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Russian Helicopters to sell three helicopters to Chinese company

Rostec subsidiary will deliver Mi-171A, Ansat and Ka-32 helicopters to Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Russian Helicopters announced Wednesday it will sell three helicopters to China's Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co. One of the helicopters to be sold is a variant of the Mi-17, shown here. Photo courtesy Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters announced Wednesday it will sell three helicopters to China's Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co. One of the helicopters to be sold is a variant of the Mi-17, shown here. Photo courtesy Russian Helicopters

MOSCOW, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Russian Helicopters announced Wednesday it will sell three helicopters to China's Jiangsu Baoli Aviation Equipment Co.

The Rostec subsidiary will deliver Mi-171A, Ansat and a Ka-32 helicopters to the company in a deal revealed during the Airshow China 2016, Russian Helicopters said in a statement.

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Jiangsu Baoli will receive an Ansat light helicopter in a medevac configuration, along with the other two, next year.

Russian Helicopters has established partnerships with the company.

A contract for four Ka-32s was signed in 2015, with all deliveries slated to be completed by mid-2017.

The aircraft will be used for firefighting, while the Ka-32s can also maneuver in the wilderness and land at unprepared zones.

China already operates more than 350 Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopters.

Ka-32s of various configurations are already in use in Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Switzerland, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan and others.

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