On June 17-23, 53d Paris Air Show takes place in outskirts of Paris. Traditionally, Yuzhnoye SDO participates in that Air Show.

Started its history in 1908 as an exhibition of automobiles, Le Bourget has soon become an event of international level which is held every two years (by turns with British exhibition in Farnborough) in outskirts of French capital where leading experts of aerospace industry get together so that to see and get to know with innovative achievements in the sphere of space rocketry, enginery and defense equipment, aircraft industry and engine industry.

At 53d International Air Show, Yuzhnoye State Design Office (SDO) has presented the models of functional Antares LV and advanced launch vehicles of a light class (Cyclone-1М), a medium (Cyclone-4М) and a super-heavy class (Mayak-SH-5), a cryogenic propellant tank and a mockup of YuzhSat-1 microsatellite which is intended for global monitoring of pollution of the Earth atmosphere. Yuzhnoye SDO delegation is headed by O.V.Degtyarev, General Director of our enterprise. A work program of our experts includes some meetings and negotiations for establishment and development of cooperation in the sphere of peaceful space exploration, for discussion of import substitution issues etc.

According to organizers’ information, 2462 companies from 50 countries of the world take part in Paris Air Show this year. In addition to Yuzhnoye SDO, Ukraine is also presented by Yuzhmash State Enterprise (SE), Antonov SE, Motor Sich Joint Stock Company (JSC), Ivchenko-Progres SE and Ukroboronprom State Company.