Predecessor After the
Soviet Union's sudden
collapse in 1991, the
aerospace industry of
Russia was in turmoil. An excessive amount of
imports and highly
protective tariffs devastated the manufacturing industry, both the
aerospace and the
automotive industry. The
military aircraft industry was able to benefit from improving export possibilities by profiting from a large storage of components and parts from Soviet times. In contrast, the civilian aircraft industry suffered large losses and production of civilian aircraft diminished significantly. For example, in 1990 Soviet industry produced 715 aircraft. Eight years later that number decreased by 661 to only 56 aircraft. In 2000 just four civilian aircraft were produced. To address this, the
president of Russia at that time,
Boris Yeltsin decided that consolidation was necessary. He decided to create the
VPK-MAPO (Military Industrial Complex – Moscow Aircraft Production Association), which includes companies such as
Mikoyan. The consolidation was not successful and MAPA later merged with
Sukhoi.
2006 amalgamation The UAC was created on 20 February 2006 by Russian president
Vladimir Putin in
Presidential Decree No. 140 by merging shares from
Ilyushin,
Irkut,
Mikoyan,
Sukhoi,
Tupolev, and
Yakovlev as a new
joint-stock company named the OJSC United Aircraft Corporation to optimize production and minimize losses. The UAC stated that the corporation was created to protect and develop the scientific and industrial potential of the Russian aircraft industry, the security and defense of the state, and the concentration of intellectual, industrial, and financial resources to implement long-term aviation programs. The United Aircraft Corporation started out producing the
Tupolev Tu-154 "Careless", the
Tupolev Tu-204, the
Ilyushin Il-96, the
Ilyushin Il-114, and all of Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Yakovlev, Tupolev, and Ilyushin military aircraft; all created before the corporation's creation. is the first aircraft and first military aircraft to be developed under the UAC brand since Mikoyan is a branch of the corporation. In February 2007, the UAC presented its first aircraft and the first military aircraft designed and exported under the UAC brand, the
Mikoyan MiG-35, designated by
NATO as "Fulcrum-F" and a
Generation 4++ jet fighter by
Mikoyan. The MiG-35 was officially presented during the
Aero India 2007
air show in
Bangalore,
India and officially unveiled when the
Russian Minister of Defense,
Sergei Ivanov, visited the Lukhovitsky Machine Building Plant "MAPO-MIG". The MiG-35 was a contender for its fourth-generation counterparts in the
Indian MRCA competition but was taken out of the competition in April 2011. The MiG-35 would be adopted by the
Russian Air Force and was planned to be introduced in 2018. In December 2007, the state-owned
Vneshtorgbank announced that it would sell its 5% share in
EADS to UAC at market price. Later that month VTB sold its share in EADS to the state-owned Russian Development Bank (
VEB). EADS already owned a 10% stake in Irkut in 2012, which it planned to convert into UAC shares, which would result in EADS and UAC owning shares of each other. They also announced plans for a possible 10–15% share issue in 2008, planning to retain a 75% stake. Ater placing 5 additional share issues, the Corporation's chartered capital amounts to 174.61 bln.
RUB. The share of the Russian Federation in UAC's chartered capital is 80.29%. is the second military aircraft to be developed under the UAC brand and is meant to serve as the interim aircraft for the upcoming
Sukhoi Su-57.|alt= In February 2008, the UAC brought out an improved version of the Sukhoi Su-27, the
Sukhoi Su-35S, also called the Su-35BM, which was to serve as the interim aircraft for the upcoming
Sukhoi PAK FA,
Russia's first
fifth generation jet fighter. This is the second modernized version of the
Su-27, where the first modernized version took place back on 28 June 1988, designated as the Sukhoi Su-27M, also known as the Su-35. The improved aircraft includes a reinforced airframe, air-trusted engines,
radar, and improved avionics while excluding
canards and an
air brake. The
Russian Air Force designated them as the Su-35S and ordered 98 units with additional orders from
China and
Indonesia. Sukhoi thought sales of the Su-35S would go over 160 but they are blunted by updated versions of the
Sukhoi Su-30. is the first
airliner to be developed under the UAC brand, since
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is a branch of the corporation.|alt=|left In May 2008, the UAC presented its third aircraft and the first airliner designed and exported under the UAC brand, the
Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100). The SSJ 100 is the fourth civilian aircraft and the first airliner to be made by Sukhoi. Previously, Sukhoi and
Boeing made a cooperation agreement and which Boeing consultants would help and advise Sukhoi on the airliner. The SSJ 100 was introduced on 21 April 2011, with
Armavia. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 was subsequently described as the most important and the most successful airliner program of the
Russian aerospace industry, One of the projects being developed in 2017 by the joint venture was the
Ilyushin Il-214 Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) which was intended to replace India's
Antonov An-32 transport fleet. The Il-214 was planned to perform regular transport duties as well as deploy
paratroopers. The aircraft is planned to be revealed in 2017 and planned to be introduced in 2018. In 2009, UAC delivered 90 aircraft, including 17 passenger models. This figure includes 31
MiG-29 and two
Su-34 fighter jets produced for the
Russian Air Force. The company's revenues for 2009 were expected to be 115 billion–120 billion rubles.
