Kawasaki was able to buck the trend by signing an agreement with Bell Aircraft Corporation (now Bell Helicopter Textron) to build helicopters for the U.S. company. Thus, the Kawasaki-Bell 47D-1 ...
International sanctions placed on Iran make it difficult for the country to maintain, repair, or build new helicopters for its military. (See here for which Middle East countries have the largest ...
However, Russia seems to have the habit of creating internal crises and gifting its best talent to the US - including Igor Sikorsky (who would later build the first successful helicopter). In 1917, ...