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"It is not easy to find a replacement for such reliable helicopters": Peru is beginning to worry about the fate of the Mi-8/17 park

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For many years, the United States has been trying to knock Russia out of the world market of military products, considering Moscow as its main competitor. Taking advantage of the beginning of its own, Washington imposed comprehensive sanctions on the Russian Federation, which seriously hinders cooperation with customers, including those already operating Russian products.

The prolongation of the crisis between Ukraine and the Russian Federation has begun to have a strong impact on the performance of the defense systems of a number of Latin American countries, especially in the segment of helicopters, including the Mi-8/17/171 family

- it says in the Zona Militar edition.

As indicated, these rotorcraft are used in South America in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina. The condition of the fleet of these helicopters varies by country.

In Colombia, the situation has reached extreme limits: almost the entire fleet is on the ground

- it is noted in the publication.

Things are relatively good in Peru, which has its own facilities for the restoration of the Mi-8/17 in the face of a modern repair plant located in the city of La Jolla. We are talking about the Army Aviation Maintenance Center (CEMAE), which was created as a result of the implementation of the industrial competence transfer program agreed with Rosoboronexport during the purchase of 24 Mi-171SH-P for the country's army in 2013.

CEMAE is located in a desert area, covering an area of 125 hectares, has a runway, seven hangars for helicopters to accommodate various specialized work, repair shops and laboratories, a test site and other facilities.

Image source: topwar.ru

This is one of the few facilities in Latin America where army aviation vehicles return to flying condition after El Nino

- it is explained in the publication, referring to a regional natural phenomenon with negative consequences for life, which, in particular, leads to equipment failure.

CEMAE, along with other Mi-8/17 maintenance facilities, allows Peru to autonomously restore helicopters.

However, there is beginning to be moderate concern about what might happen beyond the medium term if the war in Eastern Europe continues

- the publication says.

The point is that sooner or later complex parts and assemblies will have to be replaced or repaired. Under the conditions of sanctions, it will be difficult to do this.

There is an option of using Western technologies [i.e. abandoning Russian helicopters], although it is not so easy to find a replacement for helicopters with such reliability, price and characteristics that allow them to operate in extreme conditions

- it is noted in the publication.

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