U.S. says it will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan militar

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U.S. says it will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it will spend $572 million to buy 30 Russian-built military helicopters that will be used by Afghan security forces.

The Mi-17 helicopters will be used by Afghanistan's National Security Forces Special Mission Wing, which supports counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics and special operations missions.

The contract with Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms company, covers spare parts, test equipment and engineering support. The Pentagon said the work would be performed in Russia. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.

A year ago, the Defense Department purchased a dozen of the Mi-17 aircraft from Rosoboronexport for $217.7 million, as part of a larger contract originating in 2011.

Read more at:  news.yahoo.com/u-says-buy-russian-helicopters-afghan-military-235916720.html

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Jun 17, 2013 22:39:14 GMT -5 @patstab said:

That's just plain crazy when people here need jobs.

Russia is much closer for servicing the helicopters.  And it's possible the helicopters are less sophisticated than ours and we wouldn't want our helicopters captured and studied by the enemy.

From the opening post:

"The contract with Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms company, covers spare parts, test equipment and engineering support. The Pentagon said the work would be performed in Russia. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2014."

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Jun 17, 2013 22:45:47 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Jun 17, 2013 22:39:14 GMT -5 @patstab said:

That's just plain crazy when people here need jobs.

Russia is much closer for servicing the helicopters.  And it's possible the helicopters are less sophisticated than ours and we wouldn't want our helicopters captured and studied by the enemy.

From the opening post:

"The contract with Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms company, covers spare parts, test equipment and engineering support. The Pentagon said the work would be performed in Russia. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2014."

I wonder if we are paying wholesale?

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Jun 17, 2013 23:26:55 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Jun 17, 2013 22:45:47 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Russia is much closer for servicing the helicopters.  And it's possible the helicopters are less sophisticated than ours and we wouldn't want our helicopters captured and studied by the enemy.

From the opening post:

"The contract with Rosoboronexport, the Russian arms company, covers spare parts, test equipment and engineering support. The Pentagon said the work would be performed in Russia. It is expected to be completed by the end of 2014."

I wonder if we are paying wholesale?

You can get that silly thought out of your head right now.