"The plan is to see the helicopter, which is being adapted to the Defense Ministry’s requirements, take off on its maiden flight in May," the spokesperson for Kazan Helicopters said Thursday.
Russian Helicopters, the country’s only helicopter-maker and a leading global producer, said the new multirole chopper will be supplied to the Defense Ministry in October-December 2018.
It is different from the original Mi-38 helicopter in that it comes with additional fuel tanks to allow a wider flight range and can be outfitted with means of military communication.