Philippines Cancels Mi-17 Deal With Russia

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SINGAPORE—Fearing potential sanctions, the Philippines government scrapped a PHP12.7 billion ($227 million) deal to acquire 16 Mi-17 helicopters from Russia in June. Former Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was quoted by AP as saying the possibility of sanctions led him to cancel the...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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