Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Russia has sufficient capabilities to revive regional aviation. The minister said it on the air of Russia-24 TV channel.
we have planes, and now they're & ndash; L-410, and then there will be L-610 & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; promised Shoigu.
He said that thanks to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation & nbsp; the L-410 aircraft was placed on a float landing gear, which would allow the aircraft to land on rivers and lakes. In addition, the board was installed on skis & ndash; thus, it will be able to fly to unequipped aerodromes.
The Minister noted that before that leasing companies had been created to revive regional aviation, but it was not possible to realize this intention.
“ Today, when a lot of aerospace companies modernized, when they started producing airplanes, when they started producing helicopters. Helicopters & ndash; complete modernization of Kazan Helicopter Factory, Ulan-Ude Helicopter Factory. In addition, here we transferred the production of the L-410 aircraft, which proved to be remarkably successful in the release, MC-21, Superjet-100. Upon exiting, the Baikal aircraft, which rises, will replace the An-2 aircraft. This, of course, is such a big and serious platform to start from, “” Shoigu said.
Earlier the Minister of Defense spoke about tank biathlon as part of the VII International Army Games.
Also today, Shoigu commented on the release of the movie 'Sky' & # 39; & ndash; an artistic photo of pilot Oleg Peshkov who died in Syria.