Part of Sukhoi Su-35S debut presents at the Paris Air Show

    
Moscow, 17 June 2013
Press release

At the Paris Air Show 2013, Russia unveiled the multi-purpose Sukhoi Su-35S fighter, equipped with the latest SINS-SP2 strap down inertial navigation system. The system is fully designed and produced by the Radioelectronic Technologies holding company, part of Rostec State Corporation. The SINS-SP2 system determines the location of an aircraft in the absence of satellite navigation and communications with ground-based services. The new navigation system will be used in the fifth-generation T-50 fighter which is being created as part of the Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA) programme.

The SINS-SP2 system is designed to determine the location of an object, as well as for integrated processing and reporting of navigation and flight information. The system is capable of determining the position and motion parameters of the object on which it is installed in off-line mode in the absence of outside signals. The architecture of the SINS-SP2 is based on three laser gyros and three quartz accelerometers.

The SINS-SP2 is able to determine the location of an aircraft with twice the precision of its previous version. The equipment was developed and tested by the Moscow Institute of Electromechanics and Automation (MIEA), one of the leading research centres under Radioelectronic Technologies. Production of the SINS-SP2 has been mastered at the Ramensky Instrument Engineering Plant, also part of Radioelectronic Technologies. .
“The SINS-SP2 system is able to operate at both ultra-high and ultra-low temperatures –from minus 60 degrees to plus 60 degrees, at an altitude of 25 kilometres,” said Alexey Kuznetsov, general director of MIEA. “Its technical characteristics conform to the best world standards.”

“The cost of the system, which is being fully developed and manufactured by Russian companies, is less than 60% of the cost of foreign-made equivalents. At the same time, the performance characteristics of the SINS-SP2 place it ahead of foreign equipment,” said Anatoly Chumakov, general director of Ramensky Instrument Engineering Plant. “We expect a high level of demand for the SINS-SP2 from both military and civilian customers.”

The lifecycle of the SINS-SP2 is 10,000 hours, almost twice as long as that of existing analogues. Three modified systems are planned for installation on civilian aircraft, and two are planned for military aircraft. The SINS-SP2 is universal and can be used on airborne, naval and ground-based equipment.

Moscow Institute of Electromechanics and Automation (MIEA) is a Russian enterprise which develops aircraft instruments and navigation and control systems. It was founded in 1951. In particular, MIEA produces autonomous and responsive inertial navigation systems, as well as stability augmentation, fly-by-wire and automatic flight control systems. It also produces computing systems for navigation and pilotage. The company is involved in developing avionics for the MS-21 and Tu-214 aircraft, as well as for the Ka-226 helicopter. It also develops and supplies avionics for the PAK fighter.
                                 
Ramensky Instrument Engineering Plant is one of the leading and largest Russian manufacturers of on-board avionics, flight control and navigation systems for both civilian and military aircraft. It is one of the best manufacturers of products for the SINS laser gyroscope in Russia. The plant was founded in 1939 and is part of Radioelectronic Technologies. It employs 3,000 people.

Radioelectronic Technologies holding company is Russia’s largest centre for defence and civilian instrument engineering. It was established in 2009 and is part of Rostec State Corporation. It is engaged in the development and production of electronic warfare, avionics systems (electronic systems for aircraft), IFF systems, multi-purpose measuring equipment, electrical connectors and cable systems, as well as various household appliances and medical devices. The holding company comprises 97 organizations located in 28 regions across Russia. It employs more than 60,000 people and its products are exported to 60 countries.

Rostec State Corporation was established in 2007 to promote the development, manufacture and export of high-tech industrial products for civilian and military use. It comprises 663 organizations, which currently include eight holding companies in the defence industry and five companies in civilian industries. Rostec has a presence in 60 of Russia’s federal subjects and exports to markets in more than 70 countries worldwide. Net profits in 2011 were RUB 45.6 billion, and tax payments at all levels of government reached RUB 100 billion.

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