Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters delivers first batch of repaired Ka-31s to India

Russian Helicopters delivers first batch of repaired Ka-31s to India

8-May-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered the first two repaired Ka-31 helicopters, produced by Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise (a Russian Helicopters company), to India. In 2004, Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise supplied nine Ka-31 helicopters to India. Six needed comprehensive repairs before their first scheduled overhaul, and were sent to Kumertau for this... Read more

Russian Helicopters and China to collaborate on new models

Russian Helicopters and China to collaborate on new models

30-Apr-2015Source: Rostec

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Vice Premier of the State Council of China Wang Yang met in Hangzhou for talks. The Russian delegation also included Alexander Mikheev, CEO of the  Russian Helicopters holding, which is part of the Rostec Corporation. The talks were held in preparation for the next meeting of the heads of Russia and... Read more

Russian Helicopters showcase commercial models at Mexico aerospace fair

Russian Helicopters showcase commercial models at Mexico aerospace fair

24-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, is taking part in the international exhibition Mexico’s Aerospace Fair 2015, which will run from 22 to 25 April, at Military Airbase No. 1, located in Santa Lucía, Mexico. Russian Helicopters’ exhibition can be found at stand C-1-02b, pavilion C. At the event, Russian Helicopters will showcase its... Read more

Cuban Government visit Russian Helicopters plant in Kazan

Cuban Government visit Russian Helicopters plant in Kazan

23-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Kazan Helicopter Plant, a subsidiary of the holding “Russian Helicopters” Rostec, SC, was one of the venues for XXIII Russian-Cuban Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. Members of the Commission, accompanied by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov and the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and... Read more

Russian Helicopters and CSKA Moscow will continue cooperation in 2015

Russian Helicopters and CSKA Moscow will continue cooperation in 2015

23-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

[electronic translation] Today holding company “Russian Helicopters” State Corporation Rostec and professional football club CSKA Moscow signed a cooperation agreement. According to the document holding company will continue to sponsor the club in 2015. Contract signed by the Head Office of the Director General of “Russian Helicopters” Yuri Kaptelkin and CEO of PFC CSKA Roman Babaev. “We... Read more

Russian Helicopters delivers batch of Ka226s to Russian military

Russian Helicopters delivers batch of Ka226s to Russian military

20-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

[electronic translation] Holding “Russian Helicopters” State Corporation Rostec successfully completed the transfer of the party light multi-purpose helicopters Ka-226.80 Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, which was noted at the bottom of the Unified acceptance of military products.Helicopters have been provided for all tests taken by the Ministry of Defense and the military representative... Read more

Russian Helicopters details LAAD Defence & Security 2015 activities

Russian Helicopters details LAAD Defence & Security 2015 activities

15-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, is taking part in the Latin American aerospace and defence technology exhibition and conference LAAD Defence & Security 2015 which will run from 14 to 17 April in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Russian Helicopters will showcase its series produced commercial and military helicopters, as well as its latest... Read more

Russian Helicopters announces results for year to 31 December 2014

Russian Helicopters announces results for year to 31 December 2014

15-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters and manufacturer of some of the world’s most innovative and widely operated models, announces its consolidated operating and audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2014 under IFRS. Main results: · Revenue grew by 22.8% to RUB 169.8... Read more

Russian Helicopters showcases light multirole helicopters at ABACE 2015 in Shanghai

Russian Helicopters showcases light multirole helicopters at ABACE 2015 in Shanghai

15-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) will showcase its latest light multirole helicopters – the Ka-226T and the Ansat – at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition ABACE 2015, which runs from 14 to 16 April at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, China. Russian Helicopters’ display can be found at Stand H437. “We see excellent... Read more

Indonesian delegation visits Kazan plant of Russian Helicopters

Indonesian delegation visits Kazan plant of Russian Helicopters

13-Apr-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and a delegation from Indonesia headed by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil visited Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company (part of State Corporation Rostec), on 9 April. The delegation was met by Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy CEO of... Read more

