Russia is eager to demonstrate it still produces cutting edge aerospace technology at the Farnborough show, which runs July 9-15.
Despite a recent string of failed tenders and incidents, including the crash of Sukhoi Superjet 100 during a demonstration flight in Indonesia in May, Moscow is looking to disprove any suggestion that Russian aircraft and equipment are no longer competitive.
Fifty-five Russian companies are bringing 114 items to the show this year (compared to 250 in 2010).
Russia is represented by such defense industry heavyweights as Rosoboronexport, VSMPO-AVISMA, Oboronprom (Russian Helicopters, United Engine Making Corporation), the Compass Designed Bureau, and others.
Civilian
The United Aircraft Corporation will again present its Be-200 amphibian plane and the MS-21 passenger jet.
Russian Helicopters will make the international debut of its Ka-62 medium multi-role aircraft and Mi-171A2, an evolution of the hugely successful Mi-8/17 series. Also on show is the new Mi-38 medium and light Ansat, and a search and rescue modification of the Ka-32A11BC.
The Mi-38, which can carry up to 40 passengers, has maximum take-off weight of 15,600kg and a 6,000kg payload, is in prototype development and is on track for certification in 2015.
Military
Military aviation is represented by models of the Su-35 Flanker multirole fighter, the Su-32 (export version of Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber), and the MiG-35 multirole fighter.
The United Aircraft Corporation has signed contracts for 270 warplanes and has a portfolio of 300 orders for civilian airplanes, UAC President Mikhail Pogosyan said.
Civilian aircraft include mainly the Sukhoi Superjet 100, the An-148 and the MS-21, he said.
He confirmed that the Sukhoi T-50 fifth generation fighter will go into test operation in 2013.
Pogosyan previously said a fourth Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter will be put into its test and development program later this year. The first production standard T-50 is due to enter service with the Russian Air Force by 2015. The service plans to acquire 60 of the fifth-generation fighters.
The T-50, also known as project PAK-FA, first flew on January 29, 2011 and was first publicly revealed at the Moscow Air Show in August that year. India will also acquire an advanced fighter aircraft based on the T-50.
Space
The Energia space rocket corporation will display a 2016 configuration of an international space station and a model of a new general spacecraft.
The Khrunichev space center will show models of Proton-M, Rokot and Angara carriers.
Other entries include Briz-M, KVTK, Fregat and KRB boosters.
Russia will build a communication satellite for Armenia, the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said.
“We have signed a memorandum on building a communication satellite for the Republic of Armenia,” Vladimir Popovkin said.
He also said he will discuss Russian-British space cooperation with the UK science minister, including joint experiments on board the International Space Station (ISS).
No-Shows
One of the significant no-shows at Farnborough will be the Russian Knights, one of the world’s best aerobatic teams, who missed the deadline for their departure to the British airshow because of Russian bureaucratic paperwork, a source from the team said.
The Russian Knights failed to obtain permission to travel to Farnborough from the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation.
