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Iraq reportedly took delivery of another batch of Mi-35M and Mi-28NE attack helicopters.
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Another batch of Mi-35M and Mi-28NE Night Hunter attack helicopters was reportedly delivered to Iraq by An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft, a source told TASS at MAKS-2015 airshow. In accordance with the delivery schedule, Iraq took delivery of four Mi-35M and four Mi-28NE attack helicopters. The rotorcraft feature the full combat configuration and are fitted with the night vision equipment, TASS reports with reference to a military attaché.
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 Some of the Mi-35M attack helicopters already delivered to Iraq's Army Aviation |
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It was reported earlier that Baghdad would take delivery of 43 combat helicopters by 2016 (24 Mi-35M and 19 Mi-28NE helicopters). These helicopters will be used to fight terrorist groups in Iraq. So far Iraq have taken delivery of 16 Mi-35Ms and 11 Mi-28NEs.
The contract for delivery of military equipment and vehicles worth $4,2 billion between Russia (Rosoboronexport) and Iraq was signed in 2012 during a visit of Iraqi President to Moscow. The contract is implemented by Rostvertol (part of Russian Helicopters Holding Company), which manufactures Mi-35M and Mi-28NE combat helicopters, as well as Mi-26 heavy transport helicopters. According to experts, the cost of the delivered vehicles, including ground equipment and weapons, exceeds $1 billion. In 2012 Baghdad and Moscow signed a number of contracts in the area of military-technical cooperation worth $4,2 billion for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime. In particular, the contracts include deliveries of 30 Mi-28 attack helicopters and 42 Pantsir air defense missile-gun systems. |
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