PENTAGON INSISTS ON BUYING RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS FOR AFGHANISTAN - ROSOBORONEXPORT
Mi-17B5 "Hip" transport helicopters for the Afghan Army
(c) RIA Novosti. Andrey Greshnov
10:07 14/08/2014
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ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Pentagon
is insisting on the purchase of Russian helicopters for Afghanistan
regardless of US Congress protests, the delegation head of Russia's
arms exporter Rosoboronexport told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
"Regardless of [US] congressmen's protests, different types of
substitution, switching over to US production, the American military
in the Pentagon are persistently insisting on purchasing Russian
helicopters," Igor Sevastianov said at an international arms exhibition
in the Moscow Region.
Russia earlier signed three contracts with the Pentagon on the
delivery of more than 70 Mi-17B5 "Hip" transport helicopters for the
Afghan Army.
The international Oboronexpo 2014 military technology exhibition is
taking place in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, from August 13 to 17. The
event is expected to see in attendance 250 Russian firms and 11 foreign
companies from Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Germany, India, China, the
United States of America, France, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
The expo provides an opportunity for discussions and cooperation
among industry players. The equipment and hardware showcased at
the exhibition can also be seen in action at a range located at the
exhibition site.
From: Baghdasarian
Mi-17B5 "Hip" transport helicopters for the Afghan Army
(c) RIA Novosti. Andrey Greshnov
10:07 14/08/2014
http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140814/191992635/Pentagon-Insists-on-Buying-Russian-Helicopters-for-Afghanistan--.html
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Western Sanctions Not Affecting International Military Exhibition in
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Innovation Day Exhibition Russian Military Expo to Proceed Despite
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ZHUKOVSKY (Moscow Region), August 14 (RIA Novosti) - The Pentagon
is insisting on the purchase of Russian helicopters for Afghanistan
regardless of US Congress protests, the delegation head of Russia's
arms exporter Rosoboronexport told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
"Regardless of [US] congressmen's protests, different types of
substitution, switching over to US production, the American military
in the Pentagon are persistently insisting on purchasing Russian
helicopters," Igor Sevastianov said at an international arms exhibition
in the Moscow Region.
Russia earlier signed three contracts with the Pentagon on the
delivery of more than 70 Mi-17B5 "Hip" transport helicopters for the
Afghan Army.
The international Oboronexpo 2014 military technology exhibition is
taking place in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, from August 13 to 17. The
event is expected to see in attendance 250 Russian firms and 11 foreign
companies from Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Germany, India, China, the
United States of America, France, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.
The expo provides an opportunity for discussions and cooperation
among industry players. The equipment and hardware showcased at
the exhibition can also be seen in action at a range located at the
exhibition site.
From: Baghdasarian