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World Defense & Security News - Russia
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Russia issued request for next-gen heliborne command post
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Russia’s Defense Ministry is currently formulating a requirements specification for new-generation airborne command posts based on helicopters, CEO of Russia’s Polyot Scientific and Production Enterprise Alexei Komyakov told TASS on Thursday.
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 A Russian Mi-6 "Hook" heliborne command post(Source: Internet) |
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The Polyot Scientific and Production Enterprise is a subsidiary of Russia’s United Instrument-Manufacturing Corporation.
"The development of this helicopter has been included in the state armament program. The Defense Ministry is currently formulating a requirements specification," Komyakov said. A spokesman for the United Instrument-Manufacturing Corporation told TASS in February 2016 that the Polyot Enterprise had developed prototype equipment for new-generation heliborne command posts. The Soviet Union developed a whole number of helicopters used as airborne command posts. In particular, airborne command posts were developed on the basis of the Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name: Hook) helicopter (also known as the Mi-22 rotorcraft) and the Mi-8 (Hip) helicopter. Also, an airborne command post based on the Mi-26 (Halo) heavy-lift helicopter underwent trials. |
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