US to Buy 30 Russian Helicopters for Afghanistan Next Year

[vivINDIAN]

SOURCE: RIA Novosti

The United States will next year buy 30 Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan army, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Friday.

The batch of Mi-17V-5 military transport helicopters will raise to 63 the quantity of that model supplied under US-Russian deals for the Afghan National Army.

The Mi-17V-5 is part of the Mi-8/17 family, members of which are used by more than 80 countries.

 

[GR!FF!N]

Great News my Afghan Friends.by the way,these Mi-V5 can also be converted to Gunships and are going to provide ANA's much needed airlift capability.hopefully,they'll use it for battlefiled casualty extraction and will save hundreds of lives.

 

[Afghan-India]

The picture in this article is misleading.

This is a Mi-17v5 a more advanced variant.

 

[ghauri05]

Why not US helicopters by USA????????

 

[Afghan-India]

Why not US helicopters by USA????????

several reasons.
1. Mi-17v5 is cheaper and more reliable, than any chopper USA can offer.
2. AAF has already huge knowledge about how to operate and maintain them.
3. This 30 helicopters will be additional to already 33 Mi-17v5 and 25+ Mi-17's in the AAF.

 

[Zabaniyah]

Why not US helicopters by USA????????

An Mi-17 can carry 30 troops while a Blackhawk can carry only 13.

Not to mention it is three times cheaper.
Thai army chooses Russian helicopters

 

[Imran Khan]

good i wish these helis help them to control barbaric animals taliban

 

[jaiind]

Why not US helicopters by USA????????

afghans are does not lucky to get all the fancy Yankees stuff like pak

 

[ghauri05]

afghans are does not lucky to get all the fancy Yankees stuff like pak

India is getting Much MORE Famcy Yankees Stuff than Pakistan....

 

[CorLeonis]

Mi-17V-5 was chosen for it meet the tactical need of Afghan Army.

 

[acetophenol]

India is getting Much MORE Famcy Yankees Stuff than Pakistan....

And we pay for the "yankee" stuff we get.

Also,we don't operate as much yankee stuff as Pakistan.

 

[ghauri05]

And we pay for the "yankee" stuff we get.

Also,we don't operate as much yankee stuff as Pakistan.

Pakistan also pays for the stuff....difference is all the payment is not in cash....that is the problem we admit too....

 

[MilSpec]

Why not US helicopters by USA????????

price vs utility premium

 

[Zabaniyah]

afghans are does not lucky to get all the fancy Yankees stuff like pak

Gee....I didn't know Pakistan used Blackhawks or something. Interestingly, Pakistan use quite a number of Mi-17's

 

[jaiind]

India is getting Much MORE Famcy Yankees Stuff than Pakistan....

we are getting the best stuff because we are paying for it, we will not lend every one to get atleast minimal stuff.