Production will be carried out in Komsomolsk-on-Amur
The head of the Khabarovsk Territory, Mikhail Degtyarev, speaking to the deputies of the Legislative Duma of the region, said that the Irkut Corporation would produce 20 Sukhoi Superjet New aircraft annually in the region.
In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the Irkut corporation is working hard to produce a new Sukhoi Superjet New aircraft with components of domestic production, work is underway to install the Russian PD-8 engine on this aircraft. The first two production vehicles will be handed over to customers at the end of 2023. In the future, production will be 20 aircraft per year.
20 Sukhoi Superjet New aircraft annually, the first 2 – already this year.
He added that last year the aviation plant named after. Yu.A. Gagarin handed over 20 Su-35 and Su-57 aircraft to the armed forces, and now preparations are underway for the production of Su-75 Checkmate aircraft.
Earlier it was reported that the PD-8 engine for the SSJ New aircraft will be certified in September – 16 months ahead of schedule.
