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Thursday, July 15, 2010

US delivers four helicopters to Pakistan Army

Mi-17 HipFour Mi-17 helicopters were on Wednesday delivered back to the Pakistan Army by the US after being overhauled at an American facility.

The overhaul programme provides critical support to the Pakistan Army by expediting maintenance and returning urgently needed aircraft for flight operations, the US embassy said in a statement.

The US has funded maintenance overhauls for 24 Pakistan Army Mi-17s, twelve of which were completed and returned to Pakistan last year.

The remaining eight helicopters are scheduled for delivery later this year.

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