Breaking news
Russia wants up to 100 Mi-8 AMTSh "Terminator" helicopters for country's Arctic Command.
| a | |||
| |
|||
World
Defense & Security News - Russia |
|||
| Russia wants up to 100 Mi-8 AMTSh "Terminator" helicopters for country's Arctic Command | |||
The
Russian Defense Ministry wants up to 100 Mi-8 "Terminator" helicopters
specially modified for service under the recently formed Arctic Command,
Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov was quoted by Russian news agency
TASS as saying Tuesday, March 24. |
|||
 Russian Arctic Command asked for up to 100 Mi-8 AMTSh "Terminator" assault and transport helicopters |
|||
The
order size may depend on how well five test helicopters perform in trials.
"Today we have the first helicopter [on the shop floor]...we'll
see how it handles," Borisov said. Flight tests for the Arctic
Terminator will begin later this year, TASS reported.
The armored assault
transport helicopter is but one of a number of specialized vehicles
the military hopes to procure for its Arctic forces, which Russia has
been steadily building up since last year. The Arctic's uniquely inhospitable conditions require vehicles, helicopters in particular, to be modified to operate in up to -50 degrees celsius, with strong winds and other extreme weather conditions. |
|||