OREANDA-NEWS. June 27, 2012. JSC IRKUT Corporation re-entered the annual list of top 100 biggest defence contractors published by American military weekly Defense News annually. Defense News’ analysis was based on the financial information about military products manufacturing for 2011 provided by companies.

Proceeds of JSC IRKUT Corporation in 2011 amounted to 1 626 mln USD according to IFRS.

Sales volume of military products of IRKUT Corporation in 2011 taking into account by Defense News takes for the list of top 100 biggest defence contractors amounted to 285.8 mln USD.

Proceeds of JSC IRKUT Corporation in 2011 amounted 49.5 bln rubles according to Russian Accounting Standards.

JSC IRKUT Corporation is a vertically integrated enterprise providing the full spectrum of aircraft design, manufacture, sales and after-sale support for a wide range of military and civil aircraft.

IRKUT takes the leading position in the Russian aircraft manufacturing and has 15% share of the Russian arms export. In 2009-2012 the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade awarded the Company “the best Russian exporter” in aircraft industry.

Export of multi-role Su-30MK fighters is the basis of JSC IRKUT Corporation’s proceeds. In 2011 Yak-130 Combat trainers entered the list of exports as well.

The order book of IRKUT as in the beginning of June, 2012 makes about 7 billion USD.

Being the prime contractor IRKUT Corporation is working on the realization of main prospective project of Russian civil aviation – the creation of MC-21 short/mid range family of commercial airliners.