MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/. Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of the state tech corporation Rostec) will unveil the fifth-generation engine for combat aircraft at Airshow China in Zhuhai, the corporation’s press office reported on Friday.
"A full-size mock-up of the latest engine for operational/tactical aircraft will be the main premiere. It noticeably outshines its predecessors in terms of its endurance, fuel efficiency and thrust and is actually the fifth-generation engine. The improved AL-31FN series 5 engine will be shown to foreign partners for the first time. The use of the next-generation powerplant will considerably boost the aircraft’s altitude and flight range capabilities," the press office said in a statement.
Russia will also demonstrate a mock-up of the SM-100 engine for advanced unmanned aerial vehicles and combat trainer aircraft at Airshow China in Zhuhai. Visitors to the airshow will also be able to view innovations for the PD-35 high-thrust engine demonstrator with its fan exceeding three meters in dimeter: its blades will be shown in full size, it said.
"We offer our strategic partners the best solutions that both boost combat efficiency and cut the life cycle cost of engine operation. For the first time, Rostec will demonstrate at the Zhuhai international airshow a renewed family of AL-31F/Al-31FN engines, including engines of the 5th series, a new SM-100 engine and a completely new fifth-generation engine for the most advanced operational/tactical aircraft," the press office quoted Rostec First Deputy CEO Vladimir Artyakov as saying.
Airshow China is the country’s largest international aviation and aerospace exhibition held once every two years in Zhuhai. Russian defense enterprises constantly feature their products at Airshow China. The exhibition focuses on military and civil aircraft, space, navigation and radar equipment, airborne armament, rocket engines, fire control and air defense systems.
This year, Airshow China 2024 will run on November 12-17.