Vladimir Putin met with General Designer of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern Pavel Sozinov on Wednesday.
Probably everyone has heard the name of this rocket system. The S-400 is the best air defense system on the planet, capable of protecting the skies from any enemy aircraft and missiles. The whole world recognized her as unsurpassed. And so it was until recently, until Russia took the next step. S-500 - a new generation of anti-aircraft systems will become the master of the sky for a long time. And all this is the brainchild of the Almaz-Antey concern, which, according to the president, does not need advertising, just like its products.
"These are the most reliable air defense systems in the world and probably the most demanded in the world arms market. This is a generally accepted fact. But I would like to start with something completely different - with the peaceful part - civilian products.,"Putin said.
"Indeed, today those technologies that have been mainly developed over the past 10-15 years for military products are in demand for civilian products, and we continue not only assembly production, but also technological solutions to develop. First of all, this concerns the topic of air traffic control. In the Russian Federation, practically in recent years, in accordance with your decree, we have completed the main part of the program for reorganizing this system,"Sozinov said.
In other words, most Russian airports are now equipped with the latest Russian technology to control the movement of aircraft. And at the next stage, the designers hope to create a similar system for drones.
"Today we are already designing an air traffic control system for unmanned aerial vehicles in large areas, including those cut off from settlements, that is, in Siberia, the Far East, and so on. We can potentially use it for the urgent transfer of certain types of medicines, goods, and so on to hard-to-reach, remote regions of Russia,"he added.
Air defense systems remain the main product for the concern, but almost a third of the employees are already employed in civilian areas. One of the factories fully focused on the production of deep-sea vehicles for oil and gas production, and the concern also began to produce medical equipment - for example, X-ray machines.
The concern itself has become more difficult in recent years to work for export due to Western restrictions.
That is why the development of new markets and new types of products has become doubly important.
Among other things, working here is an opportunity to move forward together with the flagship of the Russian defense industry, whose products are unconditionally considered the best in the world. This year the association turns 20.
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