The United States is considering the possibility of transferring Afghan helicopters to Ukraine. The administration of President Joe Biden wanted to transfer the Mi-17 to the Ukrainian military. This is reported by Defense Blog with reference to CNN.
On Monday, CNN reported that the Biden administration may transfer new equipment to Ukraine. The channel's sources stressed that the US Defense Department insists on transferring equipment to Ukraine, which was originally purchased for the armed forces of Afghanistan.
We are talking about Russian-made helicopters, which were planned to strengthen the Air Force (Air Force) of Afghanistan. Defense Blog notes that several Afghan Mi-17s have already been repaired at Ukrainian enterprises.
Earlier, the An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft transported two Mi-17 helicopters of the former Afghan Air Force to the US Air Force base. The publication The Drive suggested that helicopters were delivered to the United States, which the Afghan pilots left in Uzbekistan. In August, Mi-17, UH-60 helicopters and light aircraft of the Afghan Air Force arrived at the Termez Airbase.
In September, the Ukrainian State Enterprise "Kharkiv State Aviation Production Enterprise" (KHGAPP) began preparations for the production of fuselages for helicopters. The Defense Express article noted that the company is preparing to produce fuselage and tail boom elements of the MSB-2 and MSB-8 helicopters.
Daniil Irinin
