Peru va achizitiona 24 de elicoptere Mi-171, potrivit unui anunt facut de Ministerul Apararii din aceasta tara.
Contractul incheiat cu rusii, a carui valoare nu a fost anuntata, include si un simulator de zbor, dar si programul de pregatire al pilotilor si tehnicienilor. De asemenea, rusii se obliga sa construiasca in Peru un centru pentru intretinerea si repararea acestui de elicopter.
Livrarile ar trebui sa inceapa in a doua jumatate a anului viitor si sa fie finalizate pana la sfarsitul lui 2015.
In Peru, Mi-171 va fi folosit in misiuni antidrog si de combatere a terorismului. Peru will buy 24 Mi-171helicopters, according to an announcement made by the Ministry of Defense.
The contract with the Russians, whose value was not announced, includes a flight simulator and training program for pilots and technicians. Russia also undertakes to build a center for maintenance and repairing the helicopter in Peru.
Deliveries should begin in the second half of next year and will be completed by the end of 2015.
Peru will use the Mi-171 in anti-drug and anti-terrorism missions.