Mi-26T helicopter offers vital support to UN humanitarian efforts in South Sudan

Mi-26T helicopter offers vital support to UN humanitarian efforts in South Sudan

19-Mar-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Mi-26T helicopters, produced by Rostvertol, and developed at the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian Helicopters companies (part of State Corporation Rostec), are involved in UN and World Food Programme missions in the Republic of South Sudan. The medical charity Doctors Without Borders estimates that South Sudan is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.... Read more

Russian Helicopters delivered 189 aircraft to Asia-Pacific region over three years

Russian Helicopters delivered 189 aircraft to Asia-Pacific region over three years

19-Mar-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, continues to supply helicopters across the Asia-Pacific region, including India. Over the past three years 189 commercial and military aircraft were delivered, which includes Rosoboron export contracts. In 2014 deliveries increased by 11% on 2012, and today more than 1,400 Russian-built helicopters operate in the region. “Over the... Read more

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at LIMA 2015

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at LIMA 2015

18-Mar-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase its latest developments at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA 2015, which will be held on Malaysia’s Langkawi island from 17 to 21 March. Russian Helicopters will display its multirole Mi-171A2 and Ansat helicopters at LIMA-2015. Military models will also be centre-stage: together with... Read more

Russian Helicopters, Technodinamika, and Microturbo to develop new APU for Russian-made rotorcrafts

Russian Helicopters, Technodinamika, and Microturbo to develop new APU for Russian-made rotorcrafts

13-Mar-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters and Technodinamika (formerly the Aviation Equipment Group), both Rostec companies, and France’s Microturbo (part of the Safran group) have signed a trilateral memorandum on the joint development and production of a new auxiliary power unit (APU), Saphir 15, for the helicopter market. Under the memorandum, Russian Helicopters will become the first potential customer... Read more

Heli-Expo 2015: a strategic summary

Heli-Expo 2015: a strategic summary

12-Mar-2015Source: HeliHub.com

With time to reflect following the end of Heli Expo, Andrew Drwiega gives a quick summary of some of the key points that were made by OEMs during the show. Now that the dust has settled from Heli Expo, Florida, for another year what, if anything, did we learn from the world’s biggest helicopter exposition?... Read more

Russian Helicopters launch competition – Helicopters of the XXI century – 2015

Russian Helicopters launch competition – Helicopters of the XXI century – 2015

3-Mar-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

[electronic translation] Holding “Russian Helicopters” Rostec State Corporation announces the launch of the call for and development “Helicopters of the XXI century – 2015”. The contest started on February 26, 2015. This annual competition holding “Helicopters of Russia” has been held for the seventh time. Winners will receive diplomas from the CEO of the holding “Russian Helicopters” Alexander... Read more

Despite Decline, Military Rotorcraft Segment an Important Niche for Manufacturers

Despite Decline, Military Rotorcraft Segment an Important Niche for Manufacturers

1-Mar-2015Source: Forecast International

As the military rotorcraft market enters a downturn, Forecast International sees a strong niche in the medium/heavy military rotorcraft sector with over 5,300 units expected to be produced in the next 10 years. The company’s new study “The Market for Medium/Heavy Military Rotorcraft” reports that, during the 2015-2024 forecast period, the value of production will... Read more

Russian Helicopters wins corporate socio-economic competition

Russian Helicopters wins corporate socio-economic competition

23-Feb-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, has won the Ministry of Trade and Industry award for best integrated corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy. The certificate was awarded by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on Thursday 19 February. “Given the complex macroeconomic environment these awards take on a particular importance,” said Evgeny Kuzmenkov,... Read more

Russian Helicopters showcases commercial and military helicopters at Aero India 2015

Russian Helicopters showcases commercial and military helicopters at Aero India 2015

19-Feb-2015Source: Russian Helicopter

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) is taking part in the international air show Aero India 2015, which runs from 18 to 22 February in Bangalore, India. At the exhibition, Russian Helicopters showcases the latest Russian-made commercial and military helicopters. “India is a key market for the Russian helicopter-building industry, and the largest operator... Read more

