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Rotortrade to Provide Up To 8 EC120Bs
Rotortrade Services and Malaysia's Helang Flying Academy Sdn Bhd have signed a sales and purchase agreement for the first of several Airbus EC120Bs, Rotortrade said March 27. The helicopter is to be delivered within a month, with the second to follow shortly. Up to eight units are to be delivered by the first quarter of 2018.
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Pakistan Signs for AW139s
The Pakistani government has signed a contract for Leonardo AW139s, the manufacturer said March 28. They are to be used for emergency medical transportation, search and rescue and utility. Deliveries are scheduled to start at the beinning of 2018.
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Kenya National Police Receive Final Mi-17V-5s
Russian Helicopters has finished delivering Mi-17V-5s to Kenya’s Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, the manufacturer said March 29. The helicopters are to be used for the National Police.
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India Passes Proposal for 32 Dhruvs
India is set to purchase 32 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) Dhruvs for its Navy and Coast Guard, HAL said on March 30. The proposal, worth some $1.28 billion, has been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security.
Of the 32 advanced light helicopters, half would go to the nation's Navy and half to its Coast Guard. The deal also covers five years of performance-based logistics support for the Coast Guard’s 16 Dhruvs. This deal comes as part of the Make India initiative, in which HAL aims to become a hub for global aerospace manufacturing.