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relationships with the customers. Mr Petje has
made valuable contribution to business growth
in terms of sales and the entitiy's turnaround
to profitability. His experience in the defence
environment covers land systems and related
ammunition business.
Mr Petje will continue to ensure business
growth, and to reinforce PMP's position as
a reliable supplier of world class military
and commercial ammunition products and
components. He will be ably supported in his new
role by his Executive team.
Mr Saloojee expressed his appreciation for the
contribution that Mr Wolhuter made over many
years as an Executive Manager in the Denel Group
and wished him well on the next phase of his life.
He also congratulated Mr Petje on his appointment
as the new CEO of PMP. The appointment is in
line with Denel's succession strategy and overall
business vision and strategy of Denel which is to
grow revenue, improve customer relationships,
increase productivity, efficiency and profitability
and enhance leadership and transformation. ·
Rosoboronexport and the Indian Ministry of
Defence have signed an agreement for the delivery
another consignment of Russia-made military
transport Mi-17V-5 helicopters by 2015.
The agreement was signed during the visit
of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India
on December 24, 2012. The new consignment
of Mi-17V-5 helicopters falls under a contract
signed by the Defence Ministry of India and
Rosoboronexport in 2008.
Furthermore, the visit of the Russian
president to India resulted in the signing of a set
of documents aimed at strengthening military-
technical cooperation between Russia and India,
including helicopter manufacturing. India is a
traditional buyer of Russian aircraft and presently
has a fleet of 280 Russian-made helicopters. The
Russian delegation accompanying President Putin
expressed its confidence that Russia is capable of
fulfilling India's needs for both civil and military
helicopters.
The Mi-17V-5 helicopters for the Indian Air
Force are built by Kazan Helicopters, a subsidiary
of Russian Helicopters. The Mi-17V-5 is one
of the most advanced helicopters on the global
marketplace, as well as in the Indian Air Force.
Today helicopters of the Mi-8/17 series are
considered a symbol of the Russian aircraft
manufacturing industry. The high level of interest
in these rotorcraft is driven by the fact that they
successfully employ the latest technological
advances while also taking advantage of
experience gained in the use and operation of
previous models. These modern helicopters,
powered by the best engines and equipped with
the latest avionics, have inherited the outstanding
characteristics of their predecessors superior
reliability, simplicity and ease of use. The best in
their class, these machines can fly a wide range
of missions in conditions ranging from tropical
and maritime climates to high altitude and desert
environments. ·
Russian Helicopters
to Build More Mi-17V-5 for Indian Air
Force
Mr Carel Wolhuter out going
CEO of PMP.