The Russians are joining forces with the Italians to build a light-lift helicopter with a takeoff weight of 2.5 tons at a plant in the Moscow region, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said Thursday, SIA reports citing The Moscow Times.
"Hopefully, the helicopter will be certified and deliveries will start to the first customers 2016," Manturov said at the opening of HeliRussia-2013 exhibition in Moscow, according to Interfax.
He did not offer additional details about the new model, which will be produced by Heli Vert, a joint venture between Russian Helicopters and Agusta Westland, in the town of Tomilino just south of Moscow.
In January, the Heli Vert plant announced that the first AW139 helicopter assembled in Russia had successfully performed its maiden flight.
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