"Our plans are to increase the percentage of the Russian aviation technology on the domestic and global market. In order to achieve that, we should improve not only their quality and reliability but also to develop a system of the after-sale service," the president said.
Putin criticized the nation's current approach, under which Russia is actively purchasing foreign aviation technology.
"I believe this approach must be changed, we have spoken with our companies’ CEOs many times that the Russian aviation technology must have an advantage if it does not cede to or is better than foreign analogues," the president said.
The Russian leader added that the issue would be discussed by the government commission on import substitution.
The remarks were made during the president’s visit to the exhibition of the 13th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 that kicked off on Tuesday and will last through Sunday.