Rostvertol wins award for humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Ukraine

Rostvertol wins award for humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Ukraine

18-Feb-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

[electronic translation] By the end of 2014 the staff of the plant “Rostvertol” (part of the holding “Russian Helicopters” Rostec, SC) was awarded an honorary award governor of Rostov region for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Ukraine affected by the civil war in the Donbass. Total prize in the Rostov region have... Read more

Only 100 days are left to the 8th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2015 Opening

Only 100 days are left to the 8th International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2015 Opening

17-Feb-2015Source: Heli Russia 2015

Permanently, this key event of Russian Helicopter Branch takes place in the third week of May in IEC “Crocus Expo “. This year for HeliRussia three days 21 – 23, May, were chosen. Although HeliRussia’s worshippers and photographers and spotting fans know that virtually the event starts upon the arrival of helicopters participants of the... Read more

Leaders of Russian Helicopters and subsidiaries discuss 2015 plans

Leaders of Russian Helicopters and subsidiaries discuss 2015 plans

15-Feb-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

[electronic translation] On Wednesday, February 4, a meeting of the board of the holding company “Russian Helicopters” (part of the State Corporation Rostec). The event was held at the National Center helicopter, located in the suburbs. The board discussed the company’s development plans for the near future, including plans to import and execution of the... Read more

Russian Helicopters to showcase new maintenance equipment at NAIS&CA 2015

Russian Helicopters to showcase new maintenance equipment at NAIS&CA 2015

11-Feb-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) will showcase the latest equipment for aircraft maintenance bases and service centres at the 2nd National Airport Infrastructure Show and Civil Aviation, to be held in Moscow at Crocus Expo from 10 to 12 February. Russian Helicopters currently offers its clients a modern after-sale support service, built on... Read more

Moscow prepares for HeliRussia exhibition in May

Moscow prepares for HeliRussia exhibition in May

3-Feb-2015Source: HeliRussia

Traditionally, on a platform of Crocus Expo IEC will be held the gala review   of helicopters featuring all developments and technical achievements of the last year.  In addition to full scale specimens a wide range of navigation equipment, systems of radio control, equipment for helipads will be presented in the frames of the exhibition. Participation... Read more

Mi-26T heavy-lift helicopter celebrates 30 years

Mi-26T heavy-lift helicopter celebrates 30 years

23-Jan-2015Source: Rostec

In January 2015 “Rostvertol”, a member of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters Holding, marks the 30th anniversary of the serial production launch of the world’s largest cargo helicopter, the Mi-26T. The machine is capable of carrying up to 20 tons of cargo, and is still holds the record for total carrying capacity. Mi-26T was based on the... Read more

Russia, China To Develop High Altitude Version Of Mi-26 Helicopter

Russia, China To Develop High Altitude Version Of Mi-26 Helicopter

23-Jan-2015Source: Defense World

Russia and China will be developing a high altitude version of M-26 helicopter with a take-off weight of 38 tons that can be used on plateaus under thermal climate conditions, Chinese PLA military online reported citing Russian news sources. See Full Story... Read more

Argentina interested in Russian helicopter technology

Argentina interested in Russian helicopter technology

21-Jan-2015Source: Rostec

He recalled that Argentina purchased from Russia in 2011 two Mi-171E helicopters to supply their polar stations in Antarctica, as well as for performing search and rescue operations. “Currently, we are studying the possibility of purchasing more,” the minister said, explaining that the number of choppers purchased will depend on the terms of financing, reported... Read more

AW189 production line to be set up in Russia

AW189 production line to be set up in Russia

6-Jan-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

State Corporation Rostec, Italy’s Finmeccanica and the oil company Rosneft have signed a tripartite agreement on strategic partnership. Under the agreement, the HeliVert plant near Moscow, a joint enterprise between Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland (subsidiaries of Rostec and Finmeccanica respectively) will launch production of medium AW189 helicopters, HeliVert currently produces medium commercial AW 139 helicopters... Read more

