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Post by TsarSamuil on May 16, 2015 0:29:04 GMT -5
Re-commissioned? Soviet nuke-capable sub-killing copter comeback slated.
RT.com
May 13, 2015 10:12
The Russian Navy has reportedly expressed interest in resurrecting the once-feared nuclear-capable Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopter. In the 1990s, Washington insisted on their decommissioning, along with strategic bombers and ballistic missiles.
Following the news two weeks ago that Russia is preparing to renew production of the Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ supersonic strategic bomber and missile carrier, it’s reported that the Mil Mi-14 Soviet anti-submarine helicopter could soon be back on production line.
Business Online media outlet from Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, where the Mi-14 was produced, says that its capital's Kazan Helicopter Works (KVZ) is preparing to return the Mi-14 to the Russian Navy. KVZ has not commented on the news, but a source within the works says the re-commissioning issue has been raised.
The Mil Mi-14 is a shore-based amphibious helicopter armed with (optionally) a torpedo, twelve 64kg or eight 120kg depth bombs. This submarine killer also had very special ammo in its arsenal: a 1 kiloton nuclear antisubmarine bomb weighting 1,600kg, capable of scuttling any underwater target within a radius of 800 meters.
The chopper not only had a unique capability of landing on water, but was an all-weather long-range helicopter capable of operating as far as 300km offshore.
The helicopter could stay airborne for 5.5 hours and cover a total distance of 1,100km.
Its sonars, magnetometers, hydroacoustic beacons and other special submarine-tracking equipment were highly-advanced and effectively detected all types of submarines. Once spotted, a sub was doomed and could not escape.
The Americans took Mi-14 on a special notice after an incident in late 1980s, when an unidentified foreign submarine, presumably of the US Navy, was detected in the Soviet territorial waters. The intruder was allowed to leave unharmed only because the actual command to eliminate the border violator never came, Business Online reported.
The Mi-14 was so good at submarine hunting that in 1996, under tremendous pressure from Washington, all Russian antisubmarine version Mi-14 helicopters were decommissioned.
With the Russian Navy undergoing massive re-equipment, Mi-14 would allegedly be highly sought after by the Black Sea and the Northern Fleets.
The helicopter can also be used at offshore oilfields and for rescue operations at sea.
The initial demand for the aircraft is reportedly estimated at 100 helicopters.
Experts believe, the re-commissioning of the amphibian helicopter could be done within two years in several stages. First stage implies restoration of 10 decommissioned Mi-14s, then they will undergo deep modernization, and the third stage will be essentially the return to production line, which might reportedly take up to five years.
The new version of Mi-14 is likely to get new engines, advanced avionics and modern electronics. It is expected that modern version of Mi-14 will have better floating stability than its forebears.
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 16, 2015 0:31:42 GMT -5
India Approves Purchase of Some 200 Russian Kamov Helicopters – Reports.
MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 03:02 14.05.2015
The Indian Defense Ministry approved on Wednesday the purchase of around 200 Russian Kamov light utility helicopters, The Times of India reported.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The contract is worth around $467 million, the newspaper said.
The project, alongside other major long-pending contracts, has been cleared by the defense acquisitions council chaired by Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar.
The helicopters will reportedly be assembled in India.
An agreement to assemble 400 Russian Mi-17 and Kamov-226T helicopters annually in India with the possibility of exporting them to third party countries was agreed in principle at a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December, during the Russian leader visit to New Delhi.
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 22, 2015 14:54:48 GMT -5
Russia launches production of upgraded Mi-26, world’s largest helicopter.
RT.com
May 22, 2015 18:35
The world’s most powerful heavy transport helicopter, the Mi-26T2, is now officially on the production line, Russian Helicopters Corp announced.
“We announce the start-up of production of the modernized heavy helicopter Mi-26T2 serial production. Helicopters of Mi-26 family have unequalled characteristics, and their modernization considerably expands the potential of this aircraft,” said Russian Helicopters CEO Andrey Shibitov.
Creating heavy duty helicopters is a particularly challenging task for aircraft designers, but Russia has “colossal and unique experience” in this field, Shibitov said.
There is no doubt the Mi-26T2 is going to be in demand in Russia and abroad, he added.
