20-Nov-2023Source: SDF
Strategic Development Fund (SDF), an Abu Dhabi strategic investment firm, finalized and signed an agreement to exit and unwind Aeroter PTE LTD its partnership with Russian Helicopters related to development of the VRT500 Helicopter and VRT300 UAV programs. In November 2020, SDF and Russian Helicopters entered into a partnership in Singapore through Aeroter PTE LTD... Read more
15-Nov-2021
Singapore-based Aeroter today announced an exclusive five-year agreement with Swedish company Savback Helicopters AB to distribute and sell its innovative VRT500 light, single-engine helicopter. From its headquarters in Sweden, Savback will also cover sales representation of the aircraft in Norway, Denmark, and Finland. The co-axial format VRT500 helicopter is on display at the Dubai Airshow,... Read more
14-Nov-2021Source: Tawazun
The Tawazun Economic Council has announced at the Dubai Airshow that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase 100 VRT500 helicopters from aerospace company Aeroter for €216.9 million ($248.2m). Deliveries of the helicopters, which will be used by the government, are expected by the end of 2023. “We are pleased to close this... Read more
7-Sep-2021Source: Russian Helicopters
The Russian Helicopters holding of the State Corporation Rostec presented a line of the latest civilian equipment at the Eastern Economic Forum. Guests and participants of the forum will be able to familiarize themselves with the Ka-62 medium multipurpose helicopter, the VRT 500 light helicopter and the VRT 300 unmanned aerial vehicle . As part of the business program of the forum, specialists and... Read more
4-Feb-2020Source: FlytX
The FlytX avionics suite has been selected by VR-Technologies, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters, to equip the future VRT500 light single-engine civil helicopter. Complete, integrated and connected to open-world systems with end-to-end cybersecurity assurance by Thales, the FlytX avionics suite reduces pilot workload with optimum safety. FlytX also offers a 40% reduction in weight, space... Read more
5-Dec-2019Source: Russian Helicopters
At Dubai Airshow, VR-Technologies (part of Russian Helicopters Holding Company) and Pratt & Whitney signed a contract for fitting the cutting-edge light VRT500 helicopter with gas-turbine PW207V engines. PW207V is the advanced modification of PW200 family engines with the capacity of up to 700 hp designed for light-class rotorcraft. All in all, over 5 thousand... Read more
6-Sep-2019Source: Liebherr-Aerospace
At the 16th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, Liebherr-Aerospace announced the signing of an agreement with the subsidiary of the Russian Helicopters holding, BP-Technology, on the supply of air conditioning systems for the new civilian helicopter VRT-500. “The VRT-500 helicopter will be equipped with Liebherr air conditioning system,” BP Technology representatives said The agreement... Read more
30-Aug-2019Source: Russian Helicopters
During the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019, VR-Technologies — innovation design office of the Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) — signed dealership agreements on promotion and sales of the light multipurpose helicopter VRT500 with a Malaysian company Ludev Aviation. It is planned to start the supplies in 2023. The Malaysian... Read more
11-Apr-2019Source: Russian Helicopters
The design bureau VR-Technologies, subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters holding company, presented a mockup of the light multi-purpose helicopter VRT500 at the Fuorisalone exhibition (part of the Milan Design Week, held April 8–14). The helicopter model is presented at the exhibition of ItalDesign, which was one of the developer companies of VRT500. Currently specialists of... Read more
9-Aug-2018Source: Rostec State Corporation
The first stage of the aerodynamic tests of the light-weight multi-purpose VRT500 helicopter has been completed at the facilities of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI). The aircraft is a new development by VR-Technologies Design Bureau of Russian Helicopters Holding belonging to Rostec State Corporation. The new helicopter’s 1:4 scale model was tested in the institute... Read more
10-Jul-2018Source: Rostec State Corporation
Specialists of the VR-Technologies construction bureau owned by Russian Helicopters affiliated to Rostec State Corporation started aerodynamic tests of the light utility helicopter VRT500 at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute. The copter was for the first time introduced to public at the International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia-2018 that took place at the end of May in... Read more
23-Apr-2018Source: Rostec State Corporation
Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) will produce light utility helicopter prototype, VRT500, designed by VR-Technologies design bureau, by the end of 2019. Helicopter rotor system strength tests are now underway. VR-Technologies’ specialists are going to start aerodynamic tests in the nearest time. The helicopter is expected to be supplied in the following configurations:... Read more
