OREANDA-NEWS. August 23, 2011. JSC Rosoboronexport - company of Rostechnologii group - ZAO ITT Inertial Technologies of Technokomplex, and Sagem (Safran group), announced today at MAKS 2011 international exhibition, at a ceremony attended by Vladimir Putin, President of the government of Russia, and Sergei Chemezov, Chief Executive of Rostekhnologii, the creation of RS Alliance, a joint venture, specialized in inertial navigation systems for military aircraft.

RS-Alliance will be a key manufacturer of defense equipment within the framework of a partnership with a major West European firm. This Joint venture will be based in Russia and operating under Russian law.

The joint venture has been formed primarily to manufacture the new fifth-generation LINS-100RS inertial navigation system, designed to provide military aircraft with high-precision navigation capabilities. A high performing autonomous navigation system, the LINS-100RS integrates latest-generation digital laser gyros.

Cooperation between Russia and France has steadily been building momentum, noted Anatoly Isaikin, director general of JSC Rosoboronexport: “The creation of the RS Alliance joint venture with Sagem is a striking example of this growing cooperation. Deployment of this project is extremely important for the development of economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries, particularly in this innovative high-tech segment.”

“This new joint venture will enable Sagem to foster the further development of collaboration with the Russian aviation industries,” said a delighted Philippe Petitcolin, Chairman and CEO of Sagem. “Building on this new partnership, we are especially proud of our role as an active partner in the long-term governmental and industrial collaboration established by Russia and France.”