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    Russian Helicopters and the Helicopter Center of the Mexican Ministry of Defense Continue Cooperation

    Oct. 23, 2017
    According to the contract, the glider, all the systems and aggregates of the Mexican helicopters, including the engines, the main gearbox and the auxiliary power unit, were repaired at the NARP.
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    Ahead of the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov's working visit to Mexico, the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) Andrey Boginsky attended the Helicopter Center of the Ministry of National Defense. The representatives of the center have commended the high quality of the major repairs to Mi-147 helicopters conducted at the Novosibirsk aircraft repair plant.

    The holding conducted major repairs to 19 Mi-17/Mi-17-1V helicopters of the Mexican Air Force in 2014- 2015. According to the contract, the glider, all the systems and aggregates of the Mexican helicopters, including the engines, the main gearbox and the auxiliary power unit, were repaired at the NARP. All aggregates and components passed life expectancy and not serviceable were replaced. Rotor and antitorque rotor blades of the helicopters were replaced.

    Now the repaired machines successfully fulfill most difficult tasks for the benefit of the Mexican National Defense Ministry, including putting out fires and saving people's lives during emergencies. Besides, the holding company have conducted training of 20 aviation experts on the programs of exploitation of helicopters and engines, avionics and radio-electronic equipment of Mi-17 helicopters.

    "In connection with the passed life expectancy we submitted a proposal for the technical assistance with the exploitation of these machines to the Mexican party. Currently the holding company is expecting the response to the draft contract proposed for consideration from the Mexican military department . We plan to discuss these and other issues of our interaction additionally on Monday in the course of the meeting of the Russian Minister of Industry and Defense Denis Manturov and the Mexican Minister of National Defense General Salvador Sepeda", the CEO of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company Andrey Boginsky claimed.

    JSC Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) is one of the world leaders in helicopter industry, the only developer and manufacturer of helicopters in Russia. The holding company was established in 2007. The head office is located in Moscow. The holding company is comprised of five helicopter plants, two design bureaus, enterprises for production and maintenance of components, aircraft repair plants and a service company providing after-sales support in Russia and abroad. Among the buyers of the holding company's products are the Defense Ministry of Russia, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, EMERCOM of Russia, and other state customers, For more information about Russian Helicopters, please visit www.russianhelicopters.aero Gazprom Avia and UTair airlines, as well as major Russian and foreign companies. In 2016, the revenue of Russian Helicopters under IFRS amounted to RUB 214.3 billion, its shipments totaled to 189 helicopters.

    Rostec Corporation is a Russian corporation that was established in 2007 to facilitate the development, production and export of high-tech industrial products designed for civilian and military applications. The Corporation comprises over 700 organizations that are currently part of eleven holding companies operating in the military-industrial complex and three holding companies working in civilian industry, as well as 80 directly managed organizations. Rostec's portfolio includes well-known brands such as AVTOVAZ, KAMAZ, Concern Kalashnikov, Russian Helicopters, VSMPO AVISMA, UralVagonZavod, etc. Rostec companies are located in 60 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and supply products to the markets of more than 70 countries. In 2016 the consolidated revenue of Rostec reached 1 trillion 266 billion rubles, while the consolidated net income and EBITDA amounted to 88 and 268 billion rubles respectively. The average salary in the Corporation in 2016 was 44,000 rubles. According to Rostec's strategy, the main objective of the Corporation is to ensure that Russia has a technological advantage in highly competitive global markets. Rostec's key objectives include the introduction of a new techno-economic paradigm and digitalization of Russian economy