Irkut Plows Fighter Earnings Into Fulfilling Its Airliner Ambitions With The MC-21

Irkut is pursuing its ambition of capturing a 10-percent share in the world market for narrowbody airliners by funding its new MC-21 twinjet largely from funds earned from fighter sales. The Russian airframer now claims a 15-percent share of Russia’s overall military exports by value.

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