Ukraine Repairs Ka - 27 ASW Helicopter for Vietnam

One of the businesses helicopter repair oldest of Ukraine, aircraft repair plant Sevastopol is working at full capacity, according to the Industrial Ukraine.

Currently the company is engaged in repair and modernization of helicopters for overseas customers . In that contract with Vietnam to repair the submarine hunting helicopter Ka-28, with Iraq to repair and upgrade the Mi-8T helicopters and with Croatia to modernize the helicopter Mi-8, Mi-17.

Industrial Ukraine said that Sevastopol plant also received orders from countries outside South Africa , Afghanistan and other countries.

In addition, business aviation Sevastopol also made ​​orders to repair two helicopters of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine is the Mi-14 helicopter and the Ka-27 naval and several other civilian companies.

Sevastopol was to upgrade the helicopter attack multipurpose Mi-24 Hind for Ukraine 's Army as well as the requirements of the customers are using helicopters , based on the new helicopter technology most of them.

Currently, Vietnam Navy active 2 helicopters are key hunting ground Kamov Ka-27 and Ka-28 , both helicopters have already been used for years and is gradually becoming obsolete, so need to be upgraded as well as extending the life of equipment replacement air, to fit the new maritime patrol missions to combat today.

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