France has signed a EUR 555 million contract to supply 55 Airbus helicopters to Ukraine.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018
France has signed a EUR 555 million contract to supply 55 Airbus helicopters to Ukraine.

France has signed a EUR 555 million contract to supply 55 Airbus helicopters to Ukraine. The first four helicopters are to arrive in Ukraine in the second half of this year. With the contract signed by an official of France’s Economy and Finance Ministry, the deal includes public guarantees and a supplier loan with a 1% annual interest rate. A maintenance and training center will be built in Ukraine. Based near Marseille, Airbus Helicopters, formerly Eurocopter, is the world’s largest producer of turbine helicopters.

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