Motor Sich

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Joint Stock Company Motor Sich
IndustryAerospace industry
Defence
Founded1907; 116 years ago (1907)
HeadquartersZaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsAircraft engines, Turbojet engines
Increase UAH 3.3 billion (2015)[1]
Total assetsIncrease UAH 20.7 billion (2015)[1]
Number of employees
21,860 (December, 2010)[2]
Websitehttp://motorsich.com/en/

The Motor Sich Joint Stock Company (Ukrainian: АТ «Мотор Січ») is a Ukrainian aircraft engine manufacturer headquartered in Zaporizhzhia. The company manufactures engines for airplanes and helicopters, and also industrial marine gas turbines and installations.

Overview

Motor-Sich currently produces the Ivchenko Progress D-18 turbofan which powers variants of the Antonov An-124 and An-225 freighters, although the Ivchenko Progress D-36/Ivchenko Progress D-436 series remain the highest production-rate engines in the CIS.

Motor Sich inherited some of the former Soviet Union's aero engine manufacturing capabilities. It produces turbofan, turboprop and rotary-wing turboshaft engines that power aircraft in Russian service, such as Mi- and Ka-series military helicopters.[3]

In 2017 Beijing's Skyrizon Aviation purchased a 41% holding in Motor Sich. Skyrizon Aviation had agreed to first invest $250 million in the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia plants and help Motor Sich to set up a new assembly and servicing plant in Chongqing.[4]

The company announced that it planned to launch its own helicopter, dubbed Hope, in 2018.[5]

Some individuals, including former counsel to the US Senate Foreign Relation Committee William C. Triplet have criticized Ukraine for allowing Motor Sich to conduct business with Chinese firms. Oleh Lyashko, a leader of one of Ukraine’s parties said if the USA does not want Motor Sich to be closer with the Chinese, then they need to buy enough aircraft engines.[6] Motor Sich severed ties with Russia in 2014, its biggest client, consequently put efforts to find new markets. In the administration of President Donald Trump, Washington added Skyrizon to a Military End-User (MEU) List. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy then signed a decree, imposing sanctions on Chinese, the company responded a $3.5 billion arbitration case.[7] On 11 March 2021, the Ukrainian government announced that it confirmed to nationalize Motor Sich and buy back shares from Chinese holders.[8] Oleksiy Danilov explained the government's decision is to "return Motor Sich to the Ukrainian people", "investors will be compensated" he added.[9]

In May 2021, Ukraine is in discussions with Turkey to sell the company, it was reported a 50% stake to a Turkish company since it became a major buyer of Turboshaft engines for its Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akinci drones, and TAI T929 ATAK 2 helicopter.[10][11] Director-General of Motor Sich, Vyacheslav Bohuslayev noted that a $100 million loan from China needs to be repaid in 2026.[12]

Among the company's new products is the MS-500V turboshaft engine, originally intended for the Russian Ansat helicopter.

Components

  • Zaporizhzhia Engine Engineering Factory, Zaporizhzhia (destroyed by Russian Military groups in 2022[13])
  • Omelchenko Engineering Factory (1988), Zaporizhzhia
  • Snizhne Engineering Factory (1970), Snizhne
  • Volochysk Engineering Factory (1971), Volochysk
  • Motor Sich Airlines (1984)
  • Aleks TV (1995), local television company

In 2011 it acquired Orsha Engineering Factory, Orsha, Belarus.

Gallery

  • Progress D-18T engine manufactured by Motor Sich

    Progress D-18T engine manufactured by Motor Sich

  • Progress D-436 engine manufactured by Motor Sich

    Progress D-436 engine manufactured by Motor Sich

  • Motor Sich MS-500V engine

    Motor Sich MS-500V engine

  • Ukrainian Modernization Mil Mi-8MSB-V

    Ukrainian Modernization Mil Mi-8MSB-V

  • Modernized Mil Mi-24P in Ukraine Army service

    Modernized Mil Mi-24P in Ukraine Army service

  • Progress AI-136T turboshaft for Mi-26

    Progress AI-136T turboshaft for Mi-26

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "ГОДОВОЙ ОТЧЕТ 2015" [Annual Report 2015] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  2. ^ Motor Sich JSC (31 December 2010). "Motor Sich Annual Report 2010" (PDF). motorsich.com. Motor Sich JSC. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Oboronprom targets Ukrainian company as helicopter consolidation continues". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-16.
  4. ^ Zhen, Liu (16 September 2017). "Chinese firm's stake in Ukraine military aircraft engine maker 'frozen'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Motor Sich to start helicopter production in 2018".
  6. ^ Genin, Aaron (2018-08-23). "KIEV'S NEW PARTNER: A BETRAYAL OF U.S. INTERESTS". The California Review. Retrieved 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "UPDATE 1-Ukraine president approves sanctions against China's Skyrizon". reuters. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  8. ^ GDC (2021-07-15). "Ukraine To Nationalize Jet Engine Producer Motor Sich From Chinese Skyrizon". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  9. ^ "Ukraine Plans To Nationalize Jet Engine Producer Motor Sich From Chinese Investors". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  10. ^ SABAH, DAILY (2021-06-29). "Turkish Aerospace, Motor Sich ink deal for heavy-class helicopter engines". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  11. ^ GDC (2021-05-06). "Ukraine may sell 50% stake in Motor Sich to Turkish firm". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  12. ^ "Director General of Motor Sich Vyacheslav Bohuslayev says that $100 million, which he borrowed, should be repaid to Chinese investors by 2026". ukrinform. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  13. ^ "Russia Destroys Motor Sich Engine Plant In Zaporizhzhia". Zenger. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

External links

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