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Native name | Russian:ПАО Объединённая Авиастроительная Корпорация |
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| Formerly | OJSC United Aircraft Corporation (2006–2015) |
| Company type | Public,PJSC |
| MCX: UNAC | |
| Industry | Aerospace,defense |
| Predecessor | Ilyushin,Irkut,Mikoyan,Sukhoi,Tupolev,Yakovlev |
| Founded | 20 February 2006; 19 years ago (2006-02-20) |
| Founder | Vladimir Putin by presidential decree |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Denis Manturov(Chairman)[1] Yury Slyusar(President)[2] |
| Products | Airliners (seelist) Cargo aircraft (seelist) Special-purposed aircraft (seelist) Military aircraft (seelist) |
| Revenue |  ₽476.5 billion[3] (2023) |
11,203,000,000 Russian ruble (2016)  | |
| 1,100,000,000 Russian ruble (2021) | |
| Total assets | 983,929,000,000 Russian ruble (2016) |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 100,000[5] |
| Divisions | UAC Health UAC - Transport Aircraft LLC UAC - Aggregation Center |
| Subsidiaries | seeorganization |
| Website | www.uacrussia.ru |
ThePJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) (Russian:Объединённая авиастроительная корпорация,romanized: Obyedinyonnaya Aviastroitelnaya Korporatsiya [OAK]) is a Russianaerospace anddefensecorporation. With a majority stake belonging to theRussian government, it consolidates Russian private and state-ownedaircraft manufacturing companies and assets engaged in the manufacture, design, and sale of military, civilian, transport, and unmanned aircraft. Its corporate office is at Leningradsky Avenue, Khoroshyovsky District,Moscow.[6]
Many of the corporation's assets are located invarious regions in Russia, with joint ventures with foreign partners in China, India, and Italy.[7]
After theSoviet Union's suddencollapse in 1991, theaerospace industry ofRussia was in turmoil. An excessive amount ofimports and highlyprotectivetariffs devastated the manufacturing industry, both theaerospace and theautomotive industry.[8] Themilitary aircraft industry was able to benefit from improving export possibilities by profiting from a large storage of components and parts from Soviet times. In contrast, the civilian aircraft industry suffered large losses and production of civilian aircraft diminished significantly. For example, in 1990 Soviet industry produced 715 aircraft.[clarification needed] Eight years later that number decreased by 661 to only 56 aircraft. In 2000 just four civilian aircraft were produced.[9] To address this, thepresident of Russia at that time,Boris Yeltsin decided that consolidation was necessary. He decided to create theVPK-MAPO (Military Industrial Complex – Moscow Aircraft Production Association), which includes companies such asMikoyan. The consolidation was not successful and MAPA later merged withSukhoi.[10]
The UAC was created on 20 February 2006 by Russian presidentVladimir Putin inPresidential Decree No. 140 by merging shares fromIlyushin,Irkut,Mikoyan,Sukhoi,Tupolev, andYakovlev as a newjoint-stock company named the OJSC United Aircraft Corporation to optimize production and minimize losses. The UAC stated that the corporation was created to protect and develop the scientific and industrial potential of the Russian aircraft industry, the security and defense of the state, and the concentration of intellectual, industrial, and financial resources to implement long-term aviation programs.[11] The United Aircraft Corporation started out producing theTupolev Tu-154 "Careless", theTupolev Tu-204, theIlyushin Il-96, theIlyushin Il-114, and all of Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Tupolev, and Ilyushin military aircraft; all created before the corporation's creation.
