Russian Helicopters is Participating in SITDEF-2019 Exhibition

Russian Helicopters is Participating in SITDEF-2019 Exhibition

Russian Helicopters holding company takes part in the seventh International exhibition of defense technologies, security and prevention of natural disasters SITDEF-2019, which takes place in the Peruvian capital Lima from 16th to 21st of May on the grounds of the Peruvian Army’s main headquarters.

This year, the holding presents here the main line of civilian Russian helicopter technology - the lightweight Ansat, the medium Mi-171A2 and the medium heavy Mi-38.

“We are closely cooperating with our Peruvian colleagues in creating a mobile service center for servicing multi-purpose Mi-171Sh helicopters in the area of the Arequipa city.

At present, the holding under the contract with Rosoboronexport has completed the first stage of installation and commissioning.

Further work on installation and commissioning of the equipment in agreement with the Peruvian side will continue in October.

We plan to complete this work this year and assist our colleagues during the first repairs of helicopters”, said Igor Chechikov, head of the holding’s delegation at SITDEF, deputy general director for after-sales service.

The service center consists of three repair lines: the overhaul line for the airframe of the Mi-171Sh helicopters, the line for the repair of assemblies of mechanical systems and the line for the repair of aviation and radio-electronic equipment.

More than 370 Soviet and Russian-made helicopters, both civilian and military, are being operated today in 12 countries of North and South America, from Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia to Argentina and Chile.

More than 90 civilian and military Mi-8/17 helicopters of Soviet and Russian production are registered in Peru – more than anywhere on the continent.