Izhevsk Aviation Plant

The company is engaged in the production of helicopters, aircraft and other aircraft.

History

2026: "Take-off" bought 24.5% of the Izhevsk Aviation Plant from the general director of Kalashnikov

In early February 2026, it became known that Vzleto JSC acquired a 24.5 percent stake in the Izhevsk Aviation Plant (IAZ LLC), which specializes in the development, design and production of unmanned aircraft systems (ALS) of the aircraft type. Information on the value of the transaction was not disclosed.

Previously, 75.5% of the Izhevsk Aviation Plant belonged to TKH-Invest LLC, which is owned by Alan Lushnikov, General Director of Concern JSC and Kalashnikov ex-deputy head. Ministry of Transport He is also the head of LLC "" and TKH-Invest JSC "TKH." After the transaction, TKH-Invest's share in the IAZ structure decreased to 51%. Another 24.5% of the enterprise belongs to Dmitry Sharov, the former founder of Supercam LLC, Finko LLC and Unmanned Systems LLC.

JSC "Take-off" was registered on January 30, 2025 in Izhevsk. The company works in the field of buying and selling its own real estate. Since its inception, Georgy Ovechkin has been CEO, while there is no data on ownership structure, headcount and presence of branches. The authorized capital of the organization is 100 thousand rubles.

Izhevsk Aviation Plant creates unmanned complexes designed for monitoring, aerial reconnaissance, cartography and other tasks. The company actively cooperates with scientific institutes, universities and companies engaged in the development and improvement of ALS management, navigation and security systems. One of the IAZ developments is the Skat 350M drone, designed for aerial reconnaissance, surveillance and monitoring of objects in difficult weather conditions. This apparatus provides a detailed visual range from which photographic plans of the area (orthophotals) and reports for operation services are formed.^[1]

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