ADF Serials - Mi-26

Registration	Construction Number	Type.	Aircraft History
RA-06274	*34001212502*	M-26T	From March 2011, the ADF in Afghanistan has exclusive rights to a leased Mi-26T Halo heavy lift helicopter provided by PME International-Vertical T, enabling deployed forces to be less reliant on road transport . The aircraft is leased through DynCorp (Australia) but owned and operated by the Russian firm Vertical-T. The contract was signed in December 2010 and commenced operations on 12/03/2011. The initial contract expired on 31/12/2012 and was re-tendered and was renewed from January 2013 for a further six months at a cost of $9m. This contract allowed for 50 flying hours per month with a surge to 88 hours if required. The contract included three four-month extension option and the first two options have been executed extending operations to February 2014. The aircraft is nicknamed "Kordova" which is Russian for "Cow".