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Russia to Showcase Planes, Rockets, and Even Spacecraft at Airshow China 2016

© Sputnik / Grigoriy Sisoev / Go to the mediabankAn S-400 "Triumf" surface-to-air missile system displayed during the international military-technical forum ARMY-2016 at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center in the Military Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Russian Armed Forces, near Moscow
An S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system displayed during the international military-technical forum ARMY-2016 at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center in the Military Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation of the Russian Armed Forces, near Moscow - Sputnik International
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A whole array of state-of-the-art Russian military equipment will be on display at the 11th Chinese International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, which opens on November 1.

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The 2016 China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition will see a wide array of sophisticated Russian military hardware units, the newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported, adding that the event is due to kick off in the city of Zhuhai on Tuesday.

It will be Russia's largest exposition, not only in Airshow China's history but also in the history of all foreign military technology exhibitions attended by Russian participants, according to the newspaper.

This year, Russia's top defense companies will take part in the event, including Almaz Antey, United Aircraft Corporation and Rosoboronexport.

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S-300 anti-aircraft missile system - Sputnik International
S-300 anti-aircraft missile system

As for Almaz Antey, its will showcase the latest modifications of its S-400 "Triumf" air defense systems, the S-300VM "Antey-2500" and the S-300PMU2 "Favorit."

The United Aircraft Corporation, in turn, will present a series of military and civil aircraft, including the Su-35 fourth generation fighter jet and the Su-32 fighter-bomber.

CC BY-SA 2.0 / Dmitry Terekhov / IMG_8624Su-35 super maneuverable multirole fighter
Su-35 super maneuverable multirole fighter - Sputnik International
Su-35 super maneuverable multirole fighter

Also on display at the UAC's stand will be a МС-21-300 medium-range passenger plane, a Yak-152 trainer aircraft, a Yaк-130 subsonic two-seat advanced jet trainer, a Il-96-400М long-range passenger plane, a Il-114-300 twin-engine turboprop passenger airliner as well as the Be-200 and Be-103 multipurpose amphibious aircraft.

© Sputnik / IRKUT Corporation/Marina Lisceva / Go to the mediabankPresentation of MC-21-300 mid-range aircraft at the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant. File photo
Presentation of MC-21-300 mid-range aircraft at the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant. File photo  - Sputnik International
Presentation of MC-21-300 mid-range aircraft at the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant. File photo

Additionally, visitors will for the first time see the Sukhoi Super Jet 100 passenger plane; its interior has been furbished by the Italian design studio Pininfarina.

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Beriev Be-200 amphibious firefighting aircraft  - Sputnik International
Beriev Be-200 amphibious firefighting aircraft

Also participating in Airshow China 2016 will be the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, which will "present the latest developments of domestic rocket and space technology," according to Roscosmos's press service.

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Roscosmos is expected to showcase models of the new generation Russian spacecraft Federatsiya as well as models of engines used by Russian and American spacecraft.

Visitors will also see a model of the Lomonosov satellite put into orbit during the first launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

Part of Airshow China 2016 will be breath-taking performances of pilots from Russian aerobatics teams Strizhi and Russkiye Vityazi on Tuesday, when they will perform their trademark stunts in Su-30SM and the MiG-29 fighter jets.

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