Helicopters & Gunships

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Russian Helicopters holding company has launched serial production of the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter at the Rostvertol plant for its first export order.

"Mi-35P combines the best qualities of the legendary Mi-24 family, hardened in air combat around the world, and the latest Russian achievements in the field of avionics. We have launched serial production of Mi-35P under the first contract with a foreign customer”, said the Director General of Russian Helicopters Andrey Boginsky.

The first serial model completed its type-specific flight tests, receiving confirmation of the declared performance characteristics and implemented changes in its design.

During the tests, taking place on the premises of Rostvertol and the National Helicopter Center Мil&Kamov, Mi-35P performed a number of flights using new weapons and onboard equipment. The tests resulted into finalization of the helicopter's design documentation, confirming the model's readiness for mass production.

The upgraded Mi-35P is equipped with an upgraded target sight system with 3rd generation long-wave matrix thermal imaging, a high-resolution color TV camera and a laser rangefinder.

he helicopter also comes with modern 3+ generation night vision goggles and a set of external and internal lighting equipment adapted for the use with them. New digital flight control system improves the controllability and stability of the helicopter and provides automation of piloting processes to support the pilot. In addition, a modernized targeting and computing system will increase the accuracy of target engagement.

Mi-35P is armed with a mobile 23 mm twin-barreled cannon and S-8 rockets, and can be refitted with suspended containers with 23 mm cannons, S-13 rockets, Ataka ATGM's with a twin-channel control system, with Vikhr-1 or Vikhr-1M guided missiles.

Improved performance in combination with the improved flight and navigation systems allow Mi-35P to fly at any time of the day in simple or moderately difficult weather conditions, both under visual and instrument flying rules, in diverse geographical conditions, including over non-landmark terrain.

Upgraded Mi-35P is being be demonstrated at the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020.

Serial Production of Russian Mi-35P Helicopter Launched for Export Customer

Russian Helicopters holding company has launched serial production of the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter at the Rostvertol plant for its first export order. “Mi-35P combines the best qualities of the legendary Mi-24 family, hardened in air combat around the world, and the latest Russian...

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[Test7]

Russian Helicopters is displaying the modernized variant of the Mi-8/17 transport helicopter. The first flying prototype of the Mi-171Sh-VN helicopter was unveiled for the first time at the 2020 International Military and Technical Forum.

The platform built at Ulan-Ude Aviation Factory is equipped with IBKV-17VP glass cockpit, sighting system and advanced avionics. The helicopter was armoured with reinforced titanium and kevlar.

Mi-171Sh-VN 's cruising speed was increased to 260 km/h and the maximum departure weight was increased to 13,500 kg.

The First Flying Prototype of the Modernized Mi-17 is on Display

Russian Helicopters is displaying the modernized variant of the Mi-8/17 transport helicopter.

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[Combat-Master]

Russian Helicopters is displaying the modernized variant of the Mi-8/17 transport helicopter. The first flying prototype of the Mi-171Sh-VN helicopter was unveiled for the first time at the 2020 International Military and Technical Forum.

The platform built at Ulan-Ude Aviation Factory is equipped with IBKV-17VP glass cockpit, sighting system and advanced avionics. The helicopter was armoured with reinforced titanium and kevlar.

Mi-171Sh-VN 's cruising speed was increased to 260 km/h and the maximum departure weight was increased to 13,500 kg.

The First Flying Prototype of the Modernized Mi-17 is on Display

Russian Helicopters is displaying the modernized variant of the Mi-8/17 transport helicopter.

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Could they add any more devices to it?!

 

[Cabatli_TR]

MOSCOW, August 10. /TASS/. Russia’s upgraded Kamov Ka-52M combat helicopter made its debut flight, the Industry and Trade Ministry reported on Monday.

"The latest upgraded Ka-52 helicopter made its debut flight at the Progress Aircraft Company of Russian Helicopters Group (part of the state hi-tech corporation Rostec). This vehicle incorporates the best technical solutions earlier tested on helicopters produced both under the defense procurement plan and for exports," the ministry said.
The new Ka-52M helicopter features an upgraded longer-range opto-electronic target detection and identification system, a new digital drive that will help increase the aiming accuracy of the air gun. The upgraded helicopter also carries an active phased array radar and a longer-range missile, the Industry and Trade Ministry and Russian Helicopters Group said in their statements.

