Sukhoi Corporation will deliver 46 Su-35S fighters in accordance with the State defense order by 2015, RIA Novosti reports.
As noted by the president of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan, while demonstrating stands, containing information about Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, to Vladimir Putin, the enterprise should deliver 48 such jets to the air forces. Two of them have already been delivered to the Ministry of Defense last year.
He also said that it is planned to manufacture eight Su-35S aircraft this year, 12 ones in 2013, 12 – in 2014 and 14 – in 2015.
At that, Pogosyan leaves open the possibility that KnAAPO will deliver more than eight jets this year. "Eight Su-35S jets are scheduled for this year, but we are currently elaborating the agreed facilities and we may deliver more aircraft this year", - he said.
Speaking of the enterprise’s activities, the president of UAC said that the revenues of KnAAPO will increase to 30 billion rubles by 2015 (as compared to 24 billion in 2012). In addition, Pogosyan noted that 16 billion rubles should be allocated for technical retooling of KnAAPO in accordance with development program of military-industrial complex.
