09 September 2017

News Story: MD Helicopters Lands $1.4B (Afghan) Order

An earlier batch of MD-530 Helicopters for Afghanistan
by Mark Huber

MD Helicopters (MDHI) has been awarded a five-year, $1.385 billion contract to provide up to 150 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Afghan Air Force. The foreign military sale was contracted through the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

The contract includes program management, delivery support, pilot training and maintenance. First contract deliveries will include a block of 30 MD 530Fs valued at $176.6 million to be delivered by September 2019.

Read the full story at AINonline