Mikhail Pogosyan

M.A. Pogosyan was born on April 18, 1956 in Moscow in the family of the employees. In 1979 he has graduated with honors the aircraft manufacturer faculty of the Moscow Aviation Institute named after S. Ordjonikidze and started his career at the engineering plant named after P.O. Sukhoy (now - OAO `Sukhoy Design Bureau`) where he works up today. He started as a designer engineer and then held the posts of the First Deputy Chief Designer (1992-1998), Chairman of Directors Board of the Design Bureau (1995 -1999) and General Director of the `Sukhoy Design Bureau` (starting from May 1999).

Being the designer and technical manager, he took part in a series of advanced programs to develop military & civil - purpose aviation systems including: SU-27, SU-30 fighters, SU-33 ship based fighter. As a General Designer M. Pogosyan headed a team for the development of the fifth generation sweep forward fighter - S-37 ` Berkut` (Golden Eagle) following the maiden flight on September 1997 with the ongoing successful test flights. Concurrent comprehensive aerodynamic tests, strength & composite material tests etc being used for the aircraft development took into account the latest computer designing and static test methods. The S-37 ` Berkut` test results fit for the development of the advanced military and civil aviation systems.

By the RF Government Order M. Pogosyan has been appointed on April 1998 the General Director of the State unitary enterprise - `Sukhoy` Aviation Military & Industrial Corporation` consolidating the `SU` designers and manufacturers. Today he coordinates the development of the effective integrated structure allowing successfully competing on the world market.

Modification and development of new advanced aviation prototypes is going on under M. Pogosyan`s management in the framework of `Sukhoy` Holding Company. The Decree of the State Committee dated April 1998 announced `Sukhoy` the contest winner and assigned it the leading designer of the advanced military aviation programs.

As a result of the comprehensive modifications the ` Sukhoy` Design Bureau became a number one among Russian Aviation companies for export deliveries. Last October the ` Sukhoy` Corporation got a Certificate of the Russian Federation Committee for Military Technical Cooperation that gives a privilege for independent spare parts export, maintenance and service of the exported equipment. In 2002 more than 600 `SU` fighters have been exported by `Rosoboronexport`, that allowed to provide orders continuity for Corporation and their main subcontractors. A long-term program aiming at modification of advanced military & civil aviation equipment has been developed on the basis of the above. On March 2003 the ` Sukhoy` Corporation - along with partners: `Ilyushin` and ` Yakovlev`- won a State tender declared by Rosaviacosmos to design a regional aircraft.

M. Pogosyan has got an Award for his contribution to SU-33 development added to Navy armory.

He is the author of 11 patents and inventions, 14 scientific papers, a Laureate of the State RF Prize in 1997 and Laureate of the RF Government Prize in 1998, Doctor of Science.

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Member of the Entrepreneurial Council at the RF Government.

Married, two children.