Russian Weapons on US Border: Mexico Military Bets on Moscow Exports Sputnik
go to original May 3, 2017

Mexico's readiness to buy Russian military helicopters actually indicates that the Russian-made weaponry will soon be in place near the US border, according to RIA Novosti.

On Tuesday, Alexander Denisov, the head of the marketing department of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, told Sputnik that Mexico plans to buy a new batch of Russia's Mi-17 military transport helicopters in the near future.

"Helicopters of the Mi-17 type are actively used by the Mexican defense and law enforcement agencies. … The Mexican side is planning to buy a new batch of such helicopters from Russia and is considering the proposals prepared by us," Denisov said.

He added that the Russian side also offered Mexico Russia's Mi-35M and Mi-28NE combat helicopters.

..."The new deal is good news, which means that they are satisfied with our helicopters and believe that the Mi-17 has superiority over its American competitors. As for Mexico's possible interest in the Mi-35M and the Mi-28NE helicopters, it was caused by the use of these vehicles in Syria, where they performed with flying colors," Frolov said.

He was echoed by a Russian expert on the US, Sergey Sudakov, who told Sputnik that Russian helicopters are on a par with US ones in terms of characteristics, and that their price tag and maintenance expenses are cheaper, as compared with their American competitors.

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