▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁at ▁its ▁plant ▁near ▁Bra ș ov , ▁Roman ia . ▁Production ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ 2 5 0 ▁units ▁were ▁built , ▁ 1 2 5 ▁of ▁those ▁were ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁Military ▁of ▁Roman ia , ▁which ▁still ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁in ▁a ▁training ▁capacity . ▁Some ▁I AR ▁ 3 1 6 s ▁were ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁civil ian ▁role ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁export ed ▁to ▁various ▁nations , ▁including ▁Pakistan , ▁Ang ola , ▁and ▁Guinea . ▁The ▁I AR ▁ 3 1 6 ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁carry ▁weapons ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern - b loc , ▁such ▁as ▁ 5 7 mm ▁ro cket ▁pod s , ▁ 7 . 6 2 mm ▁machine ▁guns , ▁and ▁anti - t ank ▁miss iles . ▁An ▁early ▁example ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Air ▁Show ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁I AR ▁ 3 1 7 ▁ ▁The ▁I AR ▁ 3 1 7 ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁I AR ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁attack ▁hel ic opter ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁I AR ▁ 3 1 6 . ▁ ▁E qui pped ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁license - produ ced ▁Tur b ome ca ▁Art ou ste ▁III B ▁tur b osh aft , ▁the ▁I AR ▁ 3 1 7 ▁featured ▁a ▁stepped ▁two - se at ▁arm ored ▁co ck pit ▁for ▁the ▁pilot ▁and ▁the ▁gun ner