Philippine Defense Minister reveals that PAF keen to acquire Mi-17

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has disclosed that the Philippine Air Force is keen to acquire the Mi-17 helicopter from Russia.

Mi-171Sh Karlovac 2009
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He told the BusinessMirror that there is no rush to buy the rotocraft now as a technical working group is still studying the issue.

The helicopters were reported to have been offered to Philippine at $14.7 million each.

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