DND Secretary Lorenzana said the contract for
the 17 Russian-made Mil Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopters is unlikely to be scrapped
for now despite the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and added that the
delivery of the first batch would be in 24 months.
The DND chief added that the PHP12.7 billion Mil Mi-17 contract was signed in November 2021, and a down payment was made in January 2022. Lorenzana did not mention the amount given as a down payment. The country is also interested in Black Hawk General Purpose helicopters. It already bought some rotorcraft and it is known that it wants to acquire more.
