MOSCOW, 26 November 2021, (TON): The Russian Helicopters holding of the Rostec state corporation will present at the International Defense Industry Exhibition EDEX-2021, which will be held from November 29 to December 2, 2021 in Cairo, Ka-52 and Mi-35P attack helicopters, as well as the military transport Mi-17V -5.

This was reported to reporters on Thursday at the holding’s press service.

Press service said “the partnership of the holding with the countries of the Middle East in the military-technical sphere has already become traditional, and within the framework of EDEX, the specialists of Russian Helicopters will continue the work begun at Dubai Airshow 2021, where the Mi-28NE and Ka- 52. At the same time, the holding is interested in further developing cooperation on civilian issues, considering the recent international premieres of the Ka-226T Climber and Ansat Aurus helicopters as an aid for the possible expansion of the portfolio of orders in the region.”

They also noted that within the framework of the exhibition, local operators of Russian helicopters will be presented with various service solutions to ensure airworthiness and timely maintenance of machines.

The countries of the Middle East and North Africa have one of the world’s largest fleets of Russian helicopters today, over 500 Russian and Soviet-made helicopters are in operation in the region.