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Over the past 10 years, Mi-17 helicopters have been confidently holding the leading positions in the supply packages of the world market’s segment of medium multi-purpose military transport helicopters. Rosoboronexport Photo

Rosoboronexport to supply Mi-171SH helicopters to Burkina Faso

Rosoboronexport Press Release | August 29, 2017

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At the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2017, Rosoboronexport, part of the Rostec State Corporation, signed a contract for the delivery of Mi-171SH helicopters to Burkina Faso.

Over the past 10 years, Mi-17 helicopters have been confidently holding the leading positions in the supply packages of the world market's segment of medium multi-purpose military transport helicopters. Rosoboronexport Photo
Over the past 10 years, Mi-17 helicopters have been confidently holding the leading positions in the supply packages of the world market’s segment of medium multi-purpose military transport helicopters. Rosoboronexport Photo

“Rosoboronexport signed two contracts for the delivery of Mi-171SH military transport helicopters and air weapons to Burkina Faso,” said Sergey Kornev, Rosoboronexport’s deputy director general, director of the department for export of the Air Force special equipment and services. “Our partners will receive two rotary-wing aircraft. The contracts will be executed in 2018.”

The special exporter is witnessing a rise in demand for helicopters of the Mi-17 type in the countries of Africa, Asia Pacific Region and CIS. In accordance with the Rosoboronexport forecast, the Russian medium military transports Mi-17V-5 and Mi-171SH currently under production, as well as their follow up modifications, will remain competitive in the future and will be in demand in the market.

“Burkina Faso already operates Mi-17 and Mi-24P helicopters. The signature of the contracts proves a high reliability and good performance characteristics of the Russian aviation equipment,” added Kornev. “Besides, our partners voiced their intention to develop military and technical cooperation. Meanwhile they are considering a possibility to purchase from us military equipment for other services of the armed forces.”

Over the past 10 years, Mi-17 helicopters have been confidently holding the leading positions in the supply packages of the world market’s segment of medium multi-purpose military transport helicopters. The number of the exported helicopters has reached 800 pieces and exceeded the total volume of the supplies of their foreign countertypes. As many as 4, 000 aircraft of this type have been exported to more than 100 countries in the past 30 years.

Previously, at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017, Rosoboronexport signed a contract on the delivery of four Mi-171E helicopters and related accessories to the People’s Republic of China.

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