Omani air force to get NH90 helicopters
MUSCAT : Oman signed a deal with France's NH Industries (NHI) to purchase 20 NH90 helicopters for its air force.
The official ONA news agency said the deal, inked by a top NHI executive and the Omani minister responsible for defense affairs, Sayed Badr bin Saud bin Hareb al-Busaidi, was part of Oman's drive to upgrade its air force.
It did not give the value of the helicopters, manufactured as part of a European venture, but said that under the agreement, NHI would participate in "joint development projects" with Muscat.
- AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/97383/1/.html
MUSCAT : Oman signed a deal with France's NH Industries (NHI) to purchase 20 NH90 helicopters for its air force.
The official ONA news agency said the deal, inked by a top NHI executive and the Omani minister responsible for defense affairs, Sayed Badr bin Saud bin Hareb al-Busaidi, was part of Oman's drive to upgrade its air force.
It did not give the value of the helicopters, manufactured as part of a European venture, but said that under the agreement, NHI would participate in "joint development projects" with Muscat.
- AFP
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/97383/1/.html