Last year, South Korea purchased a batch of helicopters from Russia for $4.1 million for the first time since 2014. This is evidenced by data from the statistical service of the Asian republic.
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Moscow supplied Seoul with several aircraft weighing over 2 tons, as well as various aircraft, helicopter or drone spare parts worth $2.9 million, screws worth $2.04 million, and chassis and their parts worth $261,000.
At the same time, at the end of 2024, South Korea's costs for purchasing parts of aircraft from Russia fell by 69.2%, thus reaching a minimum since 2022.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Mi-8 helicopters were spotted on the newest Iranian UAV carrier ship "Shahid Bahman Bagheri."
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