Một trực thăng Mi-8/17 của Pakistan rơi khi cất cánh gần Muzaffarabad vào ngày 10/6, khiến ít nhất 22 quân nhân thiệt mạng. Nguyên nhân sơ bộ là sự cố kỹ thuật, trong bối cảnh khu vực đang có biểu tình và căng thẳng an ninh.
A Russian-built Mi-17 transport helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all 22 military personnel on board due to a technical fault during take-off. Security sources confirmed the death toll, which included officers and soldiers, with formal military burials held on Thursday.
巴基斯坦軍方證實，一架陸軍航空隊的Mi-17直升機在巴屬克什米爾首府穆扎法拉巴德附近起飛時，因技術故障墜毀，機上所有人員全數罹難。軍方已成立調查委員會釐清事故原因。
Russian Helicopters presented its import-substituted Mi-171A3 helicopter at the 10th Russia-China Expo in Harbin. The helicopter, designed for various missions including offshore operations and search and rescue, is fully Russian-made and certified for operation in China. China has shown particular interest in the aircraft.
Russian Helicopters (Rostec) has completed additional import-substituting Mi-171A3 helicopter tests in Yakutia at temperatures down to -50°C. Specialists conducted 66 flights and 22 ground tests confirming stable operation of all systems. Results have been submitted to Rosaviatsiya for certification amendments, expanding the aircraft's operational temperature range for use in the Russian Arctic and Far East during winter.
