Air Force of Argentina received for the first time Russian made helicopter Mi-171E 0612112.

"That was the first ever acquisition of helicopters in Russia-Argentina relations. The delivery was agreed upon during an official visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April 2010,"" said the report received by Interfax-AVN.

"In fact, this delivery opens up a new promising market for Russian military and dual-use products and signified a breakthrough into the market earlier dominated by industrial giants of Europe and the United States,"" it said.