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.
China will perform most of the heavy lifting in the areas of design and manufacturing, while Russia will supply the transmission, main rotor and de-icing system for the helicopter.
