Russia
and Nigeria have signed a contract for the supply of Mi-171Sh and Mi-35
Terminator assault helicopters, Rosoboronexport deputy general director Sergei
Goreslavsky told reporters.
“The
Mi-171Sh machine is in steady demand on the foreign market. A contract with
Nigeria was recently signed,” Goreslavsky said, commenting on the August
contract. According to him, the helicopter is in demand in Africa, and
Mozambique is very interested in the rotorcraft.
Rosoboronexport”s
top manager said several Mi-35M”s will be also sent to Nigeria, without
specifying the number of machines under the contract.
Developed
from the Mi-8 airframe, the troop-carrying helicopters Mi-171Sh, with the
Mi-8AMTSh version for the Russian market, are produced at the Ulan-Ude Aviation
Plant. They can be fitted with missiles and air defense equipment.
The
helicopter can carry up to 36 paratroopers or 12 injured on stretchers, and
cargo weighing up to 4 tons inside the cabin and on its external sling.
Mi-171Sh first used in Kazakhstan are equipped with flight navigation and radio
communication equipment. The chopper was first deployed by the Russian Army in
2009.
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