Countries In The Middle East Pursue Rotary-Wing Renewal

Mil MI-17 helicopter

Faced with difficulties supporting its Russian-made helicopters, like the Mil Mi-17 pictured, Iraq is buying new rotorcraft from France, South Korea and the U.S.

Credit: Spc. Torrance Saunders/U.S. Army
Faced with a constant drumbeat of regional instability, governments in the Middle East are making sizable investments in modernizing their armed forces. While the most attention is focused on purchasing combat aircraft and uncrewed aircraft systems, the region’s rotary-wing capabilities also are...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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