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In February 2007, the UAC presented its first aircraft and the first military aircraft designed and exported under the UAC brand, theMikoyan MiG-35, designated byNATO as "Fulcrum-F" and aGeneration 4++ jet fighter byMikoyan.[12] The MiG-35 was officially presented during theAero India 2007air show inBangalore,India and officially unveiled when theRussian Minister of Defense,Sergei Ivanov, visited the Lukhovitsky Machine Building Plant "MAPO-MIG".[13] The MiG-35 was a contender for its fourth-generation counterparts in theIndian MRCA competition but was taken out of the competition in April 2011.[14] The MiG-35 would be adopted by theRussian Air Force and was planned to be introduced in 2018.[12][needs update]
In October 2007, theFederal Financial Markets Service registered a primary issue of common shares for theUnited Aircraft Building Corporation. The issue included 96,724,000,000 shares priced at 1RUB = US$0.04.[15] In December 2007, the state-ownedVneshtorgbank announced that it would sell its 5% share inEADS to UAC at market price.[16] Later that month VTB sold its share in EADS to the state-owned Russian Development Bank (VEB).[17] EADS already owned a 10% stake in Irkut in 2012, which it planned to convert into UAC shares,[18] which would result in EADS and UAC owning shares of each other. They[who?] also announced plans for a possible 10–15% share issue in 2008, planning to retain a 75% stake[clarification needed].[19] Ater placing 5 additional share issues,[when?] the Corporation's chartered capital amounts to 174.61 bln.RUB. The share of the Russian Federation in UAC's chartered capital is 80.29%.[citation needed]
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In February 2008, the UAC brought out an improved version of the Sukhoi Su-27, theSukhoi Su-35S, also called the Su-35BM, which was to serve as the interim aircraft for the upcomingSukhoi PAK FA,Russia's firstfifth generation jet fighter. This is the second modernized version of the Su-27, where the first modernized version took place back on 28 June 1988, designated as the Sukhoi Su-27M, also known as the Su-35. The improved aircraft includes a reinforced airframe, air-trusted engines,radar, and improved avionics while excludingcanards and anair brake. TheRussian Air Force designated them as the Su-35S and ordered 98 units with additional orders fromChina andIndonesia. Sukhoi thought sales of the Su-35S would go over 160 but they are blunted by updated versions of theSukhoi Su-30.[20][21][22][23][24]
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In May 2008, the UAC presented its third aircraft and the first airliner designed and exported under the UAC brand, theSukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100). The SSJ 100 is the fourth civilian aircraft and the first airliner to be made by Sukhoi. Previously,[when?] Sukhoi andBoeing made a cooperation agreement and which Boeing consultants would help and advise Sukhoi on the airliner.[25] The SSJ 100 was introduced on 21 April 2011, withArmavia.
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 was subsequently described[by whom?] as the most important and the most successful airliner program of theRussian aerospace industry,[26] and is regarded by theMinistry of Industry and Trade as a top priority project.[27] Sukhoi Holdings of the UAC signed ajoint venture withLeonardo-Finmeccanica (now Leonardo S.p.A.) to establishSuperjet International to sell the SSJ 100 to potential customers.[citation needed]
In October 2009, the UAC signed ajoint venture withHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) ofIndia named theMultirole Transport Aircraft Limited (MTAL) where the two companies would cooperate on manufacturing aircraft for both of theRussian Armed Forces, theIndian Armed Forces, and for friendly third-party countries.[28] One of the projects being developed in 2017 by the joint venture was theIlyushin Il-214 Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) which was intended to replace India'sAntonov An-32 transport fleet. The Il-214 was planned to perform regular transport duties as well as deployparatroopers. The aircraft is planned to be revealed in 2017 and planned to be introduced in 2018.[29]
In 2009, UAC delivered 90 aircraft, including 17 passenger models. This figure includes 31MiG-29 and twoSu-34 fighter jets produced for theRussian Air Force. The company's revenues for 2009 were expected to be 115 billion–120 billion rubles.[30]
