Kazan Aircraft Building Plant is increasing the production of Tu-160M missile carriers
Russian defense enterprises, despite the unprecedented sanctions pressure from the West, are increasing the production of modern military equipment, including aviation. Today, Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of the Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov visited the largest aircraft manufacturing enterprises in the region - the Kazan Helicopter and Kazan Aviation Plants (part of the UAC of the Rostec State Corporation).
According to the press service of Rostec, during a visit to the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov (branch of Tupolev PJSC), the delegation assessed the progress of measures for large-scale modernization and technical re-equipment of the enterprise. This program is designed to increase the production of Tu-214 civilian liners and Tu-160 strategic missile carriers.
In addition, on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the enterprise resumed production of modernized Tu-160M strategic missile carriers. Currently, there is an increase in the production of "White Swans", which are considered the hallmark of the Kazan Aviation Plant. In the updated version, the aircraft have improved flight and combat characteristics. The designers have laid in it additional potential for further improvement, including the use of promising types of weapons.
- the head of the Rostec State Corporation emphasized.
At the Kazan helicopter plant, Chemezov was shown work on replacing foreign systems in Ansat helicopters as part of the import substitution. Here, already in the third quarter of this year, they intend to replace the Canadian engines for the helicopter with the domestic power unit VK-650V, developed by UEC-Klimov. At the end of the year, flight tests of the imported Ansat will begin, the head of Rostec said.
In a press release from the Kazan Helicopter Plant, it was emphasized that the company, following the results of 2022, fulfilled all obligations to customers and fully drew up the production plan for the current year.
- Alexander Grigoryev
- PJSC "Tupolev" website
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