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Centre for Maintenance of Russian Helicopters Opens in Peru

© AP Photo / Cesar Huaman SoplaA rescue worker unloads supplies from a Peruvian Air Force helicopter at a camp set up near the cave where an injured Spanish speleologist remains trapped, in Leimebamba, Peru, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014
A rescue worker unloads supplies from a Peruvian Air Force helicopter at a camp set up near the cave where an injured Spanish speleologist remains trapped, in Leimebamba, Peru, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 - Sputnik International
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LIMA (Sputnik) -The Helicentro Peru repair centre for the maintenance of earlier delivered Russian helicopters opened not far from the Peruvian capital of Lima on Monday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

The centre will be operating at the airbase of the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service (SEMAN), which is located close to Lima.

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Helicentro Peru Director General Augusto Tenorio Dominguez, Russian Helicopters CEO Andrey Boginsky as well as Peruvian Air Force's high-level representatives and Russian diplomats were among the attendees of a ceremony to open the center.

It is planned that the centre, which was due to be opened in 2017, will provide maintenance services for Russia's Mi-17-class helicopters. The center will not confine its activity to the maintenance of the Peruvian helicopters and will also repair Russia-manufactured helicopters operated by other Latin countries.

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