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36-528: UEC has created a new version of the PD-14 aviation engine for the next-generation MS-21 aircraft as well as a next-generation military engine for the 5th generation fighter jet, helicopter engines etc. The company has also engineered and introduced to the market new gas-turbine units with a capacity of 60-110 mw. Compared to other companies of the Rostec group, the financial situation of United Engine Corporation

72-660: A PD-35-1 demonstrator by 2023, including wide-chord composite fan blades and fan case, a 23:1 compressor pressure ratio , ceramic matrix composites – silicon carbide-silicon carbide (SiC-SiC) and carbon-silicon carbide (C-SiC) – and advanced cooling for 1,450 °C (2,640 °F) temperatures. It could power the Ilyushin IL-96-400 , the Il-76 airlifter, Il-78 tanker and an Antonov An-124 replacement Ilyushin Il-106 PAK VTA . A de-rated version would meet

108-711: A conflict that would last through Serdyukov's time as Defense Minister with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation , as the General Staff considered the appointment of a civilian, primarily a former furniture dealer and with no remarkable military background, as an insult. To heighten the conflict, the Chief of the General Staff at the time, Yuri Baluyevsky , demanded that

144-551: A furniture shop of Lenmebeltorg – a Leningrad furniture manufacturer and retailer. In 1991, he was promoted to Deputy Commercial Director of Lenmebeltorg. He was promoted to General Director when Lenmebeltorg transformed into JSC (Saint-Petersburg Industrial Company). From 1993 to 2000 he worked at Mebel-Market company, Saint Petersburg, first as Deputy Director, then as Marketing Director, and finally from 1995-2000 as CEO. Serdyukov's already successful career further developed in tandem with his father-in-law 's, Viktor Zubkov , and after

180-851: A positive image in the eyes of the Russian public. Severe disagreements were reported in late 2007 and early 2008 between Serdyukov and General of the Army Yuri Baluyevsky – Chief of the General Staff – over the Minister's proposed relocation of the Russian Navy Main Staff from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. Later, this was proved by following Baluyevsky's resignation. In 2001, Serdyukov, his wife Julia Zubkova, and Yevgeniya Vasilyeva all were classmates and graduated from Law School at Saint Petersburg State University (Russia). In 2010 Yevgeniya Vasilyeva began working at

216-635: A two-stage turbine, and four low-pressure stages. The high-bypass engine does not employ an exhaust mixer , fuel burn should be reduced by 10–15% from the CFM International CFM56 and it could power an upgraded Tupolev Tu-204 . Launched in the summer of 2016 by United Engine Corporation through Aviadvigatel and NPO Saturn , the 35 tf (77,000 lbf) thrust PD-35 was to be developed until 2025 for 180 billion rubles ($ 3 billion) including 60 billion for test benches and laboratory equipment, to power future wide-body aircraft including

252-456: A woman". After Putin rejected the resignation of Serdyukov, Serdyukov retaliated by organising an audit and inspection how the senior members of General Staff managed with the mandatory physical requirements test for Armed Forces members. Most of them failed and hence created a storm in the Russian media. In office, Serdyukov chose not to get involved in the daily administration of troops and operational-strategic planning, leaving these matters to

288-759: Is described as "quite unstable", owing to the considerable amount of debt raised to fund asset purchases. Sanctioned by the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control in December 2015 Companies included in the group: The UEC was formed by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No.497 dated April 16, 2008 and Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No.1446-r dated October 04, 2008 in order to consolidate

324-557: The An-124 thrust requirements. At the end of 2022, the PD-35 was postponed until at least 2029. Related development Comparable engines Related lists Anatoly Serdyukov Anatoly Eduardovich Serdyukov ( Russian : Анатолий Эдуардович Сердюков ; born 8 January 1962) is a Russian politician and businessman. He was Russia's Minister of Defense from 15 February 2007 to 6 November 2012, and made several major reforms in

360-624: The GFRI Zhukovsky Airfield , conducted in co-operation with certification specialists to formally confirm the pre-certification efforts findings. Ground tests will continue in parallel, and United Engine Corporation claims that the engine matches the performance of products from foreign competitors and surpasses them for noise and emissions. Bird strike tests on the fan, including high-speed video and vibration measurements, were conducted together with fan blade strength tests. The successful results are expected to reduce

396-549: The Ilyushin Il-276 . The PD-14 was announced in early 2010 with its development cost estimated at RUB 35 billion (US$ 1.1 billion). In April 2010, Aviadvigatel was expecting to start its certification procedure in 2012. Its core was first tested on 26 November 2010. It was displayed for the first time at the 2013 MAKS air show . Flight tests began in 2015 on an Ilyushin Il-76 . Between December 2016 and May 2017,