On 29 January 2010,Sukhoi and the UAC revealedRussia's firstfifth generation jet fighter, theSukhoi PAK FA (T-50). The PAK FA is a stealth, single-seat,twin-engine,multirolejet fighter designed forair supremacy andattack roles. The PAK FA would also be Russia's first aircraft to usestealth technology. The PAK FA is designed to replace theMikoyan MiG-29 and theSukhoi Su-27 and is expected to be introduced to theRussian Air Force in 2019.[31][32][33] Also, under the MTAL joint venture, Sukhoi andHAL would co-develop theSukhoi/HAL FGFA, now known as the Perspective Multirole Fighter (PMF), a variant of the PAK FA, of which would be designed for theIndian Air Force.[34][35] On 11 August 2017, theRussian Air Force designated the Sukhoi PAK FA as the Sukhoi Su-57.[citation needed]
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On 27 October 2010, the UAC and theUkrainianstate-owned aircraftcorporation,Antonov, signed ajoint venture contract, LLC UAC - Antonov, in the capital city of Ukraine,Kyiv. The purpose of the joint-venture was to deal with the coordination of Antonov and the UAC on purchasing spare parts, production, marketing, and sales, as well as servicing and joint creation of new modifications of Antonov aircraft, according to Defense-Aerospace.[36]
In 2013, nine aircraft repair plants of theMinistry of Defense were transferred under the ownership of the UAC. As a result, in 2014, the serviceability of theRussian Air Force increased from 40% to 65%.[11]
As a result ofRussian military intervention in Ukraine in 2014,international sanctions were invoked againstRussia, and because the UAC was part of Russia's aerospace and defense industry,[37] it was sanctioned as well by theEuropean Union.[38]However, the 2014 sanctions did not include the civilian airliner industry of the UAC, such as theSukhoi Superjet 100, exports of theregional jet to Western nations so the economic activities ofSuperjet International were not expected to be affected.[39]
In April 2015, the company changed its full name to Public Joint-Stock Company (PJSC) "United Aircraft Corporation" (UAC).[11] In the five years 2011–2015, UAC companies delivered to the Russian Defence Ministry more than 200 aircraft.[40]
On 28 September 2015, according to a resolution by theUkrainian government, thestate-owned corporationAntonov would exit the LLC UAC - Antonov joint venture between the Russian and Ukrainian companies.[36]
On 13 January 2016,India'sHAL announced it would cease involvement in theIlyushin Il-214 MTA project, and thatIlyushin would have to work on the project alone. The project was subsequently redesignated as the "Ilyushin Il-214" (with the MTA removed) since the project is no longer under theMultirole Transport Aircraft Limited joint-venture.[41][42]
On 8 June 2016, UAC officially revealed theIrkut MC-21, its firstmedium-rangejet airliner, when it rolled out inIrkutsk. The aircraft could be the first with anout of autoclave composite manufacturing for its wings. The goal of the MC-21 was to replace theTupolev Tu-154,Tupolev Tu-134,Tupolev Tu-204, and theYakovlev Yak-42. and to compete with theAirbus A320neo and theBoeing B737 MAX.[citation needed] Despite the domination of the airliner market byBoeing andAirbus as well as Russianprotectionism preventing western companies from being suppliers to the program,[43][44] the MC-21 was able to make itsmaiden flight on 28 May 2017, with two prototypes built and another four in assembly, while obtaining a total of 205 orders by July 2017, with an introduction planned in 2019 withAeroflot.[45]
In 2018, the United Aircraft Corporation's revenue amounted to 53 billion rubles.[46]
On 25 June 2016, the UAC and theChineseGovernment-owned aircraft corporation,Comac, signed ajoint venture contract to createChina-Russia Aircraft International Co, Ltd. (CRAIC), to be based inShanghai to develop a commercial aircraft. According to the UAC, CRAIC is responsible for product and technology development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and customer service, consulting, program management, and other related fields. By 2017, the two companies were cooperating in creating a new generation of long-range wide-body commercial aircraft and taking charge[clarification needed] of its operation under the joint venture.[47] The aircraft was named theCRAIC CR-929, formerly the C929, and is intended to compete with theAirbus A330neo and theBoeing 787; thus challenging theAirbus-Boeingduopoly.[48]
