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01.03.2010

RUSSIAN HELICOPTER MANUFACTURE UP 8.3% IN 2009

Moscow/1 March 2010 – The Russian helicopter industry continued to increase its output in 2009: Russian Helicopters enterprises produced 183 helicopters for local and international customers, increasing the total by 14 compared to 2008. The 8.3% growth was made possible through a joint effort by all Russian rotorcraft industry specialists.

The deliveries breakdown stayed similar to that of 2008: 105 civil helicopters were delivered by the end of 2009, of which 9 were in VIP configuration with luxury interiors.

The share of export, counting FSUE Rosoboronexport contracts, exceeded 50% of the total 2009 deliveries.

Enterprise	Helicopter Type	2009
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant	Total	60
	Total, Mi-8/171	60
Kazan Helicopter Plant	Total	85
	Total, Mi-8/17	79
	Total, ANSAT-U	6
Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise	Total	13
	Total, Ka-32	2
	Total, Ka-226	5
	Total, Ka-28	6
Rostvertol	Total	15
	Total, , Mi-24/35	3
	Total, Mi-26	2
Progress	Total	10
Total, including deliveries to Russian Defence Ministry:		183

Russian Helicopters, JSC is an affiliated company of UIC Oboronprom. It is the managing body of the following helicopter industry enterprises: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, Kamov, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, Kazan Helicopters, Rostvertol, Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company, Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, Vpered Moscow Machine-Building Plant, Stupino Machine Production Plant, Reductor-PM , Helicopter Service Company (VSK), Novosibirsk Aircraft Repairing Plant and Ural Works of Civil Aviation.