Catapult manufacturer for Ka-52M "Alligator" faces a lawsuit for hundreds of millions of rubles

The Moscow-based research and production enterprise (NPP) "Zvezda" has applied to the Arbitration Court of the Primorsky Territory with a demand to oblige the Arsenyev Aviation Company (AAC) "Progress" to cover debts for the production of systems for Ka-52M "Alligator" helicopters.

"Progress" must pay "Zvezda" 111 million rubles - of which 93 million rubles is the debt itself, the rest is a penalty.

Out of the total contract value of 604 million rubles, "Zvezda" received only 283 million rubles in advance without additional proceedings.

Part of the money was transferred to the enterprise after sending a claim, and "Progress" also made a large tranche after the enterprise applied to the court.

During the proceedings, the aircraft factory explained that it did not mind settling with "Zvezda", but the enterprise itself had not yet received money from the Ministry of Defense for the manufacture of a batch of modernized "Alligator" helicopters. However, the court decided that "Progress" must cover the debt regardless of when the aircraft factory receives funds from the Ministry of Defense.

Specifically for the "Alligators", "Zvezda" developed the K-37-800M ejection-shock-absorbing seat.

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