The upgraded helicopter can operate in any temperatures, including in Arctic conditions. Its running gear is outfitted with wheels with a higher load-bearing capacity and wear resistance and the LED-based lighting equipment while the pilots’ cabin features a new interior.


"The production’s large-scale modernization and retooling under the federal target program helped considerably expand the technical possibilities of the Progress Arsenyev Aircraft Company and switch to the output of improved and more reliable combat hardware - upgraded Ka-52 helicopters for the Russian Armed Forces," Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said.

Russian Helicopters Group CEO Andrei Boginsky said that the helicopter manufacturer had started the experimental design work on the Ka-52’s upgrade on order from Russia’s defense minister last year, taking into account its combat employment.

"The Ka-52M’s missile armament has been standardized with the armament of another latest Mi-28NM helicopter, which has made it possible to considerably increase the range of striking targets," the chief executive said.

The flight tests of the Ka-52M will be carried out by specialists of the helicopter’s developer (the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter-Building Center). Some stages of the trials will run on the territory of the helicopter producer, following which the gunship will be delivered to the customer. Upon the completion of preliminary delivery trials, state joint trials will begin.
https://tass.com/defense/1187629

 

[TR_123456]

Rostec holding “Russian Helicopters” has showcased updated military utility helicopter Mi-171SH “Storm” at the International Military-Technical Forum ARMY-2020. Among the distinctive features of the vehicle, manufactured at the Ulan-Ude aircraft factory, - increased armor penetration and unique assault capabilities.


The first retrofit operating prototype model of the helicopter will be demonstrated at the forum. Additionally, the complex of flight control equipment IBKV-17VP "Glass cabin" and experimental model of the target sight system are presented within the unified exposition.


“Due to titanium and kevlar armored protection the updated Mi-171SH provides aircrew and landing personnel with the highest security level. Moreover, the assault capabilities of the vehicle are expanded by the guided missile munitions”, – pointed out Andrei Boginsky, CEO of Russian Helicopters. - Mi-171SH IS is ready for the most difficult combat and climatic conditions. That’s why we have chosen the name “Storm”. That was made with the view to our foreign customers. On the one hand it symbolizes the readiness of the vehicle to combat the forces of nature, on the other– indicates the ample attack capabilities of the helicopter”.


The Mi-171SH "Storm" helicopter is equipped with the “altitude” growth engines, the new main rotor system as well as with the composite rotor blades of the modified profile. Also, the vehicle has X-shaped tail rotor and the newest version of the onboard defense complex "President-S". The armor protects not only the air crew and the most important components of the helicopter, but also the assault force in the cargo cabin. Two sliding doors on the sides and a ramp in the stern give an opportunity to launch ultra-fast landings.


In addition, the helicopter is equipped with an advanced weapons system, including 12.7 mm machine guns, cutting-edge guided missile munitions with the OPS-24N-1L target sight system. All the mentioned factors give an opportunity to combat various ground and air targets.

https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2020/8/31/15373/?h

 

[Test7]

The first airframe of the type in transport configuration

Посещение Президентом Республики Татарстан Р.Н. Миннихановым и Министром Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий стихийных бедствий генерал-полковником Евгением Николаевичем Зиничевым ПАО «Ка

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[Test7]

The flying laboratory for the future high-speed helicopter (PSV)


The development of a prospective next generation helicopter engine that can be used on new Russian high-speed aircraft is planned to begin next year, Aleksandr Vatagin, the executive director of St. Petersburg's JSC UEC-Klimov (part of the state United Engine Corporation), said on Tuesday. This reported by Sputnik.

"Of course, we are engaged in this project, it is even eligible for the federal budget of the [Russian] Ministry of Industry and Trade. There is money in the budget for 2021-2022, and we expect that we will receive this money unambiguously and we will create a prospective helicopter engine," Vatagin told reporters, answering a relevant question.

