Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[Eddo211]

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^^^wow, this is good stuff burjuin.....the market in US is very competitive but I think one important factor Armenia can bring in is reliability and reduced cost which is a big insentive for struggling Californian farmers compared to other American companies who are subject to higher costs.
Hope they get the contract.

[Haykakan]

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ARMENIAN SOLDIER DIES IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH

13:13 ~U 15.01.14

An Armenian army private has died of a disease in one of the military
units of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The deceased is Hayk H Maakaryan, 21, according to the Defense
Ministry's website.

A probe has been launched into the circumstances of the tragic
incident.

The Ministry has extended condolences to the soldier's family and
fellow servicemen.

http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/01/15/conscript-death/

[burjuin]

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[Spetsnaz]

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What type of Mi-8's do we own in Armenia?

[HyeFighter2]

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oh come on, its already 2014, they promised to show new stuff in late 2013

[gokorik]

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Azerbaijani Defense Ministry calls on media and social network users "not to help the enemy's reconnaissance
1/17/14

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry called on the media and social network users not to mention numbers and definite places of stationing of the military units.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry urged " to approach the issues from the viewpoint of the defense of national interests", Trend reports.

http://news.silobreaker.com/azerbaijani-defense-ministry...

[Hovo]

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Zinuj (18.01.2014)

[Mokum]

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What type of Mi-8's do we own in Armenia?

Most of them are MI-8T. Regular transport....

[Hovo]

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Zinuj (19.01.2014)

[Eddo211]

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Mi-8 make a very good utility chopper and have proven their reliability and service over the years in several countries.....as far as I know the Mil Mi-8T was the first mass production of the utility transport version modified to have added subwings that carried four weapons pylons which can be armed with S-5 rockets, plus a side mounted PK machine gun (this is why you need a third crewmember)

Some basic info on Mi 8 utility version.

Crew 3
Passengers 32

Propulsion 2 Turboshaft Engines
Engine Model Klimow / Klimov TW2-117A / TV2-117A
Engine Power (each) 1251 kW 1678 shp

Speed 140 kts

Service Ceiling 14.764 ft
Range 500 km 270 NM


Empty Weight 6.800 kg 14.991 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 12.000 kg 26.455 lbs

Rotor Blades (main/tail) 5/3 5/3
Main Rotor Diameter 21,29 m 69,8 ft
Tail Rotor Diameter 3,91 m 12,8 ft
Rotor Disc Area 356,0 m² 3832 ft²
Length 25,24 m 82,8 ft
Height 5,65 m 18,5 ft

First Flight 24.06.1961
Production Status in production
Total Production >12000

NATO Code Hip
Data for (Version) Mil Mi-8
Variants Mil Mi-8T, Mi-8TB, Mi-8S, Mi-8MT, Mi-9, Mi-17

Remarks
The Mil Mi-8 is today (2010) still in production as Mi-8, Mi-17 and Mi-171.

http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_mi8_en.php