The aviation industry is gaining momentum in its digital transformation, forcing a reconsideration not only of tools but of the entire approach to work. Mikhail Rybakov, Managing Director for Digital Transformation and Industrial Automation at PAO "OAK" (part of State Corporation "Rostec"), shared his thoughts on the main challenges ahead of the "AVIATSIFRA 2026" conference.
According to Rybakov, artificial intelligence and the processing of enormous volumes of data require a fundamental change in production culture and interaction between market participants.
Another important area, in the specialist's view, will be the concept of the "dark factory." This refers to the transformation of the human role in the production process.
A person becomes not an executor, but a scriptwriter and director, relying on the world of data from all participants in the "unmanned" production process. Working with such arrays of information will require the introduction of fundamentally new technologies for their analysis, control, and programming
The expert noted that it is necessary to rethink approaches to working with data in order to ensure the active participation of all parties in the process and guarantee prompt and reliable information exchange.
Aircraft manufacturers face the goal of creating a unified cyber-physical system bringing together development, technologies, equipment, robots, tooling, and quality control. According to OAK's estimates, such automation will make it possible to raise labor productivity by at least 30%.
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