NEW DELHI, March 25 (Itar-Tass) - India has cancelled a tender for the purchase abroad of 22 combat helicopters for its Air Force. According to a report published on Wednesday, this has been done because all the three proposals, received from foreign producers, do not meet the quality parameters. According ...
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Written by admin on March 25th, 2009
Written by admin on March 12th, 2009
Eurocopter has chalked up another success in Latin America: The Mexican Ministry of Defense has placed an order for six EC725 helicopters.
The medium-lift helicopters will mainly be used for transport and civil security missions. This new order—the first ever placed with Eurocopter by the Mexican Ministry of Defense—will help reinforce ...
Written by admin on March 2nd, 2009
On Friday, the Japanese Ministry of Defence signed a contract for 2 EC135 helicopters with Euroheli (Eurocopter's distributor in Japan).
A second contract for 3 additional helicopters will follow next year with the objective of attaining a fleet of 15 training aircraft in total for the Maritime Self-Defence Forces.
This signature took ...
Written by admin on March 2nd, 2009
India has signed a pact with Mauritius for supply of a 'Dhruv' Advanced Light Helicopter built by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Mauritius will be the second country after Equador to get the multi-role, multi-mission new generation helicopter. The helicopter is likely to be handed over this month to Mauritius for use ...
Written by admin on March 1st, 2009
IRAN is supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan with surface-to-air missiles capable of destroying a helicopter, according to American intelligence sources.
They believe the Taliban wants to use the SA-14 Gremlins missiles to launch a “spectacular” attack against coalition forces in Helmand, where insurgents claim to be gaining the upper hand.
Although British ...
