Russia offers 320 combat helicopters to Indian MoD

12:00 AM, February 14, 2009
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BANGALORE--. Russia offers 320 helicopters to Indian Ministry of Defense and hopes to strengthen cooperation. Russia participates in various tenders. "We have presented to the Indian Defense Ministry, our line of new models and modernized helicopters," said Igor Pshenichny, deputy general director of the Helicopters of Russia holding. At Aero India 2009 show, he said that his company, in conjunction with Russia's state-controlled arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, was participating in a number of tenders, in particular involving the Ka-226T multirole helicopter and the Mi-28H Night Hunter helicopter gunship. He added the company was also in talks with the Indian Defense Ministry on the odernization of radar systems installed on Ka-31 helicopters used by the Indian Navy. Helicopters of Russia would invest $1.5-2 million in building helicopter maintenance and service center in northern India.

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