MiG and Sukhoi to merge under UAC in 2019

Starting from 2019, MiG Corporation and Sukhoi will merge into the combat aviation structural unit of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

By English: Aleksandr MarkinРусский: Александр Маркин (Su-27 and Mig-29) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

UAC President Yuri Slyusar explained that the board of directors gave the green light for a single legal entity back in 2016.

Russia’s Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov earlier said that both firms will still be operating under their own names.