DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Rosoboronexport, Russia For $572 Million Relating To 30 Mi-17 Helicopters For Afghanistan

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: U.S. DoD Awarded Contract To Rosoboronexport, Russia For $572 Million Relating To 30 Mi-17 Helicopters For Afghanistan

 (NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 21, 2013:  Rosoboronexport, Russia was awarded a $572,180,894 firm-fixed-price contract modification for 30 Mi-17 helicopters, spare parts, test equipment and engineering support services. 

The Mi-17 military helicopters will be used by the Afghan National Security Forces Special Mission Wing, an aviation unit that supports counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics and special operations missions. 

Work will be performed in Russia and is expected to be complete by Dec. 31, 2014.  

This contract involves foreign military sales.  FY12 funds in the amount of $572,180,894 are being obligated at time of award. 

 Army contracting command Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala. is the contracting activity (W58RGZ11-C-0072/P0006). 

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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: India To Buy $3 Billion Worth of Russian Warplanes, Helicopters

DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: India To Buy $3 Billion  Worth of Russian Warplanes, Helicopters

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - December 27, 2012: Russia is to sell India dozens of combat helicopters and warplanes under two $2.9 billion contracts signed on Monda

Under one contract, India will buy 71 Mi-17B-5 Hip helicopters worth $1.3 billion, while the other provides for the delivery of assembly kits for 42 Su-30MKI Flanker fighters, worth $1.6 billion.

The two countries also signed a number of cooperation agreements in the defense and technology sector, notably between Russian Helicopters and Elcom Systems Pvt Ltd.

A memorandum of understanding between Russia’s FarmEco and India’s Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd and a strategic partnership agreement between Russia’s OAO NIS and India’s TATA Consultancy Services were also signed.

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DTN News - UGANDA DEFENSE NEWS: Uganda In Talks For More Su-30 Fighter Jets

DTN News - UGANDA DEFENSE NEWS: Uganda In Talks For More Su-30 Fighter Jets

(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - September 23, 2012: Uganda is in talks with Russian state arms export company Rosoboronexport over an option purchase of six more Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter jets, the company's Deputy Director Alexander Mikheyev said on Friday at an arms exhibition in South Africa.

Uganda signed its first contract to buy six Su-30MK2 fighters this year, he said. "Now, we are talking about an option, the Ugandans expressed interest in buying another  six aircraft of this type," he said.

Rosoboronexport has also signed a contract to sell six Mi-17 helicopters to Ghana, he said.

"We have signed a contract this year to sell six Mi-17s to Ghana," he said. The first two aircraft will be delivered to Ghana in a year, he said, adding talks are also underway about setting up a helicopter service center in the region.

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DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Air Force To Acquire 71 Additional Mi-17 V5 Helicopters

 DTN News - INDIA DEFENSE NEWS: Indian Air Force To Acquire 71 Additional Mi-17 V5 Helicopters


(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - February 23, 2012:The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning on replacing its old Mi-8 and Mi-17IV choppers with 71 Mi-17 V5 helicopters from Russia, including 12 for the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Business Standard daily reported on Monday.


The latest requirement will be in addition to the 80 already ordered from Russia. From the 71 helicopters to be ordered, 59 will be provided to the Air Force and six would go to the Border Security Force.


The IAF on Thursday put into service the first batch of 80 Mi-17V-5 tactical transport helicopters under a $1.3 billion deal



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