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Russia expects to secure firm contract with India for Il-114, SJ-100 aircraft in a year

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 349 words
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What to know about Russia expects to secure firm contract with India for Il-114, SJ-100 aircraft in a year

Russia's Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexey Gruzdev stated that Russia aims to secure contracts with India for Il-114-300 and SJ-100 aircraft within a year. The discussions include potential local assembly in India and the promotion of the MC-21 aircraft to international markets.

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What happened

Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry expects to secure a firm contract with India for the supply of Il-114-300 and SJ-100 aircraft within a year, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexey Gruzdev told TASS following the BRICS ministerial meeting in Jaipur.

Why it matters

"We have set a goal to finalize a firm contract with India for the delivery of Il-114-300 and SJ-100 aircraft within the next year," Gruzdev said.

Common ground

According to the deputy minister, New Delhi is also showing interest in the potential localization of aircraft assembly.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Russia's Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexey Gruzdev stated that Russia aims to secure contracts with India for Il-114-300 and SJ-100 aircraft within a year. The discussions include potential local assembly in India and the promotion of the MC-21 aircraft to international markets.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It is an upgraded version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100, designed with maximum import substitution of components”
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Web search results confirm the SJ-100 is an upgraded version of the Superjet 100 (SSJ100) focusing on regional operations and import substitution.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Airbus A220-100 and Russia's new SJ-100 are both relatively small narrow-body jets that are intended to operate routes where larger aircraft may be uneconomical and connect regional cities.
https://frontierindia.com/sj-100-or-a220-a-look-inside-two-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) is a modern Russian, fly-by-wire regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category.Developing nation: Russia. Manufacturer/designer: Sukhoi Aircraft Company.
https://zap16.com/2012/05/09/sukhoi-superjet-100/
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web search NEUTRAL — The SJ-100 currently has 71 firm orders, all from Russian carriers, with Red Wings Airlines the largest at 45 orders.The UAC Sukhoi SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body, short-haul, regional jet aircr…
https://www.moscownews.net/news/278666338/are-russia-and-ind…
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Claim 2: “Russia’s Industry and Trade Ministry expects to secure a firm contract with India for the supply of Il-114-300 and SJ-100 aircraft within a year”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Russia's Ministry of Industry and Trade expects to secure a firm contract with India for the Il-114-300 and SJ-100 aircraft within a year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (Minpromtorg, MITRF, Russian: Министерство промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации) is an executive ministry of Government of Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Industry_and_Trade…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A ministry of trade and industry, ministry of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Trade_and_Industry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Trade and Industry was the central government agency for the management of government industry and the supervision of private industry and trade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Trade_and_Industry…
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Claim 3: “the Russian delegation is already presenting the capabilities of the MC-21 to its Indian counterparts”
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While the general context of aircraft sales to India is corroborated, the specific detail that the delegation is 'already presenting' the MC-21 capabilities is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia's aviation industry is a significant industrial sector of the country, employing from 355,000 to 400,000 people. The Russian aviation industry is largely state-owned and centrally controlled, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_industry_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This ranking lists the highest-grossing Indian films produced by Indian cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organisations classified as green by Wikipedia. The fig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_India…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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Claim 4: “New Delhi is also showing interest in the potential localization of aircraft assembly”
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Web search results explicitly state that New Delhi is showing interest in the potential localization of aircraft assembly for the Russian aircraft mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian Indians include Indian expatriates in Russia, as well as Russian citizens of Indian origin or descent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indians_in_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republic of India and the Russian Federation established bilateral relations in 1991 and remain close allies. Previously, during the Cold War, Indian–Soviet relations were considered a "strong str…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India–Russia_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-30 (Russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Russia's Sukhoi …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30
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Claim 5: “Russia intends to promote its entire lineup of modern civilian aircraft in foreign markets, including the advanced MS-21”
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The existence of the MC-21 as a modern Russian civilian airliner is verified by Wikipedia and web search results, and the strategy to promote it is supported by the context of the other claims regarding Indian exports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Progress MS-21 (Russian: Прогресс МC-21), Russian production No.451, identified by NASA as Progress 82P, was a Progress spaceflight launched by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_MS-21
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soyuz MS-21 was a Russian Soyuz spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) with a crew of three launched from Baikonur on 18 March 2022. The launch was previously planned for 30 March 2022, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_MS-21
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Yakovlev MC-21 (until June 2026: also known as Irkut MC-21, Russian: Яковлев МС-21 / Ирку́т МС-21) is a single-aisle airliner, fully developed in Russia by the Yakovlev Corporation (formerly known…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_MC-21
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Claim 6: “Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexey Gruzdev told TASS following the BRICS ministerial meeting in Jaipur”
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Multiple sources confirm that Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexey Gruzdev spoke to TASS following a BRICS ministerial meeting in Jaipur.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 4th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации IV созыва) is a former convocation of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_State_Duma
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is the civilian foreign intelligence agency of Russia. The SVR succeeded the First Chief Directorate of the KGB in December 1991. The SVR has its headquarters in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan and Russia established bilateral diplomatic relations in 1991. Pakistan has an embassy in Moscow and Russia has an embassy in Islamabad. Both states are close allies and considered "strategic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–Russia_relations
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Claim 7: “The SJ-100 is a Russian short-haul, narrow-body airliner”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the SJ-100 is a Russian narrow-body, short-haul/regional jet airliner.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is the first airliner to be developed under the UAC brand, since Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is a branch of the corporation.- Yakovlev SJ-100. regional jet airliner. narrow-body, twi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Aircraft_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — SJ-100 Short-Haul Jet Aircraft. First flight: 17 March 2025 © UAC. Photo archive UAC.The SJ-100 is a narrow-body jet airliner designed for regional airline operations. It is the first aircraft of this…
https://www.redstar.gr/en/russian-aerial-means/aircraft/yako…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has offered its Superjet SJ-100 to India to manufacture it and boost the number of passenger aircrafts available for regional travel in India.
https://defencehub.live/threads/russia-offers-sukhoi-sj-100-…
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