On 1 September 2017, the UAC Board of Directors, and UAC's subsidiaries,Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and theIrkut Corporation agreed to merge the civil industry Irkut Corporation and the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft into a Civil Aviation Division based on Irkut Corporation, with the intent being that Sukhoi would become the financial entity for all civil aircraft produced by UAC. According to UAC, the corporate restructuring was aimed at realizing UAC's strategic goal to increase the share of civil products in its portfolio to 45% by 2035 and to drive annual civil aircraft production to 100–120 aircraft per year, as well as to increase UAC's economic effectiveness and lower costs by centralizing supporting processes and decreasing levels of management. The transformation was intended to concentrate resources to develop, manufacture, and market Russian civil aircraft, while ensuring consistency in these areas and simplifying certification and licensing procedures.[49]
On 9 July 2018, UAC was targeting 4.5% of globalairliner market share by value and profitability by 2025, to grow its civil aircraft business from 17% to 40% of its income and to attract private investors before 2035.[50]
On 25 October 2018, the United Aircraft Corporation was acquired from theFederal Agency for State Property Management byRussianconglomeratestate corporationRostec, with a turnover cost over one billion rubles (US$15 million). This would result in all Russian national aviation assets being put in the hands of Rostec, as Rostec also owns thehelicoptermonopolyRussian Helicopters and theengine monopolyUnited Engine Corporation. Rostec had stated it was willing to invest up to 40 billion rubles into theMC-21, taking some burden away from the federal budget.[51] The restructuring was to be completed within 18 months.[52][needs update]
On 30 November 2021, the UAC board of directors approved the annexation to the corporation of both military aircraft producersMikoyan andSukhoi, previewed for 2022. The daily management of both is already made by UAC.[53] In January 2022, UAC shareholders approved the annexation.[54] As of 2022, UAC was 88 percent owned by Rostec.[55]
On 22 March 2022, it was remarked that the Russian aviation industry was not receiving imported parts already paid for as a result of the 2022Russian invasion of Ukraine.[56]
The company and its CEOYury Slyusar were sanctioned by theBritish government on 24 February 2022, as it was judged to have aided in theRussian invasion of Ukraine.[57] In May 2022 theUnited States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Slyusar underExecutive Order14024 as a member of theGovernment of Russia.[55]
The conglomerate finished the process of Mikoyan and Sukhoi absorption in June 2022. Relevant records were changed on June 1 in the United States Register of Legal Entities.[58]
UAC said in late December 2023 that it had successfully performed the year's state defense orders.[59]
Company structure:[60]
This section contains present and future products to be distributed under UAC umbrella[63]
The United Aircraft Corporation started out producing theTupolev Tu-154, theTupolev Tu-204, theIlyushin Il-86, theIlyushin Il-96, and theIlyushin Il-114; all created before the corporation's creation. The Tupolev Tu-154 is a medium-range,narrow-body,three-engine jet airliner developed and introduced inSoviet times. It saw large use inAeroflot and was exported to many nations that had connections to the Soviet Union, and a total of 1,026 were built. Production of the Tu-154 stopped in 2013.[64] Following acrash in 2016, all Russian Tu-154s were grounded,[citation needed] and now the airliner is in limited service by a fewairline companies and military. The Ilyushin Il-86 is a short/medium-range,wide-body jet airliner, developed and introduced in Soviet times as well. The Ilyushin Il-86 was the first Soviet wide-body airliner and the world's second four-engine wide-body airliner developed. The Il-86 was praised for its safety and reliability,[65] but only 106 were built, as a result of many delays during development. Production of the airliner stopped in 1995, and the airliner was retired in 2011, with only four in service in theRussian Air Force.[66] The Ilyushin Il-96 is a shortened, long-ranged successor of the Il-86, with updated technologies, and the first airliner from theRussian Federation to be introduced. Only 30 were built however,[67][68] and the airliner is in low-rate production and used by only a few airlines. The Il-96's purpose as an airliner ended in 2009, as it was deemed inferior to itsBoeing andAirbus counterparts.[69] The Tupolev Tu-204 is a medium-range,narrow-body jet airliner, featuring many technological innovations such as afly-by-wire control system, aglass cockpit, etc., and was developed primarily for Aeroflot. The Tu-204 was succeeded by its variant, the Tu-214. The Ilyushin Il-114 is aturboprop,narrow-bodyregional airliner developed to replace theAntonov An-24, which most were in service of Aeroflot. However, only 20 had been built, and only two airlines were using it, so the Il-114's production was temporarily halted.
