Pentagon stops funding for maintenance of MI-17 helicopters of the Afghan Air Force

The Mi-17 helicopters in service with the Afghan Air Force will remain without proper maintenance. As follows from the report received by the US Congress, from 2022 the Pentagon will stop allocating funds for the support and repair of Russian-made helicopters.

The US Department of Defense has sent a report to the US Congress, which says about the termination of funding for the maintenance of the Russian Mi-17, which are in service with the Afghan Air Force. The allocation of funds is terminated from the 2022 financial year, more precisely, it is not indicated. It is noted that next year the US military will "for the last time" request funds for servicing the Mi-17.

The Pentagon justified its decision by the fact that the Afghan Air Force is "gradually moving away" from operating Russian Mi-17s, replacing them with American helicopters. At the same time, it is emphasized that the Mi-17 will provide the combat capability of the Afghan Air Force until they fully switch to the American UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook.

In total, for the Afghan Air Force, the Americans purchased 63 new Mi-17V-5 helicopters from Russia under several contracts concluded before 2013. In 2017, the Pentagon announced plans to supply the Afghan Air Force with 159 modernized multipurpose Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters to replace Russian helicopters, of which 46 remained by that time, with 18 of them in a non-flying state. To date, according to the latest data, the Afghan Air Force has 32 ready-to-use Mi-17s.

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[Boris Ivanov]

everything is correct. "Moor has done his job, Moor may be leaving") do not want to invest in our helicopter industry)

[smart ass]

Afghan government has little time left

[dauria]

Afghan government has little time left

Means soon money and identification marks of the Air Force will be replaced ... National fun. Previously, these colored circles were with a star. Once I had a chance to see how they took off from a dirt road on a MiG-17 in Mazar. In general, they have complete seams with discipline. There is no it.

[Peter is not the first]

Therefore, the financing of the maintenance of helicopters will stop altogether, both ours and the American ones.

[Peak]

Quote: Boris Ivanov

everything is correct. "The Moor has done his job, the Moor may go away"

But Othello (USA) did not strangle Desdemona (Afghanistan) this time, but gave this "honor" to the Taliban ...

it is emphasized that the Mi-17 will provide the combat capability of the Afghan Air Force until they fully switch to the American UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook

That is, our "turntables" will be from the Afghan Air Force until the very end and Black Hawks and Chinooks will never form the basis of them ...

[knn54]

The Yankes opened helicopter prospects for Russia in Afghanistan.

[u-345]

The prospect of funding for the Afghan Air Force?

[Peak]

Quote: u-345

The prospect of funding for the Afghan Air Force?

The comrade blurted out without thinking, moreover, not taking into account the factor that the "official regime of Afghanistan" had absolutely nothing left ...

[Real Pilot]

In the photo to the article, the Mi-17 helicopter of the old construction, not the new Mi-17V-5.
Yes, Afghan.

This can be seen from a number of points: here the rear doors are classic, and on the new ramp / ramp, there is no door on the right, no EVU, no APU installed ... Etc.

In general, this Mi-17 is an analogue of the Mi-8T. Or maybe a T-shka, still Soviet!

But what depresses me is the rate of failure of these excellent and reliable machines. Unfortunately, if the primate is given a grenade ...
Weak there with local pilots.

Although completely new machines were operated more by the Americans themselves, including carried out their own modernization by means of landing (this wide mesh, similar to a ladder, etc.), put their machine guns, almost all the avionics were brought to the Kazan Helicopter Plant by the Americans themselves and were installed by our children in the presence of their representative (but they changed the radio stations for their own already in Afghanistan).

The article contains obvious inaccuracies in the number of Mi-17s in the Afghan Air Force. There was old stuff there, up to now ... And new ones fought, of course.

In 2012, Americans around the world had about 170 Mi-17s at their disposal, assembled after the collapse of the USSR. How many now I do not know.
In general, everything is very muddy there, since they also have "Frankensteins" assembled from several machines.

One of the reasons for the contract with Rosoboronexport was the legal purchase of spare parts for aging machines.
Well, in the certification of Mi helicopters for their army (including because of the confusion caused by the assembly of several one, crooked forms and repairs unrecognized by the Russian Federation in post-socialist countries ...).
An American delegation arrived, inspected the factories, held negotiations at the cost center and "recognized" the production as meeting their criteria ... And then they themselves already issued their own airworthiness certificates for the machines in use. Sly guys.
But the Russian side was paid well for this.

