Speaking of Russian military equipment sales

lwd · May 8, 2018

Remember the US buying Russian Helicopters for the Afghans? Well it looks like the luster has worn off.
Air Transportation: The UH-60 Generation In Afghanistan

The Afghan Air Force is in the midst of replacing its Russian Mi-17 helicopters with American UH-60s. There are several reasons for this. For one, the new generation of Afghan pilots prefer the American helicopters. They are more reliable, can be easily equipped to carry weapons and identical to those used by American forces. .... The Afghan Air Force still has 46 Mi-17s but only about half of them are operational. The readiness rates of the UH-60s are much higher and the UH-60s perform better in Afghan conditions than the Mi-17s.....
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