26.01.2017

Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation visited Kazan Aviation Factory n.a. S.P. Gorbunov.

Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation visited Kazan Aviation Factory n.a. S.P. Gorbunov. On January 20, 2017 Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu paid working visit to Kazan Aviation Factory n.a. S.P. Gorbunov – Tupolev PJSC branch in order to negotiate on Defense Procurement fulfillment.

During the inspection of the factory production place the Head of the defense department was accompanied by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation – Yury Borisov, UAC PJSC President Yury Slyusar, Tupolev PJSC General director Alexander Konyukhov, first deputy general director Tupolev PJSC – affiliate director - Nikolay Savitskikh and other public officials.

During the visit of final assembly workshops Sergey Shoigu was reported about the fulfillment of the Defense Procurement on modernization of the long range aircraft Tu-160 and Tu-22M3, preparation of the manufacturing facilities for reproduction of Tu-160 in the modified version – Tu-160M2 and construction of Tu-214 aircraft in different versions for Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The senior officials also visited workshops with unique lines of mechanical conversion and welding of oversized titanium structural elements.