Last year, Yuriy Shmotin, the general designer of the UEC, told Sputnik that the corporation was working on a new generation aircraft engine PDV-4000 that could be installed on both airplanes and helicopters. The new engine is expected to have 4,000-5,000 horsepower.

In 2017, Russian helicopter manufacturers tested the first high-speed helicopter (PSV) flying laboratory based on the Mi-24 model. The experimental rotorcraft developed a speed of up to 400 kilometers per hour (310 miles per hour).

 

[Isa Khan]

Within the framework of the project for upgrading the Ka-52 helicopter the Syrian experience was taken into account, according to the CEO of the holding company Helicopters of Russia

MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Engineering and development work for an upgraded configuration of the combat helicopter Ka-52M will be completed in 2022, the CEO of the holding company Helicopters of Russia, (an affiliate of Rostec), Andrei Boginsky, told TASS.

"Currently, research and development is in progress in accordance with the terms of reference. The project will be finalized in 2022," he said.

Within the framework of the project for upgrading the Ka-52 helicopter the Syrian experience was taken into account. It will be equipped with new electric power supply and target identification systems and better protection against enemy fire. The range of spotting and identifying both surface and air targets will be increased. So will the effective range of its weapons.

The reconnaissance and attack helicopter K-52 Alligator is meant for eliminating tanks, other armored and non-armored vehicles, manpower, enemy helicopters and other aircraft on the frontline and in the rear in any weather round the clock. It boasts advanced avionics and powerful weapons. The coaxial rotors and enhanced longitudinal control enables it to perform complicated aerobatic maneuvers.

Engineering and development work for Ka-52M helicopter to be over in 2022

Within the framework of the project for upgrading the Ka-52 helicopter the Syrian experience was taken into account, according to the CEO of the holding company Helicopters of Russia

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[Isa Khan]

The Russian Armed Forces move to equip some of its combat helicopters with suicide drones, according to multiple reports.

A modular cluster of unguided aviation missiles, developed by the research center Zaslon (Screen) for the helicopter gunship Mi-28NM, will allow helicopters to fire mini-drones and suicide drones from the missile launch tubes.

The story was first reported by TASS, which cited a source in the defense-industrial complex.


Zaslon’s module B8V10-UV is different from the current ones in several respects. The number of missile tubes can be adjusted for each specific task. Also, it boasts weapons programming instruments.

“Built-in instruments transmit information from the helicopter’s weapons control system to the payload, be it controlled detonation missiles, guided missiles, mini-drones or suicide drones. For instance, it can charge the drone’s battery, transmit the activation command, and turn the drone on to send it on a pre-programmed mission,” the source said.

Originally, the new unguided aviation missile cluster was designed for the helicopter Mi-28NM, but it will be usable on all of Russia’s combat helicopters equipped with a weapons control system, such as Mi-28, Ka-52 and attack configurations of the Mi-8.
“Roughly speaking one flash drive is capable of reprogramming the weapons control systems for using not only ordinary unguided aviation missiles, but also smart weapons,” the source explained.

The block of weapons B8V10-UV with modular cassettes K8V10-UV and K8B5-UV (index 9-A-5013) was created by the research and development center Zaslon in the process of upgrading the helicopter Mi-28NM. For the first time the product was presented at the forum Army-2018. The caliber of the launch tubes is 80 mm.

Russia plans to equip its combat helicopters with suicide drones

The Russian Armed Forces move to equip some of its combat helicopters with suicide drones, according to multiple reports. A modular cluster of unguided aviation missiles, developed by the research center Zaslon (Screen) for the helicopter gunship Mi-28NM, will allow helicopters to fire...

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[Test7]

The advanced VK-2500P engine developed for Russia’s latest Mil Mi-28NM combat helicopters successfully passed the tests. The certificate was delivered by representatives of Russia’s Defense Ministry.

