Mumbai: Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec and the only helicopter design and production powerhouse in Russia, has evinced keen interest in the Indian Navy’s tender for purchase of 111 utility helicopters. The company is readying an advanced batch of the ship-based Ka-226T rotorcraft version, and has pitched it for the Indian Navy’s tender for armed light naval utility helicopters weighing no more than five tonnes.
While 16 helicopters are expected to be procured in a fly-away condition, the remaining 95 are to be built in India by a foreign OEM and an Indian partner via a joint venture (JV) since it involves significant technology transfers. Russian Helicopters CEO Andrey Boginsky says the company’s existing JV with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd would be a strong advantage, with both parties benefiting from the value creation and synergies of scale. In an interview to BusinessLine, the CEO highlights the unique blade folding system in the shipborne Ka-226T, claiming that it will decimate the cut-throat competition around the Indian Navy’s tender. Excerpts:
Have you responded to the new RFI from the Indian Navy for the purchase of helicopters?
Yes. Taking into account the amount of work done and the progress in localising the manufacture of Ka-226T helicopters in India, we decided to take part in the (new) tender for the supply of light helicopters for the Indian Navy.
(Russian Helicopters bagged an earlier order and is to deliver 200 units of the Ka-226T rotorcraft to India)
Could you detail the advantages that Russian Helicopters’ Ka-226T has over competitors Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopters, all of whom are keen on the Indian Navy’s RFI.
Russian Helicopters has a unique expertise and competence in making helicopters with ship-based configuration. A coaxial main rotor scheme of Ka-226T is a distinctive feature of the Kamov brand, and mass production of these helicopters has been mastered only in Russia. This design provides a number of competitive advantages. First of all, it facilitates piloting, ensures ideal stability and manoeuvrability in crosswinds, which is crucial when landing on board a ship. Moreover, coaxial helicopters are smaller, which makes it possible to place more helicopters on board the ship.
27/04/18 Amrita Nair-Ghaswalla/Business Line
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While 16 helicopters are expected to be procured in a fly-away condition, the remaining 95 are to be built in India by a foreign OEM and an Indian partner via a joint venture (JV) since it involves significant technology transfers. Russian Helicopters CEO Andrey Boginsky says the company’s existing JV with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd would be a strong advantage, with both parties benefiting from the value creation and synergies of scale. In an interview to BusinessLine, the CEO highlights the unique blade folding system in the shipborne Ka-226T, claiming that it will decimate the cut-throat competition around the Indian Navy’s tender. Excerpts:
Have you responded to the new RFI from the Indian Navy for the purchase of helicopters?
Yes. Taking into account the amount of work done and the progress in localising the manufacture of Ka-226T helicopters in India, we decided to take part in the (new) tender for the supply of light helicopters for the Indian Navy.
(Russian Helicopters bagged an earlier order and is to deliver 200 units of the Ka-226T rotorcraft to India)
Could you detail the advantages that Russian Helicopters’ Ka-226T has over competitors Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopters, all of whom are keen on the Indian Navy’s RFI.
Russian Helicopters has a unique expertise and competence in making helicopters with ship-based configuration. A coaxial main rotor scheme of Ka-226T is a distinctive feature of the Kamov brand, and mass production of these helicopters has been mastered only in Russia. This design provides a number of competitive advantages. First of all, it facilitates piloting, ensures ideal stability and manoeuvrability in crosswinds, which is crucial when landing on board a ship. Moreover, coaxial helicopters are smaller, which makes it possible to place more helicopters on board the ship.
27/04/18 Amrita Nair-Ghaswalla/Business Line
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