Russia certifies Ansat passenger variant

Russia certifies Ansat passenger variant

5-Jan-2015Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) announces that the new light multirole commercial Ansat with hydro-mechanical controls has received additional certification from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (AR IAC), enabling it to carry out passenger transport operations on the commercial market. Commercial deliveries are due to start in 2015. The additional... Read more

Russian Helicopters start delivering new batch of Mi-171Sh to Peru

Russian Helicopters start delivering new batch of Mi-171Sh to Peru

4-Dec-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered the first batch of four Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters, made by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, to the Ministry of Defence of Peru. The Mi-171Sh are being delivered to Peru a month ahead of schedule. The customer also received aviation equipment required for its operation in addition to... Read more

Ghana to buy Z-9 and Mi-17 helicopters

Ghana to buy Z-9 and Mi-17 helicopters

26-Nov-2014Source: Ghana AF

President John Dramani Mahama, has pledged governments commitment to equipping the Ghana Armed Forces with adequate logistics to ensure the safety and security of the country’s airspace and maintenance of its territories, at the inauguration ceremony of a new hangar, operational equipment and vehicles at the Air Force Base in Accra on Thursday 20 November... Read more

Russian Helicopters launches flight testing on Mi-171A2

Russian Helicopters launches flight testing on Mi-171A2

26-Nov-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has launched flight tests on the first prototype of the multirole Mi-171A2 helicopter. During its first flight its main systems were tested and found to be in excellent working order, according to commander and test pilot 1st class Salavat Sadriev. The first prototype of the Mi-171A2 was designed... Read more

Strategic Factor Analysis Summary of the big six helicopter manufacturers

Strategic Factor Analysis Summary of the big six helicopter manufacturers

21-Nov-2014Source: Research Markets

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7cx85w/strategic_factor) has announced the addition of the “Strategic Factor Analysis Summary (SFAS) Framework Analysis – 2015 – World’s 6 Leading Helicopter & Rotorcraft Manufacturers – Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Russian Helicopters, Sikorsky” report to their offering. The report provides comprehensive analysis as well as strategic insights into the overarching strategic... Read more

Rostec will partner with China on the ground, in the air, and in space

Rostec will partner with China on the ground, in the air, and in space

18-Nov-2014Source: Rostec

During the international ChinaAirshow-2014, representatives of Rostec and its holding companies signed a number of key agreements in the radio-electronics, aviation, and space technology industries, demonstrating the dynamic development and expansion of cooperation between the two powers. A total of four agreements were signed with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China Aerospace Science &... Read more

Russian Helicopters considering Ka226T assembly in India

Russian Helicopters considering Ka226T assembly in India

14-Nov-2014Source: RUAviation

The goods exchange between the countries should increase dramatically by 2015, it was stated at the 20th meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on trade and economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation held on November 5th in New Delhi, press-service of Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade reports. See Full Story... Read more

Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant receives international quality certification

Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant receives international quality certification

14-Nov-2014Source: Russian Helicopter

Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian Helicopters company, (part of State Corporation Rostec) has successfully completed quality management systems certification to the international standard EN 9100:2009, and has been added to the Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) global database of aerospace industry suppliers. The certificate was issued by Bureau Veritas Certification, the global leader... Read more

Mi-38 starts final certification tests

Mi-38 starts final certification tests

13-Nov-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has launched the final stage of certification testing on the Mi-38 multirole helicopter. Testing is being carried out on two prototype models of the helicopter fitted with Russian TV7-117V engines. On 3 November 2014, Russian Helicopters’ Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant received the fourth prototype of the Mi-38 in... Read more

Mi-26 helps make new geographical discovery

Mi-26 helps make new geographical discovery

10-Nov-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Crews on board Russian military Mi-26 helicopters have discovered a new island in the Arctic Ocean. The island was identified from the air above the Vasilevsky shallows by two Mi-26 helicopters that were carrying equipment from the Yakutian port of Tiksi to the Novosibirskie Islands. This geographical discovery expands the Russian Federation’s territorial waters by... Read more

