New aircraft will include Su-34 and Su-35 fighters, and Mi-26 transport and Mi-8 gunship helicopters, AP adds.

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An official at the Russian embassy in New Delhi said earlier that Russia-based MiL Moscow Helicopter Plant's Mi-26 was competing against the Chinook.

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According to a company website, Afghanistan-based Khorasan operates Mi-8 T and Mi-17 helicopters and An-26 twin-engine turboprops.

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