The Soviet-Russian heavy transport helicopter Mi-26 (NATO designation: Halo) remains world's largest and most powerful helicopter to ever go into serial production. The aircraft has both civilian and military modifications. Starting from 1980, there were 316 machines produced.
Mi-26T2 has a maximum takeoff mass of 56 tons and 800 kilometer one-filling fuel capacity; its top speed is 295 km/h, while its fuel-efficient version has a top speed of 255 km/h.
The Mi-26T2’s payload capability is 20 tons, whereas its nearest rival, the American Sikorsky CH-53E, has an external load capability of 16 tons. It has been rumored that further Mi-26T2 modernization might increase helicopter’s payload capability to 25 tons.
The helicopter passed all basic tests in 2010-11. The Mi-26T2 was first presented to the public at the MAKS-2011 air show.
Mi-26T2 helicopters are assembled at the Rosvertol factory in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.
The Mi-26T2 has improved avionics and modern navigation controls with five displays. This has allowed the designers to reduce the crew from five to three pilots, though just two are enough to operate the machine itself.
Unlike its predecessor, the Mi-26T2 is 24-hours-a-day operable and has special night flight equipment.
In early 2015, two Mi-26T2 helicopters were assembled for export and after tests will be delivered to Algeria.
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 26, 2015 15:19:14 GMT -5
Russia to Start Production of New Ka-226T Helicopter in 2016. MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 13:57 26.05.2015 Designed in 2008, the Ka-226T is the advanced modification of the Ka-226 multirole helicopter. The helicopter has a takeoff mass of 3.6 tons and a maximum speed of 250 kmh. The Russian and Indian Defense Ministries are interested in purchasing the helicopter. The serial production of the new Ka-226T multirole light helicopter will begin in 2016 at the Kumertau aircraft-making factory, Bashkiria. The factory is almost ready to launch production. The first helicopters will be delivered to Gazpromavia. Earlier, the airline signed a contract to purchase 18 Ka-226TG helicopters. According to a defense industry source, the Russian Defense Ministry may also purchase the new helicopter and is currently in contractual talks. Since 2011, the the Kumertau aircraft-production facility has carried out delivery of 36 Ka-226 helicopters to the military. The contract is due to be completed in 2015. Earlier it was reported that the Indian Defense Ministry cancelled an international tender to purchase 197 light helicopters. Instead, the military recommended buying 197 Ka-226T helicopters directly from the factory. According to experts, the value of the contract may be worth up to $950 million. The Ka-226T is the advanced modification of the Ka-226 multirole helicopter. It was designed in 2008. The helicopter has a takeoff mass of 3.6 tons and a maximum speed of 250 kmh. It is capable of carrying a payload of 1,050-1,100 kilograms in the bay or on its external mounting. The helicopter is equipped with an Arrius 2G1 engine produced by French company Turbomeca. It also has a new powertrain and modern onboard electronics.  |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Jul 1, 2015 14:55:52 GMT -5
Russia’s Western Military District to Get Over 20 Attack Choppers by 2016.
MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 13:03 30.06.2015
The Russian Army will be reinforced with new Mi-28Ns, Mi-26Ts and Mi-8MTV5s equipped with cutting-edge electronics.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Over 20 attack helicopters will boost the Russian Armed Forces on the country’s western border by the end of 2015, the senior spokesperson of Russia’s Western Military District said Tuesday.
"New army aircraft are equipped with cutting-edge electronics that allow them to perform training and combat tasks 24 hours a day in any weather conditions," the District’s press service chief, Col. Oleg Kochetkov said.
New Mi-28Ns, Mi-26Ts and Mi-8MTV5s, manufactured by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, will go into service in Russia's westernmost regions of Leningrad, Pskov and Smolensk.
The announcement comes amid increased tensions as a result of the US-led NATO military presence increase on Russia’s border in Eastern Europe.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Aug 25, 2015 15:41:31 GMT -5
Russia: Putin inspects brand-new Mil Mi-38-2 transport chopper at MAKS-2015.
Ruptly TV
Aug 25, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin was offered the opportunity to inspect the brand new Mil Mi-38-2 transport helicopter from inside the cockpit at the MAKS-2015 aviation show in Zhukovsky on Tuesday.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Aug 30, 2015 6:25:17 GMT -5
Russian Mi-28N Helicopters Receive Cutting-Edge Helmet Imaging Systems.
