Rosoboronexport and the Indian Ministry of Defence have signed an agreement on the delivery another consignment of Russia-made milit...
Rosoboronexport and the Indian Ministry
of Defence have signed an agreement on the delivery another consignment
of Russia-made military transport Mi-17V-5 helicopters by 2015.
The agreement was signed during the
visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India on December 24, 2012.
The new consignment of Mi-17V-5 helicopters falls under a contract
signed by the Defence Ministry of India and Rosoboronexport in 2008.
Furthermore, the visit of the Russian
president to India resulted in the signing of a set of documents aimed
at strengthening military-technical cooperation between Russia and
India, including in helicopter manufacturing. India is a traditional
buyer of Russian aircraft and presently has a fleet of 280 Russian-made
helicopters. The Russian delegation accompanying President Putin
expressed its confidence that Russia is capable of fulfilling India’s
needs for both civil and military helicopters.
The Mi-17V-5 helicopters for the Indian
Air Force are built by Kazan Helicopters, a subsidiary of Russian
Helicopters. The Mi-17V-5 is one of the most advanced helicopters on the
global marketplace, as well as in the Indian Air Force.
Today helicopters of the Mi-8/17 series
are considered a symbol of the Russian aircraft manufacturing industry.
The high level of interest in these rotorcraft is driven by the fact
that they successfully employ the latest technological advances while
also take advantage of experience gained in the use and operation of
previous models. These modern helicopters, powered by the best engines
and equipped with the latest avionics, have inherited the outstanding
characteristics of their predecessors – superior reliability, simplicity
and ease of use. The best in their class, these machines can fly a wide
range of missions in conditions ranging from tropical and maritime
climates to high altitude and desert environments.
