"Clip wings of MS-21": Russia is increasing the production of composites for a reason

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Last week it became known that the structure of "Rosatom" UMATEX acquired a division of Porcher Industries, one of the industry leaders in the production of technical textiles. The acquisition of a subsidiary of the French giant, together with a plant in the Kaluga Region, will allow the state corporation to increase the production of composites by one and a half times.

In turn, the Russian company Anisoprint, specializing in the creation of equipment for the production of composites, placed serial production at the facilities of TEN fab, which had previously gained a name in the European market.



Both events indicate that Russia is rapidly increasing its composite production potential. And this is of great importance for our country.

First of all, such an approach will expand the capabilities of domestic aviation, which has largely suffered from American attempts to clip our wings. However, the latter only gave us an impetus and accelerated the process of import substitution. In particular, by the end of the month, tests at TsAGI should receive a fully domestic composite wing for the MS-21 aircraft, the center section of which is also created exclusively from Russian materials.

It is expected that by 2030 the Russian composite materials market will grow by 7 times and aviation will become its main consumer. This is not only about civilian aircraft, but also about helicopters, in particular Asants, drones and combat vehicles like the Su-57, a significant part of which is made of composites.

Besides, do not forget about shipbuilding. For example, the hull of the unique mine defense ship of Project 12700 Alexandrite is entirely made of monolithic fiberglass. Consequently, it is stronger than metal, does not corrode, has an unlimited service life and is invulnerable to magnetic mines. It is assumed that it is these vessels that will form the basis of the mine-sweeping forces of the fleets of the Russian Navy.

Obviously, the 21st century has every chance of becoming a “century of composite materials” that have replaced metal and plastic. Consequently, our country cannot depend on foreign suppliers in this industry. So Russia is pulling together the corresponding production and Technology "Home."

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    1. +1
      21 July 2020 10: 40
      God forbid, the sanctions will be lifted ... More should be done. The industry needs to be restored.
    2. +2
      21 July 2020 14: 10
      Yes, that's what it means to get us a pendel from the West, and not only that. Yes, and the pandemic even affected the brains, some of them suddenly began to spin so much that they even began to export their enterprises from China, because they did not start producing products there due to the coronavirus. Keep it up, suddenly felt that in Russia a lot can be done and not very expensive.
    3. +2
      21 July 2020 17: 04
      Maybe write a collective letter from Russian citizens to the President of the United States - all Russian heads of district administrations and above, city judges and above, and so on. - include in the sanctions list and prohibit entry into NATO and EU countries. I think we will collect several millionaires.
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        23 July 2020 00: 20
        I agree 100%))