Novosibirsk/Russia-Russian Helicopters part of Rostec State Corporation delivered six
Mi-17-1V helicopters to the Border Security Force of India. The helicopters
were overhauled at Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARP).
“NARP performs activities associated with the repair and overhaul of
Mi-8/17 type helicopters for the whole range of foreign operators, however, the
contract with the Border Security Force has been implemented for the first
time. During the acceptance the customer’s delegation got familiarized with the
results of performed activities and technologies applied at the enterprise. The
plant has been highly praised by the Indian military specialists and now further
cooperation is being discussed,” - stated Igor Chechikov, Deputy Director
General for After-Sales Support Services of Russian Helicopters Holding
Company.
The specialists of NARP carried out a
complete cycle of activities related to the overhaul of the Indian helicopters.
In the short term the batch of Mi-17-1V
will get off to the permanent home base where the final acceptance report will
be signed after check flight procedure.
“Currently the Border Security Force is
an independent military unit in the Ministry of Home Affairs of India with the
sole command and it is considered as the largest border security force in the
world that is why this cooperation means high quality evaluation of our
activities and huge experience,” - noted Alexey Belikh, Managing Director of
JSC "NARP”.
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