Posted on 01/25/2008 8:49:17 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
Venezuela to purchase attack helicopters from Russia
The Venezuelan government placed an order with Russian weapons manufacturer Rostvertol for attack helicopters MI-28N.
The firm's director Boris Sliusar said it was "premature to talk about deadlines and quantities," because "the agreement is yet to be initialed."
However, he said the first units were likely to be delivered in the first half of 2009, news agency Ria Novosti said.
Mi-28N choppers -known as "Night Hunter"- are last-generation attack helicopters with a major goal to provide air support to terrestrial troops, regardless of weather conditions. With an outstanding flight speed (186 m/h), it is virtually invisible to anti-aircraft defense. It features a two-place armored cabin and is equipped with state-of-the-art air weapons allowing hitting target under poor weather conditions.
The first MI-28N choppers manufactured by Rostvertol were delivered last Tuesday to the Russian Defense Ministry.
President Hugo Chávez showed interest in the "Night Hunter" in July 2007, when he visited the manufacturing plant.
Venezuela has purchased from Russia multi-purpose cargo helicopters Mi-17, combat helicopters MI-35, and choppers MI-26, viewed as the largest helicopter in the world.
He just needs these for when he invades Guyana.
My Uncle was killed in one of those shot down. They need ground support as much as ground support needs them.
One thing about the Russkies, their vehicles sling alot of payload, and they will take a good design idea wherever they get it from, as does the US (to all the fr idiopants who hip shot on these threads)
Ha ha ha ha!! The SNOOPY COPTER!
I’m sure Hugo’s new buttbuddie, Putin, promised him that. Just like he promised Syria that Israel would never be able to get through all those russian made radar defenses.
Those helicopters have one purpose and one purpose only. Too kill any civilians that might take up arms against a stalinist coup.
I don’t think you can call this as a copy of the Apache.It’s a derivative of their MI-24 Hind-with improved protection & weaponry & minus the troop transport capability.
I forgot the /sarc> tag
Sorry to hear that. Were your uncle’s remains returned home?
“Apachski”?
His remains were returned home. There wasn’t much left, he was a Cobra Pilot and he had told my dad that if he was ever shot down he should not worry about being captured because the Cobra was nothing but fuel and munitions. I guess it went down hard.
Bad move.
This guy is a definite communist. He is dangerous.
What’s worse is that American leftists think that he is the greatest.
Only if the peons on the ground have Stingers. They don’t.
You have grasped the truth.
Not yet.
Irony would be to supply the peons with Russian MANPADS.
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