Established 1981, the Chinese Antarctic Administration of the State Antarctic Research Committee organizes China’s scientific program for both the Arctic and Antarctic and provides logistic support to Antarctic expeditions
29-Dec-20 - An Australian, USA and Chinese joint 5-day medical evacuation operation completed at Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) Davis research station in East Antarctica involving ships, planes and also an AW169 helicopter from the Chinese Antarctica Research Expedition (CHINARE) #Antarctica
09-Oct-17 - The Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) ordered an AW169 for their new Icebreaker Ship-borne Helicopter program. To be delivered in 2019 to operate close to the South and North Poles
04-Jan-14 - Moscow - A Ka-32A11BC helicopter built by Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of Rostec State Corporation, played a key role in evacuating passengers from the Akademik Shokalskiy research vessel.