India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved the procurement of 48 units of Russian Mi-17 V5 military choppers for $1.1 billion. Russia's defense exporter Rosoboronexport had said in July that it was ready to supply more military helicopters to India. According to Russian news agency TASS, the advanced choppers will be deployed in difficult terrain areas on India's northern borders. India buys Mi-17 V5 from Russia India has over 300 Mi-17 V5 choppers Russia has already supplied 121 Mi-17 V5 choppers to India in the last five years. In total, the Indian Air Force has more than 300 units of Mi-17 multi-purpose helicopters. The Version 5 of the... More