13-th International aerospace salon “MAKS-2017” have signed contracts and agreements with a total volume of 400 billion rubles. This is stated in the official press release of the Ministry of industry and trade.
The Ministry also said that the participants of the exhibition program were 880 exhibitors from 36 countries, including about 180 foreign manufacturers. It exceeds the indicators of 2015.
The business potential of the cabin is estimated at more than 600 billion rubles, including signed firm contracts and agreements of intent for the supply of aircraft by nearly 400 billion, of the cooperation agreement 170 billion, and negotiations on the supply of goods worth about 36 billion rubles.
Air show from 18 to 23 July attended by over 452 thousand people. Such data results in the Main Department of the MIA of Russia in Moscow region. To approve the detention order, Sunday, July 23, on the territory of the LII named after M. M. Gromov in Zhukovsky near Moscow has arrived more than 122 000 people. For the protection of public order and security, there were over 2,500 employees of internal Affairs bodies and servicemen of Regardie.
In the regional head office also reported the absence of serious incidents at the show. According to law enforcement officers, they managed to fully ensure the protection of public order.
International aviation and space salon MAKS is held every two years in Zhukovsky near Moscow since 1993 and is one of the largest Airshow in the world. Among the stars of the previous salon — the fifth generation fighter T-50, the first publicly demonstrated the elements of air combat, super-maneuverable su-35, and the restored veteran of the great Patriotic war the Il-2.