Russian Helicopters display Mi-171A2 and Ka-32A11BC at Dubai Helishow

Russian Helicopters display Mi-171A2 and Ka-32A11BC at Dubai Helishow

7-Nov-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has taken part in the Dubai Helishow 2014 international helicopter and maintenance equipment show, which has opened in Dubai (UAE). Russian Helicopters showcased its upcoming Mi-171A2 search and rescue helicopter, and also the Ka-32A11BC firefighting model. The Mi-171A2, was developed on the basis of the Mi-8/17 series, and... Read more

Russia completes Mi-17V-5 supplies to Afghanistan

Russia completes Mi-17V-5 supplies to Afghanistan

4-Nov-2014Source: Rostec

The delivery of Mi-17V-5 military-transport helicopters to the Afghan National Army was completed in October 2014. Since the contract between Rosoboronexport and the US Department of Defense was signed in 2011, 63 helicopters produced at Kazan Helicopters, part of Russian Helicopters, have been delivered to Afghanistan. Rosoboronexport proved itself a reliable supplier of military helicopters,... Read more

Russia completes Mi-17V-5 supplies to Afghanistan

Russia completes Mi-17V-5 supplies to Afghanistan

31-Oct-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

The delivery of Mi-17V-5 military-transport helicopters to the Afghan National Army was completed in October 2014. Since the contract between Rosoboronexport and the US Department of Defense was signed in 2011, 63 helicopters produced at Kazan Helicopters, part of Russian Helicopters, have been delivered to Afghanistan. Rosoboronexport proved itself a reliable supplier of military helicopters,... Read more

Russian Helicopters Ready to Offer Indonesia New Models

Russian Helicopters Ready to Offer Indonesia New Models

27-Oct-2014Source: Rostec

Russian Helicopters estimates the demand for medium and medium-heavy civil helicopters at more than 50 units over the next 10 years. This segment is traditionally the most substantial in the global market in monetary terms. “We have a strong position today in the Asia-Pacific market, and we intend to strengthen it going forward,” Russian Helicopters... Read more

Russian Helicopters’ Mi-38 pre-series production prototype makes first flight

Russian Helicopters’ Mi-38 pre-series production prototype makes first flight

21-Oct-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

The fourth prototype of the new multirole Mi-38 helicopter has carried out a series of ground runs and completed its first flight at Russian Helicopters’ (part of State Corporation Rostec) Kazan Helicopters’ test flight centre. The helicopter was piloted by a team comprising commander and test pilot (first class), honoured test pilot of Russia, Vladimir... Read more

Russian Helicopters showcases fire-fighting helicopter at Helitech

Russian Helicopters showcases fire-fighting helicopter at Helitech

15-Oct-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) is taking part in Helitech International 2014 helicopter expo and conference, which opened today in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and runs until 16 October. Russian Helicopters is showcasing the Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopter. Russian Helicopters’ exhibition can be found at stand J20. The multirole Ka-32A11BC helicopter is the recognised leader... Read more

Russian Helicopters involved in drafting of Russia-China aviation agreement

Russian Helicopters involved in drafting of Russia-China aviation agreement

15-Oct-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, took part in a signing ceremony of intergovernmental agreements between Russian and Chinese aviation authorities. The agreements set out the core principles guiding the countries’ joint work across design certification, production, airworthiness certification for export and technical cooperation. “China is one of the oldest... Read more

Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-8MTV-5-1s to Russian Defence Ministry

Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-8MTV-5-1s to Russian Defence Ministry

13-Oct-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec), has delivered a consignment of Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopters built at Kazan Helicopters to Russia’s Defence Ministry. The helicopters were delivered as part of the Defence Ministry’s Single Acceptance Day for deliveries of military products, held as a videoconference between the ministry’s National Defence... Read more

