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Publisher Evgeny Semenov EditiorinChief Maxim Pyadushkin Art Director Andrey Khorkov
•AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
•DEFENSE
UAC sets sight on civilian markets ........2
Russia’s growing military expenses are
Russia works to develop new
a boon for the local aircraft
rotorcraft types ....................................4
Il-476 military transport Interview with Andrey Sharnin, deputy in assessment trials ............................16
Commercial Director Sergey Belyaev
general director of Progresstech............8
Advertising Manager Oleg Abdulov
Ilyushin Finance backlog set to grow ..10
Cover Photos Leonid Faerberg, Fyodor Borisov
New customers for Russian titanium ..10
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manufacturers ....................................14
Be-200 goes into military service ........16 •AIR TRANSPORT Russian fleets are growing but the
Alexey Grigoriev, general designer at
airlines’ profits stay low ......................17
Klimov Company, tells about new engines development ..........................12
•SPACE BUSINESS
Transas working on MALE-class
Angara first launch imminent ............20
UAS designs ......................................13
Russian heart for a US rocket ............24
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