Sputnik
MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 16:51 29.08.2015
Pilots flying the modernized version of Russia’s Mi-28N attack helicopters will receive a new helmet imaging and targeting system. The device was unveiled at the MAKS-2015 air expo on Saturday.
The new helmet imaging and targeting system was designed to display all the necessary visual information and for aiming at targets in any field of view.
The new invention is an integral element of the Mi-28NM – the younger brother of the Mi-28N. The improved Night Hunter is an all-weather gunship, capable of operating at any time of day or night. Russian engineers have been developing it since 2009. The helicopter is passing its final trials.
The Mi-28NM will boast a modern navigation and reconnaissance system. Its steering unit will provide for a blind landing.
Its manufacturer, the Ryazan Instrument-Making Enterprise also presented the airborne radar Irbis used in generation 4++ Su-35S fighters as well as laser guidance systems for Ka-52 attack helicopters.
The manufacturer’s CEO also pointed out that the enterprise was participating in the creation of avionics for Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA jets.
The Mi-28N gunship is armed with a 30mm cannon, guided missiles and free rockets. The Night Hunter can locate and destroy armored vehicles, personnel, small surface ships, and low-speed air targets and fortifications, as well as lay mine fields day or night in adverse weather conditions.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Nov 12, 2015 19:27:13 GMT -5
Russian military to get ‘Terminator’ Arctic helicopter for trials. RT.com 10 Nov, 2015 16:06 The Russian military are reportedly set to start trials of the Arctic version of the Mi-8 transport helicopter later this month. According to sources, the copter uses space technologies that can withstand even the harshest conditions of the Artic. “The Mil Mi-8AMTSh-VA will be handed over to the military on November 25,” a source in the Russian delegation at the Dubai Airshow told Itar-Tass. The development of the Arctic variant to join the extensive family of transport helicopters was first reported in 2013. It's a modified version of the combat transporter Mi-8AMTSh, unofficially nicknamed the “Terminator”, which has been in service since 2009. The vehicle was adapted for the extreme cold, strong winds and limited visibility of its designated climate zone, including prolonged periods of darkness during polar nights. It will reportedly have an improved powerplant compared to the non-Arctic original and its cockpit will be protected from low temperatures with technologies taken from Russia's space exploration program. The Russian Defense Ministry said it may contract up to 100 transporters of this model, supporting the country's growing military presence in the Arctic. Moscow considers the resource-rich north a region of potential conflict and is upgrading its armed forces to be able to protect Russia's interests there.  Mi-8AMTSh helicopter. © Vitaliy Ankov / RIA Novosti |
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Post by TsarSamuil on Nov 25, 2015 15:33:11 GMT -5
Russia: See Mil Mi-8AMTSh-VA 'TERMINATOR' chopper's maiden flight.
Ruptly TV
Nov 25, 2015
A modified version of the Russian military Mil Mi-8 transport helicopter, adapted for freezing Arctic weather conditions, was flown for the first time near Ulan-Ude in southern Russia on Wednesday.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Dec 29, 2015 2:56:52 GMT -5
Putin’s helicopter? Secretive flying fortress spotted over Kremlin.
RT.com
22 Dec, 2015 15:04
Russia’s most classified helicopter has been caught on camera over the Kremlin. A pair of Mi-35MS helicopters were spotted taking off from behind the red-brick ancient fortress in downtown Moscow.
Russian YouTube user Coocxals reports he spotted two unusually-looking choppers while taking a walk near the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and rushed towards the Kremlin along the bank of the Moskva River, hoping to make a video of the helicopters taking off – and was rewarded for his effort.
A couple of special-status olive-painted helicopters, bearing multiple antennas and no tail numbers, soared into the air and shortly disappeared behind the downtown roofs in the Russian capital.
“I love helicopters!” Coocxals wrote on YouTube, adding that the video was not edited. Although the special-looking aircraft were filmed on May 7, when preparations for the historic 70th anniversary Victory Day parade on Red Square were in full swing, it gained media attention only half a year later.
The Mil Mi-35MS is a development from the legendary Mi-24 assault helicopter dubbed ‘Crocodile.’ Yet according to reports cited by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, it boasts improved avionics, modern engines VK-2500, composite blades and all-digital equipment.
