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https://www.defense-aerospace.com/artic ... enter.htmlMil and Kamov Design Bureaus to Team Up As National Helicopter Center
(Source: Russian Helicopters; issued Oct. 11, 2019)
After decades of competing for Soviet and then Russian orders for military helicopters,
notably in the attack helicopter segment,
the Russian Helicopters holding company has announced
it is merging the two famed Kamov and Mil design bureaus.
The Board of Directors of Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation)
has taken a decision to unite JSC "Mil Moscow Helicopter plant" and JSC "Kamov"
to establish JSC "National Helicopter Center
named after Mikhail Mil and Nikolay Kamov" (NHC).
National Helicopter Center shall combine the potential of two helicopter design schools
for more efficient and higher-quality rotorcraft design and upgrade.
The consolidation is aimed at the upgrowth of two design bureaus, Mil and Kamov;
at the same time their brands shall be preserved as freestanding and the personnel of both bureaus shall make part of NHC.
Also, the creation of NHC shall assist in getting rid of administrative, legal and economic barriers
currently in the way of cooperation between the two design teams.
"According to our estimates, distribution of tasks between the two design bureaus,
and serial and aircraft repair plants of the Holding Company
should cumulatively free up around 15-20% of annual working capacity
of two design bureaus
which can be allocated to the creation of technical groundwork and development of new helicopters,"
highlighted Mikhail Korotkevich,
Deputy Director General for science and technology policy and helicopter development at JSC "Russian Helicopters",
who presented the roadmap for consolidating design bureaus at the Board meeting.
"Earlier, there was certain competitiveness between the companies;
the same types of rotorcraft were being developed in parallel.
Our common objective is to compete with foreign manufacturers, not with each other.
Consolidation of two schools shall advance the objective."
The roadmap for establishing NHC on the basis of two design bureau
was approved by the Board of Directors of Russian Helicopters Holding Company.
The first stage when two design bureaus are scheduled to make one company shall be completed by mid-2020.
Further integration processes aimed at optimization
of the two design bureaus' activity within one company shall take up until 2022.
JSC "Russian Helicopters", part of State Corporation "Rostec",
is a leading player in the global helicopter industry, the sole Russian designer and manufacturer of helicopters.
The Holding Company was established in 2007.
Headquartered in Moscow.
We operate five helicopter assembly plants,
two design bureaus,
component production and maintenance enterprises,
aircraft repair plants and
one helicopter service company providing after-sales support in Russia and abroad.