A few weeks ago, one almost unbelievable news was spread over the internet and surprised the aviation world – the Republic of Serbia is going to take J-22 Orao attack aircraft out from the aviation museum and make them not only airworthy again, but also operational in the air force. ´From the museum to...
Read MoreOn 5th August 2019, the eyes of the aviation world, were focused on the Goodwood Aerodrome in Chichester, the United Kingdom. Just then, from that very airfield, a restored and properly modified for the task, shiny bare-metal style Spitfire Mk.IX (MJ271, G-IRTY) manufactured in 1943, took-off for its record breaking flight around the world,...
Read MoreIn the history of human conflicts, there were countless legends created. Stories about the brave soldiers, military and political leaders were passed down through the generations and nowadays they are told by the traditional and online media. The legendary weapons and military equipment have their place among such wartime stories, making some the iconic...
Read MoreMi-171A2 multirole helicopter was certified by the Civil Aviation Department of India, that confirmed the new Russian rotorcraft complied with Indian civilian aviation requirements. The certification opens the Indian market for the latest modified helicopter of well-known Mi-17/171 family. The first Mi-171A2 for an Indian customer has already been produced by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant...
Read MoreIn one of our first articles, issued in April 2019, we brought you a short report from the Fuorisalone exhibition, being the part of the Milan Design Week. During this show, at the ItalDesign stand, the scaled mock-up of the new light multi-purpose helicopter VRT500 was presented to the public. Now, seven months after...
Read MoreWhile the eyes of the world are watching the Russian Tu-160 visiting South Africa, we cannot forget about the other event connecting Russia and the African countries, namely the Russia-Africa Economic Forum, which is organized on 23/24 October in Sochi, Russia. Russian Helicopters holding company is among the participants of the Russia-Africa Economic Forum,...
Read MoreAccording to the Boeing company information released at the beginning of October, the existing fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft reached the 500,000 flight hours milestone. The aircraft have been developed since 1981, through the Joint-service Vertical take-off/landing Experimental (JVX) programme, initially led by the US Department of Defence and the US...
Read MoreThe Rostec State Corporation recently released that the program for upgrading the South Korean fleet of multipurpose Ka-32 helicopter fleet would be presented during the ADEX 2019 – Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition, held between 15th and 20th October. The offer will be presented through the official dealer of Russian Helicopters company, RH...
Read MoreThe Board of Directors of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has taken a decision to unite JSC ´Mil Moscow Helicopter plant´ and JSC ´Kamov´ to establish JSC ´National Helicopter Centre named after Mikhail Mil and Nikolay Kamov´ (NHC). National Helicopter Centre shall combine the potential of two helicopter design schools...
Read MoreOn Monday, 23rd September, the official handover of ten overhauled Mi-171Sh helicopters back to the Croatian Air Force took place at Pleso air base, near Zagreb. The ten-year maintenance was performed by the Aviation Technical Centre (ATC), with the Russian Helicopters holding being the main partner. Two weeks ago, when the Croatian Mi-171Sh...
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