"The use of this engine on most Mil and Kamov helicopters will give them completely different qualities than those they have today, the engine employs the most advanced FADEC system (full authority digital engine control system)" UEC-Klimov Executive Director Alexander Vatagin said at the ceremony.
"The trials took twelve months. We expect the engine to find its application not only on Mi-28NM helicopters but also on other rotorcraft," he told reporters.
The engine has successfully passed a series of trials to comply with the technical requirements specified by Russia’s Defense Ministry and can be used as a powerplant for the latest Russian helicopters, the company’s press office specified.

VK-2500 engines are mounted on Mi-8/17, Mi-24/35 and Ka-50/52 helicopters and also on civil Ka-32 rotorcraft. The VK-2500P modification has been developed for the Mi-28NM, the upgraded version of the Mi-28N ‘Night Hunter’ gunship.

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[Test7]

A Mi-8 of the Russian Customs (RF-38376, msn 96064), while taxiing to the parking lot at Volgograd Airport, clipped the lighting mast with its blades, on 25 November 2020.

The cause of the incident was that the aircraft commander lost control of the chopper. In this case, no one of the three occupants were injured, but both the helicopter (tail boom got separated) and the lighting structure were damaged.

Russian Customs Mi-8 damaged at Volgograd

Russian Customs Mi-8 damaged at Volgograd A Mi-8 of the Russian Customs (RF-38376, msn 96064), while taxiing to the parking lot at Volgograd Airport, clipped the lighting mast with...

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[Test7]

VK-2500PS-03 engine

Russia’s United Engine Corporation announced today it has signed a contract with China to provide 100 VK-2500PS-03 turboshaft helicopter engines between 2021-22.
The VK-2500PS-03 engine has been certified in India, China, Brazil and Colombia. The certificate validation in China resulted in a contract for the supply of almost 100 VK-2500PS-03 engines in 2021-2022, UEC said in a release.
Rostec certified this engine for use on South Korea’s Mi-171A2 civilian helicopters. Validation of the type certificate will allow to start deliveries of units manufactured by UEC Klimov to this country.

The engine maker plans to produce 500 engines of the VK-2500 family annually, up from the current 300.
The VK-2500PS-03 is the latest modification of the VK-2500 engine and can be used on Mi and Ka helicopters. It is said to be a civil version of the propulsion system installed on Mi-28 gunships.

Engine certification tests in the Russian Federation were successfully completed in 2016. The main design difference between the two engines is the presence of a digital control system such as FADEC in the new one. The overhaul and designated resource of this engine is two times higher than that of its predecessors. VK-2500PS-03 gives helicopters fundamentally new opportunities for their operation in high-altitude regions and areas with a hot climate. Its installation on a civilian Mi-171A2 helicopter is considered as a basic application of the engine.

The overhaul and assigned service life of the engine is two times higher than that of its predecessors. The engine performance is provided in the air temperature range from minus 50 ºС to +60 ºС. The stable operation of the VK-2500PS-03 engines is ensured up to an altitude of 6000 meters.

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Rostec Сorporation:
The first two fuselages were manufactured at the new assembly line of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. Very soon they will be transferred to the Technodinamics for testing an accident-proof fuel system.

 

[Test7]

Russian Helicopters has delivered the first of the three ANSAT helicopters to the Ministry of Interior of the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The company is now hoping for new orders in the region.

The aircraft delivered to the Republika Srpska has a medical module equipped with a stretcher and a medical shelf. The helicopter cabin has a place for transporting one patient and two chairs for accompanying doctors. Its equipment configuration includes a system for artificial lung ventilation, tele-ECG allowing the monitoring of cardiac activity in real time and other pieces of equipment to evacuation patients of varying severity. The delivery set includes five seats, which can be installed instead of the medical module and carry 7 passengers in the helicopter cabin. The helicopter also comes with an active vibration control system.

The delivery contract also includes the training of three technicians and two pilots at the Kazan Helicopters Aviation Training Centre. Also included were training in the design and maintenance of the airframe, power plant and systems of ANSAT helicopter for aircraft technicians, theoretical training, classes on the ANSAT simulator and practical flight training for pilots.

The Aviation Training Centre will provide further multi-stage training of flight and technical personnel as more helicopters are delivered. During the next two years, four more pilots and six technicians will go through the training.

