Why Would the US Army Purchase Russian Helicopters? #shorts

Was the Russian Mi-17 so advanced that the US Army decided to buy 10s of them over the past decade? It's #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #shorts

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Russian Ministry of Defense
US Department of Defense

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