Tag: Mi-17
Paramount partners with the UAE’s AAL Group on Mil helicopter solutions
Paramount Aerospace Systems has announced a strategic partnership with AAL Group in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the marketing of Mi-type helicopter solutions...
BIRD Aerosystems installs another AMPS solution on UN helicopters operating in...
Israel’s Bird Aerosystems has completed another installation of its AMPS-MV Airborne Missile Protection System on Mi-17 helicopters operating on behalf of the United Nations...
US Air Force advisors train Ghanaian Armed Forces in aeromedical evacuation...
US Air Force airmen assigned to the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron recently trained six medical members with the Ghanaian Armed Forces on aeromedical...
Sri Lanka rotates Mi-17s with UN mission in CAR
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has dispatched two Mi-17 helicopters to its aviation contingent in the Central African Republic (CAR).
These are serving with...
Mali receives four Mi-171 helicopters and weapons from Russia
An Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft delivered four Mi-171 helicopters, weapons and ammunition from Russia to Mali late on Thursday, Malian interim defence minister Sadio...
Paramount-supplied military hardware displayed in Mozambique
Newly acquired military hardware has been displayed by Mozambique during the country’s armed forces day celebrations, including Marauder armoured personnel carriers and Mi-8/17, Mi-24...
Mozambican helicopter down in Afungi fighting
The Mozambican Armed Forces (FADM) appear to have lost a helicopter in fighting around Afungi in Cabo Delgado province.
Agence France Presse (AFP) reported that...
Burkinabe Mi-17s returning to service
Burkina Faso is returning two of its stored Mi-17 transport helicopters to service, with the aircraft being overhauled in the Czech Republic.
The two aircraft...
Maintenance centre for Russian aircrafts opens in Peru
10 December 2018 - The maintenance and repair centre for Russian-made helicopters Helicentro Peru has been launched in Lima at the facilities of the...
Russian Helicopters to certify a service centre in Egypt in 2019
7 December 2018 - Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec State Corporation) is completing the creation of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre...
Rwandan Mi-17 crashes in South Sudan
A Rwanda Air Force Mi-17-1V helicopter has crashed in South Sudan whilst on a United Nations flight.
The aircraft came down outside Pagak in northeast...
Russian Helicopters establishing MRO facility in Egypt
Russian Helicopters is establishing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for Mi-8/17 helicopters in Helwan, Egypt, which should be certified in...
Equatorial Guinea receives two Mi-172 helicopters
Russian Helicopters has delivered two Mi-172 helicopters to the government of Equatorial Guinea, with one in VIP configuration and the other fitted...
Senegal acquires Thales helicopter training systems
Senegal's Armed Forces will use a helicopter mission trainer from Thales to train its Mi-35 attack helicopter and Mi-17 transport helicopter pilots.
Thales...
Kenyan police take delivery of Mi-17V-5 helicopter, 43 Landcruisers
The Kenyan Police Air Wing has taken delivery of a Mil Mi-17V-5 multi-role helicopter from Russian Helicopters as it forges ahead with...
Angola, Egypt receiving refurbished Russian helicopters
Angola is set to this month receive a number of overhauled Mi-24P attack helicopters from Russian Helicopters, which has also repaired the...
Angola, Mali, Nigeria and Sudan receiving Russian attack, transport helicopters
Over the next year, Russian Helicopters will deliver Mi-8/17 transport and Mi-24/35 attack helicopters to Nigeria, Mali, Angola and Sudan.
This is according...
New Nigerian Army Aviation Corps seeks helicopters, UAVs
The Nigerian Army is considering the acquisition of new South African-made Rooivalk, Russian-made Mi-17, French-made H125 and some Chinese-made helicopters to equip...
Russian Helicopters to boost maintenance support for Egyptian Air Force
Russian Helicopters will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support to Russian made helicopters in Egypt, specifically the Egyptian Air Force's Mi-8T...
Kenyan government probes breakdown of police Air Wing helicopters
All six helicopters belonging to the Kenyan Police Air Wing have reportedly been grounded, with three having broken down over the past...
Ghana to acquire Super Tucanos, Z-9s, Mi-17s and C-295s
The Ghana Air Force will acquire Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft, Z-9 helicopters and additional Mi-17 helicopters and C-295 transport aircraft, according...
Two new Rwandan Mi-17s deploying to South Sudan
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) air wing has taken delivery of two new Mil Mi-17 helicopters and says they will be deployed...
Russian Helicopters goes into high gear
Russian Helicopters has launched an ambitious programme for a high speed helicopter to replace the aging Mi-8/17. Meanwhile, the company recorded very...
Denel opens Africa’s first Russian helicopter maintenance facility
Denel Aviation and Russian Helicopters yesterday opened the first servicing and repair facility for Russian helicopters on the African continent, during a...
Ghana to take delivery of six Mi-17s next year
The Ghana Air Force will next year take delivery of six Mi-17 helicopters, after signing a contract with Russian state arms company...
Sudanese military helicopter crash claims seven
Seven Sudanese military personnel were killed and two wounded after their helicopter crashed in the western Darfur region yesterday.
The helicopter went down...
Sudanese military helicopter crash claims seven
Seven Sudanese military personnel were killed and two wounded after their helicopter crashed in the western Darfur region yesterday.
The helicopter went down...
First Mi-17V-5 helicopters delivered to India
The first batch of Mi-17V-5 helicopters have been delivered to India under a contract signed by state arms exporter Rosoboronexport in December...
India withdraws last attack helicopters from Congo peacekeeping mission
India has withdrawn its last four attack helicopters from the United Nations mission in the Congo, saying they are needed for domestic...
