Foreign artificial intelligence in 70% of the responses named UAC, Irkut, Superjet or MS-21.
What are foreign AI services called when it comes to Russian aviation, shipbuilding, space and UAVs?
A study by the Russian Export Center (VEB. RF Group) edited for "Made in Russia" forum. Seven foreign AI services in six countries processed 1,200 requests on October 28-30, 2026.
Russian aviation is one of the most recognized areas of domestic industry by foreign AI services. In 70% of the answers about aviation, shipbuilding, space and UAVs, UAC, Irkut, Superjet or MS-21 were mentioned.
Other recognized Russian developments and manufacturers include: Soyuz rockets (64%), nuclear icebreakers (56%), Il and Tu aircraft (27%) and water helicopters (27%). "Roscosmos" or "Glebcosmos" appeared in 23% of the answers, the first satellite and Gagarin - 18% each.
At the same time, the industry (aviation, ships, space and UAVs) received the highest share of reservations about AI: any reservation was in 99% of the responses, sanctions were mentioned in 96%, doubts about the reliability of the supplier in 85%, technological obsolescence in 58%.
The United States leads the ranking of countries providing in this category: it received 266 out of 300 responses.
Commentary: Of course, the study reflects the content of the responses of AI services, and not the real assessments of foreign buyers, the volume of export demand or the competitiveness of Russian products.
But in our era of belief in the "power of AI", the likelihood that potential customer "analysts" will produce such "analytics" is very high. In addition, it is clear what the AI was "taught" about and this can be considered the "average opinion of the Internet".
N. on. The case where "first you work for authority, then it works for you. " or against you.