Russia to showcase latest Sukhoi, MiG fighters at MAKS air show
13 Aug 2009
Moscow: With military aircraft continuing to dominate foreign sales, not surprisingly Russia's leading combat aircraft manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG are set to exhibit their latest models, the Su-35 Flanker and the MiG-35 Fulcrum-F multirole fighters at the MAKS-2009 air show in Russia.
Officials say over 500,000 visitors are expected to attend the show where over 711 companies, including 465 Russian firms, will participate.
The event, a biennial one, will take place outside Moscow on 18-23 August.
The Sukhoi company said it will also showcase its Su-32 fighter-bomber (an export version of the Su-34 Fullback aircraft currently in service with the Russian Air Force) and the Superjet 100 mid-haul passenger airliner.
Overall, 1,449 exhibits will be on display, including 470 full-scale models.
The MAKS airshow showcases Russian science and industry in such high-tech areas as aviation, space, missile engineering.
Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said military aircraft will continue to dominate the company's foreign sales in 2009, and will total about $2.6 billion.
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