LIVE: MAKS-2015 International air show kicks off in Moscow region

The MAKS-2015 International Aviation and Space Salon is due to start in the city of Zhukovski near Moscow on August 25. More than 150 foreign companies from 25 countries confirmed their participation in the air show, including Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, and Switzerland. Russia’s state technology corporation Rostec and arms exporter Rosoboronexport, along with arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey, the company Russian Helicopters, and several corporations from the space