Russian military to receive 27 Mi-8, Ansat-U Helicopters by 2015

Russian military to receive 27 Mi-8, Ansat-U Helicopters by 2015

13-Oct-2014Source: RIANOVOSTI

Russian Helicopters will deliver 27 Mi-8 and Ansat-U military helicopters to the Russian Defense Ministry by the end of 2014, the company said on Friday. See Full Story... Read more

Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-8AMT to Kazakhstan

Russian Helicopters delivers Mi-8AMT to Kazakhstan

8-Oct-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered a multirole Mi-8AMT helicopter to the Almaty City Rescue Service, Akimat Almaty, Kazakhstan. “The delivery of the Mi-8AMT to the Almaty City Rescue Service represents another important step in the continued development of Russia-Kazakhstan cooperation in the operation of Russian helicopter technology,”... Read more

First Air Force Military Training Centre students complete training on Ansat-U

First Air Force Military Training Centre students complete training on Ansat-U

30-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

The first group of third-year students at the Syzran campus of the Zhukovsky and Gagarin Air Force Academy’s Military Training Centre have completed training on new Ansat-U helicopters designed and built at Kazan Helicopters, a Russian Helicopters company (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec). Previously Ansat-U helicopters were undergoing operation testing, and... Read more

Russian Helicopters started testing the Mi-171A2 equipped with KBO-17 avionics suite

Russian Helicopters started testing the Mi-171A2 equipped with KBO-17 avionics suite

24-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters and Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET), both part of State Corporation Rostec, have started testing the Mi-171A2 helicopter kitted out with the KBO-17 on-board avionics suite. Hovering tests will take places at the National Helicopter Building Centre in the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant flight-test complex. KBO-17 avionics have been fitted to the first test... Read more

Serial produced Mi-10 marks 50th anniversary of maiden flight

Serial produced Mi-10 marks 50th anniversary of maiden flight

23-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

In September 2014, Rostvertol, a Russian Helicopters company (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec), celebrates the 50th anniversary of the serial produced Mi-10’s maiden flight. The Mi-10 is a specialised military-transport helicopter, known as the ‘Flying Crane’. Development work on it started in 1958, taking the Mi-6 transport helicopter as its base... Read more

Russian Helicopters celebrates 45th anniversary of Mi-24 first flight

Russian Helicopters celebrates 45th anniversary of Mi-24 first flight

23-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, today marks the 45th anniversary of the maiden flight of the legendary Mi-24 combat helicopter. A prototype of the helicopter flown by test pilot German Alferov took to the skies on this day in 1969. The Mi-24 was conceived and built in record time,... Read more

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at AAD 2014

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at AAD 2014

19-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) will showcase a wide range of Russian-made commercial and military helicopters at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 (AAD 2014) exhibition in South Africa, which will run from 17 – 21 September 2014. Russian helicopter industry specialists and their colleagues from Rosoboronexport will talk... Read more

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at AAD 2014 in South Africa

Russian Helicopters to showcase commercial and military helicopters at AAD 2014 in South Africa

18-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec) will showcase a wide range of Russian-made commercial and military helicopters at the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 (AAD 2014) exhibition in South Africa, which will run from 17 – 21 September 2014. Russian helicopter industry specialists and their colleagues from Rosoboronexport will talk... Read more

Paramount Group resuming composite blade production in South Africa

Paramount Group resuming composite blade production in South Africa

16-Sep-2014Source: Paramount Group

Paramount, in announcing the move to restart production on 4 September, noted that the design of helicopter rotor blades is an essential element in helicopter manufacturing to ensure reliability and long service life. Composite rotor blades outlast the life of the helicopter, whereas metal blades have to be replaced several times during the helicopter’s life... Read more

Nigeria orders lots of Russian helicopters

Nigeria orders lots of Russian helicopters

15-Sep-2014

Sergei Goreslavsky, a deputy director general of Rostec, said at the ADEX-2014 is reported to have said Nigeria have ordered “a significant number of Mi-171Sh helicopters and several Mi-35M helicopters”  See full story... Read more

