with cemetery Glenwood Memorial Gardens, near Rosoboronexport is working ‘In a dynamic and changing indus- more than 700 enterprises and orga- Philadelphia, where these ships were built trial and political landscape, our joint nizations in the Russian defence in- by the order of the Russian government. The closely with dedicated units of the graves are dated 1900 and 1901. In late May Russian Foreign Ministry in the im- task set by the nation’s leadership is dustrial complex. Russia maintains 2018, memorial stones were installed at the plementation of Russia’s state pol- to enhance the impact of economic military technical cooperation with INTERNATIONAL graves. These are the first memorials erected icy in the field of military-techni- diplomacy efforts, actually help do- more than 100 countries around the MILITARY-TECHNICAL FORUM ‘ARMY-2018‘ by the Russian Federation for its servicemen on cal cooperation in virtually all re- mestic businesses promote advanced world. the Atlantic coast line of the USA. International military-technical forum ‘ARMY-2018‘ SYSTEM NAMED CHANCE Engineering Machines to Vietnam Rostec premiered a unique design for peo- August 21-26, 2018 ple evacuation from high-rise buildings – an ChTZ-URALTRAC, a member of Uralvagonzavod Group of Rostec State Corporation, and a individual special-purpose parachute system called Chance. The novel solution was unveiled Vietnamese company NGA PHAT have signed a B10M.0100E bulldozer supply contract. The The Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre with at the Kirzhach airfield when opening a new tractor manufacturer’s dealer has won the state tender for supply of the bulldozer designed for the Military and Patriotic Park of Recreation production complex of the Scientific Research repair and recovery of roads in mountainous villages of South Vietnam. and Leisure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Institute of Parachute Construction, part of Federation Technodinamika Holding affiliated to the State Tu Hong Hung, CEO of NGA PHAT, ex- the Chelyabinsk-manufactured earth Corporation. Unlike conventional parachute plained that local budgets do not al- mover be successful. Official information analytical edition of the systems, Chance makes it possible to land a low the territories to independent- The machine will be assembled, forum – newspaper show-daily ‘ARMY-2018‘ person from extremely low altitudes – as low ly procure the machinery, so the gov- tested, painted and prepared for dis- as 30 meters (the height of a nine-storey build- ernment helps the highland regions patch to the customer as early as this Four issues: ‘First day‘, ‘Second day‘, ‘Third day‘, ing) and higher. Its structure includes an anchor and covers a portion of the infrastruc- August. The vehicle will be delivered ‘Fourth day‘ line used to close side valves and pull canopies, ture investments, including the pur- non-assembled to Vietnam in a 40' three parachutes maintaining a specified land- Reports on the work of the Forum, the most ing speed, as well as a pack with harness. At the chase of B10M.0100E. The Vietnamese shipping container. The dealer possess- important current business and presentations, same time, the parachute opens at a required party shall consider buying two es the required production facilities er on-site. It will then transfer the ma- the representation of participants, their height by itself, and no special training is re- more bulldozers of the same type and qualified mechanical engineers to chine for operation and carry out its af- exposition and programs. quired for its operation. should the operating experience of independently assemble the bulldoz- tersales service and maintenance. www.promweekly.ru/army2018.php +7-925-143-95-10 www.rusarmyexpo.ru/exhibiting/advertising_services [email protected] 2 Russian Aviation & Military Guide NEWS SHORTLY

HOUSE OF FRIENDSHIP Run Tests in Mountainous Areas Before the Tank Biathlon finals, Minister of Helicopters of Russia specialists have started the trials of Mi-171A2 and Ansat helicopters. Defence General of the Army Sergei Shoigu visited the House of Friendship at the Alabino Mi-171A2 will perform a series of flights in the Astrakhan region, and their results will be training ground showcasing national exposi- used to prove this model’s operability at ambient temperatures up to +50°C. tions about history and culture of the partic- ipating countries. Sergei Shoigu played some The next step will be trials in music instruments of Myanmar, Uganda and Nalchik: onboard equipment will Jordan. He was also treated with Chinese tea, be tested in mountainous terrain. Kyrgyz mineral water and oriental sweets. An Meanwhile Ansat will be tested on Uzbek foldable wooden bookholder, Syrian Elbrus. Trial results are supposed to folk craftwork items and copperware attract- confirm the helicopter’s operability ed Sergei Shoigu at most. Participants of the in mountainous areas at altitudes Games made national expositions about their up to 2,500 meters. culture and history at the House on the open- ing day of the Games. Concerts of national ‘As the Holding plans to certify ensembles, lectures, expositions and other Ansat and Mi-171A2 in a number of events took place in the House of Friendship countries, at the moment it is impor- on a daily basis. tant for us to check and document the maximum capacity of these helicop- FIRST VISIT TO ERA ters,‘ said Andrey Boginsky, CEO of TECHNOPOLIS Helicopters of Russia. The multifunctional helicop- helicopters) with a digital control sys- He also noted that the results of ter Mi-171A2 is the result of an in- tem. Ansat is a light twin-engine mul- Specialists from more than 40 leading industry helicopter trials will be used in pre- depth overhaul of the Mi-8/17 fami- tifunctional helicopter. According to enterprises, scientific and educational organ- sentations for potential customers. In ly. More than 80 modifications were the certificate, the helicopter design isations visited the Era military innovative tech- nopolis to learn about its capabilities. They saw particular, they will be demonstrat- introduced to the Mi-171A2 design. allows for its quick transformation in- options for housing joint laboratories for re- ed at Airshow China, an international The helicopter is equipped with VK- to both cargo and passenger versions searches in the interests of the Defence Ministry. aerospace salon to be held in Zhuhai 2500PS-03 engines (civilian version with the transportation capacity up to During the meeting, the Main Department in November 2018. of engines installed on MI-28 combat seven persons. of the Research Activities and Technological Support of Advanced Technologies (innova- tive research) of the Defence Ministry with the Office of Advanced Research and Special Projects held a working meeting to discuss Product Range for SSJ-100 and MC-21 main vectors of scientific research, relations with enterprises and organizations, as well as Technodinamika (a Rostec State Corporation affiliate) extends the product range for SSJ- logistical base. The Era shall start functioning 100 and MC-21 advanced Russian aircraft. The statement was made by Igor Nasenkov, the in September 2018 to house 18 specialized lab- Holding CEO, during the new production line opening ceremony. oratories at the first stage equipped with over 800 pieces of experimental and test hardware. Science-cum-Production com- pany Respirator, affiliated to EUROSATORY-2018 Technodinamika Holding, is devel- The international Land and Air-Land Defence oping smart units and fire protec- and Security Exhibition EUROSATORY is one tion systems designed for SSJ-100 air- of the world's largest exhibitions of land and craft. Besides, affiliated to the hold- air defence weaponry. It has been held bien- ing UAP Gidravlika Publ.Corp is car- nially under the patronage of the Ministry of rying out R&D aimed at components Defence of France since 1992. The year of 2018 production for MC-21 aircraft. It has marked the 12th time Russia has participated already worked out relevant detailed in EUROSATORY. FSMTC of Russia has decreed that responsibility for the organization of the and engineering designs, as well as Russia’s joint display at the exhibition should the working design documentation be vested in Rosoboronexport. The exhibition’s for fire resistant flexible piping with main focus is the land and air defence weapon- a protective coating and for hydraulic ry, as well as communications assets, computer filter modules. technologies, simulators and logistics support. Nowadays, company specialists to start in 2019. Most likely, the hold- been chosen as the supplier of elec- It has also placed special emphasis on the up- are busy preparing for the production ing company will become a supplier of trically-driven devices for the air- graded versions of current military equipment. of prototypes to be subjected to pre- the fire suppression system not only craft's fuselage cargo doors and cer- Manufacturers of dual-purpose, crisis manage- ment, humanitarian aid, peacekeeping, securi- liminary and interdepartmental trials. for SSJ-100, but for MC-21, too. tain parts for the advanced PD-14 en- ty and counterterrorist products have enjoyed According to the holding company's Acting in conformity to the gine, as well as equipment for install- an increasingly broader representation at the media relations service, commercial MC-21-dedicated programme, ing and dismantling batteries found in exhibition in recent years. supplies of components are expected Technodinamika Holding has already the fuselage section.

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MTC WITH VIETNAM Newest Tor-E2 SAM System Rosoboronexport intends to receive a JSC Rosoboronexport, part of the Rostec State Corporation, has started promoting the newest Vietnamese naval delegation during the first Tor-E2 SAM system developed and produced by the Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense Concern. International Far Eastern Maritime Show. ‘Military-technical cooperation with Vietnam ‘The Tor-E2 is a long-awaited novelty Unlike most of its foreign coun- is a priority for Rosoboronexport. Naval proj- in the segment of short-range air de- terparts, the Tor-E2 combat vehicle is ects have been accounted for more than half of our cooperation over the past 10 years. The fenses. It's no wonder that many for- an independent, mobile, all-terrain ships, submarines and weapons for equip- eign customers from different regions fighting unit that provides detec- ping them delivered by Rosoboronexport as of the world are taking a keen interest tion and identification of air targets well as the naval Infrastructure facilities built in it. The SAM system has retained the on the march and at the halt, target with our assistance continue to be praised best qualities inherent in the Tor family lock-on and engagement at the halt, by the Vietnamese side. I am sure that dur- and become an even more formidable from a short stop and on the move. ent altitude ranges and coordinate joint ing the show we will also discuss new di- weapon against any current air threats. A high level of automation and engagement operations. In this mode, rections of cooperation with our guests,‘ With its unique capabilities and perfor- unique algorithms of the SAM system one of the combat vehicles, acting from said Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport. mance, the system is superior to most minimize crew involvement in the en- an ambush, receives information from During its visit to Vladivostok, the of its counterparts in the world mar- gagement process. the other one and does not reveal itself Vietnamese naval delegation, together with ket. It is second to none in mobility and A battery of the four-channel until the launch of the missile. Rosoboronexport representatives, will visit survivability. Rosoboronexport is pre- Tor-E2 SAM systems, consisting of The possibility of integrating the the stands of Vostochnaya Verf Shipyard and pared to consider applications from its four combat vehicles, can simulta- Tor-E2 SAM system into any existing Zelenodolsk Plant Shipyrad, where it will hold partners for the supply of these sys- neously engage up to 16 targets fly- air defense system available to the cus- talks with senior officials of the companies. tems,‘ said Alexander Mikheev, Director ing from any direction at a range of tomer, including that compatible with Russian-Vietnamese military-technical coop- General of Rosoboronexport. at least 15 km and an altitude of up NATO standards, considerably expands eration has more than a half-century of histo- ry. Today, Vietnam is among Russia's key part- The system is used to provide air to 12 km. Each vehicle carries 16 mis- its export potential. To this end, a com- ners in the Asia-Pacific region. Cooperation defense for army units in all types of siles, twice as many as the previous mand post can be attached to a battery with Vietnam is carried out on all types of mil- combat and on the march, as well as version of the Tor system. of four Tor-E2 combat vehicles to con- itary equipment and weapons. to protect military and other criti- The Tor-E2 is a unique weapon. One trol and coordinate the Tor combat ve- cal facilities from attacks by manned combat vehicle incorporates everything hicles and interact with the customer’s ARTILLERY IN LOCAL CONFLICTS and unmanned aerial vehicles. necessary for antiair warfare, from tar- air defense control system. The Tor-E2 can engage airplanes, get detection to destruction. The system ‘Rosoboronexport is ready to pro- Rosoboronexport discussed research and pro- helicopters, cruise, anti-radar and far exceeds its counterparts in combat vide exhaustive information on the duction capacity of the Russian industrial facil- ities in development and production of projec- other guided missiles. In addition, survivability: to knock out a Tor battery, Tor-E2 SAM system at the upcom- tiles for tanks, field and naval artillery, as well it effectively destroys the attacking you need to destroy all of its combat ve- ing Army 2018 International Military as their promotion to the world market. The precision guided munitions, such as hicles. For most of its counterparts, dis- Technical Forum. In addition, at this issue came up during a meeting of the sec- glide and guided air bombs, as well abling a command post or a battery ra- venue, we expect much attention from tion Army Equipment of Rosoboronexport's as UAVs within its engagement enve- dar would be sufficient for that. our foreign guests to other new air Research Council, hosted by the Bakhirev lope. The system is capable of oper- In addition, the two Tor-E2 combat defense weapons promoted by the Research Institute of Machine-Building, head- ating in intense jamming and coun- vehicles can operate in the ‘link‘ mode, Company – the Viking SAM system quartered in Moscow. ter-fire environments, in any weath- which enables them to exchange infor- and the Gibka-S MANPADS squad com- An analysis of modern conflicts suggests that Artillery will play a bigger part in the er, day or night. mation about the air situation at differ- bat vehicle,‘ added Alexander Mikheev. foreseeable future and the trend will re- main positive ever since. Most countries still consider the branch as the major fire asset, not affected by weather, light condi- First Stage of Aerodynamic Tests tions and environment. The first stage of the aerodynamic tests of the light-weight multi-purpose VRT500 helicopter If anti-terrorist operations waged in the Middle East are any pointer, then one has to has been completed at the facilities of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI). The take into account that artillery has to shoul- aircraft is a new development by VR-Technologies Design Bureau of Russian Helicopters der 50-60 percent of fire missions in ground Holding belonging to Rostec State Corporation. operations. Literally all operations begin and end with the enemy being engaged The new helicopter's 1:4 scale model public display for the first time at an interactive control system. The with artillery fire. However, Russian spe- was tested in the institute in-house free- the HeliRussia-2018 International machine is capable of developing cialists insist that changing nature and sub- spinning wind tunnel. During the tests, Exhibition of helicopter manufactur- a speed of up to 250 km/h, cover- stance of modern military and special oper- the drag of the model body and its most ers. This is the first light-weight he- ing distances of up to 860 km, and ations require specific amendments to the critical components – fuselage, nacelle, licopter built by the holding with a carrying up to 730 kg of payload. development and production of projectiles. rotor mast and tail group was evaluated. take-off weight of less than 2 tons. The several VRT500modifications in- For Russia to maintain the lead on the world market, as well as keep and further VRT500 is a light-weight single- The VRT500 helicopter has the clude those designed for passengers, proliferate export of projectiles, the coun- engine helicopter featuring a coaxial largest cargo-and-passenger cabin multi-purpose, cargo, training, VIP cil named several tracks for development configuration and a take-off weight in its class with a total capacity of and emergency situations. Besides, of artillery and tank ammunition. of 1,600 kg. The vehicle was put on up to 5 people. It is equipped with VRT500 will become the first world's.

