For the first time in 30 years, an international air show has been canceled in Russia
"There are risks of creating obstacles for the flight program," the organizers commented
The International Aviation and Space Show (MAKS), held near Moscow, will not take place this year for security reasons. This is the first time the event has been canceled in 30 years.
Source. This was reported by Kommersant. This is the first time the event has been canceled in 30 years.
According to the sources, the event is usually attended by tens of thousands of people a day, the location is open, and there are risks of creating obstacles to the flight program.
"It's probably possible to tighten security measures, but the use of electronic warfare (EW) against potential threats from drones would create obstacles to the flight program and would hardly make sense," a source close to Rostec told the publication.
Several participants interviewed by the publication have already stopped preparations for the event. The air show organizers have not officially commented on the situation.
"Vedomosti reports that the air show has been postponed to 2024.
The International Aviation and Space Salon is an international aerospace exhibition held in Zhukovsky, at the airfield of the Gromov State Research Institute, not far from Moscow. The exhibition was first held in 1993. MAKS takes place every two years. It usually lasts 6 days.
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