New Russian service centre opens for AW139s

New Russian service centre opens for AW139s

14-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Holding “Helicopters of Russia” (a subsidiary of OPK “Oboronprom”, a member of the State Corporation Rosteh) and the Italian company AgustaWestland (part of the corporation Finmeccanica) announced the launch of Russia’s new service center for helicopters AW139. The center was established on the basis of a joint venture company – plant HeliVert . The service... Read more

Russian Helicopters to build Russia’s largest helicopter gearbox and transmission assembly and testing facility

Russian Helicopters to build Russia’s largest helicopter gearbox and transmission assembly and testing facility

9-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has launched construction of a new assembly and testing facility at its Reductor-PM plant in Perm. An official ceremony in Perm today was attended by Perm region Governor Viktor Basargin, Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for Production Andrey Shibitov, Perm region Prime Minister Gennady Tushnolobov,... Read more

Russian Helicopters to showcase its model range at Hydroaviasalon-2014

Russian Helicopters to showcase its model range at Hydroaviasalon-2014

5-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase its current and upcoming range of helicopters at the Hydroaviasalon-2014 international exhibition, highlighting the operational experience of the Ka-32A11BC to helicopter operators as well as giving presentations of the Mi-171A2 and Ansat. The event is being held at its traditional venue, the... Read more

Russian Helicopters Posts 7% Growth in Revenues, 16% EBITDA Increase in 1H 2014

Russian Helicopters Posts 7% Growth in Revenues, 16% EBITDA Increase in 1H 2014

3-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters (“the Company”) – a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec – announces its non-audited consolidated financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 under IFRS. 1) Firm backlog totaled 794 helicopters as of 30 June 2014; 2)Revenue grew by 7.4% to RUB 69.2 billion; 3)EBITDA1 surged 16.1% to RUB... Read more

First consignment of upgraded Mi-8AMTSh delivered to Russian Military

First consignment of upgraded Mi-8AMTSh delivered to Russian Military

3-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has delivered the first consignment of four upgraded Mi-8AMTSh transport helicopters to Russia’s Defence Ministry. The helicopters were built at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP), a Russian Helicopters company, as part of the state defence order, and have successfully completed the flight to their new... Read more

Russian Helicopters and UAC to collaborate on quality management

Russian Helicopters and UAC to collaborate on quality management

15-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, and United Aircraft Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and support the Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) quality-assurance process in Russia. The MoU was signed today at Oboronexpo 2014 and the Engineering Technologies 2014international forum. “The goal of this MoU... Read more

Russian Helicopters gives green light to Brazilian service centre

Russian Helicopters gives green light to Brazilian service centre

14-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, has granted certification to a service centre in Brazil run by Helipark Taxi Aéreo e Manutenção Aeronáutica. Sergei Ostapenko, the company’s sales director for commercial helicopters, awarded the Certificate of Authorisation for the centre to Helipark’s President João Velloso at a ceremony on August... Read more

Russian Helicopters to showcase innovative helicopter technologies at Oboronexpo 2014

Russian Helicopters to showcase innovative helicopter technologies at Oboronexpo 2014

14-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, is showcasing key innovations in helicopter manufacturing at Oboronexpo 2014 and the Engineering Technologies 2014 international forum, taking place on 13-17 August in the Moscow region town of Zhukovsky. The company will focus at the events on how it is embedding digital technologies in... Read more

Russian Helicopters showcase Ka-32A11BC and Мi-171А1 at LABACE

Russian Helicopters showcase Ka-32A11BC and Мi-171А1 at LABACE

13-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase new and innovative models of helicopters at the Latin American exhibition and business aviation conference LABACE 2014 (Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition), to be held from 12-14 August in São Paulo, Brazil. Experts and representatives of regional operators will share... Read more

Kazan Helicopters launches new painting and finishing workshop

Kazan Helicopters launches new painting and finishing workshop

12-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, announces that Kazan Helicopters has launched a new painting and finishing workshop as part of its ongoing programme of upgrade work. The new facility was opened today in the presence of the President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov. “The construction of the new workshop was... Read more

