Open Joint Stock Company Aero-engine Scientific and Technical Complex «Soyuz» begins its history from February 18, 1943 as "Pilot factory № 300". The founder of the enterprise was A.A. Mikulin. Since October 2005 the head of AESTC «Soyuz» was N.N. Yakovlev, from January 2008 to the present head of the undertaking is L.N. Shvedov.

AESTC «Soyuz» developed 18 basic and 44 modified gas turbine engines for aircraft. Among them, AM-3 (for Tu-104, Tu-16, F-4), R11-300 (for MiG-21), R15B-300 (for MiG-25), R79V-300 (for the Yak-141), engine family R95-300 (for cruise missiles X-55., X-59, X-35). Many engines AESTC «Soyuz» was the best in the world at the moment of creation. The company AESTC «Soyuz» is widely known in the world scientific and professional communities, thanks to the unique engineering solutions.

In the field of aeronautical engineering AESTC «Soyuz» is working on two main areas: advanced engines for combat aircraft complexes (in cooperation) and upgrading and refurbishment of R95-300 engines for subsonic cruise missiles. At present, AESTC «Soyuz» is doing preparatory work under way for the implementation of activities in other areas.

In the field of power engineering industries AESTC «Soyuz» develops a wide range of gas turbine in small and medium power range, based engine (or parts of engine) of its own design. Creating a gas turbine plants and power plants based on them, is a relatively new area of activity. In gas turbine installations AESTC «Soyuz» applied advanced design solutions, making installations have excellent technical characteristics and high reliability.

By the order of the Government of Moscow creates gas turbine plant GTP-30-300 nominal capacity of 30.5 MW of electricity efficiency 35%, running on natural gas, based engine R79V-300. Utilization ratio of heat fuel of plant with cogeneration cycle (with use heat passing gas) is 84%. There is a possibility of installation a steam turbine for combined-cycle plant.

Currently, is finished designing and manufacturing the material part of GTP nominal capacity of 0.25 MW (GTP-0.25-300) based engine R95-300. This installation can work in a simple and cogeneration cycle (with heat passing gas). In the installation may be installed water boiler, producing hot water for heating. Without boiler electrical power of plant is 0.25 MW, electricity efficiency - 32%, with a boiler - electric power of plant is 0.24 MW, electricity efficiency - 30%, utilization ratio of heat fuel ηΣ = 82%.

For the future implementation works of creation power plants and aircraft engines, AESTC «Soyuz» is creating the modern test stand running on natural gas. Also creates the facility for testing combustors, and carried out commissioning of new production facilities with modern equipment. Much attention is paid to development of IT-technologies, create a modern information system that includes comprehensive security CAD, ensuring rapid communications design office, testing areas and other parts of the enterprise, through own high-speed networks.