TheSukhoi Superjet 100 is the firstairliner andregional jetairliner that is developed and exported under the UAC brand, by which it was developed bySukhoi Civil Aircraft, a branch of the UAC. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 was designed to compete with theAntonov An-148,Embraer E-Jet, and theBombardier CSeries, and to replace the agingTupolev Tu-134 and theYakovlev Yak-42 jet airliners,[70] claimed by Sukhoi to have a lower purchase and operating cost. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 was later described as the most important and the most successful airliner program of theRussian aerospace industry,[26] and is regarded by theMinistry of Industry and Trade as a top priority project.[27] TheIrkut MC-21 is currently the newest jet airliner developed under the UAC brand, which is developed by theIrkut Corporation, a brand of the UAC. The goal of the MC-21 is to replace theTupolev Tu-154,Tupolev Tu-134,Tupolev Tu-204, and theYakovlev Yak-42. and to compete with theAirbus A320neo and theBoeing B737 MAX.[citation needed] Despite the domination of the airliner market byBoeing andAirbus as well as Russianprotectionism preventing western companies to supply the program,[43][44] the MC-21 was able to have itsmaiden flight, have two prototypes built and another four in assembly, and getting a total of 366 orders as of 24 July 2017, with an introduction planned in 2019 withAeroflot. The introduction was delayed to redevelop the airliner with almost entirely Russian parts, with the new date planned for 2025.[71] TheSukhoi Superjet 130 is currently being developed by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, intending to bridge the gap between the Superjet Stretch and the MC-21.[citation needed] TheIlyushin Il-114's production and development continued as the Ilyushin Il-114-300, now restarted with all-Russian parts with a maiden flight planned in 2019 and an introduction planned in 2021.[72][73] TheCRAIC CR-929 is developed under the CRAIC joint-venture between the UAC and Chinese aircraft corporationComac, with the purpose being a wide-body jet airliner as well as to compete with theBoeing 787 and theAirbus A330neo.[48]
| List of airliners of UAC | |||||||||
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| Aircraft | Type | Description | Developer | Seats | Number Built | Maiden Flight | Introduction | Production Ceased | Retired |
| Tupolev Tu-154 | jet airliner | narrow-body,trijet | Tupolev | 164 | 1,026 | 4 October 1968 | 7 February 1972, withAeroflot | 2013 | - |
| Ilyushin Il-86 | jet airliner | wide-body, four engines | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 359 | 106 | 22 December 1976 | 1980, withAeroflot | 1995 | 2011 (as an airliner) |
| Ilyushin Il-96 | jet airliner | wide-body, four engines | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 262 | 30 | 28 September 1988 | 29 December 1992, withAeroflot | In low-rate production after 2009 | - |
| Tupolev Tu-204 / Tu-214 | jet airliner | narrow-body,twinjet | Tupolev | 210 | 82 | 2 January 1989 | 1995, withAeroflot | - | - |
| Ilyushin Il-114 | regional airliner | turboprop, two engines | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 64 | 20 | 29 March 1990 | August 1998, withUzbekistan Airways | July 2012, production continued withIlyushin Il-114-300 | - |
| Superjet 100 | regional jetairliner | narrow-body,twinjet | Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (now:Regional Aircraft-Branch of the Irkut Corporation) | 87 | 172[74] | 19 May 2008 | 21 April 2011, withArmavia | - | - |
| Irkut MC-21 | jet airliner | narrow-body,twinjet | Irkut Corporation | 163 | 2[75] | 28 May 2017 | 2025, withAeroflot (planned) | - | - |
| Superjet 130 | regional jetairliner | narrow-body,twinjet | Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (now:Regional Aircraft-Branch of the Irkut Corporation) | 120 | 0 | - | Not built | - | - |
