Russia’s Arctic Command requires up to 100 Mi-8s

Russia’s recently formed Arctic Command will need up to 100 specially modified Mi-8 helicopters, Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov was quoted by news agency TASS.

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Flight test of the new variant will be later this year.

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