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FIDAE 2016: Chile to place helo order ‘this year’

29th March 2016 - 13:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in Santiago

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The Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aérea de Chile – FACH) is likely to place an order for several medium size helicopters later this year, according to senior officers in the service.

At a FIDAE 2016 press conference, Alvaro Aguirre Warden, the FACH’s three-star aviation general, updated reporters on several acquisitions including plans to procure a new medium-size helicopter.

‘This year we would hope to sign a contract,’ he explained, adding that a quantity would currently depend on a price being offered by manufacturers.

Several aircraft are thought to be in consideration including the Airbus H215M (formerly the AS532 Cougar), the

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Grant Turnbull was the editor of Land Warfare International and Digital Battlespace magazines with Shephard …

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