TORZHOK, APRIL 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Air Force will put five night-capable combat helicopters into service this year under a long-term army overhaul program, a senior military official said Tuesday.
"We will receive five Mi-24 [Hind] PN helicopters this year, " said Viktor Ivanov, head of the Air Force army aviation department.
He said the helicopters, which are equipped with modern navigation and avionic systems as well as thermal imagery devices, would operate in the North Caucasus and Central military districts.
More than 40 helicopters, including the Mi-28 Havoc, Mi-24 Hind PN and Mi-8 Hip TV-5, will be supplied to the Air Force by 2015, Ivanov added.
