Production facilities of the machine-building plant named after Dzerzhinsky (ZiD) that is undergoing bankruptcy procedure will be sold at an auction on December 1 for 519 million rubles. Top management of the company is going to sell the property without industrial site No. 5 that has frequently become a subject of disputes of creditors and management of ZiD. Experts presume that property will be sold in the interests of state corporations of the military industrial complex. ZID IS OFFERED FOR SALE FOR 519 MILLION RUBLES

A helicopter cluster will be created in Rostov region. It will be located in the area of Bataisk airfield in a suburb of Rostov-on-Don and will include a flight testing center, facility for assembling of helicopters of Mi-26, Mi-28 and Mi-35 types and advanced medium helicopter, as well as a center for production of composite blades and a number of other divisions. A FLIGHT TESTING CENTER WILL APPEAR IN ROSTOV REGION

Russian authorities returned to the idea of establishment of airspace defense corporation on the basis of Almaz-Antey corporation and defense holding RTI in which am 84.67% stake belonged to AFK Sistema. At the end of the last year, 100% of RTI shares were estimated at 26 billion rubles but after putting of main owner of AFK Sistema Vladimir Yevtushenkov under home arrest shares of the holding could get cheaper. In any case, so far the deal is hindered by sanctions of the US and EU to which Almaz-Antey is subject: after the merger these limitations may be applied to companies of RTI too. RTI HOLDING MAY BE UNITED WITH ALMAZ-ANTEY CORPORATION

VEB Innovations, subsidiary fund of Vnesheconombank, is getting ready to establish a specialized fund for support of GLONASS technologies for the purpose of their promotion in Russia and abroad. Investments on the part of Vnesheconombank will amount to 5 billion rubles and investments on the part of private co-investors will amount to 3 billion rubles. VEB INNOVATIONS IS GETTING READY TO ESTABLISH A FUND FOR SUPPORT OF GLONASS TECHNOLOGIES

Rosnano will finance creation of a nanotechnological center in Altai technical university. ALTAY TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY RECEIVED FINANCING FROM ROSNANO FOR CREATION OF A NANOTECHNOLOGICAL CENTER

The banks that had issued a syndicated credit worth 32.3 billion rubles to Tractor Plants corporation (KTZ) in 2011 started actively demanding return of debts through the court. The overall amount of the lawsuits already reached 14 billion rubles. BANKS WISH TO ENFORCE 14 BILLION RUBLES ON TRACTOR PLANTS CORPORATION

Arkady Syroezhko, director of programs with systems with unmanned aerial vehicles of Vega corporation, a part of United Instrument-Building Corporation, spoke about prospects of creation of unmanned systems in Russia, about their combat and reconnaissance capabilities, about new developments in the field of aeronautics, about influence of Western sanctions on production of unmanned aerial vehicles in Russia, as well as about other problems that the industry encountered. INTERVIEW OF DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS WITH SYSTEMS WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES OF VEGA CORPORATION ARKADY SYROEZHKO

Irkut corporation cannot produce civil airplanes without production of military ones. HEAD OF IRKUT CORPORATION OLEG DEMCHENKO PROMISES TO START SUPPLYING MS-21 AIRPLANE FROM 2018

Authorities of the country have set a comprehensive goal of creation of new models of import-substituting hardware and their production for strategic enterprises of Russia. Among them is production association Strela that represents a unique diversities company. PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION STRELA INCREASE PRODUCTION VOLUME THREEFOLD

NEVZ-Ceramics will produce more ceramic products for civil needs. Its contact with ROSNANO is intended for five years. During this period ROSNANO will invest approximately 800 million rubles in development of the company's production facilities. NOVOSIBIRSK-BASED NEVZ-CERAMICS WANTS TO REORIENT ITS BUSINESS FROM MILITARY NEEDS TO CIVIL ONES