Light, Multipurpose, Twin-Engine Helicopter​

ANSAT is certified for use in temperatures ranging between -45°С and +50°С, and in high mountains. In 2019, the Federal Air Transport Agency certified an increase in the airworthiness of ANSAT’s fuselage to 16,000 flying hours. In 2020, the Russian aviation authorities certified it for installation of an emergency floatation system and isolation units for transporting patients with coronavirus. The aircraft also received a more advanced and ergonomic medical module with several main components of the helicopter also having received approval for the increase of their airworthiness restrictions.

 

[Cabatli_TR]

MOSCOW — Russia is developing a helicopter drone to assist anti-aircraft weapon systems in their counter-UAV mission. The project, accelerated shortly after the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan began in mid-2020, will fill a gap in Russia’s military capabilities.
The new drone will “track down small and low-speed enemy drones at low and extremely low altitudes,” a source in the military-defense complex told the Russian government news agency RIA Novosti this month.
The source said the helicopter drone has been under development since November, adding that research and development efforts were accelerated in response to the “increasing role of attack drones during the last local conflicts.”
He didn’t provide specifics, but various types of Turkish-made drones were used during the Azeri-Armenian conflict and helped Azeri forces break Armenia’s defense.
According to the source, the new model will be developed using existing technology to speed up manufacturing. But senior military analyst Mikhail Khodaryonok, a former colonel from the Soviet air defense force, is skeptical about the use of helicopter drones in the air defense mission.

“It has to carry a lot of equipment and it will be costly. It is better to use classic land-based radars, which can be more accurate,” he told Defense News.
Defense News reached out to the Russian government for more information but did not receive additional details.
This is not Russia’s only helicopter drone currently under development. Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a government publication, reported the country is also developing a new attack helicopter drone. The publication, citing a report by the Russian Air Force’s Central Scientific Institute research center, which is involved in the project, said the drone weighs 2.5 to 3 tons and has a range of 20-30 kilometers.
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If either helicopter drone is fielded, it would be a first for the armed forces there. The country currently has a number of intelligence-gathering drones.
The idea to use helicopter drones was long considered by the Navy. In 2012, the service wanted to test the Horizon Air S-100 drones licensed by a local manufacture through the Austrian company Schiebel. However, the project was reportedly never realized.
The medium-altitude, long-endurance drone Orion, originally made to gather intelligence, was presented as a multiuse aircraft during the Army-2020 defense expo help in Moscow in August. The first three Orion drones, designed by the St. Petersburg-based firm Kronstadt, were ordered by the Russian Defence Ministry in August.

However, the biggest problem for Russian drone development is the absence of a quality, locally made engine. “We are very far behind other countries,” Khodaryonok said.

Russia is developing a helicopter drone to destroy other drones

The biggest problem for Russian drone development is the absence of a quality, locally made engine.

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[Saithan]

MOSCOW — Russia is developing a helicopter drone to assist anti-aircraft weapon systems in their counter-UAV mission. The project, accelerated shortly after the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan began in mid-2020, will fill a gap in Russia’s military capabilities.
The new drone will “track down small and low-speed enemy drones at low and extremely low altitudes,” a source in the military-defense complex told the Russian government news agency RIA Novosti this month.
The source said the helicopter drone has been under development since November, adding that research and development efforts were accelerated in response to the “increasing role of attack drones during the last local conflicts.”
He didn’t provide specifics, but various types of Turkish-made drones were used during the Azeri-Armenian conflict and helped Azeri forces break Armenia’s defense.
According to the source, the new model will be developed using existing technology to speed up manufacturing. But senior military analyst Mikhail Khodaryonok, a former colonel from the Soviet air defense force, is skeptical about the use of helicopter drones in the air defense mission.

