Maksim covers aerospace developments in Central Asia for Aviation Week. He has worked for Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine and was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications after working for the Moscow-based CAST defense think tank.
Maksim has a degree in international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow.
Russia says China will act as an investor—wording that suggests that Russia will provide know-how while China pays. Russia has no requirement for the aircraft, so Beijing and Avic are obviously driving the whole program.
MOSCOW — Russia and China officially launched the joint development of a new heavy helicopter with a framework agreement signed May 8 between Russian Helicopters and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow.
