Croatia awards Mi-171Sh overhaul contract

Croatian soldiers fast-rope from a Mi-171Sh at a training base in Udbina. The aircraft are operated by the Eskadrila višenamjenskih helikoptera (EVH, Multi-role Helicopter Squadron) of the Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo i Protuzračna Obrana (HRZ i PZO, Croatian Air Force) at Lučko airfield. USAF/Staff Sgt Tyler Placie THE CROATIAN defence ministry on February 12 confirmed it has awarded a €27.4m contract for the overhaul of its ten Mi-171Sh helicopters at the stateowned Zrakoplovno- Tehnički Centar (ZTC, Aeronautical-Technical Centre) at Velika Gorica.