Syria

Experience in Syria leads Russian Helicopters to prioritise composite blades

Experience in Syria leads Russian Helicopters to prioritise composite blades

14-Aug-2016Source: Rostec

The experience from the Russian Airforce’s helicopter operations in Syria showed that the full metal blades of lift rotors should be replaced with new ones made of composite materials. Viktor Bondarev, the Colonel General, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Forces, shared with Izvestia that the Mi-28NM upgraded military helicopter will be the first to... Read more

22-Mar-15 2393 Mil Mi-14PL Jabal al-Zawiya, Syria (1F)

22-Mar-15 2393 Mil Mi-14PL Jabal al-Zawiya, Syria (1F)

22-Mar-2015

Pilot carried out an “emergency landing due to technical failure”. Four occupants were captured by opposition fighters, one crew member was shot by his captors and the fait of a sixth crew member is unknown.  Registration confirmed from this YouTube video... Read more

Group from Congress try to block US purchase of Mi-17s

Group from Congress try to block US purchase of Mi-17s

8-Apr-2013Source: Rosa DeLauro

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) led a bipartisan group of members today urging Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel not to purchase additional helicopters from the state-owned Russian arms dealer Rosoboronexport. That company has continued to transfer weapons to the Assad regime, enabling mass atrocities. The group sent the letter amid reports that the Department of Defense... Read more

26-Dec-12 Mil Mi-8 Mazzeh, Syria

26-Dec-12 Mil Mi-8 Mazzeh, Syria

26-Dec-2012

The Free Syrian Army claims to have shot down a helicopter over Mazzeh Mlitary Airport as it was shelling a residential area... Read more

27-Nov-12 Mil Mi-17 Aleppo, Syria

27-Nov-12 Mil Mi-17 Aleppo, Syria

27-Nov-2012

Syrian AF Mi-17 was hit by surface to air missile, continued flying but crashed minutes later.  Two YouTube clips show situation – see this one first, then this one.  Casualties unknown... Read more

16-Nov-12 Mil Mi-17 Al-Ghota Al-Sharqeya, Syria (5F)

16-Nov-12 Mil Mi-17 Al-Ghota Al-Sharqeya, Syria (5F)

16-Nov-2012

Syrian rebels claim to have shot down a Mi-17 helicopter... Read more

17-Oct-12 Mil Mi-17 Maarat AL Numan, Syria

17-Oct-12 Mil Mi-17 Maarat AL Numan, Syria

17-Oct-2012

Helicopter shot down by missile.  Casualties unknown... Read more

05-Oct-12 Mil Mi-8 East Ghouta, Syria (4F)

05-Oct-12 Mil Mi-8 East Ghouta, Syria (4F)

5-Oct-2012

Helicopter shot down by rebel forces, and burned out on the ground... Read more

20-Sep-12 Damascus, Syria

20-Sep-12 Damascus, Syria

20-Sep-2012

Helicopter crashed after being shot down by rebels... Read more

27-Aug-12 Mil Mi-17 Damascus, Syria (1F)

27-Aug-12 Mil Mi-17 Damascus, Syria (1F)

27-Aug-2012

Shot down by rebels... Read more

US House of Representatives votes 407-5 to stop Mi-17 purchases

US House of Representatives votes 407-5 to stop Mi-17 purchases

20-Jul-2012Source: Congressman Jim Moran

The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed an amendment introduced by Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat and Senior Member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, to put an end to purchases from the Russian-controlled arms dealer Rosoboronexport which is currently supplying weapons to the oppressive Syrian regime. The amendment, attached to the FY’13... Read more

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