US to buy 30 Russian helicopters for Afghanistan

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Photo document of Rusia helicopter Mi-17 class. (www.aerokamov.ru)

Moscow (ANTARA News/RIA Novosti-OANA) - The United States will next year buy 30 Russian-made helicopters for the Afghan army, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Friday (Nov. 1).

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.

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