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Spain is setting up a training facility to certify aircrews from the fledgling Afghan National Army Air Corps (ANAAC) flying the Soviet-era Mil Mi-8/17 “Hip” helicopter workhorse (pictured). The facility is set to open in Herat, near Afghanistan’s border with Iran, before the end of the year and will concentrate on cross-country navigation and tactical flying at low level.
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