Currently, Russia is effectively rebuilding the aviation industry — based on the principles of the Soviet school and independent of external pressure. This was stated by the head of the Union of Aircraft Manufacturers, Alexey Rogozin.
According to him, we are talking about creating a new industrial base, including the production of engines, units and final assemblies.
Today we are trying to understand how, in this new reality, we can do what no one has ever done before. To create, in fact, an industry that is completely independent of external influence. It may use some imported components a little, but it should not depend on them.
He recalled that today the country is simultaneously creating four types of new passenger aircraft — this did not happen even in the USSR.
We are simultaneously creating four major types of passenger aircraft. Even in Soviet times, such a number of projects, which are at approximately the same stage, were not implemented simultaneously.
Rogozin emphasized that Russia intends not only to restore lost competencies, but also to form a new aircraft industry that can compete with world leaders.
It is worth recalling that the aviation industry is currently developing the MC-21, SJ-100, Il-114-300 and Tu-214 airliners.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Russia will earn billions of dollars for the aviation industry by producing SJ-100 abroad.