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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Iraq Receives Upgraded Mi-17s

Mi-17 HipThe Iraqi air force has accepted back into service the first upgraded Mi-17 helicopters after the completed an upgrade program to modernize the missile warning and internal communications subsystems.

The Mi-17s currently are the backbone of the Iraqi air force’s rotorcraft force.

One of the problems with the old internal communications system has been that it could not handle multiple voices, so coordinating among crew members during critical phases of operations, including landing, was effectively not possible. The enhancement aims to cure that shortfall.

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