OREANDA-NEWS. May 17, 2012. One of global leaders of helicopter industry, JSC Russian Helicopters, is glad to announce partnership with Caterham F1 Team, participant of FIA Formula One World Championship. In terms of this cooperation Russian Helicopters logos will be placed on Caterham F1 cars, drivers’ overalls and inside Team garage during Grand Prix.

Russian Helicopters, JSC is a subsidiary of United Industrial Corporation Oboronprom. It is one of the global leaders in helicopter development and production with a number of special, innovative and widespread models, both civil and military. Russian Helicopters is dominating on Russian and CIS countries markets and leading at fast growing Indian and Chinese ones. Company rapidly increase its presence in the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Trying to lie in line with modern trends, Russian Helicopters uses new technological methods. That’s why the cooperation between high-tech business and high-tech sport, which by essence is Formula One, looks very logical. Company, which is one of world leaders in his industry, goes to global motorsport series and now, thanks to partnership with Caterham F1 Team, will represented at worldwide racing series in 19 countries every year all over the globe.

Tony Fernandes, Team Principal of Caterham F1 Team, commented on the deal: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Russian Helicopters into Caterham F1 Team. It is a sign of the increasingly strong relationships we are growing in Russia that we can attract partners of this calibre and we look forward to repaying their faith in us and Vitaly on and off track.”


Dmitry Petrov, General Director of JSC Russian Helicopters: "I’m sure, that at the moment serious Russian business have to support projects, which are important for the country and society. Russian Helicopters is a global high-tech company. Vitaly Petrov, Russian driver of Caterham F1 Team, is a part of high-tech sport with a huge popularity all over the world. Russian Helicopters are glad to announce the start of partnership program with his team. We provide our helicopters with active international marketing, and I’m sure that involvement in sport, that is popular in the whole world and is a quintessence of progressive technologies, will help us to strengthen an international image of Russian helicopters as well as contribute to the growth of investments into Russian economy".

 Russian Helicopters is a subsidiary of UIC Oboronprom, which in turn is a part of Russian Technologies State Corporation. It is one of the global leaders in helicopter production and the only helicopter design and production powerhouse in Russia. Russian Helicopters is headquartered in Moscow. The company comprises five helicopter production facilities, two design bureaus, a spare parts production and repair facility, as well as an aftersale service branch responsible for maintenance and repair in Russia and all over the world. Its helicopters are popular among Russian ministries and state authorities (Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Emergency Control Ministry), operators (Gazpromavia, UTair), major Russian corporations. Over 8000 helicopters of Soviet/Russian make are operated in 110 countries worldwide. Traditionally the demand is highest in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Russia, and CIS countries. Russian Helicopters was established in 2007.

In 2011 its IFRS revenues increased 27.8% to RUB 103.9 billion. Deliveries reached 262 helicopters.

 Caterham F1 Team, based in the United Kingdom, began in September 2009 when shareholders Tony Fernandes, Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin were granted entry into the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. Just six months later, the team had two cars classified in the seasonopening Bahrain Grand Prix, a platform which served to propel the team, then on track under the guise of Lotus Racing, to the position of fastest new team in F1. 2011 saw the team race as Team Lotus, successfully achieving its goal of winning tenth place in the championship and closing the gap to the established midfield teams ahead. For 2012, Caterham F1 Team is the new, long-term identity the team is racing under and the home of Russian driver Vitaly Petrov, who joins Heikki Kovalainen as one of the two race drivers pushing to join some of the most famous names in global motorsport as they challenge for honours in Formula 1.