Aircraft on exhibit at the air show will include the Tu-204-300 and Il-96 passenger planes produced specially for Cuba, the Mi-38 helicopter, and the An-148 cargo plane, Igor Garivadsky, a deputy head of the Russian Federal Industry Agency (Rosprom) said at a news conference Tuesday. "The air show will also feature new aircraft that the Russian Air Force is being supplied with for the first time."
Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Vladimir Polishchuk said international agreements would be signed between Russia and its major defense industry partners at the air show.
Over 40 countries are expected to take part in the air show. France and Germany will be widely represented. Russian corporations, such as Sukhoi and MiG, as well as the Russian Space Agency (Roskosmos) and the European Space Agency will have separate pavilions. In particular, the Tupolev corporation will present its program of dual-purpose aircraft that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
Igor Novikov, general director of the Aviasalon open joint stock company, said talks on the demonstration of American F-15 and F-16 fighter planes were underway.
"The United States will display its unique B-1 bomber, and we are negotiating the possibility of demonstrating its performance," he said.
A total of some 200 aircraft, including 50 foreign ones, will be on display at the air show.