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KUZNETSOV ENGINES NtechLab Face Recognition System Serially-built RD-107А/RD-108А engines by Kuznetsov PJSC, Samara-based enterprise The FindFace Security solution created by NtechLab and implemented by Rostec in several cities of the United Engine Corporation, were during the FIFA World Cup made it possible to detain more than 180 persons included in the used to perform the seventh launch of the database of offenders. Some of them were on the federal wanted list. In the capital, the system Soyuz-type space launch vehicle this year. The Soyuz-2.1a medium-lift space launch introduction project was implemented in conjunction with the Department of Information vehicle with the Progress MS-09 Cargo Technology of Moscow. The system introduced in all regions of the Russian Federation will Spacecraft was launched at 12:51 Moscow significantly improve the safety of citizens and reduce the crime rate. time on 10 July from the launching site No. 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Launch of ‘About 500 cameras monitoring the a minority stake in NtechLab, the RD-107А/RD-108А rocket engines installed city, metro, stadiums and fan zones Russian developer of a unique face on the first and second stages was con- as well as mobile biometric complex- detection algorithm based on arti- ducted normally. es for the mass events were connect- ficial neural networks and machine As expected, the cargo spacecraft will ed to the face recognition system in learning. NDF became the third par- approach the station and the Pirs dock- ing compartment of the Russian seg- several regions just for the World Cup ty to the deal. ment of the International Space Station period. Even within such a short time- As for now, the NtechLab algo- in the automatic mode under con- frame, the system has shown its high rithm is considered the fastest and trol of the ISS Russian segment's Chief efficiency. It could not be deceived by most accurate face recognition tech- Operational Crew located in MCC, and any tricks. For instance, one of the fans nology in the world. This is proved The high efficiency of the algo- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and who was banned from sports events by numerous victories in the inter- rithm was confirmed during the 2018 Sergey Prokopyev. This will be the sec- by the court decision tried to pene- national competitions held by the FIFA World Cup: FindFace Security ond cargo spacecraft to be placed into trate the fan zone five times using his US Intelligence Advanced Research helped to detain over 180 offenders, orbit by serially-built Kuznetsov engines this year. In total, this year saw seven glasses, hood and finally the cap for Projects Activity, US National some of which were on the federal launches of Soyuz-type space launch ve- masking, but it did not help! Another Institute of Standards and Technology, wanted list. hicles with RD-107А/RD-108А engines striking example is a theft of the spon- as well as Ohio and Washington State Rostec was responsible for the from four cosmodromes – Baikonur, sor’s trophy (one to be awarded to the Universities. implementation and operation of Vostochny, Plesetsk and Guiana Space best player of each match) from the The algorithm recognizes faces a wide range of digital solutions in Centre. The spacecraft will deliver to ISS fan zone. Video cameras were used to with an accuracy up to 99%. Finding the field of security and civil IT ser- about 2.5 tons of various cargoes, in- restore the events: it was possible to a specific person among 1 billion peo- vices during the 2018 World Cup. In cluding fuel, compressed gases, water, identify the persons involved and find ple takes less than half a second. The particular, it ensured the smooth scientific equipment and components. their profiles in social media. Thanks to NtechLab algorithm can also deter- operation of the information and the face recognition system, one of the mine the emotional state, sex and telecommunications infrastructure SELF-LOADING RIFLE TG1 thieves was located in the fan zone the age of a person. in 30 Russian cities. This infrastruc- Kalashnikov Concern, affiliated to Rostec next day, and the trophy was returned,‘ The technology can be used in ture provided 2.8 million phone State Corporation, launched a new said Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec monitoring and security systems op- calls for fans, 262 TB of Internet da- smooth-bore self-loading shotgun TG1. State Corporation. erating on the streets, in yards, house ta transmitted and Ultra HD game The weapon is meant for training and In 2018, Rostec State Corporation entrances, public spaces, offices, met- broadcasts for 220 countries during live practicing, law enforcement and signed a deal for the acquisition of ro, stadiums and other facilities. the World Cup. personal property protection. The prod- uct can be purchased under a usual li- cense for smooth-bore weapons, mak- ing an online order on the official web- site of the concern or through a proprie- tary network of brand-zones. Product Range for SSJ-100 and MC-21 The 12 m gun is constructed on the basis of Technodinamika (a Rostec State Corporation affiliate) extends the product range for SSJ-100 the popular MR-155 model and features a modern gas venting system, chrome plat- and MC-21 advanced Russian aircraft. The statement was made by Igor Nasenkov, the Holding ed chamber and bore. The 12/70 and 12/76 CEO, during the new production line opening ceremony. caliber cartridges are fed out from a de- tachable box magazine, the design pro- Science-cum-Production company for fire resistant flexible piping with a the fire suppression system not only for vides an automatic shutter delay. The han- Respirator, affiliated to Technodinamika protective coating and for hydraulic fil- SSJ-100, but for MC-21, too. dle with a pistol grip and fore-end are Holding, is developing smart units and ter modules. Nowadays, company spe- Acting in conformity to the MC-21- made of impact-resistant plastic. The rifle fire protection systems designed for cialists are busy preparing for the pro- dedicated programme, Technodinamika is furnished with a Picatinny rail, on which SSJ-100 aircraft. Besides, affiliated to duction of prototypes to be subjected Holding has already been chosen as the a detachable carrying handle with a ful- the holding UAP Gidravlika Publ.Corp to preliminary and interdepartmental supplier of electrically-driven devices for ly integrated iron sight is mounted. The is carrying out R&D aimed at compo- trials. According to the holding compa- the aircraft's fuselage cargo doors and length of the gun is 1040 mm, while the of barrel length is 510 mm. The weight of the nents production for MC-21 aircraft. It ny's media relations service, commer- certain parts for the advanced PD-14 en- weapon with an empty magazine does not has already worked out relevant de- cial supplies of components are expect- gine, as well as equipment for installing exceed 3.5 kg. the of the magazine case ca- tailed and engineering designs, as well ed to start in 2019. Most likely, the hold- and dismantling batteries found in the pacity is 5 cartridges. as the working design documentation ing company will become a supplier of fuselage section.

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EXPORTS OF DIFFRACTIVE Unique Naval Underwater Weapons and Ships OPTICS JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation), in conjunction with JSC Sea Since the beginning of the year, Shvabe Underwater Weapons – Gidropribor Concern, has launched a program to promote naval Holding has supplied 298 diffraction grat- materiel and special equipment to the external market. ings to its foreign customers. Therefore, only for the first half of 2018 these prod- ‘A wide range of missions carried out gets. In addition, a number of newly ucts’ export volume was higher than for by the navies of maritime powers ne- developed torpedoes, including 533 the entire last year. Diffraction gratings cessitates equipping them with vari- mm torpedoes and 324 mm small tor- were created by the holding company – the State Institute of Applied Optics (GIPO). ous types of naval hardware and spe- pedoes, are promising for promotion It produces 70% of Russian diffraction op- cial equipment. The foreign navies in- on the world market. tics. By the end of 2018, Shvabe plans clude 225 Russian-built ships. Of them, The MDM-1 and MDM-2 bottom to supply another 130 optical gratings to more than 100 surface ships and sub- mines are designed to create a mine Germany, Norway and Ireland. In total, the marines are the carriers of naval un- threat and destroy surface ships and self-propelled sonar countermeasure company exported 298 optics units to four derwater weapons. Rosoboronexport submarines in surface and submerged devices, small-sized self-propelled countries of the near and far abroad for is offering its partners unique solu- conditions when used in minefields. torpedo defense devices, the SHAT-U the first six months of 2018. For instance, tions to equip and upgrade the arma- The Shelf naval shelf mine offered has broadband acoustic sweep as well as it supplied 110 grids to Ireland, 35 units to Norway, 150 units to Germany and 7 ment of these ships,‘ said Alexander no counterparts in the world. It can be the GKT-3M deepwater contact sweep, units to Belarus during the first half of the Mikheev, Director General of placed from delivery aircraft, subma- which is unmatched in the world mar- year. For comparison, foreign customers re- Rosoboronexport. rines, and surface ships. The Shelf mine ket. A flexible configuration of the ceived 123 gratings in the first half of 2017 Naval underwater weapons are has a hydroacoustic passive/active de- sweep enables its use in single ship- and 272 gratings in total for the whole last in service with the world's major na- tection and targeting system protected borne, heliborne, paired near-bottom year, according to the holding press service. vies. However, as few as 5 to 7 coun- from triggering when exposed to natu- and network versions. ‘This is a high figure in itself, not to men- tries, including Russia, are capable of ral disturbances and influence sweeps In addition, diver delivery vehi- tion a serious increase in supplies. The optimal ratio of price and quality makes designing and manufacturing these that can detect any submarines and cles that can be used from the world’s our products highly sought-after among weapons independently, due to the surface ships regardless of the level of most popular Russian-built Projects both Russian and foreign customers. GIPO high complexity and cost of these ef- their noise and speed. Its unique de- 877 and 636 submarines, as well as has been exporting diffraction optics to forts. A number of weapons produced sign makes it difficult for the target to Piranha class midget submarines are Europe and the CIS countries for more than by JSC Sea Underwater Weapons – use countermeasures and conduct an considered by Rosoboronexport to be ten years. We are constantly working on Gidropribor Concern, offered by evasive action. promising for promoting on the glob- expanding the geography of supplies and Rosoboronexport, are unrivalled in Naval mines are not rigidly linked al market. strengthening our existing positions,‘ said the world. to a particular ship project. Countries ‘We also expect a considerable Villen Baloev, CEO of GIPO. Foreign customers are offered a whose naval doctrine provides for interest in Russia’s naval underwa- wide range of naval hardware and mine planting are interested in their ter weapons from countries develop- MI-17 CHOPPERS FOR LAOS special equipment. Among them are acquisition. Rosoboronexport ex- ing their own shipbuilding industry, Russian Helicopters holding group finished torpedoes, mines, antimine and un- pects attention to Russian-made na- but having no capability to devel- the execution of the first service contract in derwater anti-sabotage weapons, as val mines from a wide range of coun- op and produce naval weapons. In favor of Laos Ministry of Defence and during well as means of ship’s self-defense tries in Africa, South-East Asia and addition, a number of countries are the official ceremony transferred a batch of against underwater weapons. Latin America. seeking the competencies necessary four Mi-17 helicopters to the customer. The In the segment of torpedo weap- As regards anti-mine weap- to establish the production of these machines were repaired by a mobile team of specialists of the holding. The transfer cere- ons, the TE-2 universal electric re- ons and means of ship self-de- weapons at national industrial enter- mony took place at the air base in Vientiane. mote-control homing torpedo is of- fense against underwater weap- prises. Rosoboronexport is ready to Fixed Mi-17 were examined by the Deputy fered. It is designed to destroy sub- ons, Rosoboronexport offers the work in these areas,‘ added Alexander Minister of Defense of Laos and the Chief of marines, surface ships and fixed tar- Mayak-2014 sonar systems, MG-74ME Mikheev. General Staff. During the official ceremony air force crew of Laos performed demonstration flight at the repaired machine, – informed the press office of Russian Helicopters. New fuel systems for KAMAZ ‘Holding is always ready to offer the most comfortable conditions to its customers, In 2019, most KAMAZ trucks engines will be equipped with the new fuel systems by Altay both for helicopter equipment supply and Precision Components Plant. This was announced during the grand opening of the first Altay aftersales services providing. On request from Laos we prepared a proposal for repair Common Rail System commercial production stage at Altay Precision Components Plant (AZPI). works for one more batch of helicopter Mi-17 The effect of such innovative im- the production cost as the Russian ducers of Euro-5 and Euro-6 die- type‘, – noticed General Director of Russian port phase-out projects, similar fuel fittings are 30% lower than sel engines, including KAMAZ. In Helicopters holding group Andrei Boginskii. to the one being implemented by their imported counterparts. The Russia, there are no other producers At the end of the event, the parties conduct- ed negotiations regarding the supply of new AZPI, can hardly be overestimat- total cost of the new AZPI's project of complete fuel equipment apart helicopter equipment and further coopera- ed. First of all, this means indepen- was 600 million rubles. The prod- from AZPI. Today, about 98% of the tion in the sphere of maintenance services of dence from foreign suppliers. And, ucts of the Altay company will be Russian fuel systems' market be- the earlier supplied helicopters. of course, it is about reduction of supplied to plants of Russian pro- longs to foreign manufacturers.

