Irkut (aircraft manufacturer)

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Irkut [1] (MICEX: IRKT RTS: IRKT) refers to the Irkutsk Aviation Industrial Association[2],it was setup in 1932 in the Transbaykal region in the Russian Federation. It is best known as being the manufacturer of the Sukhoi-30 family of interceptor/ground-attack aircraft.The Russian government is planning to merge Irkut with Ilyushin, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Tupolev, and Yakovlev as a new company named United Aircraft Building Corporation.[3] Irkut has also entered a JV with Indian military aircraft manufacturer HAL to manufacture Multi-Role Transport Aircraft which will be designed by Ilyushin.[4].

  1. ^ Home page (English)
  2. ^ globalsecurity.org entry
  3. ^ "Russian Aircraft Industry Seeks Revival Through Merger." The New York Times. February 22, 2006
  4. ^ ""HAL in $700 million Joint Venture with Irkut Corp. for Multi-role Transport Aircraft". India-Defence.com, December 27, 2006.
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