| Ilyushin Il-114-300 | regional airliner | turboprop, two engines | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 52 | 0 | 16 December 2020 | Planned in 2023–2024 | - | - |
| CRAIC CR-929 | jet airliner | wide-body,twinjet | CRAIC (Comac and UAC) | 416 | 0 | Planned from 2030 | UAC withdrew from project in 2023[76] | - | - |
The United Aircraft Corporation started out producing theIlyushin Il-96-400T and theTupolev Tu-204C, both cargo variants of theirairliner counterparts, and theSukhoi Su-80, a twin-turboprop,twin-boomSTOL aircraft. The Il-96-400T is a freight version of the Il-96-400, which features Russian avionics and engines and carries more room than the standard Il-96. The Sukhoi Su-80 can be used for both civilian and military purposes and has a sleek hull which can provide space for 30 passengers and a "beaver-tail" ramp that can help unload cargo easier. The Su-80 was made bySukhoi Civil Aircraft to replace theAntonov An-24/26, theAntonov An-28, and theYakovlev Yak-40, and to compete with theAntonov An-38.
TheIlyushin Il-214 was formerly a project designated as the "Ilyushin Il-214 Multirole Transport Aircraft" under the joint venture between the UAC andHAL. The project was first conceived in 2007, two to three years before the joint venture, "Multirole Transport Aircraft Ltd." between the two state corporations was created, and development began in 2012. However, the team underIlyushin Aviation Complex, a branch of the UAC, and the team under HAL had many disagreements and misunderstandings. In January 2016, Ilyushin halted the project, and HAL announced it would not be involved in theIlyushin Il-214 MTA project anymore, and thatIlyushin would have to work on the project alone. The project is now designated as the "Ilyushin Il-214" with the MTA taken out since the project is no longer under the Multirole Transport Aircraft Ltd. joint venture. The Il-214 was later renamed theIlyushin Il-276 in October 2017.[41][42][77]
TheIlyushin Il-112 is a high-wing, light, military transport aircraft based on theIlyushin Il-114 currently being developed byIlyushin Aviation Complex for air landing andairdrop.[78][unreliable source?] Development of the aircraft started before 2011, the year of which the maiden flight of the Ilyushin Il-112 is supposed to occur. The project was later abandoned in May 2011 by theRussian Ministry of Defense and sevenAntonov An-140T were purchased.[79] The project was later continued in January 2013 and a maiden flight conducted in 2019.[80][81][82]
| List of Cargo Aircraft of UAC | |||||
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| Aircraft | Type | Description | Developer | Number Built | Maiden Flight |
| Ilyushin Il-96-400T | transport aircraft | four engines | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 2 | 28 September 1988 (as standard Ilyushin Il-96) |
| Tupolev Tu-204C | transport aircraft | twinjet | Tupolev | 7 | 2 January 1989 (as standard Tupolev Tu-204) |
| Sukhoi Su-80 | STOLtransport aircraft | twin-turboprop,twin-boom | Sukhoi Civil Aircraft | 8 | 4 September 2001 |
| Ilyushin Il-276 | military transport aircraft | medium air-lift | Ilyushin Aviation Complex,Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (formerly) | 0 | Planned in 2023 |
| Ilyushin Il-112 | lightmilitary transport | turboprop, two engines, high-wing turbofan, two engines,high-wing | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 3 prototypes | 30 March 2019 |
TheBeriev Aircraft Company is a branch of the UAC that specializes in special purposes andamphibious aircraft. TheBeriev Be-200 "Altair", based on theBeriev A-40 "Albatross", was designed before the UAC's creation and is a multi-purpose amphibious aircraft. The Be-200 is marketed as afirefighter,search and rescue aircraft,maritime patrol aircraft,cargo aircraft, and anairliner.[83] TheBeriev A-100 is anairborne early warning and control aircraft designed to replace theBeriev A-50, also made by Beriev. Its maiden flight was on 26 October 2016, with an introduction with theRussian Air Force. The A-100 is developed from theIlyushin Il-476 withavionics and configuration being similar to theA-50U as well as a newactive phased array radar made byJSC Vega.[84]
