The dream of the former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to have
a Russian made helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) is not going to
push through.
While this was pushed to have better relations with Russia,
there is one hitch in the plan.
The Philippines has no choice but to scrap the 17 Russian
Mi-17 helicopter deal which is valued at P12.7 billion ($227 million), because
of fears of US
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The helicopter deal was approved last month by then President
Duterte, or before their terms in office ended on June 30.
Former defense secretary Delfin Lorenzana says, 'We could
face sanctions' from the US if the Philippines pushes through with purchasing
Russian military transport choppers”.
A down payment of an undisclosed amount has already been made
in January.
The Russian Mi-17 helicopter has a maximum speed of 280 km/h
(170 mph, 150 knots) and a range of 800 km. The Mi-17 has a crew of two pilots
and one engineer and is capable of transporting 24 soldiers or 12 stretchers
internally.
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