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Mi‑17V‑5 Afghanistan

General

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A total of 73 Mi‑17V‑5s were operated in Afghanistan. All Afghan Mi‑17V‑5s were built by Kazan Helicopters and delivered by Rosoboronexport between 2010 and 2014.

An initial contract included the delivery of 10 helicopters. These helicopter's construction numbers have the country code 784 (United Arab Emirates). All aircraft of this contract were delivered in 2010 to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, where they were modified by AAL Group Ltd. to comply with Afghan Air Force configuration requirements.

A second contract between Rosoboronexport und the United States Department of Defence about 63 helicopters was signed in 2011. The construction numbers of these helicopters have the country code 840 (United States of America). 33 rotorcraft were required for the Afghan Air Force (12 rotorcraft were required to replace battle-damaged and obsolete helicopters). 30 rotorcraft were required for the formation of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and were part of Russian-United States cooperation in the fight against international terrorism.

All Afghan Mi‑17V‑5s were procured, deployed and maintained by the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft (NSRWA) office of the United States Department of Defence. The NSRWA office divided the Afghan Mi‑17V‑5s into the following batches:

Batch 1 (10 aircraft)
701-710 (784M15 - 784M24)

Batch 2 (21 aircraft)
711-731 (840M03 - 840M23)

Batch 3 (12 aircraft)
732-743 (840M24 - 840M35)

Batch 4 (30 aircraft)
744-773 (840M36 - 840M65)

Technical Modifications

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1. Navigation equipment

• GNS 430W global navigation system (701‑743)
• GTN 750 global navigation system (744‑773)
• KN 53 short-range navigation system
• KN 63 distance measuring equipment
• KRA‑405B radar altimeter
• ARK‑15M automatic direction finder

2. Communication equipment

• KHF 1050 HF high-frequency communication system
• ORLAN‑85ST radio station
• Two sets of RT‑5000 on board radio stations in the VHF/UHF wavebands
• NAT N301A‑301 intercommunication system

3. Identification equipment

• KT 73 ATC transponder

4. Other systems

• BUR‑1‑2 serie 2 flight data recorder
• C406‑N HM emergency locator transmitter
• АLMAZ‑UPM voice warning system
• P‑507M cockpit voice recorder
• night vision imaging system compatible internal (cockpit, cargo compartment) and external lighting
• ADC‑2000 fuel/air data computer
• self-sealing auxiliary external fuel tanks with foam urethane filler
• cargo ramp (701‑763)
• clamshell doors (764‑773)
• PARAVION air conditioning system AE‑817‑120 (701‑710)
• installation of "Fischer" shock-absorbing seats in the cockpit
• WSPS wire strike protection system
• LPG‑150M electrical hoist (744‑773)

Technical Details - Outside

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Technical Details - NSRWA Modifications

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Under the direction of the Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft office, modifications were made to the Afghan Mi‑17V‑5s. These included the installation of the Ballistic Protection System, the installation of the BIRD Aerosystems Airborne Missile Protection System AMPS‑M (722, 744‑773 excluding the 750,765 and helicopters crashed like 748,751,758,759,762,770), the installation of the M240 machine gun on the left and right entry door and the installation of the Afghan National Tracking System.

Technical Details - Cockpit

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