Rostec presents its offshore Mi-171A3 abroad for the first time

Rostec presents its offshore Mi-171A3 abroad for the first time

Russian Helicopters holding company, Rostec State Corporation, presented its offshore helicopter Mi-171A3 in the United Arab Emirates’ capital. The global premiere of a new rotorcraft, designed to benefit petroleum companies, took place at the major international show IDEX-2023 in Abu Dhabi.

The state-of-the-art aircraft is intended to take people and cargoes to offshore platforms and perform search and rescue operations in the open sea. The Mi-171A3 offers unique transportation functionality in the offshore class. With the maximum takeoff weight of 13 tones, this rotorcraft is able to carry up to 4 tons of cargo or up to 24 passengers. The flight range of the helicopter with extra fuel tanks reaches 1,000 km.

“The Mi-171A3 helicopter was developed within a record short time span. Design work started in 2018. Two years later, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russian entered into a government contract for rotorcraft development with Russian Helicopters holding company. As early as June 30, 2022, the first Mi-171A3 prototype performed its first flight, thus launching a certification test cycle. The obtainment of type certificate for the cargo transport helicopter configuration in late 2022 is a very meaningful event, confirming the emergence of a new unique domestic helicopter,” Denis Manturov,