14:06 GMT, August 12, 2009 MOSCOW | Russia's leading combat aircraft manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG will exhibit their most advanced aircraft, the Su-35 Flanker and the MiG-35 Fulcrum-F multirole fighters at the MAKS-2009 air show in Russia, RIA Novosti reported.

Over 711 companies, including 465 Russian firms, will participate in the biennial air show outside Moscow on August 18-23.

The Sukhoi company said it will also showcase its Su-32 fighter-bomber (an export version of the Su-34 Fullback aircraft to be put in service with the Russian Air Force) and the Superjet 100 mid-haul passenger airliner.

Overall, 1,449 exhibits will be on display, including 470 full-scale models.

MAKS bills itself as "a demonstration of the advantages and development trends of Russian science and industry in such high-tech areas as aviation, space, missile engineering."

Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said military aircraft will continue to dominate the company's foreign sales in 2009, and will total about $2.6 billion.


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More information on MAKS 2009 can be found here:
http://www.defpro.com/confairs/profile/maks_2009_international_aviation_and_space_salon/pressroom/