Irkut Corporation


The JSC Irkut Corporation is a Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in the Aeroport District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, and is best known as being the manufacturer of the Sukhoi Su-30 family of interceptor/ground-attack aircraft. The company was founded in 1932 in the Transbaykal region of the Soviet Union as the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The Russian government merged Irkut with Mikoyan, Ilyushin, Sukhoi, Tupolev, and Yakovlev as a new company named United Aircraft Corporation.

History

Soviet Era (1932–1993)

On 28 March 1932, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant was established under order No. 181 by the Main Directorate of the USSR People's Commissariat for Heavy Industry. On 18 August 1934, the form marking the completion of construction manufacturing plant for the new bureau was signed. The first aircraft manufactured by the IAP was the Tupolev I-14, which had its flight on 16 February 1935. The IAP later started mass production of the Tupolev SB Bomber in the spring of 1936. In July 1941, the IAP started delivery of Petlyakov Pe-2 dive bombers. From 1942, the IAP started mass production of two long-range bomber aircraft: Ilyushin Il-4 and Yermolayev Yer-2 until 1945, probably for the Soviet Air Forces for World War II. From 1946, the IAP started production of the Tupolev Tu-2 tactical bomber until 1949. From 1950, the IAP started mass production of two bomber aircraft, the Tupolev Tu-14 and the Ilyushin Il-28 until 1956. In 1957, the IAP renovated itself and started production of the Antonov An-12 military transport aircraft. From 1960, the IAP started mass production of the supersonic bomber and reconnaissance aircraft, the Yakovlev Yak-28 until 1972. From 1967, the IAP started mass production of the Antonov An-24 military transport aircraft until 1971. From 1970, the IAP started mass production of the fighter-bombers, the Mikoyan MiG-23UB and the Mikoyan MiG-27 until 1986. In 1982, IAP specialists started organization of Mikoyan MiG-27 licensed production in India. The Sukhoi Su-27UB, produced by the IAP as a two-seat operational conversion trainer, had its maiden flight on 10 September 1986. The first Sukhoi Su-30 developed by the aviation plant had its first flight on 14 April 1992.

Contemporary Era (1993–present)

On 30 December 1996, a contract was signed between the IAP and the Indian Air Force for the delivery of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI to the IAF. The first Beriev Be-200, an amphibious aircraft, developed by the IAP, had its first flight on 24 September 1998. On 27 December 2002, the Irkutsk Aviation Production Association renamed themselves as the Irkut Corporation. The Irkut Corporation became the first Russian defence firm to carry out an initial public offering in March 2004. It traded 23.3% of the corporation's shares in the stock market. In the same year, the Irkut Corporation had integrated the Yakovlev Design Bureau into its corporate structure, making it a subsidiary. In 20 December the Irkut Corporation signed a contract with Airbus to produce components for the Airbus A320 family aircraft. In 2006, the Russian government merged Irkut with Ilyushin, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Tupolev and Yakovlev as a new company called United Aircraft Corporation.
Irkut has also entered into a joint venture with Indian military aircraft manufacturer HAL to manufacture the UAC/HAL Il-214, which will be designed by Ilyushin. In July 2007, the Irkut Corporation was selected as a head contractor for MC-21 short/mid range airliner program. The MC-21 would be the first aircraft the Irkut Corporation had designed. Production of the aircraft would start in 2014.
At the end of November 2018, United Aircraft Corporation transferred from Sukhoi to the Irkut Corporation, to become UAC's airliner division, as Leonardo S.p.A. pulled out in early 2017 because of Superjet's poor financial performance.
Irkut will manage the Superjet 100, the MC-21 and the Russo-Chinese CR929 widebody, but the Il-114 passenger turboprop and modernized Ilyushin Il-96-400 widebody will stay with Ilyushin.
The new commercial division will also include the Yakovlev Design Bureau, avionics specialist UAC—Integration Center and composite manufacturer AeroComposit.

Organization

Manufactured Products

These products are designed by a different company while the Irkut Corporation and its branches are responsible for manufacturing them.
AircraftTypeDescriptionDesignerMaiden FlightIntroductionProduction StartsProduction Ends
Tupolev I-14fighter aircraftTupolev27 May 1933193519351935
Tupolev SBmedium bomberTupolev7 October 19341936Spring of 19361941
Petlyakov Pe-2dive bomberPetlyakov22 December 1939194119391954
Ilyushin Il-4torpedo bomberIlyushin Aviation Complex31 March 1936194219421945
Yermolayev Yer-2medium bomberYermolayev OKB14 May 1940194119421945
Tupolev Tu-2tactical bomberTupolev19461949
Tupolev Tu-14Tupolev19501956
Ilyushin Il-28Ilyushin Aviation Complex19501956
Antonov An-12Antonov19571973
Antonov An-24Antonov19671971
Mikoyan MiG-23UBMikoyan19701986
Mikoyan MiG-27Mikoyan19701986
Sukhoi Su-27UBSukhoi Design Bureau10 September 198619861986–
Sukhoi Su-30multirole fightertwinjet, twin-seatSukhoi Design Bureau31 December 198919961992–
Sukhoi Su-30SMmultirole fightertwinjet, twin-seatSukhoi Design Bureau199319931993–
Beriev Be-200Beriev
Sukhoi Su-30MKmultirole fightertwinjet, twin-seatSukhoi Design Bureau21 September 201220162012–

Designed Products

These products are designed by the Irkut Corporation and its branches.
AircraftTypeDescriptionDesignerMaiden FlightIntroduction
Yakovlev Yak-28Yakovlev Design Bureau
Yakovlev Yak-130advanced trainer, light fightertwinjet, twin-seatYakovlev Design Bureau25 April 199619 February 2010
Yakovlev Yak-152trainer aircraftsingle-seatYakovlev Design Bureau29 September 2016Planned for 2017
Irkut MC-21Jet airlinernarrow-body, twinjetIrkut Corporation, Yakovlev Design Bureau28 May 20172019, with Aeroflot

Corporate governance

Presidents