The deliveries of upgraded Mi-26T2 helicopters will be started in 2015

The deliveries of upgraded Mi-26T2 helicopters will be started in 2015

8-Aug-2014Source: Russian Aviation

The deliveries of upgraded Mi-26T2 helicopters (including export deliveries) will be started in 2015, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the head of State Deliveries Department of Russian Helicopters Holding Company, Alexey Putintsev. “See Full Story“... Read more

The first Russian Arctic helicopter to be built in Ulan-Ude

The first Russian Arctic helicopter to be built in Ulan-Ude

8-Aug-2014Source: Rostec

The Arctic helicopter meets the requirements for operation in adverse Arctic weather conditions and the Far North to the maximum degree possible. It is being developed for operation in low temperatures and limited visibility conditions, including during polar nights. The aircraft is being created on the basis of the last modification of the Mi-8AMTSh-V military-transport... Read more

Russian Helicopters’ Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant celebrates 75 anniversary

Russian Helicopters’ Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant celebrates 75 anniversary

8-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, congratulates the employees of Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) on the significant occasion of the plant’s 75th anniversary. “Today we celebrate the anniversary of a unique enterprise, the only plant in the country to have brilliantly mastered the production of both airplanes and helicopters. In... Read more

First Arctic Helicopter Tests to Be Carried Out in Winter

First Arctic Helicopter Tests to Be Carried Out in Winter

7-Aug-2014Source: RIA Novosti

The first test run of the MI-8AMTSh Arctic helicopter will be carried out in winter, with a test version currently under construction at the aircraft factory in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, the head of the government supplies department at Russian Helicopters, Aleksey Putintsev, told RIA Novosti Monday. “See Full Story“... Read more

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant produces milestone 850th Mi-171-series helicopter

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant produces milestone 850th Mi-171-series helicopter

7-Aug-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, is pleased to announce that Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) has produced its 850th Mi-171-series helicopter. The landmark aircraft was a Mi-171A1 built for Brazilian commercial operator Atlas Taxi Aereo. The Mi-171A1 is one of the latest commercial models of the world-famous Mi-8/17 series. UUAP... Read more

Russian Helicopters to train Mongolian pilots at Ulan-Ude

Russian Helicopters to train Mongolian pilots at Ulan-Ude

23-Jul-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will this month host pilots from Mongolyn Alt Corporation (MAK) at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant’s Aviation Training Centre, under an agreement on training of flight and engineering personnel. The Mongolian company operates two Mi-8/17 series helicopters – a Mi-171 and a Mi-8AMT – both produced... Read more

Russian Helicopters completes delivery of 52 Mi-171E helicopters to China

Russian Helicopters completes delivery of 52 Mi-171E helicopters to China

16-Jul-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, announces that Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant has delivered four Mi-171E transport helicopters to China’s Poly Technologies, the final consignment of a contract for 48 helicopters signed by Rosoboronexport in 2012. In total under the original contract and a follow-on agreement the Chinese company has received... Read more

Russian Helicopters detail Farnborough presentation

Russian Helicopters detail Farnborough presentation

15-Jul-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, will showcase the latest Russian-built commercial and military helicopters at the Farnborough International Airshow from 14-20 July. The Company’s display can be found at stand 1/E10. At the airshow, Russian Helicopters will present the medium coaxial Ka-32A11BC, which can fly a range of special... Read more

Mi-8/17s demonstrate unique capabilities in operation in Russia’s Far North

Mi-8/17s demonstrate unique capabilities in operation in Russia’s Far North

15-Jul-2014Source: Russian Helicopters

Russian-built Mi-8/17 helicopters received plaudits from experts during a round table on local and regional aviation in the Russian Far North in early July. The event was attended by the head of the Nenets Autonomous Region, Igor Koshin, as well as national aviation experts and representatives of equipment producers, operators and clients for aviation equipment.... Read more

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