Specialists of the joint venture between Diamond Aircraft and Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA, Sverdlovsk Region) will complete the conceptual design of DA-42T aircraft intended for Russian Ministry of Defense, i-Mash reports.

According to the information policy department of the governor of Sverdlovsk Region, “UWCA won the tender for development of a new aircraft for the Ministry of Defense. Other governmental agencies have also expressed interest in the aircraft, so the state procurement may be expanded in future", - the governor of Sverdlovsk Region, Evgeny Kuivashev, explained.

Cooperation between the companies will create about 500 new jobs. Christian Dries, CEO of Diamond Aircraft, said: "I have visited Sverdlovsk Region and UWCA enterprise many times and I think that this region offers ideal conditions for development of production".

The joint venture between Diamond Aircraft and UWCA was established almost two years ago. At present its backlog stands at 3 billion rubles. In June 2013 UWCA was chosen as the only manufacturer of Diamond aircraft in Russia and CIS Region.