Government auditors are questioning an argument--regarding decreased risk of having counterfeit parts--in favor of the Pentagon buying helicopters from a controversial Russian firm. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report recently on its review of the Pentagon’s purchase of Mi-17 helicopters, for use by the Afghan military, through Russia’s Rosoboronexport. The Russian state-controlled arms exporting company has been criticized for supplying arms to Syria that the embattled government turned on its own civilians. U.S. lawmakers including Sen. John Cornyn…
GAO Questions Controversial Russian Helo Deal
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