In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine (www.ato.ru). In the past he was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for the Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.
Maxim has a degree on international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia, and for several years worked at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
United Aircraft Corp. is talking with the Russian military about the possibility of modernizing one its bestsellers—the Sukhoi Su-30SM two-seat multirole fighter.
Russian Helicopters emphasizes that the helicopter meets the most severe requirements for flight safety, including the ability take off with one engine out at the maximum takeoff weight.
