Maintenance agreement for Ansat engines concluded at Dubai Airshow 2019

The Helicopter Service Company (HSC), a member of the ‘Russian Helicopters’ holding has become a designated maintenance facility for PW207K Ansat helicopter engines in Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The relevant agreement was signed with Pratt & Whitney company during the Dubai Airshow 2019. The validity of the signed... Read More

´Centre-2019´ – Russia hosted the joint multinational exercise of SCO countries

Between 16th and 21st September, at several locations in Russia and other SCO countries, the multinational Strategic Command and Staff Exercise ´Centre-2019´ (Центр-2019) was held. All eight member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation were participating, deploying almost 130,000 of military personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 600 aircraft. The main part of the exercise was... Read More

A walk through the resting place of aviation legends

November usually is the month in which we especially remember those who passed away. At this special time of the year, we´d like to share with you an article different than usual – a walk through one of the most famous cemeteries in Eastern Europe, the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow, telling you the story... Read More

Another edition of ´BARS´ joint tactical exercise successfully completed

Another edition of joint Serbian – Russian air force tactical exercise, codenamed ´BARS´ was held between 30th October and 2nd November 2019, at ´Privolzhskiy´ air base near Astrakhan. The exercise was performed with the participation of MiG-29 fighter aircraft and Mi-8AMTSh helicopters from air force and army aviation of both countries. The fifth edition... Read More

Russian rotorcrafts at the Russia-Africa Economic Forum in Sochi

While 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 More

Chinese helicopter contingent on its way to ´Centre – 2019´ exercise

On 6th September 2019, eight People’s Liberation Army Air Force helicopters arrived at the Chelyabinsk airport, attracting the attention of the airport employees and guests. Those eight helicopters – four Mi-171 multipurpose helicopters and four CAIC Z-10 attack helicopters were a part of the 1,600 military personnel Chinese deployment for ´Centre – 2019´, that... Read More

Tactical exercise ´Union Shield – 2019´

Between 13th and 19th October 2019, the joint exercise of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus and Russian Federation, codenamed ´Union Shield – 2019´ (Щит Союза-2019), was held at Mulino training area, located in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. It was reported that more than 12,000 of military personnel participated in the exercise,... Read More

An integration of Mil and Kamov construction bureaus into the National Helicopter Centre

The 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 More

The Turkey-Russia relationship speeds up after MAKS-2019

The double presidential visit at International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019 was, with no doubts, one of the highlights of this trade fair. Although not finalized by any signed agreement, this visit was just the first step of the intense information campaign, focused on showing the capabilities of the Russian aviation industry, as the... Read More

Can your dream come true with the PJ-II ´Dreamer´?

The International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS in Zhukovsky is widely recognized as the presentation of the flagship products of the Russian aviation industry. Especially the presentation of the Russian military aviation is a matter of interest for the international press and the aviation enthusiast, leaving in the shadow the exhibition related to General... Read More