Argentina is interested in receiving additional batches of Mi-series helicopters from Russia, and Moscow hopes to come to real arrangements in this regard, Anatoly Punchuk, deputy chief of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, told Sputnik
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 16th May, 2019) Argentina is interested in receiving additional batches of Mi-series helicopters from Russia, and Moscow hopes to come to real arrangements in this regard, Anatoly Punchuk, deputy chief of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, told Sputnik.
"Our partners are interested in purchasing additional batches of Mi-series helicopters. We expect to convert the existing efforts in this segment into real agreements. Today, we and representatives of the foreign customer are focused on establishing a high-quality system of after-sales service of helicopters," Punchuk said ahead of the opening of the international defense technology exhibition SITDEF Peru 2019.
The official added that Argentinian pilots had had an opportunity to learn the capabilities of MiG-29 fighter jets during a familiarization flight.
"According to reviews, they were pleased with our machines. It is obvious that the solution of the issue of equipping the national air forces with foreign-made aircraft lies in political sphere, and it's still premature to talk about the quantity of vehicles that we can deliver," Punchuk noted.
In 2017, Punchuk said that Russia had prepared a response to Argentina's commercial offer on the purchase of over 15 MiG-29 fighter jets.
SITDEF defense exhibition will open in Peru's capital city Lima later on Thursday and will run through Sunday.
