Press Release

Issued by Russian Helicopters, JSC.

November 12, 2012

Russian Helicopters, an Oboronprom company and a leading global designer and manufacturer of helicopters, will showcase models including the Ansat, Ka-226T and new-look Mi-171A2 at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition.

The Russian Helicopters display at stand A1 1B in hall 1 will show the medium multirole Mi-8/17 range, including the Mi-171(E) which is already popular in China. The company will also exhibit the new light multirole Ansat and Ka-226T, which can fly a wide range of missions; and the new revamped Mi-171A2, combining the finest qualities of the renowned Mi-8/17 family with the latest technology.

The company also plans to showcase the Mi-26T, the world's heaviest-lift helicopter, and the modernised Mi-26T2 variant. Russian-built heavy-lift helicopters are in demand in China and are used extensively for transporting heavyweight cargos, as well as equipment and personnel, and also for fire-fighting in at-risk provinces.

Russian-built helicopters have always been at their best flying search-and-rescue and medevac missions, and are also highly effective in disaster-relief efforts. The medium multirole Ka-32A11BC is ideally suited to these roles; it is already operated in China, and will be on display at the exhibition.

Russian Helicopters is currently remodelling its global after-sales service system. In China, after-sales service is planned to be offered through a service centre being established in the eastern city of Qingdao under the Sino-Russian Helicopter Service Company Ltd joint venture.