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Overhauled Mi-171Sh Presented at Pleso
(Source: Croatia Ministry of Defence; issued Sept 26, 2019)
With the help of Russian Helicopters, Croatia’s Aeronautical Technical Center successfully carried out
the overhaul of ten Croatian Air Force Mil Mi-171Sh helicopters in less than two years and at a cost of 207 million kuna,
or about $29.5 million (Croat MoD photo)
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/artic ... pleso.html“We are glad to see the overhauled Mi-171 Sh helicopters, which are a valuable asset,
ensuring full operational capability and readiness for any task in the upcoming years.”
The Barracks “Pukovnik Marko Živković“ at Pleso on 23 September 2019
hosted a presentation of the overhauled Mi-171Sh helicopters
of the Multi-purpose Squadron of the 91st Air Base of the Croatian Air Force.
“The overhaul has engaged the capacities of the Aeronautical Technical Centre and
upgraded the capacity and range of technical maintenance of the Mi-171 Sh helicopters,” concluded the Minister.
“The Croatian Air Force’s capability of operating in international environments is highly important,
but its availability and reliability is even more important for the citizens,”
said General Mirko Šundov, and also noted that Croatia was making efforts to modernise and equip the Croatian Armed Forces,
regardless of the challenging economic situation.
The Commander of the Croatian Air Force Brigadier General Mato Mikić said:
“The Croatian Air Force disposes with a complete fleet of Mi-171 Sh helicopters,
the full flying resource and is ready to perform any duty, at home and abroad.”
The Aeronautical Technical Centre’s foreign partner was “Russian Helicopters” from the Russian Federation,
providing the necessary technical support.
The overhaul project involves ten successfully repaired Mi-171Sh helicopters,
which retained all required capabilities and are operational and used to conduct tasks.
The contracted and executed overhaul of the helicopters
comprised all systems of the multi-purpose model,
whereby the helicopters retained all previous capabilities.
The helicopters are employed in humanitarian operations and
in assistance to civilian institutions through search-and-rescue,
emergency medical flights, transport of organs for transplants firefigthing and in NATO-led KFOR
(two overhauled helicopters in deployment since August 2019).
The contract for the overhaul of ten MI-171Sh helicopters worth HRK 206,943,143.20, including VAT,
was signed in 2017 with the Aeronautical Technical Centre,
whose foreign partner was “Russian Helicopters” from the Russian Federation.
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