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30.06.2011
On the 22nd of June, 2011 at the 49th International
Boris Obnosov, the Director General of JSC “Tactical Missiles Corporation”, in his speech to Interfax-Military News Agency, threw light on major aspects of the Corporation activity and its nearest plans.
1.JSC “Tactical Missiles Corporation” increases its pace in manufacture of precision weapons.
“The State Defense Program (to which JSC “Tactical Missiles Corporation” is included) in the period from 2011 to 2020 plans to significantly enlarge precision weapons manufacturing volume. To implement these plans, the State Defense Program very much relies on products manufactured by the Corporation. This is connected with the fact that products produced by the Corporation refer to the one of the triad of leading types of weapons”, says Boris Obnosov.
According to his words, through the last two decades precision weapons purchased on its possibly minimal rate. But up to 2020 percentage of precision weapons purchasing in the whole amount of purchased weapons is estimated to appear “quite big”.
“Our purpose now is to reach the prescribed amount of products. And all our energy and efforts are there. The thing is that we are intended not only to finish development and the State testing of new products, but also to prepare batch series line production of the existing samples in the acquired quantities and in due time. This one is a tricky task, because I can’t remember such a great incensement in need for our products”, says Boris Obnosov.
He reminded, that in the year 2010 the Corporation has its annual turnover accounted to 34 milliards rubles. “In the upcoming years, thanks to increasing of purchasing volumes, we wait for much more profit”, says Boris Obnosov.
2.Storage life of airborne missiles could be enlarged only for some time and not for ever.
“The Corporation works a lot to enlarge storage life of existing airborne missiles. But there are time limits after which it will be dangerous to go on keeping missiles”, says Boris Obnosov.
According to his words, at the storage sites of Military Air Forces are kept much less airborne missiles, then, for example, as at the storage sites of the Ground Forces.
“This job should be done regularly and without breaks, because it is not an easy task to enlarge storage life just on demand. As if an engineer comes, has a look at a missile and says: “let’s prolong its life for some more five years”. It looks easy, but in fact - to do it impossible”, says Boris Obnosov.
He explained that all parts of airborne missiles should go through necessary fault detection.
“These are – fuel materials, start dry-fuel rockets, homing heads, guidance-systems. All these fabricated parts should go through accurate checking, and then delivered to testing site where its workless parts will be displaced by working ones and finally, their storage life will be stated”, says Boris Obnosov.
According to his words, sometimes it is easier to throw away an old missile, then to enlarge its storage life.
3. Special missiles are going to be developed to weapon remotely piloted attack aerial vehicles.
“Development of remotely piloted aerial vehicles is a very attractive field of activity, because such vehicles require special weapons. Specific features of weapons for remotely piloted aerial vehicle, in comparison with weapons for piloted aircrafts and helicopters, are in its higher automated level
”, says Boris Obnosov.
At the same time, according to his words, main demand for remotely piloted attack aerial vehicle systems will be “launch-and-forget”.
“Today some of the systems, designed for remotely piloted aerial vehicle systems, are tested on piloted aircrafts”, remotely piloted.
As to his opinion, works on designing weapons for remotely piloted aerial vehicles will be better to place in one big corporation. In this case, guidance systems may be manufactured by other specialized in the field companies.
«I think that to give this task to the Corporation would be the best decision. And, to develop such weapon inside the Corporation, taking in mind different types of remotely piloted aerial vehicles such as of long-range, middle-range and short-range, with different loads according to different purposes. And all these works to put under control of the Ministry of Defense which will give clear tactic assignments to workers», says Boris Obnosov.
Multi-role fighter of the fifth generation will be armed by the newest missiles.
“The Tactical Missiles Corporation designs the newest weapon systems for advanced air complex of front-line aviation (Advanced Frontline Aircraft System multi-role fighter of the fifth generation)”, says Boris Obnosov.
“Today all systems prescribed in military operational requirement for Advanced Frontline Aircraft System, go through refining on different stages. Some of the weapon goes through the State tests, some of the weapon finishes the State tests and now we are engaged in refinement and preparation for batch series line production”, says Boris Obnosov.
