Philippines plans to acquire Mil Mi-171 helicopters from Russia

Philippine officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) attending the Army 2019 defense exhibition in Kubinka, Russia confirmed of plans to acquire the Russian Helicopters Mil M-171 helicopter for the Philippine Air Force (PAF).

This was despite the type not chosen in an earlier helicopter acquisition project of the PAF, which was awarded to Sikorsky’s Polish subsidiary PZL Mielec to deliver the Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk.

Philippine Defense Undersecretary for Finance and Materiel USec. Raymundo DV Elefante told Sputnik News that they are trying to close a deal to purchase the Mil Mi-171 helicopters from Russia within the year and was considered a priority project by the DND.

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