Maksim covers aerospace developments in Central Asia for Aviation Week. He has worked for Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine and was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications after working for the Moscow-based CAST defense think tank.
Maksim has a degree in international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow.
The Klimov Co., a subsidiary of Russia’s United Engine Corp., plans to finish development of a new RD-93MA turbofan for the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 single-engine fighter next year.
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