Russia to supply 40 Mi 28 attack helicopters to Algeria: Interfax

3/19/2016 3:06:49 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Representative image. A Mi-28N with radar station and new nose sensors. Photo credit: Vitaly V Kuzmincommons commons.wikimedia.org

MOSCOW: Russia will deliver 40 Mi-28NE attack helicopters to Algeria in line with a bilateral contract Interfax news agency said on Friday quoting a source in Russia’s arms exporting bodies.

The Mi-28 helicopter dubbed “Night Hunter” by the Russian military is said by arms experts to be among the best in the world in its class. It is capable of carrying out missions day and night and in most adverse weather conditions.

The Mi-28NE modification is equipped with a dual-control system which allows to fly the helicopter both from the pilot’s cockpit and from the cockpit of the operator pilot who acts as an instructor.

The source quoted by Interfax gave no details about the helicopter contract with Algeria.

(Reporting by Polina Devitt; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Gareth Jones)

Reuters

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