He mentioned that weapon manufacturing program adjusted to works upon multi-role fighter manufacturing. “Works upon Advanced Frontline Aircraft System and weapon manufacturing for it is divided in two stages. First stage concerns works until and including 2014 year and the second, works starting from 2015 year”, says Boris Obnosov.
He explained, that every stage suggests further development of weapon systems. For example, for missiles “air-to-air” these means improvement of flying range step by step, improvement of guidance systems, refinement of all the technical data on which effectiveness of missiles’ work depends. “All the destinations of work will be refined as it is prescribed at the State Complex Program of air weapons”, says Boris Obnosov.
Boris Obnosov says that engineer of multi-role fighter “Sukhoi” company and engineers of weapon systems regularly meet each other and compare current and long-term policy. “They have one purpose, when Advanced Frontline Aircraft System will be ready for batch series line production, weapons for it armament will be ready too”, says Boris Obnosov.
According to his words these processes are simultaneous. The situation, where multi-role fighter will be left without its weapon is not desired, as weapon for it is manufactured during three years. First flight of Advanced Frontline Aircraft System took place in Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 29th of January, 2011.In comparison with multi-role fighters of the previous generation Advanced Frontline Aircraft System has its special technical data and combines in it functions of attack fighter and multi-role fighter both. Multi-role fighter of the fifth generation is equipped with quite a new complex of avionics which integrates function of “flight management computer system” and advanced radar station with phased array. This makes flight easier for pilot and leave time to concentrate on tactical tasks.
Onboard equipment of the new multi-role fighter will let to implement data change in real time as with ground guidance systems, as well as inside aviation group.
Use of composite materials and innovation technologies, aerodynamic aircraft arrangement, signature reduction measures of aircraft’ engine ensure low level of radar, optical and infrared noticeability. This let to raise combat effectiveness in work with air and ground targets, under good and adverse weather day and night.
In the inner section of aircraft body missiles of “air-to-air” type as well as “air-to-surface” type could be loctated.
In “air-to-air” type there are missiles of long-range and short-range and middle-range missiles designed by GosMKB “Vympel”. In “air-to-surface” type in the inner section of aircraft body may be placed anti-ship missiles, modular general purpose missiles and guided bombs of
All guided airborne weapons, planned for aircraft equipment, are engineered by the JSC “Tactical Missile Corporation”.
Nearly half of the products manufactured by the Corporation go for export.
Today, part of export delivery in a whole volume of the manufactured products by the Corporation is about 50%. «Percentage of export deliveries and deliveries inside the country is near equal”, says Boris Obnosov. He mentioned, that in the year 2010 the whole profit of the Corporation accounted up to 34 million rubles. According to his words, orders from the Ministry of Defense increased for the last years.
As a result, the part of export in a whole products volume of the Corporation becomes much smaller. Meanwhile, there were times when the part of export reached 95%.
“As a Director General I’m interested more in large export deliveries, because export orders are more profitable, but as a citizen, of course, I’m glad that situation inside
At the same time, he mentioned importance of the fact, that the Ministry of Defense should sign annual contracts in the beginning of a year, because signing contracts in the middle or in the end of a year leads to delays in prepayment of projects and makes difficulties in their implementing in due time.
The Tactical Missiles Corporation develops new missiles for long range aviation.
“In this destination we plan new projects, new works. The future of long range aviation depends on them, because to live without new developments means to fall behind the other entire World”, says Boris Obnosov.
He mentioned, that foreign countries keep large stockpile of precision airborne missiles. “They constantly use them and refine them, and always see their fighting qualities in action and all this is of a high importance”, says Boris Obnosov.
Answering a question, concerning destinations on which equipment for long range aircrafts will be improved, Boris Obnosov said: “First of all, these destinations will be connected with extending range of autonomy, autonomous target detection, development of avionics ground maps and major objects’ pictures”.
Besides, as to his words, airborne missiles for long range aircrafts will be supplied with more effective propelling systems and satellite navigation. Boris Obnosov also mentioned the task to enhance effectiveness of mission-oriented use of missiles. Each missile is under its own requirements. For example, one of missiles is designed to engage targets of easy access, the other is designed for hard and deeply buried targets, the other one is designed to engage radar stations and marine vessels. “Each of them has its own specifications, for example each of them have different tactical range. So to produce one missile for all existing purposes, I think, nonsense”, says Boris Obnosov.
