Russia to Deliver 3 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters to India in Near Future

[[Bregs]]

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of the Russian state technology company Rostec, will supply India with the last 3 Mi-17V-5.

DUBAI (Sputnik) — Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of the Russian state technology company Rostec, will supply India with the last 3 Mi-17V-5 (NATO reporting name Hip) military transport helicopters in the near future, the company’s deputy director general said Tuesday.

"The implementation of the contract continues. In the near future, the last three helicopters will be shipped to the foreign customer," Alexander Shcherbinin told RIA Novosti during the Dubai Airshow-2015.

Between 2012 and 2015, Russia delivered to India 148 Mi-17V-5s out of 151 stipulated by the contract, the company’s spokeswoman Ekaterina Pavlova stated in August.

It is planned that the deal would be completely implemented by year-end.

The Mi-17V-5 helicopter is the latest model in Russia's Mi-8/17 helicopter family. Designed for personnel transport, as well as for carrying cargo internally or on an external sling, it can be used in search and rescue operations, and be equipped with weapons.


In 2008, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport struck a deal to deliver 80 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to India. The agreement was implemented before the end of 2013. In 2012-2013, the sides added three supplements to the initial agreement to deliver 71 additional helicopters before the end of 2015.

Mi-17s have been used in India since the government canceled an order for Italian helicopters amid corruption scandals involving Italian businessmen and Indian intermediaries.

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[kaykay]

Hmm. Once new orders of 48 Mi-17V5s will be delivered, India will have a fleet of 200 Mi-17V5s+ 150+ other variants of Mi-8/17s. Thats a serious heli fleet of this category.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of the Russian state technology company Rostec, will supply India with the last 3 Mi-17V-5.

DUBAI (Sputnik) — Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of the Russian state technology company Rostec, will supply India with the last 3 Mi-17V-5 (NATO reporting name Hip) military transport helicopters in the near future, the company’s deputy director general said Tuesday.

"The implementation of the contract continues. In the near future, the last three helicopters will be shipped to the foreign customer," Alexander Shcherbinin told RIA Novosti during the Dubai Airshow-2015.

Between 2012 and 2015, Russia delivered to India 148 Mi-17V-5s out of 151 stipulated by the contract, the company’s spokeswoman Ekaterina Pavlova stated in August.

It is planned that the deal would be completely implemented by year-end.

The Mi-17V-5 helicopter is the latest model in Russia's Mi-8/17 helicopter family. Designed for personnel transport, as well as for carrying cargo internally or on an external sling, it can be used in search and rescue operations, and be equipped with weapons.


In 2008, Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport struck a deal to deliver 80 Mi-17V-5 helicopters to India. The agreement was implemented before the end of 2013. In 2012-2013, the sides added three supplements to the initial agreement to deliver 71 additional helicopters before the end of 2015.

Mi-17s have been used in India since the government canceled an order for Italian helicopters amid corruption scandals involving Italian businessmen and Indian intermediaries.

Read more: Russia to Deliver 3 Mi-17V-5 Helicopters to India in Near Future

Dear when you are producing your own helos why you are purchasing from Russia, there is any safety consern ?

 

[FunkyGen]

Dear when you are producing your own helos why you are purchasing from Russia, there is any safety consern ?

pretty much yes, ecuador rubbished their helis...

 

[[Bregs]]

Dear when you are producing your own helos why you are purchasing from Russia, there is any safety consern ?

Helis India is making is different then this MI17v5 and another 300 kamov helis will be made in India through a joint venture they are also different what we are making.

Thanks for your safety concerns regarding indian helis

 

[Manindra]

Dear when you are producing your own helos why you are purchasing from Russia, there is any safety consern ?

pretty much yes, ecuador rubbished their helis...

Last time I knew that heaviest helicopter we are producing is 5.5 ton & 5.8 ton category & MI-17 V5 is 12 ton category.
Well ALH Dhruv is currently 200 + in service & churning our 36 craft annually.
Rudra have 76 orders & IAF & IN is evaluating
HAL LCH have nearly 200 ordered
HAL LUH nearly 187 ordered.

So, Ecuador have or not, HAL is not short of orders anytime soon.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Last time I knew that heaviest helicopter we are producing is 5.5 ton & 5.8 ton category & MI-17 V5 is 12 ton category.
Well ALH Dhruv is currently 200 + in service & churning our 36 craft annually.
Rudra have 76 orders & IAF & IN is evaluating
HAL LCH have nearly 200 ordered
HAL LUH nearly 187 ordered.

So, Ecuador have or not, HAL is not short of orders anytime soon.

Yes sure they will keep running production lines rate of crash and the production should match.

 

[$@rJen]

Dear when you are producing your own helos why you are purchasing from Russia, there is any safety consern ?

pretty much yes, ecuador rubbished their helis...

KNow the defferent between classes... Mi series is a heavy class while our's is Medium

@FunkyGen

Its Funny to know when India Military use this Helis day and night nothing happens to them while the Ecuadorians use they fall off the sky.. do you knw the first crash was due to pilot error in Ecuadorian air force!!!?? talk about poor hadlingling of eqiupments and service

 

[sudhir007]

I don't understand why Goi did not built this heli in India with ToT

 

[Manindra]

Yes sure they will keep running production lines rate of crash and the production should match.

With more than 200 helicopter operating their crash ratio are not even 1% of crash ratio of Pakistan's MI-17s.

 

[FunkyGen]

Its Funny to know when India Military use this Helis day and night nothing happens to them while the Ecuadorians use they fall off the sky.. do you knw the first crash was due to pilot error in Ecuadorian air force!!!?? talk about poor hadlingling of eqiupments and service

keyword : customer relations...
if pakistan does the same we'll be rubbised too... customer is the king these days...

 

[Echo_419]

Dear when you are producing your own helos why you are purchasing from Russia, there is any safety consern ?

Different classes

 

[Jat Boy]

Maar Khoor

THE DHRUV IS A LIGHT HELICOPTER BOTH TRANSPORT AND ATTACK

the MI 17 is india meduim transport helos and they are not indengious like dhrun

This is the light attack helicopter and is alsio indengious

 

[Point_4590]

Yes sure they will keep running production lines rate of crash and the production should match.

How many Pak Mi 8/17 crashed in 2015 ?

umm maarKhoor

 

[$@rJen]

keyword : customer relations...
if pakistan does the same we'll be rubbised too... customer is the king these days...

Of Course they're... I'm not complaining about their Decision to terminate the contract.. its upto them to do it... I agree that they complained on HAL"s ability to deliver the spare parts on time.. but tht doesn't necessarily means the heli is rubbish. Druves are the most used heli by IA,IAF recently not a single one had any problem.. even its used by IOR Island nation, they also havn't reported ny problem.