Mi-171 helicopters of Vietnam's Air Force Division 370 (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) - Vietnam and Russia should cooperate more closely inthe repair and maintenance of helicopters, especially as the Southeast Asian countryhas a maintenance and repair centre belonging to Russian Helicopters.
Andrey Boginsky, General Director of the RussianHelicopters Holding Company, which is a subsidiary of Rostec State Corporation,made the statement at HeliRussia 2020, which takes place in Moscow from September15-17.
Answering questions from a Vietnam News Agency reporter in Moscow about thepossibility of buying and using helicopters in Vietnam, Boginsky saidhis firm always gives Vietnam competitive prices compared to other companies.
According to Boginsky, Russian Helicopters has had successful experience in marketssuch as the Republic of Korea, Peru, Thailand, and Taiwan (China) when settingup maintenance centres and selling components.
Referring to the two main helicopters Russian Helicopters is shipping - the Mi-171and the Ansat, Boginsky said Vietnam should use both, but especially the Ansat,which is able to land on water surfaces in an emergency.
Russian Helicopters is working hard to introduce aircraft that can easily have theirfunction converted to increase their attractiveness in the eyes of customers./.
VNA