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432-502: The General Staff. Years before Serdyukov's appointment as Minister of Defence, the Russian defence budget had been growing significantly but the additional funding disappeared on a regular basis and were not visible anywhere. Apparently, bringing this under control was the first and most important reason why Serdyukov was considered and appointed as Minister of Defence. According to Moscow Defense Brief , Serdyukov’s first year in office

468-483: The Ministry of Defense, with Serdyukov as her boss. At some point in time, Serdyukov and Yevgeniya Vasilyeva began an illicit adulterous love affair while Serdyukov was still married to Viktor Zubkov 's daughter. In 2012, Yevgeniya Vasilyeva came under investigation for corruption as head of the Ministry of Defense, Department of Property Relations. On 25 October 2012, Vasilyeva's apartment was searched in connection with

504-516: The PD-14 operational performance and working efficiency at all altitudes and speeds were assessed on the Il-76 testbed aircraft at Gromov Flight Research Institute near Moscow. After two years exploring performance at most altitudes, airspeeds and operating modes, the first and second testing stages confirmed its basic operating parameters. A third phase of flight tests debuted in January 2018 from

540-642: The Russian military. He has worked as an Industrial Director for Rostec , a state corporation , since October 2015. Born at Krasnodar Krai on 8 January 1962, Serdyukov graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Soviet Trade  [ ru ] in 1984 with a degree in economics. In 2001, Serdyukov graduated from the Law Department of Saint Petersburg State University . In 1985, after release from compulsory military service , he began work as an assistant manager, and later manager, at

576-560: The Russian officer corps. There was one officer to every two and a half men. After the reform, there would be just one to every 15, more analogous to western armies. The reform would mean losing 200,000 jobs, and was met with fierce political opposition by the "old guard." Because of the pressure, the deadline for implementing the cuts was put back from 2012 to 2016. Army divisions were disbanded and replaced by brigades. The six military districts of Russia were replaced by four geographic commands. Addressing acute and long-standing issues such as

612-610: The Tax Ministry (in July 2004 reorganized into the Federal Tax Service of Russia ). During this period, the key officials of the service were replaced mainly by Serdyukov's colleagues from Saint Petersburg . He also often resorted to personnel rotation and appointment of former federal tax officials to the regional tax service departments in the federal subjects of Russia . During his tenure, court decisions in favour of

648-413: The case. Discovered and seized from the apartment were more than three million rubles, nearly $ 747,000 worth of diamonds, several dozen paintings, pearls, and other jewelry, amongst other things. Also discovered at her apartment was the married Minister of Defense, Anatoly Serdyukov. Serdyukov's father-in-law, Viktor Zubkov, still powerful as the chairman of Gazprom and still a close ally of Vladimir Putin,

684-600: The central directorates of the MoD explained: "senior generals go to meetings of the Defense Board as to the scaffold." To deal with the budgetary issues, Serdyukov brought in his old colleagues from the Federal Tax Service and created a new department in the MoD for financial control. The MoD had no control nor oversight until then over the management of the defence budget. This had all been managed so far by

720-523: The election of Vladimir Putin as Russian President in 2000. From 2000 to 2001, Serdyukov, working under his father-in-law Viktor Zubkov , served as Deputy Chief of the Saint Petersburg Directorate of the Tax Ministry of Russia (now Federal Taxation Service of Russia). From 2001 to 2004, he led the directorate, succeeding Viktor Zubkov . On 2 March 2004, he was appointed Deputy Tax Minister of Russia. From 2004 to 2007, he led

756-552: The federal tax service became much more common. While the service was formally subordinate to the Finance Ministry under Alexey Kudrin , in fact Serdyukov very much leaned towards Presidential aide Viktor Ivanov . On 15 February 2007, President Vladimir Putin appointed Serdyukov as Minister of Defence , with the main task of fighting corruption and inefficiency in the Russian Armed Forces. This started

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792-489: The first engines for two MC-21s were expected by the end of 2018. European certificate validation was planned for 2019. In January 2020, Irkut received the first PD-14 engines to be installed on the MC-21 airliner, and the first PD-14-powered MC-21-310 made its maiden flight on 15 December 2020 from Irkutsk. In October 2021, the engine successfully passed landmark volcanic ash exposure tests. According to Anatoly Serdyukov ,

828-519: The following areas: Aviadvigatel PD-14 The Aviadvigatel PD-14 (previously known as PS-12) is a high-bypass turbofan that was developed by Aviadvigatel to power the Yakovlev MC-21 twin-jet airliner . It is a 14 tf (30,865 lbf) thrust powerplant. In December 2009, the PD-14 was developed to be 15% more efficient than its PS-90 A2 predecessor and to be installed on the MC-21 and

864-416: The ineffectiveness of Russia’s defense industrial and procurement policies was also one of Serdyukov's chief aims. The questions addressed included: "why, with so much spending on defense, do the Armed Forces possess so little new equipment? Why does the design and testing of many new types of armament take decades to show results?" Serdyukov initiated modifications to the Russian military uniform and addressed

