Pakistan Cancel Helicopter Deal With France

The was worth $1.5 billion proposal for Pakistan Navy’s ASW helicopter.

Pakistan announced cancellation of 27 EC725 Caracal Multimission Helicopters of French company Airbus’s proposal for the Pakistan Navy’s ASW helicopter program.

Earlier, Pakistan had selected France’s Airbus as one of the final contenders for the tender process to buy 27 helicopters for the modernization of the Pakistan Navy helicopter fleet, in a deal valued at around $1.5 Billion.

Pakistan Cancel Eurocopter EC725

Military transport

The Eurocopter EC725 Caracal, now called Airbus Helicopters H225M, is a long-range tactical transport military helicopter developed from the Eurocopter AS532 Cougar for military use. It is a twin-engined aircraft and can carry up to 28 seated troops along with two crew, depending on customer configuration.

Top speed: 324 km/h

Unit cost: 45,000,000–55,000,000 USD (2012)

Variants: Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma

Role: Tactical transport helicopter/armed helicopter

Number built: 90

Engine type: Turbomeca Makila

EC725 Airbus Helicopters video.

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