APA, Azerbaijan
Aug 10 2012
Next batch of helicopters bought from Russia brought to Azerbaijan
[ 10 Aug 2012 18:59 ]
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Next batch of Mi-35 M helicopters
bought by Azerbaijan from Russia were brought to the country, APA
reports that the helicopters were sent to Baku by Rosvertol Company’s
plant in Rostov-on-Don.
Consequently, half of helicopters ordered by Azerbaijan to Russia in
2010 were brought to the country. The state Border Service and Russian
`Rosoboroneksport’ company signed an agreement in 2010 on sales of 24
Mi-35M helicopters.
The first 4 Mi-35M helicopters were sent to Azerbaijan on December 12,
2011. The presentation of helicopters were held in April this year.
Mi-35 is a modernized version of Mi-24, which is considered for
destruction of armored vehicles. These helicopters are also
implemented in airlift delivery and evacuation of wounded and
providing fire air support. These helicopters now have Russian-made
NVGs, a new countermeasures system, Garmin GPS 115 with VPS-200
interface, and a turret-mounted IRTV-445MGH thermal imaging system.
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