2010–2020 would be Russia's first
fifth generation jet fighter, and is developed by
Sukhoi, a branch of the corporation. On 29 January 2010,
Sukhoi and the UAC revealed
Russia's first
fifth generation jet fighter, the
Sukhoi PAK FA (T-50). The PAK FA is a stealth, single-seat,
twin-engine,
multirole jet fighter designed for
air supremacy and
attack roles. The PAK FA would also be Russia's first aircraft to use
stealth technology. The PAK FA is designed to replace the
Mikoyan MiG-29 and the
Sukhoi Su-27 and is expected to be introduced to the
Russian Air Force in 2019. Also, under the MTAL joint venture, Sukhoi and
HAL would co-develop the
Sukhoi/HAL FGFA, now known as the Perspective Multirole Fighter (PMF), a variant of the PAK FA, of which would be designed for the
Indian Air Force. On 11 August 2017, the
Russian Air Force designated the Sukhoi PAK FA as the Sukhoi Su-57. On 27 October 2010, the UAC and the
Ukrainian state-owned aircraft
corporation,
Antonov, signed a
joint venture contract, LLC UAC - Antonov, in the capital city of Ukraine,
Kyiv. The purpose of the joint-venture was to deal with the coordination of Antonov and the UAC on purchasing spare parts, production, marketing, and sales, as well as servicing and joint creation of new modifications of Antonov aircraft, according to Defense-Aerospace. In 2013, nine aircraft repair plants of the
Ministry of Defense were transferred under the ownership of the UAC. As a result, in 2014, the serviceability of the
Russian Air Force increased from 40% to 65%. it was sanctioned as well by the
European Union. However, the 2014 sanctions did not include the civilian airliner industry of the UAC, such as the
Sukhoi Superjet 100, exports of the
regional jet to Western nations so the economic activities of
Superjet International were not expected to be affected. In April 2015, the company changed its full name to Public Joint-Stock Company (PJSC) "United Aircraft Corporation" (UAC). On 28 September 2015, according to a resolution by the
Ukrainian government, the
state-owned corporation Antonov would exit the LLC UAC - Antonov joint venture between the Russian and Ukrainian companies.
jet airliner developed under the UAC brand, the
Irkut MC-21, on its maiden flight on 28 May 2017. On 8 June 2016, UAC officially revealed the
Irkut MC-21, its first
medium-range jet airliner, when it rolled out in
Irkutsk. The aircraft could be the first with an
out of autoclave composite manufacturing for its wings. The goal of the MC-21 was to replace the
Tupolev Tu-154,
Tupolev Tu-134,
Tupolev Tu-204, and the
Yakovlev Yak-42. and to compete with the
Airbus A320neo and the
Boeing B737 MAX. Despite the domination of the airliner market by
Boeing and
Airbus as well as Russian
protectionism preventing western companies from being suppliers to the program, In 2018, the United Aircraft Corporation's revenue amounted to 53 billion rubles. , an
airliner designed by the UAC and
Comac in a
joint-venture agreement to break the
Airbus-Boeing duopoly.|alt= On 25 June 2016, the UAC and the
Chinese Government-owned aircraft corporation,
Comac, signed a
joint venture contract to create
China-Russia Aircraft International Co, Ltd. (CRAIC), to be based in
Shanghai to develop a commercial aircraft. According to the UAC, CRAIC is responsible for product and technology development, manufacturing, marketing, sales and customer service, consulting, program management, and other related fields. By 2017, the two companies were cooperating in creating a new generation of long-range wide-body commercial aircraft and taking charge of its operation under the joint venture. The aircraft was named the
CRAIC CR-929, formerly the C929, and is intended to compete with the
Airbus A330neo and the
Boeing 787; thus challenging the
Airbus-Boeing duopoly. On 1 September 2017, the UAC Board of Directors, and UAC's subsidiaries,
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and the
Irkut Corporation agreed to merge the civil industry Irkut Corporation and the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft into a Civil Aviation Division based on Irkut Corporation, with the intent being that Sukhoi would become the financial entity for all civil aircraft produced by UAC. According to UAC, the corporate restructuring was aimed at realizing UAC's strategic goal to increase the share of civil products in its portfolio to 45% by 2035 and to drive annual civil aircraft production to 100–120 aircraft per year, as well as to increase UAC's economic effectiveness and lower costs by centralizing supporting processes and decreasing levels of management. The transformation was intended to concentrate resources to develop, manufacture, and market Russian civil aircraft, while ensuring consistency in these areas and simplifying certification and licensing procedures. On 9 July 2018, UAC was targeting 4.5% of global
airliner market share by value and profitability by 2025, to grow its civil aircraft business from 17% to 40% of its income and to attract private investors before 2035. On 25 October 2018, the United Aircraft Corporation was acquired from the
Federal Agency for State Property Management by
Russian
conglomerate state corporation Rostec, with a turnover cost over one billion rubles (US$15 million). This would result in all Russian national aviation assets being put in the hands of Rostec, as Rostec also owns the
helicopter monopoly Russian Helicopters and the
engine monopoly
United Engine Corporation. Rostec had stated it was willing to invest up to 40 billion rubles into the
MC-21, taking some burden away from the federal budget. The restructuring was to be completed within 18 months.
2020-present On 30 November 2021, the UAC board of directors approved the annexation to the corporation of both military aircraft producers
Mikoyan and
Sukhoi, previewed for 2022. The daily management of both is already made by UAC. In January 2022, UAC shareholders approved the annexation. As of 2022, UAC was 88 percent owned by Rostec. The company and its CEO
Yury Slyusar were sanctioned by the
British government on 24 February 2022, as it was judged to have aided in the
Russian invasion of Ukraine. In May 2022 the
United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on Slyusar under as a member of the
Government of Russia. The conglomerate finished the process of Mikoyan and Sukhoi absorption in June 2022. Relevant records were changed on June 1 in the United States Register of Legal Entities. UAC said in late December 2023 that it had successfully performed the year's state defense orders. ==Organization==