Lukashenko Flags Issues in Osvey Aircraft Project
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, at a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, stated that there are existing misunderstandings in the project for a joint aircraft with the Russian Federation, the 'Osvey'.
Consensus
- President Alexander Lukashenko discussed unresolved issues concerning the Russian-Belarusian 'Osvey' aircraft project with Russian First Vice-Prime Minister Denis ManturoV on August 25.
- The 'Osvey' aircraft is intended for use in both the Russian and Belarusian markets.
- The project is currently in the stage of developing working design documentation (RCD).
- The prototype is expected to be ready for flight tests in 2027.
- Certification of the aircraft is expected by the end of 2029.
- The aircraft is a 19-seat turboprop regional passenger plane designed for local and regional flights.
- The project involves cooperation between Russia's UZGA and Belarus's 558 ARZ.
- Both countries are discussing additional costs and their division due to new requirements.
Points of divergence
- Manturov stated that the prototype is planned for 2027 and certification expected by the end of 2029. — vesti
- The aircraft is designed for 15–19 passengers, and production and assembly will take place at the 'Sokol' plant of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in Nizhny Novgorod. — kommerchant
- The aircraft is officially named LMС-401 'Osvey', and the project was initiated in 2024 with plans to have 85–100 aircraft by 2030. — fontanka
- The head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Anton Alikhanov, stated that there were difficulties in coordinating with both civilian and military customers during the preliminary design phase. — interfax
- Rosaviatsiya head Dmitry Yadyrov stated that Russian airlines will need 59 aircraft by 2035. — fontanka
Coverage (6 sources)
- Lukashenko offered Manturov to discuss misunderstandings surrounding the 'Osvey' aircraft — Вечерняя Москва
- Lukashenko mentioned misunderstandings surrounding the 'Osvey' project — Вести
- Lukashenko points to misunderstandings surrounding the 'Osvia' aircraft project — Коммерсантъ
- Lukashenko discussed misunderstandings around the Osveya aircraft project with Manturov — Интерфакс
- Russia with Belarus discuss how much more to spend on the yet non-existent plane — Фонтанка
- Russia and Belarus discuss possible additional expenses for joint Osveist aircraft — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Alexander Lukashenko
- Belarus
- Denis Manturov
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ministry of Industry and Trade
- Anton Alikhankov
- U
- Minsk
- BelTA
- Moscow25 Augvesti
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