900-484: The intellectual and production potential of the domestic engine industry to ensure the competitiveness of Russian engine products on the world market. Currently more than 80% of the aircraft engine industry assets are integrated into the UEC. JSC United Engine Corporation carries out the development, production and after-sales service of a wide range of gas turbine engines. The Corporation's activities are currently carried out in

936-509: The issue of the physical condition of Russia’s generals and senior officers: the entire service personnel of the General Staff, irrespective of rank, must now meet set physical standards upon threat of dismissal. He also called for mergers of Military academies, sharp cuts in the number of military bases, and reductions in rear support and noncombat units. Many of Serdyukov's reforms and anti-corruption measures were met with open opposition and led to many dismissals. His actions, however, gave him

972-454: The new Defence Minister would have to spend 1 month in the General Staff as "preparatory training" to have an idea of the "job at hand". On 14 September 2007, Serdyukov offered his resignation to the president over family relations with Viktor Zubkov , but this resignation was not accepted. However, before Putin responded, Baluyevsky did publicly support the resignation of Serdyukov and stated sarcastically that "the next Defence Minister could be

1008-539: The powerplant, including monocrystalline alloys for vanes, and high-strength nickel and titanium alloys for shafts and disks. Developed from the PS-12 (an uprated PS-90 A), the 122–153 kN (27,500-34,500 lbf) thrust powerplant is designed by Aviadvigatel and manufactured by the Perm Engine Company . The two-shaft turbofan has a high-pressure core from the PS-12 with an eight-stage compressor and

1044-499: The professionals. Instead, he focused on organizational and budgetary issues, in which he, according to Moscow Defense Brief , "insisted upon an unprecedented (at least for the MoD) level of precision and fastidiousness." This reportedly enabled him to quickly "put the generals in their place," and "to instill a level of background fear that even the old-timers do not recall having seen before." According to an anecdote, an officer in one of

1080-405: The since-shelved Russo-Chinese CRAIC CR929 . The 8 m (26 ft) long engine will weigh 8 t (18,000 lb), its fan was planned to be 3.1 m (10 ft) in diameter and its scaled up PD-14 core to have a nine-stage high-pressure compressor and two-stage turbine. On 19 January 2018, the Russian government awarded UEC-Aviadvigatel a ₽64.3 billion ($ 1.13 billion) contract to develop

1116-616: The thrust of the PD-14 “practically did not decrease” after the engine was exposed to the presence of the ash for 1 hour. The 1.9 m (75 in) fan has 18 titanium alloy blades, providing an 8.5:1 bypass ratio significantly improved from previous Russian engines, but below the CFM LEAP 's 10:1 or the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G 's 12:1 for the MC-21 from 2017. The 3D aerodynamics shaped first high-pressure turbine stage has advanced cooling channels. Twenty new materials were developed for

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1152-417: The time and cost of attaining full certification status. United Engine was to deliver five PD-14s to Irkut by the end of 2018, and after Rosaviatsia certification, to start flight tests on the MC-21 in 2019 for type certification of the variant in 2021. EASA certification is expected when it will enter series production. In October 2018, Rosaviatsia granted certification to the PD-14, and deliveries of

1188-456: Was amnestied in 2014 by a presidential decree. In October 2015, he was appointed as an Industrial Director of Rostec State Corporation. His duties include supervising of all the company's aviation-related activities from helicopter -building to airplane engines. He was the eldest child in the family. He has a sister Puzikova Galina Eduardovna, entrepreneur. Married three times. He goes skiing, enjoys fishing and hunting. Sanctioned by

1224-609: Was marked by convulsions, "the likes of which have not been seen on the Arbat in decades." The magazine pointed out, that "Serdyukov brought apparently unlimited energy to a thorough purge of the department." He fired almost a third of the top officers of the Central Military Administration and initiated a sea of change in the Ministry of Defense. During his time in office, Serdyukov launched several wide-reaching reforms. The main rationale behind his reforms

1260-568: Was reportedly very angry when Serdyukov's adulterous affair was discovered. On 6 November 2012 - twelve days after Serdyukov was discovered in Yevgeniya Vasilyeva's apartment - he was dismissed (fired) by Putin and was replaced by Sergei Shoigu . In November 2013, Serdyukov was charged by Russian investigators with "negligence" for ordering the army to build a road from a village to a private country residence in Russia's south. He

1296-473: Was the transformation from a mass mobilization army to a small force of contract soldiers. In 2010, Serdyukov launched a $ 430 billion military reform to be achieved over the next 15 years in order to fully re-equip Russian conventional forces. Serdyukov also launched plans to reduce personnel in the central administration by 30%, which would lead to the liquidation of a significant number of positions filled by generals and colonels. He demanded drastic cuts in

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