U.S. Army contracting officers overpaid an American company upgrading Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters as contract costs increased almost 70 percent, according to an audit by the Pentagon inspector general.
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Bloomberg: Audit shows US army paid too much upgrading Russian copters
Picture taken 18 August 2005 shows Russian helicopter MI-8 displayed at the 2005 International Aerospace Fair, known by its Russian acronym, MAKS, which takes place in the town of Zhukovsky outside Moscow.