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countries that share the underlying urban areas is expected to reach 60 principles and values of BRICS. percent by 2050. So far, we have no plans to expand The domestic African market and BRICS membership, since the exist- consumer demand are expanding. ing formats have proven effective. As BRICS and the African states have for our discussions and the issues we similar development goals in many intend to address, these are issues respects. In 2015, the BRICS summit in relevant for a vast majority of coun- Russia adopted the large-scale BRICS tries and economies around the Strategy for Economic Partnership. world. The sky is the limit for us. The We need to think about involv- same applies to politics and security. ing our African partners and friends These are the subjects we dis- in the work of each of the areas we cussed and on which we have adopt- identified then: the economy, finance, ed decisions or coordinated positions. and food security. You may see, regarding the non- Russia has always given priority deployment of weapons in space, it to the development of relations with among other things, the construc- boils down to security and the arms African countries, based on long- tion of plants manufacturing compo- race, or rather the prevention of an standing traditions of friendship and nent parts and assembly works. arms race in this particular case. mutual assistance. We have recently The implementation of these joint We also talked about fighting ter- held a number of high-level contacts, projects will serve to strengthen the rorism, but is this not a vital task fac- including with many of the leaders industrial potential, support local ing many countries? In this context, present in this room. businesses and create new and well- we spoke about Syria, of course, and Russia's trade with African states paid jobs. On the whole, this will my colleagues welcomed our idea grew by more than 25 percent in lead to an improvement in living of encouraging a more active con- 2017. Food supplies increased by 38 standards and a solution of social tribution to humanitarian aid to the percent, metals – by 30, machinery problems in African states. Syrian people, which is an absolutely and equipment – by 24 percent. Russia has a vested interest in natural desire. Russian businesses are interested intensifying interaction with African The fourth issue we discussed in working with African partners in regional and sub-regional organ- concerned the industrial revolution. a variety of areas, including industry, isations, primarily with the African RUSSIA, AFRICA, BRICS This is happening in Russia and the agriculture, healthcare, communica- Union as well as the Southern African other leading and emerging econo- tions, geology and mining. I will give Development Community. In Johannesburg (South Africa) there was the 10th summit BRICS, where the leaders of Brazil, Russia, mies. Why did our colleagues sup- just a few examples of Russian com- The amount of Russian assistance India, China and South Africa were to consider the current situation and prospects for cooperation port our proposal on strengthening panies’ interaction with countries to Africa exceeded one billion dol- within BRICS in various areas, the development of BRICS and priorities of the strategic partnership. our cooperation in the humanitarian represented at this forum. lars in 2017. Russian contributions to They will also discuss important current issues on the global and regional agenda, including problems area, as well as in culture, cinema and I would like to note in particu- the World Food Programme fund are of joint counteraction to modern challenges and threats. They also discussed important current issues sport? Because this is what brings us lar that Russia plans to increase its constantly growing. Russia is the fifth on the global and regional agenda, including problems of joint counteraction to modern challenges closer together and creates a natural assistance to the development of biggest contributor to the UNIDO and threats. The summit programme included a meeting between the BRICS leaders and invited basis for interaction between people. the national energy sector in African Industrial Development Fund. leaders of African and other countries. Vladimir Putin was held a number of bilateral talks with the The Prime Minister of India said it states. We are implementing prom- Considerable funds are remitted heads of state and government participating in the summit. was a very good idea because we can ising oil and gas projects with a to the World Health Organisation for organise sporting events like a mini- number of countries, such as Angola, the fight against non-infectious dis- ummit participants dis- Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, they have many shared interests and Olympics for the BRICS countries, a Mozambique, and Gabon. eases on the African continent. Our cussed steps to further Rwanda, Senegal, the Seychelles, common approaches to addressing sports mini-festival that could include In the nuclear power industry, work to combat the Ebola virus has improve the BRICS format, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and challenges that are relevant to all of national sports, which are not gen- where Russia is a technological lead- proved highly efficient. S promote political, security Zimbabwe. The meeting was also humanity, including Russia. erally known in other countries but er, we offer our African partners the Russia has for years trained and trade cooperation, and attended by the heads of Argentina In fact, there is no formal leader could be interesting for our countries. creation of an entire industry on a national professional personnel for coordinate efforts regarding regional (the current chair of the G20), Turkey within BRICS. All decisions are taken This is a natural way to bring mil- turnkey basis. Agreements on coop- countries of the continent. Currently, problems, including the developments (the current chair of the Organisation by consensus with full respect for lions of people, or even hundreds of eration in the field of atoms for peace thousands of Africans are being edu- in Syria and the Middle East in general, of Islamic Cooperation) and Jamaica the interests of all the participants millions or billions of people closer have been signed with a number cated in Russia. We will continue to a settlement on the Korean Peninsula (the current chair of the Caribbean in this organisation. This is one of together, considering that the BRICS of countries in the region, while in build up cooperation in this sphere. and the Iranian nuclear programme. Community). its key advantages. Today, we also countries account for nearly half of some of them the work has acquired In conclusion, I would like to inform Vladimir Putin attended a meet- At the summit President of Russia mentioned the fact that many coun- the world’s population. a practical dimension. All these proj- you that we are studying the idea of ing of BRICS leaders with delega- Vladimir Putin said: ‘The advantage of tries are showing an interest in what Africa is one of the world’s ects will be of strategic importance holding a Russia-Africa summit with tion heads from invited African states BRICS as a format is that it is free of all BRICS is doing. most rapidly developing regions. for Africa, where, according to differ- the participation of heads of African and chairs of international associa- the red tape you find in many other BRICS Plus and an outreach for- According to the UN, the population ent estimates, as many as 600 million states. This could be preceded by rel- tions. Those invited included the associations like this. As President of mat have already been created to of this continent will reach 2.5 billion people still live without electricity. evant meetings of prominent business leaders of African countries, namely, Brazil, Michel Temer said today, BRICS this effect. For now, we agreed to by 2050. The level of urbanisation in A considerable part of Russian ini- people, experts, and public figures; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Gabon, is an organic association of countries rely on these formats for expanding Africa is increasing as well: the pro- tiatives provides for localising indus- I intend to discuss this with representa- Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, that have many things in common: our reach and drawing into our orbit portion of the population living in trial businesses in Africa, including, tives of African countries.’ /RA&MG/

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previously purchased by customers, to upgrade it and to supply spare parts for this equipment. These, in particular, include such integrated structures of the defense indus- FSMTC of Russia try as United Aircraft Corporation, United Shipbuilding Corporation, Almaz – Antey Air and Space Defense The key element of the power Corporation and others. It is caused by the fact that these ‘small’ parties vertical managing the MTC-system are just the industry representatives, i.e. the factories that manufacture spare parts, components, etc. In accordance with the law of the Russian Federation, activities Federal Service for Military- in the field of military-technical cooperation (MTC) with foreign Technical Cooperation is an agency countries shall be controlled and supervised by the Federal Service that controls and supervises all the for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC of Russia) that, among activities related to military-technical other things, shall ensure implementation of basic principles of cooperation and licensing, respec- the Russian government policy in the field of MTC. The Director tively. From strategic point of view of FSMTC of Russia Dmitry Yevgeniyevich Shugayev is sure that the FSMTC of Russia plays the role ARMY-2018 Forum is one of key tool to further develop the of government policy ‘conductor’ in military-technical co-operation of the Russian Federation with our the field of military-technical coop- Dmitry SHUGAYEV traditional partners and to find new partners. eration and acts as a controlling and licensing agency at the same time. he ARMY-2018 Forum ration and holding of this large- eign participants of ARMY-2018 to However, all decisions regarding The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (MTC) is a key element taking place in sequence scale and important event and the maximum possible extent. final supplies anyway are made at the in the Patriot Expocenter participates in activities at ARMY- Answering the question about highest level in Russia. That is, either of the power vertical managing the MTC system. As federal executive authority. T near Moscow is one of 2018 to provide demonstration of what are the principles, the system an appropriate ordinance or instruc- Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC of Russia) performs key tool to further devel- military purpose products from of cooperation in the field of MTC is tion of the President or the Russian MTС control and supervision functions. op the military-technical coopera- Russian and foreign manufacturers, based on today, the he Director of government should be issued. That’s FSMTC of Russia reports to the Russian Federation President. tion of the Russian Federation with as well as in arranging and holding FSMTC of Russia Dmitry Shugayev why I call it ‘vertical relationship’. our traditional partners and to negotiations with foreign partners says: ‘Today the system of military- I’d like to note that Russian is FSMTC of Russia is subject to jurisdiction of the Russian Federation Defense find new partners. In meetings of related to MTC issues. technical cooperation of Russia is steadily occupies the second line in Ministry. organizing committee for prepar- Organizer of the Forum, the built as a vertical relationship where the list of world top exporters of mili- Major areas of FSMTC of Russia activities shall be: ing and holding the ARMY-2018 Defense Ministry of the Russian Rosoboronexport is the only export- tary purpose products. At the same • To perform control and supervision functions in the area of military-technical International Military-Technical Federation, and the FSMTC of Russia, er of final military purpose products. time we understand, that the market Forum, a significant attention is tra- as a control and supervisory author- Concurrently, there are so called of military purpose products (MPP) is cooperation in compliance with laws of the Russian Federation; efficient ditionally paid to issues of interna- ity in the field of MTC are making ‘small’ parties of military-technical a very specific market having cyclic functioning of the MTС system; implementation of MTC related international tional cooperation. FSMTC of Russia every effort to create friendly and cooperation who are authorized to nature. A number of factors should treaties; level of foreign trade prices for military purpose products. actively participates in both prepa- supportive environment for all for- provide service of the equipment be taken into account, including rear- • Decision making on MPP import and export; issue of licenses for MPP import mament programs of armies, finan- cial solvency of countries depending and export; authorizing MPP developers and manufactures to conduct foreign on their general economic health. trade operations to supply spare parts and support materiel to MPP, their repair, Therefore, without being expecting certification, etc.; any abrupt jumps, we build long- • Consideration of applications from foreign customers, their registration, term relationships that allow us to speak with confidence about stable record and control over their implementation; growth of export supplies. • Record and registration of foreign trade contracts; It is important for us to participate • Maintenance of the register of MTC entities and issue of appropriate in long-term programs, provide tech- certificates to them. nical support to our clients, create maintenance stations with under- standing that many of our clients are Naturally, sales of the final product field of creation of new high technol- aimed at creation or improvement of is our main priority, but our part- ogy products as a result of mutual their own industry, for example. ners increasingly aimed at building efforts. And we are ready for this kind We are open for new coopera- their national manufacturing facili- of cooperation as a country that has tions and we understand that this ties to develop their industries. The built its own defense industry. We is the trend. Of course, the situa- relationship with partners in the ‘only are ready for cooperation and we will tion of ‘buy or look for it in another export’ coordinate system are gradu- help our partners to create systems

