[マニラ １５日 ロイター] – The Philippines, which has stopped buying Russian-made helicopters, is negotiating with the United States to purchase Chinook transport helicopters. Romualdez, Ambassador to the United States, announced on the 15th.
The Philippines had planned to buy 16 Mi-17 military transport helicopters from Russia but canceled a contract worth 12.7 billion pesos ($227.35 million) due to concerns over U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Back in June it was a blank slate.
“The cancellation of the contract is mainly due to the war in Ukraine,” Romualdez told reporters on an online forum.
He said the U.S. was ready to provide helicopters for the money the Philippines would have paid Russia, likely including maintenance, service and parts.