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India will buy from Russia almost 200 helicopters on 750 million dollars


10.02.2011


The Russian easy multipurpose helicopter Ka-226 - one of leaders in the tender spent by India for acquisition of 197 easy machines of this class for needs of army aircraft. The assistant to the general director of "Rosoboronexport" Victor Komardin heading delegation of this enterprise at the International aerospace exhibition has informed on it "Aero India - 2011" today to journalists in Bangalore.

"We there now compete with French market basically, the others, seemingly, lag behind. All tests are passed, there is a data processing", - he has told. According to Komardina, at the selection commission very uneasy problem. "Ideal cars aren't present, - it has explained. - if quickly flies - means, carries a little. If carries more - means, flies more slowly. And so on. Miracles doesn't happen. Start up think that it it is more necessary -" Formula-1 "by helicopters or" the mountain burro ". It is necessary, that this helicopter in mountains flied at height, was got in glaciers at a transfer of army divisions. Start up think that it it is more necessary".

Answering a question on presence in India of the law on obligatory offset appendices to similar tenders, Komardin has underlined that it "a headache not only ours, and and all Indian partners". "While conditions which the Indian party puts forward in offset sphere, are hardish for all participants, not only for us. Therefore, on the one hand, we search for offset programs, and with another - we try to influence somehow that have weakened pressure. That this offset, being encumbrance, didn't interfere with the basic purchase", - the chief negotiator of "Rosoboronexport" has told.

Thus he has noticed that in this case it there should be a direct offset. "It should be something concerning a military-industrial complex. There is a so-called indirect offset, applicable, including, in civil sphere. Here it is a question of sphere ВПК. Offset should concern a product in which frameworks we and offer it. If it is aircraft also offset should be profile", - Komardin has specified.

Under the informal data, the tender for purchase of 197 helicopters is estimated, roughly, in 750 million dollars.

Ка-226Т It is equipped with two engines "Arrius 2" the French company Turbomeca. It surpasses foreign analogs In a number of the basic characteristics. Ка-226Т simplicity and reliability of management, unsurpassed efficiency are peculiar at operation in the conditions of a hot climate and high mountains. Diameter of bearing screw Ka-226T - 13 m, length of a fuselage - 8,58 m, weight of cargo in a transport cabin - to 1200 kg, on an external suspension bracket - to 1500 kg, the maximum speed - 200 km/h, a practical ceiling - 5200 m, crew - 1-2 persons. Earlier it was informed that in case of a victory of Ka-226T in the tender as the offset program the variant of license manufacture of this helicopter in India is considered.


Èíäèÿ çàêóïèò ó Ðîññèè ïî÷òè 200 âåðòîëåòîâ íà 750 ìèëëèîíîâ äîëëàðîâ — — Ðîññèéñêàÿ Ãàçåòà
 
Are there all new heavy lift choppers and heavy lift planes are to fill the gap in logistics...As it was referred in wikileaks :)
 

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