place’ is becoming a thing of the past. ally replaced by cooperation in the they need today. /RA&MG/

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Address by Rosoboronexport’s Director General Alexander Mikheev to the participants and guests of the Army 2018 Exhibition

Security Week‘ will be held simul- taneously with Army 2018, where the best new security develpments from Russian companies will be pre- sented. Rosoboronexport is actively exploiting this segment of the world market that shows a significant posi- tive trend. The security solutions and products we offer in various areas and at all levels are of great interest to foreign customers. The business program of our event is distinguished by its rich- ness and scale. Every Army forum brings dozens of requests from part- ners for the procurement of military products, as well as new contracts to Rosoboronexport. Last year, for example, more than 70 delegations RUSSIAN DEFENSE from around 50 countries visited us. Dear colleagues! organizers of other arms exhibi- Now we expect an increase in this On behalf of Rosoboronexport, tions held in Russia. They provide an number. I welcome and congratulate you on excellent opportunity to show for- I would like to wish all the par- the beginning of the fourth Army eign customers the largest number ticipants and guests of Army 2018 INNOVATIONS 2018 International Military Technical of full-scale military products, many the most fruitful and hard work, new Forum. of which are on display for the first partners, business ties and excellent Rosoboronexport (part of the time. Here, at Kubinka airfield and at mood. I am sure that together we will Rosoboronexport is the general partner of the Rostec State Corporation) tradition- the Alabino training ground, you can maintain Russia's leading position in ally participates in this event and see them in action. The forum’s dem- the defense sector, we will be able we are particularly pleased to see onstration program is an incredibly to meet the most unexpected and International military-technical forum ‘Army-2018’ that the exhibition is rapidly evolv- spectacular event, where the power major challenges, and we will con- ing from year to year and reaching of domestic weaponry and military tinue to successfully develop Russia's JSC Rosoboronexport (part of the Rostec State Corporation) – the sole Russian state intermediary significantly higher quality and orga- equipment is validated under real military-technical cooperation with agency, which is responsible for import/export of the full range of defense and dual-use end nizational levels every time. conditions. foreign states in all regions of the products, technologies and services. Rosoboronexport is the general partner of the International Today, this is one of the best Rosoboronexport’s exhibit display world. military-technical forum ‘Army-2018’. The company's participation in ‘Army-2018’ shows a serious venues in the world for Russian and has been shaped taking into account Alexander Mikheev, export orientation of this forum. foreign defense industry companies. the experience of the world’s best Director General The Patriot military park provides exhibitions and reflects the basic of Rosoboronexport the International logs and many other innovations. major operators in the world market manufacturers of military equipment needs of all segments of the mod- military-technical On that stand Rosoboronexport will for arms and military equipment. This and weaponry for all services and ern arms market. At Army, we target forum Army-2018 present several high-technology year JSC Rosoboronexport will mark branches of the armed forces with potential customers at purchasing At Rosoboronexport will products – T-90S, MiG-29M, Su-35, its 18th anniversary. a real opportunity to showcase their the most in-demand products: tanks, present their exposi- Ka-52, Mi-171SH, S-400 ‘Triumph‘, Rosoboronexport was set up capabilities, talents and professional- armored vehicles, artillery systems, tion in the framework of the dem- ‘Pantzir-S1‘ and a submarine of proj- by RF President’s Decree as a fed- ism to existing and potential foreign small arms, air defense and electronic onstration center of the Rostec ect 636), BTR-82A and others. eral state unitary enterprise tasked customers. warfare systems, submarines, com- Corporation in the joint exhibition of It is important to remember to implement the national policy We really have what to be proud bat ships of various classes and types, the Corporation. Rosoboronexport's that only Rosoboronexport has in the area of military-technical of and cherish. Today, Russia's glob- combat aircraft and helicopters, train- stand will use the modern multime- the right to supply the world mar- cooperation between Russia and al competitiveness, the strength ing aids and much more. Here at the dia tools (a table with the effect of ket with a full range of arms and foreign countries. Since 1 July 2011 and might of the Russian Army forum you can learn in as much detail levitation, video wall, touch panels, military equipment manufactured Rosoboronexport has been operat- and Navy and, of course, the suc- as possible the weapons that became etc.), where will be presented for a by Russia’s defense industrial com- ing as an open joint stock company. cess in the world arms market is legendary after successful tests under wide range offered for export mili- plex and approved to be exported. Rosoboronexport operates under directly dependent on the success real combat conditions during the tary products from Russia. There is Rosoboronexport accounts for more the strict supervision of the Russian of the defense industry. That is why antiterrorist operation in Syria. the latest exhibition technology, also than 85% of Russia's arms exports. President, the Russian Government Rosoboronexport has traditionally For the first time in 2018, the with holographic multimedia cata- Rosoboronexport is among the and in full conformity with the UN supported the Army Forum and the International Forum ‘National

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than 700 Russian defense-indus- The first Soviet state intermediary agency for military-technical trial enterprises and organizations, cooperation with foreign countries was created on 8th May which enables it to offer partner 1953 after the USSR Council of Ministers had decided on countries the comprehensive and cost-effective solutions for strength- forming the General Engineering Department within the then ening their defense capability and Ministry of Domestic and Foreign Trade. Other special foreign national security. trade bodies were created later on to provide for further By concluding export contracts, expansion of military-technical cooperation activities. In the Rosoboronexport supports the Russian defense industry, which is late 1990s there were two federal state unitary enterprises in especially important under difficult Russia acting as state arms exporters Rosvoorouzhenie State conditions in the global market. Corporation and Promexport. High-tech products are in increased In November 2000 the two enterprises were merged into a single demand in the world arms mar- ket today and thus the company one – Rosoboronexport Federal State Unitary Enterprise, the is interested in developing smart sole state intermediary for export/import of defence products, manufacturing in Russia. In addi- by the Presidential Decree No. 1834 dated 4th November 2000 tion, Rosoboronexport is actively aimed at restructuring the system of military and technical involved in a number of charitable and sponsorship projects. The com- cooperation of the Russian Federation with foreign states, and pany provides assistance to military improving its performance. Since September the 1st, 2014 hospitals, military historical muse- Rosoboronexport has been operating as a joint stock company. ums, and children's educational insti- tutions. Rosoboronexport supports

arms control treaties and the rel- cult economic conditions and fierce, tomers every year. Over the period seaside borders, which feature the evant international agreements. often unfair, competition in the of its operation in the international Rosoboronexport is the only state-owned arms trade company optimal trade-off between cost and Director General of Rosoboronexport global arms market, that company market, Rosoboronexport has deliv- in the Russian Federation authorized to export the full range performance. These solutions may – Alexander Mikheev. have managed not only to carry its ered hundreds of thousands of units of military and dual-purpose products, technologies and include both the supply of military The official status of the exclu- sales, but also significantly enlarge of military equipment and weapons products and services and organiza- services. It is a subsidiary of the Rostec Corporation. Founded sive state intermediary agency gives its footprint in the traditional and worth more than US$ 120 billion to tion of licensed production in custom- Rosoboronexport unique opportuni- new arms markets. Through integrat- 115 countries. on 4 November, 2000, now Rosoboronexport is one of the er countries, the setting-up of joint ties to expand long-term mutually ed marketing strategies, company Rosoboronexport pays great leading world arms exporters to the international market. ventures to manufacture and maintain beneficial cooperation with foreign have ensured that order book today attention to both major billion dol- Its share in Russia's military exports exceeds 85 percent. equipment, as well as joint R&D efforts. partners, provide guaranteed state exceeds US$ 46 billion. lar contracts and small deals. The Rosoboronexport widely uses the opti- Rosoboronexport cooperates with more than 700 enterprises support of all export-import opera- The special exporter makes pains- company seeks to operate flexibly mal offset programs. With regard to tions, and strengthen Russia’s leader- taking efforts on a daily basis to and efficiently by using modern and organizations in the Russian defence industrial complex. foreign customers’ interests and the ship in the world arms market. increase Russian arms exports result- and advanced marketing and cus- Russia maintains military technical cooperation with more opportunities of the Russian defense The main result of biography of ing in more than a thousand contract tomer settlement methods. The spe- than 100 countries around the world. industrial complex to increase its Rosoboronexport, despite the diffi- documents signed with foreign cus- cial exporter cooperates with more exports, Rosoboronexport pays much attention both to major billion-dollar major sporting events and various Foreign customers are offered contracts and small deals worth the sports federations, acts as sponsor package solutions for national sys- hundreds of thousands to several mil- and partner of the largest industrial tems intended to defend land, air and lions of dollars. /RA&MG/ exhibitions and cultural events held in Russia and abroad. Rosoboronexport pursues a mar- Core areas of activities of Rosoboronexport keting strategy targeted to expand • Export / import of all types of conventional weapons, military and dual-use the geography, range and volume equipment and services. of export deliveries. A number of • Organization of licensed production of armaments and military equipment special programs and projects for exporting products to specific coun- abroad, joint R&D efforts with foreign partners. tries have been developed based on • Maintenance and repair of earlier supplied weaponry and military equipment. a comprehensive analysis of the arms • Modernization of Russian-made weapons and military equipment. markets and foreign partners’ needs. • Training foreign specialists in Russia and customer countries in the operation Rosoboronexport seeks to operate flexibly and efficiently in the market, and maintenance of supplied military equipment. using modern and advanced mar- • Technical assistance in the construction of military infrastructure facilities: keting and customers' settlement defense plants, airfields, depots, ranges, training centers. methods.

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Masterpieces The main goal of High-Precision Weapons holding founded in 2009 was consolidation of technological capabilities of dedicated enterprises to create advanced weapons, defense and special-purpose equipment related to high precision weapon systems. Nowadays High-Precision Weapons holding includes 19 Russian defense enterprises among which from Russia are trusted centuries-old leaders in their industries such as Tula Arms Plant which is more High-Precision Weapons holding creates absolute than 306 years old. and unsurpassed military-technical innovations The role of high precision weapons is growing reasonably worldwide. These are high precision arms which primarily define reliability and efficiency of defensive and assault capabilities of modern armed forces including their tactical level above all. Among the largest manufacturers of the most advanced weapons of such kind is Russian High- Precision Weapons holding company within the state-owned Rostec group. The company is well-known all around the world thanks to its high precision weapons which outperform foreign counterparts and successfully serve in armies of all world continents. The military products made by High-Precision Weapons are known in all over the world and regularly are presented at the largest defense exhibitions in the world. The holding's exposition always becomes one of the most interest and most demanded by military experts and ordinary public.

