“Today, our specialists, our people, all need a serious supersonic aircraft that would reduce the time of flight over long distances.

These are all our directions to the Far East, this is the linking of territories, including with foreign countries - this is Australia, this is South Korea, this is Japan.

Here is the hub.

And accordingly, such a product will not only need scientific elements, it will practically consist of the most advanced solutions of science, ”RIA Novosti quotes Mishustin as saying.

He noted that it is necessary to strive for this.

“Probably, this is the main thing we should strive for, we will set this task, today we will discuss it in great detail at our meeting,” he said.

Earlier it was reported that the start of mass production of MS-21 aircraft in Russia is scheduled for 2024.

This was announced by the head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.