Pentagon Will Buy 30 Russian Helicopters for 572 Million Bucks

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^^ I think we could find some UH1s laying around for much cheaper.

Sounds like a payoff the Putin.
 
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Meh..too bad they aren't MO-24's equipped with chemical weapons ala Red Scorpion..
 
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hog88 said:
^^ I think we could find some UH1s laying around for much cheaper.

Sounds like a payoff the Putin.
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The Marines still have 107 Hueys in inventory. There are a lot of them around, and they are still in production, costing 4.7 million off the assembly line. The contract for the Mi-17s includes maintenance. Does that mean that Russia will send crews back into Afghanistan?
 
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From what I've read in the past, those Russian copters are safer in the mountains of Afghanistan. In fact, I'm pretty sure the US has been using them there already.
 
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davethevol said:
From what I've read in the past, those Russian copters are safer in the mountains of Afghanistan. In fact, I'm pretty sure the US has been using them there already.
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Since when are we worried about safety? UH1 can fly pretty high.
 
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Safety isn't the issue so much as ability to fly over the mountains. UH-1s can only get to about 60% of the country, Blackhawks around 80%, CH-53s and MI-17s, 95%. Maintenance wise, MI-17s are the better platform.
 
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BTW, they were offered a fleet of UH-1s in 2004, not by SECDEF but by Congress.
 
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So we're going to borrow $572,000,000 from China to buy helicopters from Russia to give to Afghsnistan. Makes sense.

Yes, I'm speculating that we are borrowing the money from China.
 
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