• partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    “aboard the Bell helicopter, which Iran purchased in the early 2000s”

    If Iran was so concerned about the safety, they could have easily used a Russian helicopter which they could get parts and maintain properly. MI-8 are a dime a dozen.

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      6 months ago

      They could have had the best helicopter in the world. They still shouldn’t have been flying it in those weather conditions.

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      6 months ago

      Maybe they could have spent less on their nuclear weapons programs and more on helicopter programs if they really want working helicopters.