Indonesia's Defense Modernization Gains Momentum After Two Air Crashes in Nine Days

... days after a fatal Army helicopter crash in the Central Java ... number of Hawk jets and MI-17 helicopters – the type that crashed ...

Military Helicopter Crashes in Central Java, Killing Four Onboard

... five others. The Russian-made MI-17 helicopter was on a flight training ... . Gen. Nefra Firdaus. "The helicopter was in a good condition ... .35 p.m., the helicopter took off for a second ... direction before crashing. The helicopter exploded instantly and six people ...

Indonesian Army Helicopter Carrying 12 People Reported Missing in Papua

Jakarta. An Army helicopter with 12 people on board ... , an official said. The type MI 17 helicopter with seven crew was on ... 're still searching for the helicopter. We stopped the search around ... know what happened to the helicopter," Col. Muhammad said.

Water-Bombing Choppers Bound for Riau's Forest Fires

... the province last week. An MI-171 helicopter, which can carry up ...

Sumatra Hotspot

A Russian-made Mi-8MTV helicopter belonging to the National Disaster ...

Russian Ambassador Denies Moscow Supporting Taliban

... was discussing two potential helicopter deals and had proposed increasing ... , with the two potential helicopter deals on the table. ... sale of three new Mi-35 helicopters but Afghanistan ... said. Russia supplied 63 Mi-17 military helicopters to Afghanistan and ...

On Ground in Syria, Scant Evidence of Draw Down Trumpeted by Kremlin

... a fleet of around eight Mi-28N Night Hunter and Ka ... 's official special forces support helicopter and its appearance in Syria ... ." Both the Ka-52 and Mi-28N, which is broadly equivalent ... in March. Bronk said the helicopter deployment was in response to ...

Afghanistan Turns to India for Military Helicopters, Likely to Rile Pakistan

... transfer of the Russian-made Mi-25 helicopters, said sources in ... the Taliban and in particular helicopter gunships that have range as ... confirmed the plan to induct Mi-25s from India, saying Kabul ... discussed ways to ship the Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan with ...

North Korea to Offer Flight Tours over Capital in Soviet-Era Helicopter

... Seoul. North Korea will offer helicopter sightseeing tours of its capital ... ageing Mil Mi-17 - a Soviet-era military transport helicopter known for ... to North Korea. The Mi-17 is used by North Korea ... propeller passenger plane. The helicopter tour will also buzz ...

Late Ambassador Burhan Buried in Yogyakarta

... succumbing to injuries in a helicopter crash that also killed his ... injuries sustained in a military helicopter crash in northern Pakistan on ... responsibility for shooting down the Mi-17 helicopter, but the government insisted that ...