Rotorcraft
Mil To Absorb Kamov Following High-speed Rotorcraft Win
The selection of Mil’s design to form the basis of a new high-speed combat helicopter was the catalyst for a merger of the two rotary-wing design bureaus.
A flypast of Russian Helicopters types at MAKS highlights the dominance of Mil products in the Russian market, with Kamov represented here by a Ka-32 and Ka-62. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
A flypast of Russian Helicopters types at MAKS highlights the dominance of Mil products in the Russian market, with Kamov represented here by a Ka-32 and Ka-62. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Mil and Kamov will merge to form the National Helicopter Center (NHC) to leverage the combined potential of the two design houses “in the development of more efficient and higher-quality rotorcraft designs,” such as the Perspective High-speed Combat Helicopter. The decision was made at the Russian Helicopters’ board of directors meeting on October 11.

Among other things, merging the two design bureaus into a single entity will enable an easier exchange of proprietary technologies, patented engineering solutions, and intellectual property rights to benefit the ambitious high-speed helicopter program.

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