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30 AgustaWestland helicopters to Algerian armed forces

Algiers, Algeria - € 460 m contract announced by Italian minister Frattini, in sight another contract for 2.5 bn

Algeria is renewing its fleet of military helicopters, with 30 aircraft produced by AgustaWestland. A contract worth 460 million euros that could be expanded soon with another one for 84 choppers, for a further value of 2.5 billion. The agreement for the first batch should be signed in October, during Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, planned meeting in Algiers. Other bilateral agreements...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1119188
Rome, Italy, 07/16/2010 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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