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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Russia Will Deliver First Mi-25 Gunships to Syria on Time - Arms Official

Mi-35The first consignment of three Mil Mi-25 helicopter gunships for Syria has been overhauled and will be delivered to the customer within the contracted time, Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation director Alexander Fomin said on Thursday.

The contract for the repair of the helicopters was signed by Russia and Syria in 2008, he said.

"Syria is our friend, and we we fulfil all our obligations to our friends. According to the 2008 contract, we repaired three Mi-25s and are ready to delivery them on time," Fomin said on the sidelines of the Technology in Machine-Building 2012 exhibition at Zhukovsky near Moscow.

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