– Gagarin Air Force Academy.← On 22 May 2015, during the VIII International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2015, Russian Helicopters has concluded two contracts for supply of five modernized light passenger Ansat helicopters. Three of these helicopters will be delivered to the Tatarstan airline Tulpar Helicopters and two to the Vector Aviation company. On 27 December 2016, Russian Helicopters and State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK) agreed on supply of six Ansat helicopters equipped with medical modules. GTLK has ordered additional 31 medical helicopters, including 12 Ansat on 6 December 2017. The deliveries of the later were completed in 2018. These helicopters are operated by the Russian Helicopter Systems company as emergency medical service transports. During the 2018 Hydroaviasalon exhibition, subsidiaries of Rostec State Corporation — Russian Helicopters, National Service of Medical Aviation and Avia Capital Services LLC — signed a contract to supply 104 Ansat and 46 Mi-8AMT medically equipped helicopters. Russian Helicopters and Chinese Association for Disaster & Emergency Rescue Medicine (CADERM) inked a contract for supply of 20 Ansat helicopters at the Airshow China 2018 exhibition. The helicopter was certified in China in early 2020. On 16 May 2019, within the XII International Helicopter Industry Exhibition HeliRussia 2019, Russian Helicopters and Polar Airlines signed a contract for supply of seven Ansat helicopters. On 20 January 2020, Eritrea has ordered two Ansat-U military helicopters with deliveries scheduled for 2020. The Interior Ministry of the Serbian Republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered 3 Ansat helicopters for its Police force in early 2020 with deliveries planned for 2020-22. Design The Ansat is of a classic construction. It takes a pilot and 10 passengers (one of them sits next to the pilot). The fuselage has a pair of doors in pilot's cab, and a pair of upwards and downwards opening side doors in transport compartment. After the seats have been removed, it can take 1000 kg of cargo inside. On external hook, it can take 1300 kg of load. It is powered with two PW207K turboshaft engines, which produce 630 shp each. It features a four-blade main rotor and two-blade tail rotor. Variants Ansat Basic version, 2 prototypes built. Ansat-M Modernised Ansat with reduced empty weight and increased fuel. Series production planned from 2022. Ansat-NT Proposed further modified next-generation version, powered by two VK-800V or Klimov VK-650V turboshaft engines and with new four- or five-bladed main rotor. Ansat-O Flying laboratory for testing