(Kazan, KZN.RU, February 17, by Albert Murtazin). Mayor of Kazan, Ilsur Metshin, visited Kazan M.P. Simonov Experimental Design Bureau today and became acquainted with the latest developments in the field of unmanned aircraft.
Ilsur Metshin examined production facilities of the enterprise. The mayor also saw some of the engineering projects.
The M. P. Simonov Experimental Design Bureau was founded in 1959. Its main goal is the design of drones and air targets based on manned aircraft with low residual technical resources.
According to the general director of the design bureau, Alexander Gomzin, in recent years the company has significantly strengthened its positions on the Russian market of unmanned aircraft. At the moment, a major project of the bureau is designing a so-called "Arctic glider."
According to Alexander Gomzin, designs of the M. P. Simonov Experimental Design Bureau are in great demand – the company has secured orders until 2018. The company management plans to continue the complex development, working at a fast growth rate.
The mayor noted that the Kazan bureau is in the beginning of creating its own line of drones, and expressed the opinion that the company has every opportunity to become an industry leader.