| List of Special Purposed Aircraft of UAC | ||||||
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| Aircraft | Type | Description | Developer | Number Built | Maiden Flight | Introduction |
| Beriev Be-200 "Altair" | multiroleamphibian | twin-seat | Beriev | 19 | 24 September 1998 | 2003 |
| Beriev A-100 | airborne early warning and control | four engines,turbofan | Beriev | 1 | 26 October 2016 | - |
Most of themilitary aircraft produced by the UAC were designed before thecorporation's creation, many of them designed in theSoviet era.Jet fighters such as theSukhoi Su-25 "Grach",Sukhoi Su-27 "Sofiyka",Mikoyan MiG-29,Sukhoi Su-33,Sukhoi Su-30, and theSukhoi Su-34, and large military aircraft such as theIlyushin Il-76,Tupolev Tu-160 "Beliy Lebed", and theIlyushin Il-78, were all designed in the Soviet Union. However, though, some Soviet aircraft such as the Tupolev Tu-160 "Beliy Lebed", Sukhoi Su-33, Sukhoi Su-30, and the Sukhoi Su-34, were introduced later in theRussian Federation, the Soviet Union's successor. TheYakovlev Yak-130 is the only aircraft to be developed after the Soviet era and before the creation of the UAC.
TheMikoyan MiG-35 is the firstaircraft and the firstmilitary aircraft designed andexported under the UAC brand, asMikoyan, the company that designed it, is a branch of the corporation.[12] The MiG-35 was a contender for its fourth-generation counterparts in theIndian MRCA competition but was taken out of the competition in April 2011.[14] The MiG-35 would be adopted by theRussian Air Force and introduced in 2018.[12] TheSukhoi Su-35S, the UAC's second military aircraft, is designed by theSukhoi Design Bureau, a branch of the UAC. The aircraft is to serve as the interim for theSukhoi PAK FA,Russia's firstfifth-generation jet fighter. This is the second modernized version of the Su-27, where the first modernized version took place back on 28 June 1988, designated as the Sukhoi Su-27M, also known as the Su-35. The improved aircraft includes a reinforced airframe, air-thrusted engines,radar, and improved avionics while excludingcanards and anair brake. TheRussian Air Force designated them as the Su-35S and ordered 98 units with additional orders fromChina andIndonesia. Sukhoi thought sales of the Su-35S would go over 160 but they are blunted by updated versions of theSukhoi Su-30.[20][21][22][23][24] 30Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers would be upgraded to the Tupolev Tu-22M3M with advanced avionics, ability to useair-to-surface weaponry, hardware components, and adapted for extended ranged weaponry. The first flight is scheduled for August 2018.[85][86] Remaining Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers would be undergoing modernization.[87][88]
TheSukhoi PAK FA, designated by the Russian Air Force as the Sukhoi Su-57, under the Prospective Airborne Complex (PAK) platform, would be the first Russian aircraft to usestealth technology, as well as being Russia's first fifth-generation jet fighter, as stated before. The Sukhoi Su-57 would replace the agingSukhoi Su-27 and theMikoyan MiG-29 in the Russian Air Force with an introduction in 2020. Other aircraft being developed under the PAK platform are theIlyushin PAK TA, aheavy transport aircraft, theTupolev PAK DA, astrategic bomber, and theMikoyan PAK DP, a new fastinterceptor aircraft.[89][90][91][92]
At theMAKS 2021 Air show UAC announced that theMikoyan LMFS project was developed into theSukhoi LFS.[93]
In August 2023,Yury Slyusar reported that UAC had received an additional order for the equipment of the newMoscow andLeningrad military districts.[94]
All of the aircraft listed were either put into or going into service in theRussian Air Force.
