"Russian Helicopters" Holding Company received an order for the production of five Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters and its equipment under the contract concluded between JSC "Rosoboronexport" and the Air Force of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract it is planned to deliver the helicopters to the Customer in 2018.
"This project is a continuation of the long and beneficial cooperation with the Ministry of Defense of Bangladesh in general and the Air Force of the Republic in particular. I am pleased to say that the demand for our helicopters from our Bangladeshi partners remains stable. This has been made possible thanks to high performance of Mi-171Sh helicopter positively proved in adverse weather conditions and difficult geographic conditions in Bangladesh", said Andrey Boginsky, director general of JSC Russian Helicopters.
Russian Helicopters, (part of State Corporation Rostec), is one of the global leaders in helicopter production and the only helicopter design and production powerhouse in Russia. Russian Helicopters was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Moscow. The company comprises five helicopter production facilities, two design bureaus, a spare parts production and repair facility, as well as an aftersale service branch responsible for maintenance and repair in Russia and all over the world. Among Russian Helicopters customers - Russian ministries and state authorities (Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Emergency Control Ministry), operators (Gazpromavia, UTair), major Russian and foreign corporations. In 2016 Russian Helicopters IFRS revenues reached RUB 214.3 billion. Deliveries reached 189 helicopters.
State Corporation Rostec is a Russian corporation founded in 2007 for the purpose of promoting the development, production and export of hi-tech civilian and military industry products. It comprises 700 organisations, nine of which have now been formed as holding companies of the military-industr