“It has to carry a lot of equipment and it will be costly. It is better to use classic land-based radars, which can be more accurate,” he told Defense News.
Defense News reached out to the Russian government for more information but did not receive additional details.
This is not Russia’s only helicopter drone currently under development. Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a government publication, reported the country is also developing a new attack helicopter drone. The publication, citing a report by the Russian Air Force’s Central Scientific Institute research center, which is involved in the project, said the drone weighs 2.5 to 3 tons and has a range of 20-30 kilometers.
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If either helicopter drone is fielded, it would be a first for the armed forces there. The country currently has a number of intelligence-gathering drones.
The idea to use helicopter drones was long considered by the Navy. In 2012, the service wanted to test the Horizon Air S-100 drones licensed by a local manufacture through the Austrian company Schiebel. However, the project was reportedly never realized.
The medium-altitude, long-endurance drone Orion, originally made to gather intelligence, was presented as a multiuse aircraft during the Army-2020 defense expo help in Moscow in August. The first three Orion drones, designed by the St. Petersburg-based firm Kronstadt, were ordered by the Russian Defence Ministry in August.

However, the biggest problem for Russian drone development is the absence of a quality, locally made engine. “We are very far behind other countries,” Khodaryonok said.

Russia is developing a helicopter drone to destroy other drones

The biggest problem for Russian drone development is the absence of a quality, locally made engine.

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This is also what I was thinking and - probably said somewhere - we need to do.

Something bigger with porsav like mini missiles with decent range.

Forward radar network (passive relays) and when something is caught in that network you bring it down

 

[Fuzuli NL]

https://defencehub.live/threads/nag...etter-counter-strategy-report.3787/post-36463

 

[Quasar]

Concerning small and low-speed drones at low and extremely low altitudes old fashion small caliber AAA or new age laser are there for destruction. the problem with such drones is either their number or detection or both togther.

-Your job is relativly easy if you are protecting a static target but protection of your units in the modern batelfield where almost constant mobility is required is a quite a diffrent task.

-and finally imagine your chances against an enemy for instance Turkey which starts adding drones in all shapes and sizes on air, on sea and on land to a network centric structure

 

[Agha Sher]

The russians are hopeless and helpless in the spectrum of modern warfare. A helicopter drone to destroy other drones? what are stupid idea...

 

[Test7]

Russian Helicopters holding company, part of Russian Rostec State Corporation, conducted the first flight of the modernized Ansat-M light multipurpose helicopter.

“The modernization of Ansat was carried out within the framework of the contract of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia in 2019-2020. 230 million rubles were allocated from the federal budget for development. The new modification has a number of advantages and is planned for deliveries to regional airlines. I am sure that the new machine will contribute to the solution of tasks to improve the transport accessibility of remote areas of our country,” said Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.

The Ansat-M helicopter is equipped with an upgraded fuel system, which made it possible to increase the flight range. Due to the modernization of the tail unit, the track stability has been improved. In addition, Ansat-M received the latest avionics, which allows it to fly in zero visibility conditions.

Ansat is a versatile vehicle capable of performing a wide range of tasks, with great potential for modernization. The new modification received an improved fuel system, it became possible to install an additional tank – as a result, the flight range increased from 505 to 800 km. The proportion of composite materials in the structure has been increased by 15% and is 35%, which made it possible to reduce the weight of the helicopter and improve its flight characteristics. Certification tests of Ansat-M and the first deliveries are scheduled for 2021, “said Anatoly Serdyukov, industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster.

New blades of the Ansat’s tail and main rotor blades with improved aerodynamics are being developed. Their use will increase the ability to maneuver and improve passenger comfort by reducing the noise level in the cabin. The use of new blades will also increase the maximum take-off and landing altitude, cruising speed, dynamic ceiling, and take-off weight. In 2021, the aircraft is planned to be equipped with a new anti-icing system and a 3-channel autopilot for automatic flight.

Ansat is manufactured at the Kazan Helicopter Plant of the Russian Helicopters holding. The design of the helicopter allows it to be quickly transformed into both a cargo and a passenger version with the ability to carry up to seven people. Today, modifications of the vehicle with a medical module and a rescue winch for search and rescue operations have been certified. Ansat can be operated in the temperature range from -45 to +50 degrees Celsius and in high mountain conditions. To date, more than 90 Ansat helicopters have been handed over to Russian customers, of which about 40 are participating in the program for the development of air ambulance in the Russian Federation.

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