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Italy: in Sardinia only 5 firefighting helicopters

Alarm in the Region: request for 14 aircraft but the tender was partially abandoned

There is controversy in Sardinia over the provision of fire-fighting helicopters for the forestry corps. Summer 2024 will see only five aircraft out of the 14 required. It emerges from the opening of the envelopes of the new tender, which took place in recent days in Cagliari. Accusations are pouring in against the Region: ex-Solinas Council, someone report, would have launched a "blind" tender, with...

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Cagliari, Italy, 03/21/2024 09:06
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