The new helicopters will be operated by the Argentinean Air Force and Army to assist in Search and Rescue (SAR) missions.

"The Bell 407GXi is a proven platform in high-altitude environments and will be pivotal to Argentina’s Military Search and Rescue operations," said John Ramos, managing director, Latin America. "All six Bell 407GXis will be outfitted in a utility configuration critical to rescue missions in Argentina’s mountainous terrain."

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The Simorgh is a upgraded variant of the IrAn-140, a modification of the Ukrainian An-140 turboprop aircraft. The Simorgh is equipped with a read ramp for loading large cargo. Brigadier General Mohammadreza Ashtiani boasted that the aircraft is light, has a high carriage capacity, is able to take off an land on short runways, and is very agile.

Video of the Simorgh flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt2qwjmFXA4 Information about the IrAn-140 and An-140: https://mil.in.ua/en/news/iranian-simorgh-aircraft-makes-its-first-flight/

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In a statement on Thursday, United Aircraft Corporation, a Russian aerospace conglomerate, said that the aircraft had concluded ground and flight trials, clearing them for delivery to the military. UAC did not identify how many jets were in the batch, but its press release indicated these were of an upgraded design that should have increased accuracy.

Interfax reported that this is the first delivery of combat aircraft to the Russian military for this year's order.

Russia uses the Su-34 to carry out strike missions. The jets have seen extensive use in Russia's war in Ukraine, but around 20 may have been shot down or lost since the war began in February 2022, according to open-source war monitors.

Separately, UAC also delivered a transport aircraft to the military this week, as well. The Il-76MD-90A transport delivered to the Air Force is a modernized version of the Il-76, in service with Russia and other Air Forces for decades.

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