High-Precision Weapons holding activities increase every year both at internal market (it is a major supplier of high precision arms for Russian Armed Forces) and external market. Export to various regions of the world grows on a constant basis. Annual export gain is 25-40%. Such stability is also record-breaking for the whole Russian engineering industry. The holding purports to double military equipment supplies by 2020. Among the most stable export regions are Middle East, Gulf states, Northern Africa and India. Its export-oriented activity has been increasing lately at promising markets of South East Asia, Latin America, Central and South Africa. The global success of High-Precision Weapons has been also proven by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) which has given the holding 39th position in a 20 Russian Aviation & Military Guide global rating of world arms manufacturers. № 06 (24) August, 2018 21 BEST INNOVATIONS BEST INNOVATIONS

Most of experts emphasize not only quantitative success of the High-Precision Weapons holding at world arms market but also good quality indicators of its products. The majority of defense products exported by the High-Precision Weapons holding are best in class. Many of them are trend-setting and unrivaled in terms of efficiency, reliability The holding enterprises are mostly involved in development, production, as well unique price and quality criteria. upgrade, repairs and sale of arms, military and special-purpose According to experts the most world popular equipment. Besides, the holding is a world trend setter as to a number weapons made by the High-Precision Weapons of some high precision weapons since many products were made at holding include Pantzir-S1, Kornet-E/EM, holding-owned enterprises and later recognized worldwide. The holding Konkurs, Metis-M1, Krasnopol, Arkan, Verba, designers form a technological benchmark dedicated to advanced Sosna, Palma and many others. weapons development even today.

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Advantages and Operating Features • Targets engagement in automatic mode reduces psychophysical stress of operators, requirements to their skills as well as reduces their training period. • Simultaneous salvo firing at two targets greatly increases rate of fire and firing effectiveness of the system. • Firing by two missiles in one beam to engage extra dangerous targets including those protected by ERA. • Two times (up to 10 km) as compared to ‘Kornet-E/EM’ ATGW increase Multi-purpose long-range мissile system ‘Kornet-E/EM’ is designed to of firing range and guidance accuracy increases up to 5 times. engage existing and future combat tanks protected by explosive reac- • Wider possibilities for ATGW thanks to engagement of small-size air tive armor, light armored vehicles, fortifications, surface low-speed targets (helicopters, UAVs, assault aircrafts). air targets (helicopters, UAVs, assault aircrafts) by day and at night in • ‘Kornet-E/EM’ system can be installed on wide range of carriers with adverse weather conditions as well as in optical and radio jamming small loading capacity (1 pc AL 0.8-1.0 t; 2 pcs AL 1.2 -1.5 t). environment. System provides firing by all missiles of ‘Kornet-E/EM’ family. AVIATION EXPERT AVIATION EXPERT

able increase of export of Russian aircraft having better reliability, up- to-dateness and well-balanced prices both for airplanes and further main- tenance. According to experts, it is Russian aircraft which in terms of life-cycle cost appear today as the most attrac- tive in international markets. UAC products include many air- craft which are proven international bestsellers. Thus, Su fighters export- ed by Russia number in the hundreds making these fighters come second and first worldwide. In 2011-2014s Su planes were the first in amount: in four years customers have received 139 aircraft, while Lockheed Martin delivered only 89 and Boeing deliv- ered 60 planes. UAC places big stakes on supply- ing fighter planes given that many countries plan to have their aircraft fleets upgraded. Among the most world popular planes is Yak-130 Moreover, one year ago as part of an effort to expand operational trainer which has been already delivered and being deliv- foreign presence UAC was given a military-dedicated ered to many countries. This is a top- foreign trade license to be implemented on a direct HIGH BRAND OF UAC class aircraft. It can be upgraded as a light fighter or close support plane basis. The military-dedicated foreign trade license has which is highly demanded by Indian been issued by Federal Service for Military and Technical Russian aviation: international prospects Air Force. However, Russian aviation export cooperation. This helps UAC improve maintenance and is notable not only for military aircraft. repairs of equipment previously delivered abroad, which in the civil and military segments In recent years rather good results have been shown by civil segment includes every Su, MiG, Il, Yak and Tu airplanes. The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is the major Russian aircraft manufacturers and one of the biggest in the world. This Corporation unites more than 80 per cent of design and production assets of Russian aircraft industry. It also manages all key and most promising programs of development of the industry. UAC, which under one company represents the most well-known Russian aviation brands such as Sukhoi, MiG, Tupolev, Yakovlev and others, is today one of the world’s biggest manufacturers and suppliers of aircraft.

hanks to the success of foreign trade license to be imple- UAC products. Besides, the license its products UAC is one mented on a direct basis. The mili- authorizes UAC to establish joint ven- of the world’s leading tary-dedicated foreign trade license tures abroad which can maintain and T aircraft manufacturers. has been issued by Federal Service repair aircraft. UAC’s revenues have for Military and Technical coopera- The license enables UAC to pro- been lately growing on average tion. This helps UAC improve main- ceed to coordinated efforts in this more than 20% per year. Superjet tenance and repairs of equipment area, develop a single enterprise 100 civil airliners, Su-30 and MiG-29 previously delivered abroad, which after-sale service system based on fighters, Yak-130 operational trainers includes every Su, MiG, Il, Yak and Tu current experience and ensure the are among the most popular aircraft airplanes. most efficient activities at markets exported by UAC. UAC is working to Alongside with the right for with several brands available. simplify foreign market procedures, direct maintenance and repairs of The new capabilities confirm which is good news for present-day the equipment previously delivered there is a steadily growing demand and future UAC’s partners worldwide. abroad, the document also speci- for UAC aircraft. Moreover, opera- Moreover, one year ago as part of fies UAC’s capabilities to update tional reliability and relatively low an effort to expand foreign presence such equipment and train foreign prices become increasingly signifi- UAC was given a military-dedicated personnel to maintain and repair cant. In this regard there is a reason-

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for which UAC has been making big Corporation demonstrated its ple, a great deal of attention is shown Gear, Environmental Control System, plans. Among Russian civil aircraft Superjet 100 aircraft with a VIP inte- around the world is to company Avionics and others. the Superjet 100 regional aircraft of a rior and very high comfort standards. CRAIC – the joint venture of United Chief CR929 Program Designer new generation is the most popular The Superjet 100 aircraft as well as Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and from Russian side Maxim Litvinov at foreign markets. The aircraft com- the new Russian MC-21 aircraft fam- Commercial Aircraft Corporation of explained that this stage shall foresee bines new aircraft engineering tech- ily from UAC both demonstrate an China (COMAC). This year CRAIC has more detailed analysis of technical nologies, passenger convenience, optimal combination of commercial officially announced the commence- aspect with regards to RFP Working significant economic advantages for effectiveness and maximum pas- ment of Joint Concept Definition Packages that are planned to be airlines, proper environmental speci- senger comfort. The Superjet 100 Phase (JCDP) within the program of released by the end of 2018. JCDP fications. in its VIP configuration enjoys high CR929 aircraft development. includes RFP stage during which The key advantage of Superjet demand. After a number of enhance- CRAIC General Manager Mr. Guo airframer requests proposals from 100 is lower operational costs as ments such as installation of addi- Bozhi emphasized that the formal potential suppliers of the systems and compared to its 100-seat competi- tional fuel tanks and other system commencement of JCDP is of great equipments. JCDP stage within CR929 tors. Operational costs are minimized improvements the flight range of the significance to promote the deep Program doesn’t include interaction due to higher fuel efficiency and VIP-version of the Superjet 100 was participation of potential suppliers in in relation to the power propulsion lower take-off weight. According increased to 7,000 km that should to the aircraft operation study, its satisfy the needs of most demanding ownership cost is averagely 15-20% customers. and Thales (avionics), US Goodrich The demand for UAC’s military (wheels) and Honeywell (APU). The product lineup is stable, however it However, Russian aviation export is notable not only interior has been designed by Italian in particular has risen considerably for military aircraft. In recent years rather good results office Pininfarina. In February 2012 after successful performance of such the aircraft was certified by European aircraft as the Su-35, Su-34, Su-30SМ have been shown by civil segment for which UAC has Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). and MiG family fighters in real com- been making big plans. Among Russian civil aircraft the According to UAC President Yuri bat missions. Russian-made aircraft Slyusar the Corporation has stable have once again proven their high Superjet 100 regional aircraft of a new generation is the rate of mass production of Superjet combat effectiveness and flight and most popular at foreign markets. The aircraft combines 100. There are plans that every year technical characteristics. more than 30 such aircraft shall be Tupolev PJSC, part of the United new aircraft engineering technologies, passenger delivered to customers. Today about Aircraft Corporation, delivered in convenience, significant economic advantages for airlines, one hundred SSJ100s are being operation another missile carrier- operated including those in other bomber Tu-22M3 to the Russian Long proper environmental specifications. world regions, from South America Range Aerospace Forces after the to Southeast Asia. testing and repairing work. lower than the other similar class seats. Thanks to a combination of Currently with available manu- Long-range bomber Tu-22М3 aircraft. The highly competitive lease wider seats and higher cabin (over facturing capacities UAC enterprises has undergone the complete list of rate supported by a state guarantee 2 meters) SSJ100 has more cabin are capable of producing up to sixty works in the scope of minor repair of depreciation value is also worth space and bigger stowage bin capac- Superjet 100 per year. The Russian and modifications under service The international authority of the UAC is also growing, being taken into account. ity than such of competitors. The aircraft sparkles profound interest in bulletins in Kazan aviation factory thanks to the success of its international and domestic SSJ100 capable of carrying 98 airplane has been built with the use Southeast Asia and Latin America. workshops (KAZ n.a. S.P.Gorbunov – passengers is the first in its class of the latest design procedures and Experts confirm that in the con- Tupolev PJSC affiliate). All ground aviation projects. For example, a great deal of attention aircraft featuring five-across seating, technologies by leading manufactur- text of 70-100-seaters this aircraft and flight tests of the bomber were is shown around the world is to company CRAIC – the with big 32 inch distance between ers such as French Snecma (engines) is becoming the most attractive for successfully performed at KAZ flight- many international airlines. When test center. Upon completion of oper- joint venture of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and interviewed Yuri Slyusar says UAC is ational readiness, acceptance and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). This intended to focus on further devel- check flights, Tu-22М3 performed a opment of the Superjet 100 aircraft flight to the basing location. year CRAIC has officially announced the commencement family to offer customers a range of Tu-22M3 – a long-range multimode of Joint Concept Definition Phase (JCDP) within the regional planes. bomber – missile carrier, intended to It is worth noting that today a reach ground and sea targets within program of CR929 aircraft development. business jet version of the SSJ100s is the full range of the aircraft speeds at also available. Following the results a high, medium and low altitude. It was product definition, optimize airborne system. As for this system, RFPs to number of measures, including auxil- put into service in 1989. Around 500 systems and aircraft technical con- the potential suppliers of long range iary fuel tanks installation and other aircraft Tu-22M of various modifica- cepts. JCDP stage shall allow China wide body aircraft program were engineering solutions the range of tions were built at the Kazan Aviation and Russia joint team, together with sent in December 2017 and the the business version of the SSJ100 manufacturing group. key worldwide potential suppliers answer to such requests was received. is increased to about 7,000 km-long The international authority of within JCDP phase of CR929 program, Completion of RFP-related proce- nonstop flight. the UAC is also growing, thanks to to perform a more thorough review dures within the Chinese-Russian long At the several internation- the success of its international and of requirements to the main airborne range wide body aircraft program is

al Airshows the United Aircraft domestic aviation projects. For exam- systems: Propulsion System, Landing expected at the end of 2019. /RA&MG/

