News Story: (India) IAF gets two AW 101 helicopters

AW-101 Merlin (Wiki Info - Image: Wiki Commons)

NEW DELHI (PTI): Against the backdrop of bribery allegations, the Indian Air Force has received the first two of the 12 three-engined AW 101 helicopters, procured at the cost of Rs 3,550 crore for ferrying VVIPs like the President and Prime Minister, at the Palam air base in New Delhi.

India had signed a Rs 3,550 crore deal in 2010 with the Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland for buying 12 of these three-engined choppers.

The first AW 101 arrived at the Palam air base on December 20 while the second one was delivered on December 22. The delivery of all the 12 choppers is expected to be completed by the middle of next year, IAF sources said.

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