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To occupy the Russian niche: Turkey is going to serve more than a thousand Mi-8/17 helicopters
The new partnership between Ankara and Kiev is designed to create a capacity in Turkey for servicing Mi-8/17 helicopters and "drag" Russian customers to the new production site.
In early August of this year, the Turkish Aeronautical Association and Ukrspetsexport signed a contract, under which they are going to repair 18 Mi-17 helicopters of the Turkish gendarmerie on its territory at the initial stage.
At the conclusion of this agreement, it was assumed that the ToiR of each Mi-17 will cost $ 2,5 million, of which $ 420 thousand will be received by the Turkish side, $ 2800 thousand - by the Ukrainian side.
As indicated,
a new repair and maintenance base in Ankara will be created for the work. It will serve vehicles from Turkish helicopter carriers and potential foreign customers.
The Ukrainian enterprise "Motor-Sich" will produce spare parts and test engines.
As it is assumed in the Turkish company, its share in the repair work will gradually increase as the development of its own production of spare parts. As a result, the Turkish Aeronautical Association hopes to enter the
vast international market and win orders for servicing approximately 1500 Mi-17 helicopters used in nearby countries, especially in the Middle East and Asia. Libya, Pakistan and Azerbaijan are believed to be the primary clients.
However, the T
urkish company is not going to limit itself to this, intending to become a repair and maintenance center for Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters. It is obvious that Ankara intends to occupy the Russian niche in this market, and we are talking about thousands of pieces of equipment. What is remarkable, in fact, Ukraine is helping it in this, creating a competitor for itself with its own hands. Most likely, its industry will suffer the most because of the short-sighted policy of the authorities, transferring production competencies to foreign countries.
The new partnership between Ankara and Kiev is called upon to create capacities in Turkey for servicing helicopters of the Mi-8/17 family and "drag" Russian clients to the new production site. In early August of this year, the Turkish Aeronautical Association and Ukrspetsexport signed a contract, in
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