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role by designing and developing the As India and Russia now intend fire control system, electronic system, to export BRAHMOS in the inter- guidance system, avionics and materi- national market, it is the advanced als for airframe among other compo- BRAHMOS-A which has gained nents for the missile. In the initial phase, maximum attention. Russia’s Irkutsk NPOM provided its facilities to test all Aviation Plant in particular, has been the technologies needed to develop keen on modifying and integrating and configure the new weapon system. the airborne missile on the Sukhoi-30 Today, the Indian Navy has fighter platforms operational in all the deployed the powerful BRAHMOS on friendly countries of India and Russia. all frontline surface warships while Moreover, with the Russian mili- the Indian Army is the only land force tary presently equipping itself with in the world which has operation- a large number of modern land, sea alised the land-attack variant of the and air platforms, the prospects for tactical missile. BRAHMOS getting inducted into the A major technological break- Russian Armed Forces in near future through in the BRAHMOS project has certainly brightened. came on 22nd November 2017 when India, with the necessary support BrahMos Aerospace for the first time and backing from Russia, has also successfully test fired the advanced started indigenising the BRAHMOS Today, the BRAHMOS air-to-surface variant of the missile Weapon System. ‘Of course, given from the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi- that the Indian economy and Indian air-launched cruise missile 30MKI combat aircraft against a sea infrastructure and technology have (ALCM) has become an unparalled target. It became a world record feat improved over the last many decades, for India which showed the coun- what we are now focusing on along precision strike weapon in try’s exclusive capability to launch a with Russian partners is to manufac- terms of range, lethality, and supersonic cruise missile from land, ture and produce more in India using sea, sub-sea and air. technology that is available in Russia effectiveness among world-wide The air-launched BRAHMOS to upgrade our equipment, to manu- conventional airborne weapons. project faced many challenges as facture new equipment and to build it involved the integration of a very upon the successes of the past,‘ says It has given an unprecedented India, Russia aim for new powerful, high-speed missile onboard Dr. Sudhir K Mishra, CEO & MD of fillip to the Indian Air Force’s air a heavy, long-range air superiority BrahMos Aerospace. fighter platform. The Russian-origin Consequently, BrahMos Aerospace combat capability. Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft underwent has successfully tested land-attack breakthroughs in BRAHMOS structural modifications to carry the BRAHMOS with an indigenous seeker including the BRAHMOS-NG (next- BRAHMOS-A whose weight was also and has also carried out ‘life extension generation) and a hypersonic reduced by 500-kg in order to fit it technology‘ tests successfully in recent BRAHMOS-II (K), paving the way for onto the heavy strike fighter. The mis- past with indigenous components. the ‘world’s best and fastest cruise missile programme sile also featured other design refine- Additionally, India and Russia missile project‘ to continue retaining ments, including redesigned fins and have also initiated work on more its legacy position of ‘market leader‘ The world-class BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile system, produced by BrahMos Aerospace, has nose cap, for aerodynamic stability in advanced variants of BRAHMOS, well into the distant future. /RA&MG/ expanded the realm of India-Russia strategic partnership and elevated bilateral defence ties to the early stages of its flight from the a higher level. The joint venture (JV) military programme involving two scientific institutions of supersonic air platform. eminence – India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPOM – has produced a powerful tactical weapon with no The highly intricate mission, backed parallels in the world. The project, which started in 1998 with an initial investment of $250 million by the Russian and Indian Governments having a 50.5% Indian share and 49.5% Russian share, today has become the most successful and the scientific experts of both sides, Defence JV programme in the world. once again brought together all major defence-sector entities, including DRDO, a new-age precision capability. Presently, it is the only has been designed to annihilate high- NPOM, Sukhoi and HAL, to synergise all strike missile with weapon system which can be fired in value land and sea-based enemy tar- their resources and successfully realise land, sea/sub-sea and land-to-land, land-to-sea, sea-to-land, gets with impeccable accuracy, high the BRAHMOS ALCM programme. As air deployability and sea-to-sea, sub-sea-to-land and air-to- speed and deadly firepower. Today, the BRAHMOS air-launched operability, the formi- sea configurations. No other country While the Russian scientists and cruise missile (ALCM) has become an dable BRAHMOS has redefined and in the world has been able to develop engineers contributed in developing unparalled precision strike weapon in influenced warfare tactics and strat- such a highly versatile, multi-role mod- the critical propulsion system, includ- terms of range, lethality, and effective- egies in the 21st century. Initially ern weapon for its military. ing the ramjet engine and booster for ness among world-wide conventional developed in anti-ship configuration, Flying at a top speed of Mach 2.8 the missile along with the warhead, airborne weapons. It has given an BRAHMOS has evolved over the years and carrying a powerful warhead of the Indian scientists and technology unprecedented fillip to the Indian Air to establish its impeccable land-attack up to 300 kg, the two-stage BRAHMOS experts played an equally important Force’s air combat capability.

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E-11N equipment for automatic • input of eight crypto-keys with validation check encryption of telephone and digital and their storage during the specified period; information • selective erasing of any of the eight crypto-keys JSC ‘CONCERN and their total erasure; • maintenance of clock synchronization in the case of reliability degradation in the communication chan- nel down to 5х10-2; • transmitting a warning signal to the subscriber dur- ‘AVTOMATIKA‘ ing the synchronization process; • connection to the switching equipment via the Concern ‘Avtomatika‘ (part of Rostec State Corporation) is the largest enterprise of the Russian 10-wire interface; Federation concerned with problems of information security, with development and production • operation in the ‘RADIO RECEIVER BYPASS‘ mode of secrecy communication equipment and systems, protected information and telecommunication and information transmission from the digital systems and also special automated control systems. JSC ‘Concern ‘Avtomatika‘ makes its products source via RS-232 interface in this mode. both in the interests of governmental authorities and in interests of commercial organizations. The equipment includes: Double-purpose products are exported via state holding company ‘Rosoboronexport‘. Concern • SA268E (СА268Е) – the main ‘Avtomatika‘ presents several developments at the forum ARMY-2018. This equipment provides: package – it provides crypto- • information reception and transmission via VHF graphic protection of voice and Stationary UAV electronic warfare System contents: telephone channels of radio stations; documentary information, con- system ‘TARAN‘ • antenna-feeder units • information reception and transmission via digital nection to a specialized VHF he System's equipment, which is located in • noise-generator units communication channels with S1-FL-BI (С1-ФЛ-БИ) radio station, with channeling the open air, provides operation in the tem- • a rotary-supporting unit of the radio-signal sup- interface; means over S1-I (С1-И) interface; perature range from -40 ° to + 50 °C, as well as: pression system controlled from the automated • encrypted telephone communication with guaran- • SA266E (СА266Е) – for connec- T - when exposed to atmospheric precipita- workstation teed reliability when operating with portable and tion to HF radio stations; tion (rain) with an intensity of 5 mm/min; • a power supply device mobile radio stations; • SА249Е-1 (СА249Е-1) – for con- - when exposed to sand and dust. • a cable and harness kit • communication over HF radio stations using the nection to VHF radio stations, The structural strength ensures operability of the • an installation kit HF modem; voice frequency channels; system under wind loads at a wind speed of up to 15 m/s. • lipreader conversion of voice information into digi- • АТ-3132Е – for connection to The design of the equipment ensures the maintenance Portable UAV electronic warfare tal form and vice versa; devices operating via RS-232 personnel safety during its operation. Special notes and system ‘PISCHAL‘ • input of eight crypto-keys with validation check interface; warning signs providing safe operation of the equipment are and their storage during the validity period; • AT-3104E – for information trans- located at the points convenient for their visual perception. • selective erasing of any of the eight crypto-keys mission via HF communication The System control interface provides the implementa- and their total erasure; channels in simplex, half-duplex tion of processes and functions, which are to be automated • maintenance of clock synchronization in the case of and duplex modes; The System can be stored in a heated room (or with reliability degradation in the communication chan- • MTT-UK-1E (МТТ-УК-1Е), which air conditioning) at a temperature of 5 to 40°C, and at a nel down to 5х10-2; provides control for the radio station and voice relative humidity of up to 75% at a temperature of 25°C, • transmitting a warning signal to the subscriber dur- communication; provided there are no vapors of chemically active sub- ing the synchronization process. • VA264E (ВА264Е), which provides conversion of 27 stances in this room. The equipment includes: V DC voltage, 110 V or 220 V single-phase AC with a The ‘Taran‘ system is • SA267E (СА267Е), which provides voice conversion frequency of 50-60 Hz, 115 V single-phase AC with designed to influence the The system is designed to ensure security during public and cryptographic protection; a frequency of 400 Hz into a stabilized 15 V DC volt- navigation, information events, as well as protection of state, military and civil • SA266E (СА266Е), which provides information age with an output power of up to 30 W; transferring/dumping and secure facilities, and provides suppression of signals from transmission via HF communication channels; • RA-005IE (РА-005ИЕ) – for connecting a remote unit UAV control channels in all commercial and special-purpose UAVs. • MTT-UK-1E (МТТ-УК-1Е), which provides control for or a switchboard; order to prevent UAV oper- System contents: the radio station and voice communication; • UА158-3Е (УА158-3Е) – to provide key information ation within the protected The ‘Pischal‘ system in its standard configuration • VA264E (ВА264Е), which provides conversion of 27 input using a punch tape; territory. The radio-signal includes the following units: V DC voltage, 110 V or 220 V single-phase AC with a • PA627 (ПА627) – for switching to the intercom- suppression range for UAV • The 5-band ‘Pischal‘ system with a built-in accumu- frequency of 50-60 Hz, 115 V single-phase AC with munication and switching equipment input of the control and navigation lator battery; a frequency of 400 Hz into a stabilized 15 V DC volt- mobile unit of the AT-3104E or SA266E system and channels is not less than • An accumulator battery charging unit; age with an output power of up to 30 W; the SA249E-1 system or without them. 2.7 km in the line-of-sight • A built-in operability control indicator (a battery • UА158-3Е (УА158-3Е), which provides the address conditions. charge status indicator and a generator perfor- information input. The system can be mance indicator for each band); equipped with an anten- • External (‘belt‘) accumulator batteries. E-11S equipment for automatic na-feeder path of isotropic Optional equipment: encryption of telephone radiation. In this case, the • a support rack for positioning and digital information ‘Taran‘ system provides the • a collimator sight This equipment ensures: impenetrability field over • a rigid coffer for transporting the system by air, rail- • information reception and transmission via digital Moscow, 127106, Botanicheskaya st., 25 an object with a radius of way and sea transport communication channels with S1-FL-BI (С1-ФЛ-БИ) Tel.: +7(495)619-31-50, Fax.: +7(495)619-33-04 at least 2700 meters. • a portable semi-rigid bag. interface; www.ao-avtomatika.ru, [email protected]