The aircraft is also reportedly packed full of sensors and radars, such as night flight systems, GLONASS navigation system, Rainbow-N-B satellite station, jam-proof communications equipment, fully computerized pilot cabin and brand-new large panoramic rectangular-shaped illuminators.
Just like its battle-ready elder brother, the Mi-35MS bears a couple of short wings, but instead of guided missile launchers, the helicopter bears containers with electronic warfare equipment protecting the aircraft from air-defense missile attacks.
The aircraft has non-retractable landing gear which helps to compensate the impact shock in case of a hard touchdown.
The Mi-35MS is positioned as special military command and control/communication helicopter for VIP flights, Coocxals pointed out.
An operable Mi-35MS was first spotted in 2013 at a military base in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Feb 20, 2016 2:04:29 GMT -5
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Post by TsarSamuil on Feb 20, 2016 2:07:55 GMT -5
‘Crocodile attack’: Combat helicopters flaunt firepower in drills.
RT
Feb 19, 2016
Russian military helicopters (Crocodile, Havoc, Hind) conducted live-firing drills in Krasnodar. At total of about 20 military helicopters and over 100 flight and technical personnel took part in the training.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Mar 12, 2016 15:44:32 GMT -5
Russian Defense Ministry Orders Three More Arctic Helicopters.
MILITARY & INTELLIGENCE 20:27 11.03.2016
The Russian Defense Ministry has ordered the delivery of three additional helicopter developed specifically for the Arctic deployment, a managing director of Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant manufacturing facility, part of Russia’s state technologies corporation Rostec, said Friday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — In November, the Russian military received its first Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopter that features new Klimov VK-2500-03 turboshaft engines, a more powerful TA-14 auxiliary power plant and upgraded avionics. It has high-altitude navigation, as well as the capability for day and night flight in adverse weather conditions.
"[The helicopter] has no equals in the ability to perform tasks in the arctic climate," Leonid Belykh said commenting on the ministry's interest in procuring the aircraft.
Russia's revised military doctrine, signed by President Vladimir Putin in December 2014, for the first time named the protection of national interests in the Arctic among the main priorities for its armed forces during peacetime.
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Post by TsarSamuil on May 21, 2016 6:10:26 GMT -5
Newest Russian Ka-62 Helicopter Makes First Flight.
Russia Insider
May 19, 2016
Flight model of a light multipurpose helicopter spent its first 10 minutes in the air
The copter lifted from the ground and, having performed a turn-around hovering flight, pitch and roll motion, it landed. The maiden flight took place at the ‘Progress’ plant in the Far Eastern Primorsk region.
The Ka-62 is a transport and passenger helicopter designed to haul freight, provide emergency medical assistance, aerial work and inspections. It can be used in the oil and gas industry, for rescue operations and corporate needs.
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Post by TsarSamuil on Jun 4, 2016 3:37:32 GMT -5
Kazakhstan: Russian Helicopters in high demand at Defence Expo in Astana.
Ruptly TV
Jun 3, 2016
The Russian Helicopters company showed off a new version of the Mil Mi-35M at the Kazakhstan Defence Expo-2016 in Astana, Thursday. After the presentation, the Kazakh Defence Ministry immediately placed an order for four helicopters, which are to be delivered by the end of 2016.
The Mil Mi-35M was made for export and is a modernised version of the multi-purpose attack helicopter Mil Mi-24BM, that entered production in 2005. The chopper has a powerful new VK-2500 engine manufactured by the Klimov Bureau and a revamped design that allows for effective use in high temperatures and altitudes.
SOT, Alexander Shcherbinin, Deputy CEO for Marketing and Business Development, Russian Helicopters (Russian): "We deliver the helicopters, which are assembled in Russia to the Central Asian market. However, our holding company is open to cooperation in the assembly and the further advancement of helicopters on that market. We are looking into several proposals now."
SOT, Alexander Shcherbinin, Deputy CEO for Marketing and Business Development, Russian Helicopters (Russian): "The cooperation with Kazakhstan and Kazakh companies is developing rapidly now. In particular, we have already signed an agreement with Almaty Aircraft Repair Plant № 405. This document relates to after-sales maintenance of helicopters."
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