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Russia, China to move ahead with development of heavy-lift helicopter

by Alessandra Giovanzanti

Russian Helicopters and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed a contract to jointly develop the Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter, according to an 8 November report by Russia's TASS news agency.

TASS quoted the CEO of the Russian Helicopters, Andrei Boginsky, as saying during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the contract was signed on 25 June following about 13 years of negotiations, adding that it will take another 13 years to build the AC332 AHL.

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