Is it likely that the Kamov and Mil names and designations will disappear in favor of a common designation for Russian Helicopters?
Triton said:Is it likely that the Kamov and Mil names and designations will disappear in favor of a common designation for Russian Helicopters?
Stargazer2006 said:Triton said:Is it likely that the Kamov and Mil names and designations will disappear in favor of a common designation for Russian Helicopters?
Why would they?? Is there some new element I may have missed in the news while I was away on holiday?
Matej said:No. I asked especially that question, specifically how to name a new designs (Rachel and such) and they still will be named after design bureau or manufacturing company.
Russian Helicopters has received 5 billion rubles ($160 mln) from the federal budget for the development of three types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
After charging that smaller domestic developers wasted public funds - and pointedly purchasing Israeli drones for military trials - the Defense Ministry has switched to a big holding with sufficient capacity to develop and produce indigenous UAVs.
According to the Gazeta.ru portal, the company has been contracted by the Russian Defense Ministry to develop light-, medium-, and heavy-weight rotary UAVs for reconnaissance, strike and transportation purposes.
A prototype of a short-range drone, Ka-135, with carrying capacity of up to 100 kg, must be developed by 2015.
A heavy-weight UAV, dubbed Albatros, is expected to be developed by 2017. It can be used as a strike or transport drone.
The most recent contract envisions the development of a medium-weight UAV with operational range of up to 300 km.
If successful, Russian Helicopters may receive additional funding in the future to develop two more types of UAVs to be delivered to the military and police.
Triton said:The merger of European aerospace companies created EADS. Consolidation of the helicopter operations created Eurocopter and a re-designation of model numbers.