[Bashkirkhan]

Quote: RealPilot

But what depresses me is the rate of failure of these excellent and reliable machines. Unfortunately, if the primate is given a grenade ...

Due to recent events and impending imminent collapse
"Islamic State of Afghanistan" every week the carcasses of the deceased Mi-17s surface:

It's a pity, of course - people tried, they made such good cars. Still, not disposable consumer goods - aviation equipment is made with the expectation of many years of operation, with scheduled repairs, maintenance, replacement of consumables and resource spare parts.

[smart ass]

Monkeys that do not give everything a stick

[Mouse]

Quote: Boris Ivanov

"The Moor has done his job, the Moor can go away"

Slamming the door .....

[Kurare]

I think that by the end of this year, financing and supplies of new equipment will stop, as they will pass into the hands of the Taliban.

[rocket757]

Pentagon stops funding for maintenance of MI-17 helicopters of the Afghan Air Force

... In general, scammed in full ...
Somehow this does not surprise us, not the first time.

[military_cat]

Doesn't it surprise you that the United States actually bought helicopters and their maintenance services from Russia? Probably their own helicopter manufacturers would also like to win such a contract.

[Mavrikiy]

Quote: military_cat

Probably, their own helicopter manufacturers would also like to win such a contract.

And sho got in the way, the hackers of Russia or the Afghan lobby? The post is not about anything. Our helicopters are the best in local conditions for the local contingent.

[military_cat]

That is, the market worked, is it so?

[rocket757]

The fact that the locals are accustomed to Russian technology is a fact ...
At the time of the sale, if not friendship-cooperation was, there was no frank, global confrontation yet ...
Nothing more, just business.

[Brturin]

Quote: military_cat

bought helicopters and services for their maintenance from Russia

Only about services, sanctions ... not more than 10 days ago ...

"The US Department of Defense allows the indirect participation of the Russian side in the repair of Afghan Mi-17 helicopters ... The [US] Department of Defense does not have any related contracts between the Pentagon and Russian enterprises, and there are corresponding exceptions to various sanctions regimes that allow those involved in repairs contractors to enter into such agreements, if necessary, "- added a representative of the defense department. He stressed that "the Pentagon does not allocate funds for this repair, it is financed by other donor countries." https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/11947099

[rocket757]

So it is ... when it is necessary, when there are no other options, sanctions and so on can be bypassed.
Nothing unusual, new, and they do it.

[rocket757]

The states bought helicopters for the government army ... what could not suit ours at that moment?
Why didn't they give them ... it's their business, so what?

[URAL72]

How do you want? Business, nothing personal. In addition, more drugs will fit into the Chinook, and Black Hawk, so, to spray the fields.

[rotmistr60]

Disbursements cease in fiscal 2022

Still, the Afghan side is probably not up to it now. Now they are not thinking about helicopters, but how to quickly escape to a safe place. As the saying goes: "Not to fat, I would live."

[Mavrikiy]

Pentagon stops funding for maintenance of MI-17 helicopters of the Afghan Air Force

Well, the Afghan government will have to pay by itself, otherwise.....

[Real Pilot]

Quote: Bashkirkhan

Quote: RealPilot

But what depresses me is the rate of failure of these excellent and reliable machines. Unfortunately, if the primate is given a grenade ...

Due to recent events and impending imminent collapse
"Islamic State of Afghanistan" every week the carcasses of the deceased Mi-17s surface:

It's a pity, of course - people tried, they made such good cars. Still, not disposable consumer goods - aviation equipment is made with the expectation of many years of operation, with scheduled repairs, maintenance, replacement of consumables and resource spare parts.

But this one is already new, yes. It was built in 2011-2014.

Sorry if I correct it: officially Islamic republic Afghanistan. There is no "Islamic state" ...
It's just that IS is a group banned in Russia.

[Ros 56]

That's to be expected, it's striped.

[s1ma]

I have a feeling that Afghanistan will soon have no aviation at all, and the government as a whole!