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the circumstances, which appeared On March 26 our team departed to be very unfavourable even for an to Rybachy Peninsula. Our aim was to all-terrain vehicle. reach Bolshoe Ozyorko bay. It took 2 Riding around the area, climbing full days to cover the route. The road sopkas (hills), checking maximum was intricate, repeated elevation speed on flat snow we came across changes, dangerous slopes and hills, deep loose sugar snow with depth perfidious сornices that could lead from 85 cm to 1.5 m and deeper. you into abyss. Weather changed At the shallowest depth of 85 cm every hour, sunny day could turn into KRECHET accelerated to 30 km/h. pitch-dark squally wind blizzard. We But we couldn’t boast similar speed, employed all our inventory to over- when climbing the hills. Upward come all that had befallen us. Both Three Bogatyrs motion on such snow created the vehicles worked in team safeguard- feeling of advancing the void, sink- ing each other with pull ropes and ing into friable snow with no crust. supporting each other in especially This hindered the movement suffi- hazardous areas. There have been no named KRECHET ciently. But such conditions convinced breakdowns within the whole route. us in correctness of chosen techni- KRECHET all-terrain vehicle man- cal solutions included into KRECHET aged to cope with all difficulties, proved PETROVICH all-terrain vehicle This project had been existed from 2008 to 2017. In 2017 the company all-terrain vehicle. We could find a its efficiency of all technical solutions undergone certain changes, and the project have been dubbed KRECHET (Gyrfalcon). Presently, workaround in any tricky situation designed by the engineers, starting Tehnoimpuls, LLC manufactures three models of KRECHET all-terrain vehicles: Z210-91 is a passenger due to the decisions made by our from transmission and ending with all-terrain vehicle with 4х4 wheelbase, Z310-91 is a passenger all-terrain vehicle with 6х6 wheelbase, designers and engineers. Winch, axle auxiliaries for passing complicated sec- Z320-91 is a cargo and passenger all-terrain vehicle with 6х6 wheelbase. pressure distribution, smooth car bot- tions of the route. KRECHET all-terrain tom, wheel and axle locks – all these vehicle proved its absolute applicability March 2018 an expe- delivered by car transporters to functions provided maximum self- in severe climate on the example of the dition of sorts was Pechenga settlement in the middle sufficiency of the vehicle irrespective Kola Peninsula. If the locals can be trust- arranged to Rybachy of March. That was our starting point. of the landscape or climatic environ- ed, no machinery could pass our route In Peninsula (Murmansk Before departure, we decided to mental conditions. The vehicles also in such short period, even when the Oblast). It was a good ‘probe‘ the snow, to get the feeling of demonstrated excellent team work. road is open for local vehicles. /RA&MG/ opportunity to prove adequacy of functionality being in the heart of design of KRETCHET all-terrain vehi- cle by our company. Starting from the beginning of March the path to Rybachy Peninsula is extremely dif- ficult and dangerous, and locals never go there on any vehicles but snow- mobiles. And the ones that go on snowmobiles are the most reckless at that. But for our company and our all-terrain vehicles this was a kind of challenge, which we accepted. Two all-terrain vehicles: KRECHET Z210-91 and KRECHET Z310-91 were

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Rearmament and modernisation is making good progress largely due to the workers of our shipbuilding industry and their professionalism and responsible attitude. The Navy infrastructure, including ship base infrastructure, has also been devel- oping to meet the latest require- ments. The Navy has always been among the first to master scien- tific, technical, engineering and design achievements. Meeting the Navy's current and prospective needs should further stimulate the development and introduction of advanced and innovative technolo- gies and serve as one of the drivers for the technological breakthrough. And this, as experience shows, will The Navy has always been among the first to be inevitably followed by the flow of breakthrough knowledge into master scientific, technical, engineering and design the civilian sector. achievements. Meeting the Navy's current and I am confident that every person who serves in the Navy knows that prospective needs should further stimulate the they have the entire great history development and introduction of advanced and of the Russian Navy behind them, all the outstanding achievements innovative technologies and serve as one of the drivers RUSSIAN NAVY DAY of our predecessors and the valour for the technological breakthrough. And this, as of our respected veterans. I hope the current generation of navy men experience shows, will be inevitably followed by the flow Vladimir Putin and Sergey Shoigu marked the main will honourably continue this great of breakthrough knowledge into the civilian sector. military holiday of summer history. In the last Sunday of July in Russia, traditionally celebrated the Navy Day. This holiday has always been a special celebration of Russian honor, pride and military power of the navy. This year the holiday was especially powerful. An official reception to mark Russia's Navy Day was held at the Admiralty in St Petersburg – Navy capital of Russia. Also in this city there was the Main Naval Parade, and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin reviewed it on the Neva River.

uring official reception The high combat readiness and Vladimir Putin said: ‘The effectiveness of the naval forces is a profession of a navy man major component of ensuring the D in our country has always country's military capability and its been an honourable one security, as well as the security of its that personified courage, valour and citizens. And, of course, we will con- dedication. Such respect is well- tinue to implement measures aimed deserved: everyone knows that the at strengthening and developing the naval profession is a difficult and Navy and better equipping its fleet. important work. It means service in This year, the Navy has already the most difficult and rough environ- received four surface vessels, one ments, often involving long separa- anti-terror boat, and three support tions from the family and loved ones. ships. Overall, in 2018 the Navy will But for a navy man, the noble goal receive 26 new ships, cutters and of serving the Fatherland has always vessels, including four ships with the been a top priority. Kalibr missile system.

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been and will remain the underpin- The celebration of Navy Day We have every right to be proud Honour and valour, being true to one’s duty and oath nings of the spectacular victories emphasises the power of the sacred of our Navy, our Naval forces, their have always been and will remain the underpinnings won by our Navy. For more than maritime brotherhood that unites all high-class combat readiness, strate- three centuries now, the Russian fleet Navy bases and units of the Baltic, gic, tactical and operational capabili- of the spectacular victories won by our Navy. For more has enabled Russia to affirm its status Northern, Pacific, Black Sea fleets and ties, as well as the power and beauty than three centuries now, the Russian fleet has enabled as a great naval power, capable of the Caspian Flotilla. of the Russian fleet. standing up for its national interests The Russian Navy has been suc- Our people have always admired the Russia to affirm its status as a great naval power, and protecting its shores. cessful in ensuring our national sailors of our Navy, since only the brave capable of standing up for its national interests and The fleet’s history is personified defence capability, and continues and resilient can shoulder maritime ser- by the courage, valour and spirit of to make a substantial contribution vice, and understand the value of mili- protecting its shores. its sailors and officers. Their devotion to the fight against international tary readiness, strict discipline, unity and to the Fatherland served as a guiding terrorism, while also playing a vital chivalry. Together with having the latest The Main Naval Parade that took aviation, coastal defence troops, and light for bold pioneers, and inspired role in guaranteeing strategic par- knowledge and irreproachable skills in place on the Neva River this year, who are committed to serving to the ship builders to reach new heights ity. Every day dozens of ships and mastering the latest advances in mili- united more than four thousand glory of the Russian Navy. by developing engineering marvels. submarines ensure the defence of tary hardware, these qualities enable Navy personnel from the Baltic, Honour and valour, being true These glorious traditions cannot fail Russia’s interests in any part of the our Navy to deliver on even the most Northern and Black Sea fleets and to one’s duty and oath have always to inspire current generations. World Ocean. complex missions.’ /RA&MG/ the Caspian Flotilla, as well as more than 40 ships and motor boats of various kinds, along with a Navy aviation group all took part in the parade. Before the main part of the parade, the President sailed round the com- bat ships, which were lined up for the parade in the inner harbor of Kronstadt, and welcomed their crews. The President also visited the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. At the Main Naval Parade Vladimir Putin said: ‘I congratulate all those who guard the maritime boundaries of our Motherland, take part in long- distance expeditions, and all those who have dedicated their lives to the surface and submarine forces, naval

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MEETING ON SPACE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

In Novo-Ogaryovo (Moscow Region) Vladimir Putin held a business meeting on space sector development. The meeting participants discussed the implementation of the programmes to develop the space sector and measures to ensure its stable growth. The meeting was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister – Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, Presidential Aide Andrei Belousov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces and Commander of the Russian Space Forces Alexander Golovko, and General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry Rogozin.

resident of Russia Vladimir fully implement all of these projects, eign-made aircraft and even more so, Putin marked: ‘As you know, as well as the experience of designing aircraft made in Russia. They should all a few weeks ago we met complex space equipment and unique be equipped the same way – and we P with the new leadership space exploration competences. propose making it a legal requirement – of Roscosmos corporation. At the same time, our space industry with GLONASS or GLONASS-GPS mod- Today we will continue analysing the must consistently improve the quality ules in some cases. This will enable situation in the space sector. This sector of its products and works, which should more accurate navigation for the crews. is of strategic importance for the coun- come at globally competitive prices. We have airports equipped with this try. Its steady and progressive develop- This is the key condition for increasing system, but the planes, which are still ment is essential for building up Russia’s the industry’s commercial potential to mostly foreign-made, do not have defence capability and national security, ensure its successful operation on the these units. I would ask you to support for enhancing the country’s scientific global market, where competition, or my proposal. I have prepared a report potential and for creating innovative even rivalry, continues to increase. and will submit it to you today. commercial technology. We must create conditions for fruit- And the second question. I would Space exploration and making ful and coordinated work of all space like to show you an album today after use of the opportunities it offers to industry companies and their person- the meeting. Since April 2014, we have serve the interests of the economy nel, including designers, engineers been photographing the Crimean and social sphere are major areas for and workers. We must also enhance Bridge, while it was being built. From Russia’s technological breakthrough. the financial stability of these com- the first step on each autoshot path, Today I suggest discussing the imple- panies and provide additional social 240 paths in all, were shot monthly mentation of the programmes for the guarantees and incentives for improv- by our satellite-based remote sensing development of the rocket and space ing the professional skills of their devices. Now we have a group of 10 industry and additional measures to personnel and for attracting young satellites; in a few years, there will be ensure its stabile and balanced growth. talented professionals.’ 23. This is also a very important area Instructions were issued to the After President speech General for the commercialisation of space Government and Roscosmos in this Director of the Roscosmos State activities. At present we can remotely connection, primarily to increase the Corporation for Space Activities Dmitry monitor how objects change, observe orbital group, create a super heavy-lift Rogozin said: ‘Based on your instruc- changes in the landscape, changes in launch vehicle, implement a manned tions, starting from January 1, 2017, we the natural environment, illegal log- flight programme and complete the introduced a new procedure requiring ging and many other things. construction of the Vostochny Space all vehicles produced in Russia or sup- Before the end of this month we will Launch Centre. I hope to hear reports plied to Russia to be equipped with be presenting the latest capabilities of on the implementation of these ERA-GLONASS units. This has already Roscosmos and its orbital group to the instructions today. saved hundreds of lives. We are even federal districts and the regional gov- It should be noted that Russia has ahead of European practice here. We ernors. These new capabilities need to the necessary design, engineering propose to introduce a similar practice be commercialised and promptly intro- and technical capabilities to success- when Russian airlines buy or lease for- duced into the national economy.’

40 Russian Aviation & Military Guide WORLD MARKET

‘KB RADAR‘: FROM BELARUS – TO ALL OVER THE WORLD JSC ‘KB Radar‘ – Managing Company of the ‘Radar Systems‘ Holding – is one of the leading research and production enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the Republic of Belarus, and one of the recognized world leaders in its segment. The products of the enterprise are well known and are used practically on all continents of the world.

SC ‘KB Radar‘ – Managing based on the latest achievements of Minsk), is the history of selfless service Company of ‘Radar science and innovative technologies. of the team of scientists, specialists, all Systems‘ Holding, whit has The ‘Radar Systems‘ Holding is one employees in the interests of the coun- J been set up with the pur- of the leading organizations of the try, strengthening its defense, scientific pose of joint coordinated Military and Industrial Committee of and industrial potential. implementation of the processes of the Republic of Belarus conducting 9th March 2006 is today‘s compa- development and commissioning of the uniform policy in the sphere of ny founding date. The RUE ‘KB Radar‘, radar systems and EW assets, other defense, development of the mili- based on resolution of the Minsk City military and dual-use systems in tary industries sector, cooperation of Council, was registered in the Unified accordance with the specialization the Republic of Belarus with foreign State Register of Juridical Entities and and regulations of the Managing and states in military technologies. Individual Entrepreneurs as Entry No Participant companies of the Holding, The Holding would perform a 190699027. ‘turnkey‘ work cycle – from develop- From 30 December 2010, the ment to production and follow-up company bears the legal status of an of the equipment designed, train- Open Joint Stock Company (JSC ‘KB ing the Customer‘s specialists in its Radar‘). Currently 100% of the shares operation, maintenance and repairs. belong to the State. The Holding joins the companies In connection with establishment with a long-standing record, offering of the ‘Radar Systems‘ Holding, as JSC ‘KB Radar‘ their specialization, unique technolo- from 17th October 2011 the com- Managing Company of ‘Radar Systems‘ Holding gies and achievements. pany was re-named into JSC ‘KB Republic of Belarus, 220026, The company‘s history starting from Radar‘ – Managing Company of Minsk, Partizanski Prospekt, 64a April 6, 1974 when a special department ‘Radar Systems‘ Holding controlled + 375 17 295 30 91 was set up at the Science Research by the State Military and Industrial www.kbradar.by, [email protected] Institute of Automation Means (city of Committee of the Republic of Belarus.

