In a multi-million dollar deal that has taken over a year to seal, Russian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, now has a contract to supply 21 Mi-17v5 multipurpose helicopters to the U.S Armed Forces Command for use in Afghanistan.
At 17.5 million dollars each, the first batch are due to arrive in Afghanistan in October this year. The deal includes service maintenance, ground support and spare parts - supplied by Russia.
The Mi-17 is an export version of the Mi-8 Hip helicopter, which can transport up to 37 passengers.
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