Friday, August 12, 2016

The Russian Security Council want to create a “United Eurasia” with airships – BBC News

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich proposed to consider the establishment of the “United Eurasia” – the system of transport and logistics corridors that would connect with each other, Transsiberian, the BAM and the Northern Sea Route. Cargo traffic between nodes is planned to provide by some transport

airships type Atlant ( “Aeronautical transport aircraft of a new type”). The project will create two transport and logistics corridor length of 9.6 thousand. Km., A new high-speed railway Railway and freight transshipment nodes network. Development of transport and logistics infrastructure, according to the authors of “United Eurasia” will develop the territory, to create high-tech industries and jobs, to develop labor migration and tourism.

The total project cost is estimated at $ 220-240 billion, the newspaper said “Kommersant” referring to the documentation. Details are described in it only airships Atlant carrying up to 16 tonnes and a flight range of 2.5 thousand. Km. It is believed that one such aircraft will replace five Mi-8 helicopters, which are now used in the High North

The authors of the “United Eurasia” plans by 2018 to determine the participants in 2018-2025 -. To build a major logistical and infrastructure facilities, and in 2035 – the year to complete the creation of corridors. In the calculation of the initiators, the project may join foreign governments (such as the US, Europe and China) in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

The idea of ​​”creating space transport and logistics corridor” advanced Academician Alexander Nekipelov and Russian security Council requested a review of her Arkady Dvorkovich. According to the newspaper, the initiative has already been supported in the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Defense, Russian Academy of Sciences, and presidential aide Igor Levitin

. Source: “Kommersant”

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