42 Russian Aviation & Military Guide THE BEST OF THE BEST THE BEST OF THE BEST case of emergencies than traditional absorbing systems entered into force The SPARS® General Specifications evacuation methods are impossible. in 2013. The SPARS® solution meets the To have certification tests per- Russian Ministry of Emergency formed a special Hybrid-III (USA) 1. Total Assembly Weight – 25 kg Situations (EMERCOM) requirements crush test dummy-based anthropo- 2. Rescue Payload Weight – 45÷120 kg for high-rise emergency escape morphous (bionic-like) instrumenta- 3. Descent Elevations – 5÷1000 m apparatus (GOST R 22.9.08–2005; tion station has been developed and GOST R 12.4.206–99) and provides created by the SRS Ltd., which has no 4. Landing Velocity – 5÷7 m/s for the following unique capabilities, equals in Russia. 5. Landing Angle – < 30° never implemented before: A full cycle of comprehensive calcu- 1. Alternative of emergency escape lations and testing to validate design 6. Footboard Barrier Elevation – 1.5 m (so-called ‘last resort rescue‘) properties and performance has been 7. Descent Time – 3÷150 s 2. Emergency evacuation of an performed. Up to now the SPARS® 8. Ready-to-use Time – 45÷60 s untrained person having weight device technical operational reliability is of 45÷120 kg, from heights of 98.7% but further testing is under way. 9. Launch Initialization Time – 15÷20 s 50÷1,000 m; New SPARS® escape solution pro- 10. Inflating Gas – Air; Sergey Kulik 3. Ready-for-use in 45÷60 sec; vides the following advantages: 11. General Dimensions: 4. Self-sustained operation and 1. Alternative (a ‘last resort‘) escape a. Aassembled – 900х450х300 mm independently selected escape mean for ordinary person in case b. In Descent mode – 6,500х2,700mm route; of emergency in the high-rise (without conopy) 5. User-friendly operation for structure; SECURE RESCUE AT ANY HEIGHT untrained persons and fully auto- 2. Secure rescue of untrained per- Actual Landing Impact Loads: mated rescue procedure right sonnel (18÷70 years old) from from start; high elevations from 5 till 1000m Acceleration directions: Unique autonomous rescue parachuting 6. Personal protection against exter- (no practical means available ‘chest-to-back‘ – up to 8÷10 g nal hazards during evacuation; starting from 50 m height); ‘side-to-side‘ , ‘head-to-pelvis‘ – up to ± 6 g back-pack system for emergency escape 7. Appropriate weight of a back- 3. Off-line capability of the system pack-type carried device; provides mobility that helps to Acceleration Exposition Time – less than 0.5 s 8. Secure injury-free landing on any find optimal self-escape way of Acceleration Growth Velocity – less than 500 1/s The innovative Russian private Space Rescue Systems Ltd. (SRS Ltd.) company (www.cosmic-rs.com) proposes a unique underlying surface. out from emergency situation; User‘s age – 18÷70 years and unrivalled emergency rescue vehicle SPARS® – an Autonomous Rescue Pneumo Transformable Chute Back-pack 4. Smooth automated ejection from System – a validated forefront rescue solution for guaranteed secure individual emergency escape from nearly any The SPARS® unit for individual the emergency object after manu- high elevation structure (skyscrapers, offshore platforms etc.). The SPARS® project is resulted in a creation of a brand use had required a special certifi- al initialization of the system; 7. Safe landing on any underlying new pneumo-framed aerodynamic devices technology. There is no doubt in the near future this solution is going to be cate basis. In this regard the National 5. Guaranteed deploy of the canopy surface in urban terrain; a must-have in skyscrapers construction all over the world Standard (GOST) 4240-001-2012 with 3÷5 m loss of height irrespec- 8. Reusable and does not sink. specifying medical and technical tive of air flow speed pressure; he SRS Ltd. proposes a usually perished. On the other side op the project from conceptual pro- requirements for injury-free opera- 6. Protection from dangerous exter- In packed and assembly complete SPARS® high rise escape homeland security analytics says that posal stage to releasing operating tion by untrained persons rescued nal factors (fire, hits, smoke) dur- mode the SPARS® system weights technology that has a in average an every skyscraper in the prototypes unparalleled anywhere in by means of new type SPARS® shock- ing descent; 25 kg with back-pack dimensions T global nature. It is uncov- world is expected to be subjected to the world. ered market niche with an a fire case (terroristic attack or other The SPARS® escape technology is obvious but unrealized human require- emergency) once in every 47 years. based on a synergy of sophisticat- ment to be and to feel safe while living So the SRS Ltd. has decided to ed aerospace technologies such as or working in high elevation buildings. resolve the problem in finding an Air-Aspirator Rapid Inflation; Elastic In case of emergency than traditional alternative to traditional evacuation Pneumo-Frame Catapult Ejection; evacuation is impossible or ineffective methods technical solution. It takes Air-Drag Deceleration; Air-Bag Shock those people all over the world have about eight years of R&D to resolve the Absorbing and others. Such technol- practically no means of urgent secure task. Finally it is resulted in creation ogies were invented for space probes rescue from the height and need an a brand new escape technology – deceleration during descent in atmo- alternative solution. an Autonomous Rescue Pneumo spheres of Solar system planets and Actually the technical reviews Transformable Chute Back-pack its landings on surfaces. shows that at present there are prac- Solution for secure personal rescue The SPARS® device provides a tically no means for secure alterna- from high-elevation structure in case secure individual escape of untrained tive escape starting from 60÷80 m of emergency than traditional evacu- person or valuables cargos with height and higher available on the ation methods are impossible. weights 45÷120 kg. from about any market. But according to the said The SRS. Ltd company in outsourc- of existing high-rise (50÷1000m) firefighter‘s statistics about 3÷5% of ing cooperation with 18 leading facilities (skyscrapers; towers; off- people being caught in alarm situa- Russian and foreign aerospace com- shore platforms etc.) with guaran- tion on the high-rise building used to panies has fulfilled full-scale research teed safe landing on any underlying try escaping from the windows and and development activities to devel- surface in urban terrain or water in

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run mass production of the SPARS® in the region and enter an empty mar- ket with protected rights it would be necessary to have production tech- nology experience in the fields of: – thin coated/laminated fabric manufacturing; – assembly from these fabrics a complex air-beam-frame air-proof inflatable structures; – parachute canopy manufacturing; – air-aspirator gas filling manufac- turing; – plastics (carbon) manufacturing and forming 850x450x350mm and has easy – to- 95% potential SPARS® manufacturers. essary intellectually property rights – human field (air-borne) tests plas- use suspension system. 13 Patents of the US, China, Japan, protected. tic forming and others. The SPARS® has its Technical Data Canada, South Korea, Singapore, An accurate assessment of the Sheet (TU 801130–5047075064–01– the Ukraine, Indonesia, Malasia and terms, timeframes and investments A Partner sought may be expected 10) and working design documents Australia have been already received. required for the SPARS® industrializa- to undertake part of those activities issued. Under the SRS Ltd require- Three Russian EMERCOM tion it is foreseen that a Partner from or provide financing for already SRS ments Russian gas-filling systems Certificates of Conformity were the region where product itself (or Ltd. Company existing outsourcing (GFS) manufacturing company has received for the SPARS®. ‘Aerospace its production) could be demanded manufacturing solution in Russia on mastered Autonomous Two-Stage medicine and military ergonomics‘ (Middle East, China, US, Europe, Asia- a mutually beneficial basis. GFS for SPARS® (TU 8042–017– R&D Institute of the Russian Air Force Pacific etc.) could formulate and pro- As for the SPARS® solution opera- 45307693–2013). has granted an official approval for vide the SRS Ltd. Company with the tion such a potential entity sought The SRS Ltd. Intellectual Property the SPARS® physical adaptability. regional authority technical require- (hotels, profitable houses; sky- Rights on SPARS® and its ‘know- The SRS Ltd. company now is look- ments to upgrade the product speci- scraper‘s management company; hows‘ have been completely protect- ing for cooperation with a strategic fications and also could determine offshore platform management; air- ed within Russia (9 Patens, 3 Trade Partner and/or investor in order to the necessary level of licensing. borne attractions & entertainment Marks) and abroad under PCT (Patent industrialize the brand new SPARS® At the same time in order to companies etc.) should only require Cooperation Treaty) procedures 2 product; to make it commercial; to reduce production costs it is desir- a free window exit sized 1000x500 ‘umbrella‘ requests for SPARS® have prepare and set up its production able to find and select a local manu- mm at the appropriate height to use entered national level in 15 countries and to enter with it into a global facturer taking into account its tech- Autonomous Pneumo Transformable and covered 78% skyscrapers and commercial market having all nec- nical capabilities and possibility to Escape Chute and propose to its cli- use appropriate production process ents an additional exceptional secure technologies. service with limited warranty. There are following innovations Upon receiving necessary infor- General market estimations shows in the proposed SPARS® technology: mation from a Partner the SRS Ltd. there are over 7,303 finished and Company could finalize the design 2,500 under construction skyscrap- 1. A brand new free parachuting technology (means and escape method) was created for emergency escape documentation, to fabricate a proto- ers worldwide with the heights of from heights higher than 50 m where practical methods for safe evacuation of a person are not available type with specifications meeting local 100÷828m, over 100,000 buildings on the market. needs and to determine expected having height of 50÷100m and more 2. Sinergy solution based on specially designed and produced from film-laminated fabric a rapid inflatable investments and timeframes neces- than 800 offshore platforms. Taking 1 2 3 air-beam single volume frame structure for: sary to prepare and to run mass pro- that analysis into account the SPARS® – Elastic catapult ejection of a human from a window of an emergency object; duction of the product in the region. may have potential market capacity – Forced deploy of the canopy with only 3÷5 m loss of height and irrespective of air flow speed pressure for Shares and Conditions in the busi- of up to $700-850 million annually. deployment (usual parachute requires of 25÷100 m free fall and/or 250÷350 km/h speed of airplane to be ness organization is a matter of further Furthermore, the SPARS® esti- deployed); negotiations. The SRS Ltd. Company mated potential market capacity is – Guaranteed safe landing with 5÷6 m/s vertical velocity on any underlying surface in urban terrain using would be ready to demonstrate its worth over $3.5 billion in commer- integrated air-frame shock absorbing pneumo dumper. good willing approach and to meet a cial sector alone. The Governments 3. Fully automatic mode of usage (after manual initialisation of the apparatus) and all the descend envelope accelerations bearable for an ordinary person make the escape solution available for use by untrained Partner in negotiations halfway with market is bigger but for accepting people from 18 till 70 years old; necessary flexibility in some critical that new technology implementa- 4. New type of light weight air-proof film coated fabric for air-beam inflatable frame structure was created. questions aiming to achieve mutually tion it may require some updates beneficial cooperation. of the appropriate local norms and The Special National Standard (GOST) for shock acceleration limits for untrained human using new type of 4 5 6 Such forms of cooperation as Joint regulations. /RA&MG/ lodgment Rescue Parachuting Systems was issued. Venture, Technical, Manufacturing or The Crash test dummy Hybrid-III 50% percentile was instrumented, calibrated with the help of centrifuge, certified SRS Ltd. (OOO ‘KCC‘) The Russian Federation, 141400 and used as anthropomorphic instrument for human acceleration checking during field tests and validation of the License Agreements are feasible. E-mail: [email protected] 25A Leningradskoe HWY t.+7(495) 617-1731 Autonomous Pneumo Transformable Escape Chute. For a strategic industrial Partner www.cosmic-rs.com sought who would be interested to Khimky, Moscow Region, f.+7(495) 617-1732

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