Bangladesh to buy seven Mi-171s

Russia will sell six Mi-171Sh and one Mi-171E helicopters to Bangladesh. The contract was signed in April.

Bangladesh Air Force Mil Mi-17 245 Flight Past (8219306335)
By Faisal Akram from Dhaka, Bangladesh (Bangladesh Air Force Mil Mi-17 245 Flight Past) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Russia is said to have provided Bangladesh with a $1 billion loan to buy the helicopters.

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