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blobb
e no..... se leggessi meglio ti accorgeresti che paulo ha postato su un altra questione....
l'acquisto degli m 17 per gli afgahani
mentre metabo ha postato sull'uso degli m 17 da parte delle truppe americane, tra l'altro le cifre non corrispondono 67 per gli afghani 10 per gli americani.....
On 16 September 2009, the United States Navy delivered the last two of four Mi-17s to the Afghan National Army Air Corps.[16]On 19 June 2010, it was announced that the US government would buy and refurbish 31 more Mi-17 helicopters from Russia to supply the Afghan Army.[17]
The US was reportedly considering adding the helicopter to the US military for Special Forces use in order to obscure troop movements.[18] The US has used some Mi-8s and Mi-17s for training,[19] and has purchased units for allies in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.[18]
In August 2010 a contract was signed by the Argentine Air Force for two Mi-17Es, plus an option on another three, to support Antarctic bases.[20][21]
In September 2010, the Polish Defense Minister announced that his country would buy five new Mi-17s from Russia, to support Polish operations in Afghanistan. All five Mi-17-1Vs were delivered by 2011.[22]
In 2010, the Kenyan Air Force purchased three Mi-171 medium-lift helicopters to supplement its fleet of IAR 330 Pumas, which have been flying for more than 20 years.
In 2011, Chief of Staff of the Afghan National Army Abdul Wahab Wardak announced that the US government will buy Mi-17s for use by Afghanistan's troops. He explained the choice of the Russian helicopter over the American Chinook was due to the familiarity of the Afghan technical and pilot staff with the helicopter type and that it is better suited for Afghanistan's environment.[23] The United States continued to purchase the helicopters for Afghanistan in 2013, despite a congressional prohibition.[24] Overall, 63 Mi-17s were acquired through the 2011 contract at a cost of US$16.4 to US$18.4 million each, or US$4 to US$6 million more each than a refurbished American Chinook.[25]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-17