Currently, technical specialists of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of industrial enterprises are discussing the requirements for the helicopter
MOSCOW, January 5. /tass/. Representatives of industrial enterprises and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are finishing discussing the requirements for a promising combat helicopter and it is planned that in the next year and a half they will determine its appearance. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
"The requirements for a promising combat helicopter are currently being discussed and finalized. There is a dialogue going on. In the next one and a half to two years, the discussion of a promising vehicle with the military department will be completed," the agency interlocutor said.
According to him, the requirements are discussed at the level of technical specialists of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of enterprises. The next stage is the discussion within the military-industrial commission.
TASS has no official confirmation of this information.
Earlier in an interview with TASS, Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding of Rostec State Corporation, said that the main principles that will distinguish a promising attack helicopter from current-generation machines will be optional piloting, connection to a common information field and unification of aviation weapons.