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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Russian Emergencies Ministry to buy 8 Be-200 aircraft to fight wildfire
The Russian Emergencies Ministry plans to purchase eight Be-200 amphibious aircraft to fight wildfires in the next two and a half years, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
An order for the aircraft, which cost around 1 billion rubles each, will be placed shortly, Shoigu said.
"We plan to create three large squadrons, in the Far East, Siberia and central Russia, which will include not only Be-200s but also Mi-26, Mi-8 and Ka-32 helicopters," he said.
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