Russia to supply helicopters to Afghanistan

Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia informed the U.S.  that Rosoboronexport  would be the main  executor  of the contract about the supplies of the helicopters  Mi-171 to Afghanistan, said to RIA Novosti  Alexander Mikheyev,  the Deputy Director of Rosoboronexport,  after the opening ceremony Airshow China 2010.

"All the helicopters will go to the Air Force in Afghanistan. The Mi-171 is an ideal model for the weather in this country," noted Mikheyev.

The proposal to supply Russian helicopters to Afghanistan came from the United States.