China has expressed interest in buying a Russian unmanned helicopter designed to help in the exploration of the Arctic. The vehicle was presented at the MAKS-2017 air show currently under way in Zhukovsky outside Moscow.

The innovative VR-Technologies design bureau, part of the Russian Helicopters holding company, for the first time presented its unmanned helicopter-type vehicle at the ongoing MAKS-2017 air show.

An Arctic version of the VRT300 vehicle has already generated interest from the Chinese, the Russian Helicopters press service told Sputnik.

The VRT300's Arctic Supervision version is equipped with a side-scan radar for conducting ice reconnaissance and operations in the Arctic. 

Another version of the VRT300, Opticvision, boasts an increased range of flight for monitoring and remote probing.