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.
Hey Hugo - that’s not a really good investment. Watch Charlie Wilson’s war.
That’s one sexy gunship...
RCS of an Edsel.
Awww as long as ya can hit the jesus nut it’s just a simple target vs a threat.........:o)
How do you copy an Apache and have it look even uglier?
He’s managed to empty grocery stores of food, but he can afford to buy unnecessary military hardware.
Typical Stalinist thug.
Well he needs them to put down all the starving people....for their own good and for the common good.
It would not surprise me if these are used to provide support for Hugo’s friends like FARC.
5,000 US helicopters were shot down in Vietnam..These aircraft would not ne my first choice in building up my military.
5,086 destroyed out of 11,827 in service.
AWACs would pick that piece of sh-- up as if were the noon day sun. I suspect it would be excellent at suppressing his own countrymen. Against a sophisticated enemy it would die very quickly.
Looks like Colombia and Vene are getting close to throwing down. Good to see the Latin folks getting their ire up. The people who support the dope snorting madman risk their lives in doing so. Seems fair. Go with a risky plan and you naturally risk more.
Agree......that POS has too be on the DOD’s short list of things too do soon !
Stay safe !
You ain’t lyin’! With all that junk hanging off it, it will light up a radar like a Christmas tree.
I bet the operational costs are high and the ops availability rate is low.
Apache-ski
...it is virtually invisible to anti-aircraft defense.
lmao.
Chavez is consuming too much Coca paste.
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