| List of Military Aircraft of UAC | |||||||
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| Aircraft | NATO Designation Name | Type | Description | Developer | Number Built | Maiden Flight | Introduction |
| Ilyushin Il-76 | Candid | strategic airlifter | four engines,turbofan | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 960 | 25 March 1971 | June 1974 |
| Sukhoi Su-25 "Grach" | Frogfoot | close air support | twinjet, single-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 1000+ | 22 February 1975 | 19 July 1981 |
| Sukhoi Su-27 "Sofiyka" | Flanker | multirole fighter,air superiority fighter | twinjet, single-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 809 | 20 May 1977 | 22 June 1985 |
| Mikoyan MiG-29 | Fulcrum | multirole fighter,air superiority fighter | twinjet, single-seat | Mikoyan | 1600+ | 6 October 1977 | July 1982 |
| Tupolev Tu-22M3 "Troika" | Backfire-C | supersonic maritime strikebomber | variable-sweep wing,twinjet,turbofan | Tupolev | 268 | 30 August 1969 (as Tu-22M) | March 1989 |
| Tupolev Tu-160 "Beliy Lebed" | Blackjack | supersonicstrategic bomber | variable-sweep wing, four engines,turbofan | Tupolev | 27 serial and 8 prototypes | 19 December 1981 | 30 December 2005 |
| Ilyushin Il-78 | Midas | inflight refuelling tanker | four engines | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 53 | 26 June 1983 | 1984 |
| Sukhoi Su-33 | Flanker-D | carrier-basedmultirole fighter,air superiority fighter | twinjet, single-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 35 | 17 August 1987 | 31 August 1998 |
| Sukhoi Su-30 | Flanker-C | multirole fighter | twinjet, twin-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 540+ | 31 December 1989 | 1996 |
| Sukhoi Su-34 | Fullback | fighter-bomber,strike fighter | twinjet, twin-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 155 | 13 April 1990 | 20 March 2014 |
| Yakovlev Yak-130 | Mitten | advanced trainer,light fighter | twinjet, twin-seat | Yakovlev Design Bureau | 186+ | 25 April 1996 | 19 February 2010 |
| Mikoyan MiG-35 | Fulcrum-F | multirole fighter | twinjet, single-seat/twin-seat | Mikoyan | 6 serial, 2 pre-series | February 2007 | 2018 |
| Sukhoi Su-35S | Flanker-E | multirole fighter,air superiority fighter | twinjet, single-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 151+ | 19 February 2008 | February 2014 |
| Sukhoi Su-57 PAK FA | Felon | stealth aircraft,air superiority fighter | twinjet, single-seat | Sukhoi Design Bureau | 21, including prototypes | 29 January 2010 | 25 December 2020 |
| Tupolev Tu-22M3M "Troika" | Backfire-C | supersonic maritime strikebomber | variable-sweep wing,twinjet,turbofan | Tupolev | 30 Tu-22M3 being upgraded | 30 August 1969 (as Tu-22M) | August 2018 |
| Yakovlev Yak-152 | - | trainer aircraft | single-seat | Yakovlev Design Bureau | 4 prototypes | 29 September 2016 | Planned |
| Tupolev PAK DA | - | strategic bomber | under development | Tupolev | 0 | Planned for 2023 | Planned for 2028 |
| Ilyushin PAK TA | - | heavy military transport | under development | Ilyushin Aviation Complex | 0 | N/A | Planned for 2030 |
According to the UAC, the president is the sole executive body of PJSC UAC with functions of the chairman of the management board. The president is empowered to decide all issues about the corporation's current activities, except for matters falling within the competence of the general shareholders' meeting, the board of directors, and the management board.[2]
