Macedonian Mi-17s return to service

THE VOZDUHOPLOVNA Brigada na Armijata na Republika Makedonija (Vbr na, Aviation Brigade of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia, ARM) received a pair of transport-configured Mi-17 helicopters from general overhaul on March 5. The helicopters had been grounded for more than five years. The following day the two became fully operational with the brigade’s Skvadron na Transportni Helikopteri (STH, Transport Helicopter Squadron). The two Kazanproduced helicopters, 302 (ex VAM-302, c/n 223M97) and 303 (ex VAM-303, c/n 223M99), are the