Russian Helicopters

Russian Helicopters is the only Russian designer and manufacturer of rotorcraft. It is part of State Corporation Rostec and is headquartered in Moscow. The company is one of the few in the world with the capability to design, manufacture, service, and test modern civil and military helicopters. Its facilities span the entire country.

The holding company includes design bureaus, helicopter assembly plants, component production enterprises, maintenance and repair facilities, aircraft repair plants, and helicopter service companies. These units provide after sales support in Russia and abroad. Russian Helicopters has commissioned more than 8,000 helicopters. Customers in more than 100 countries have purchased its aircraft. The company holds about 90 percent of the Russian helicopter market and ranks first among helicopter manufacturers in Russia and the CIS.

The company produces several civil helicopter models. The Mi 8 and Mi 17 family is the most widely operated helicopter in history and is built at two plants. The Mi 171A2 is a heavy utility helicopter. The Mi 38 is a heavy utility helicopter. The Mi 26T is a super heavy transport helicopter that can carry up to 20 tons of cargo. The Ka 32A11BC is a multirole coaxial helicopter used for firefighting and search and rescue. The Ka 226T is a light utility helicopter. The Ka 62 is a medium helicopter. The Ansat is a light twin helicopter.

The National Helicopter Center Mil and Kamov is the design bureau within the holding. It unites two rotorcraft design schools named after Mikhail Mil and Nikolai Kamov. Under Mikhail Mil the first Russian series produced helicopter was created. Nikolai Kamov worked on the autogyro in the 1920s and is credited with coining the Russian word for helicopter, vertolyot.

The company systematically upgrades its series produced models and develops new modifications for use in various parts of the world. It is active in the markets of India and China and is expanding its presence in South and Central America, the Middle East, and Africa.

Key production facilities include Kazan Helicopters, Rostvertol, Ulan Ude Aviation Plant, Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, and Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise. Stupino Engineering Productive Enterprise and Reductor PM produce rotorcraft components.

Services

• Design
• Manufacturing
• Servicing
• Testing
• Component production
• Maintenance
• Repair
• After sales support
• Aircraft repair
• Helicopter sales