Russian Aircraft Plants to Receive Funding for Robotics Expansion
Digital technologies are expected to dramatically increase manufacturing productivity.
Irkutsk National Research Technical University and the United Aircraft Corporation are set to receive state subsidies totaling 864 million rubles (about $11 million) to expand automation at aircraft plants in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Ulyanovsk.
Under the project, the Far Eastern facility is expected to launch a robotic manufacturing complex by 2028 for shaping and correcting aircraft skin and frame components. A second project will be implemented at the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk, where a dedicated production area is planned for shaping and strengthening large aircraft panels. Specialists estimate that the new equipment will increase labor productivity at the facilities by at least threefold. A comparable increase in the service life of aircraft components is also expected.
Experts say the initiative represents the emergence of a new technological architecture for aircraft manufacturing, built around robotics, digital twins and intelligent production management systems.
