The Board of Directors of Baltic Plant was fully renovated. All seats on it were occupied by representatives of the state and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) who fully replaced the management of Mezhprombank of Sergei Pugachev in the Board. CONTROL OVER BALTIC PLANT FINALLY MOVED TO THE STATE

Radio building corporation Vega into which the state plans to unite separate companies of the radio electronic industry cannot be formed because of the ownership conflicts. This happens in two enterprises that should become the basis of Vega. These are research institute Argon and the Moscow research radio technical institute (MNIRTI). Both organizations have conflicts with the Federal Agency for Management of Federal Property and have to postpone reorganization into joint-stock companies. OWNERSHIP CONFLICTS AT SOME ENTERPRISES OF MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX PREVENT FORMATION OF RADIO BUILDING CORPORATION VEGA

Armament corporation Izhmash is developing a new automatic rifle that the corporation attributes to the fifth generation according to its own initiative but in accordance with technical specifications of the Defense Ministry. IZHMASH PRESENTED A NEW VERSION OF THE KALASHNIKOV AUTOMATIC RIFLE BUT THE DEFENSE MINISTRY DID NOT MANIFEST INTEREST IN THE PRODUCT

The border guard service of the Federal Security Service will establish a center for production of ram wings in Petrozavodsk. A source in the government explains that ram wings are necessary for guarding of water borders. AVANGARD SHIPYARD WILL BUILD RAM WINGS AND TRAIN TECHNICIANS

Izhmash did not manage to get rid of drawbacks of sniper rifle SV-98 in more than four years. IZHMASH RISKS LOSING ITS NICHE IN THE SEGMENT OF SNIPER WEAPONS

Closed joint-stock company Klimovsk specialized cartridge plant is an enterprise legendary in all aspects. It produces cartridges for pistols of the most diverse systems known all over the world and Kalashnikov automatic rifles. KSPZ MASTERED NEW KINDS OF BOTH MILITARY AND CIVIL PRODUCTS

Wireless network operator Skartel that sells its services under Yota trademark cannot achieve vacation of the frequencies due to it from the Defense Ministry despite the relevant resolution issued in March of 2011. At the end of 2011, the administrative resource of the company in the form of state corporation Russian Technologies, owner of a 25.1% stake in Skartel, was actively used for the soonest solving of problems in relations with the Defense Ministry. SKARTEL CANNOT ACHIEVE VACATION OF FREQUENCIES IN 2.5-2.7 GHZ BAND FOR CIVIL USE FROM THE DEFENSE MINISTRY

Delegation of Oboronprom and United Engine-Building Corporation visited research and production association Saturn in Rybinsk. SATURN HAS PORTFOLIO OF ORDERS FOR 2012 BOTH IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE STATE DEFENSE ORDER AND EXPORT CONTRACTS WORTH 12 BILLION RUBLES

The Moscow mayor's office announced cooperation with the Center named after Khrunichev, the biggest space rocket center of Russia. The major visited the Khrunichev Center. Sergei Sobyanin was shown several workshops of the company and General Director of the center Vladimir Nesterov spoke about production and economic achievements. THE CENTER NAMED AFTER KHRUNICHEV OFFERED HIGH-SPEED TRAMS AND PRESSURE CHAMBERS FOR HOSPITALS

After a series of big aviation catastrophes last year the authorities adopted a course at implementation of harsher rules of aviation transportation. However, like this often happens, slow implementation compensates for harshness of the upcoming changes. Not a single novelty announced by the government started working in 2012. For example, this is removal of old Soviet aircraft from operation or implementation of requirements to the quantity of aircraft of the same type in air carriers. DESPITE A SERIES OF AVIATION CATASTROPHES IMPLEMENTATION OF HARSHER RULES OF WORK ON THE AVIATION MARKET WAS POSTPONED

Interview of President of Sukhoi Civil Airplanes company Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk PRESIDENT OF SUKHOI CIVIL AIRPLANES COMPANY VLADIMIR PRISYAZHNYUK SPEAKS ABOUT DEVELOPMENT OF SUKHOI SUPERJET 100 PROGRAM

Oboronprom, the new owner of the engine-building companies in Perm, conducted personnel reshuffles at one more plant. SERGEI POPOV WAS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF STAR PLANT IN PERM

Defense Minister of Ukraine M. Yezhel signed an order on adoption of radar station P-18 Malakhit by the armed forces of Ukraine. The new radars will replace the obsolete models. UKRSPETSTEKHNIKA CREATED RADAR STATION P-18 MALAKHIT