Sun, May 15, 2011
Defense Ministry To Receive Six Transport Helicopters This
Year
Three Mi-171Sh helicopters ordered by the Ministry of Defense of
Peru will be delivered later this year by Russian Helicopters. The
aircraft will be manufactured by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
(UUAP).
Mi-171Sh
The delivery is pursuant to a contract signed in 2010 which
provides for the delivery of 6 Mi-171Sh military transports to
Peru. The first shipment of three helicopters has already been
produced by UUAP and is now prepared for delivery to the customer.
The helicopters will be delivered to Peru by air by an Antonov
An-124. The second batch of Mi-171Sh helicopters is scheduled for
delivery in the second half of 2011. The contract also provides for
the delivery of equipment and flight and engineering staff training
for the customer.
The multi-role Mi-171Sh helicopters are equipped with new
systems raising their efficiency in combat, and also main systems
and crew protection, radioelectronic and instrument equipment that
allows flights in difficult weather during night and day. The
Ministry of Defense of Peru is planning to use Mi-171Sh helicopters
for a wide scope of tasks, including fighting drug trafficking.
Peru has been operating rotorcraft made by UUAP for more than 10
years. In particular, civil operators in the country have several
Mi-171 helicopters. They highly esteem rotorcraft of Russian make,
noting their performance, reliability, ease of operation and
maintenance, and capability to fly in difficult conditions.
The number of countries operating Mi-171 and Mi-171Sh
manufactured by UUAP is constantly growing. These rotorcraft are
successfully operated in Peru and other countries of the
region.
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