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Caracal helicopter passes test

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Roberto Galea 27.05.2015 17:00
Airbus’s aircraft has passed required tests, opening the door for the next stage of negotiations with the Polish army.
PAP/Paweł Jaskółka

"The helicopter meets the requirements that were specified by the [Polish] Armed Forces, as well as all the conditions that were specified in the offer by Airbus,” said Mirosław Różański from the Polish Armed Forces.

The tests included 23 issues which were defined by a group of verification. These fell under four areas of testing: performance of the helicopter, its structure, the principle of common platforms, and equipment.

“The tests took place under various conditions: on the ground and in the air during rehearsals, both day and night, where weather conditions were also variable,” Różański told a press conference.

The negotiations will now move on to an offset agreement which will be dealt with by the Economy Ministry.

Poland signed a controversial deal with the France-based Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of 25 Caracal helicopters in April.

Three firms were competing in the tender for multi-task military helicopters, which apart from Airbus consisted of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Agusta Westland PZL Świdnik.

Meanwhile, a number of MPs from the conservative opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, including Bartosz Kownacki and Antoni Macierewicz, have called on the government to halt the purchase of the helicopters from Airbus.

“We have submitted a draft desideratum, which […] calls on the government to refrain from signing the agreement for the purchase of these utility helicopters,” PiS’s Bartosz Kownacki told a press conference.

Macierewicz added that “Someone is in a hurry to spend vast sums of money on a foreign producer.” (rg)

Source: PAP, TVN24

Caracal helicopter passes test

Airbus’s aircraft has passed required tests, opening the door for the next stage of negotiations with the Polish army.

“The helicopter meets the requirements that were specified by the [Polish] Armed Forces, as well as all the conditions that were specified in the offer by Airbus,” said Mirosław Różański from the Polish Armed Forces.

The tests included 23 issues which were defined by a group of verification. These fell under four areas of testing: performance of the helicopter, its structure, the principle of common platforms, and equipment.

“The tests took place under various conditions: on the ground and in the air during rehearsals, both day and night, where weather conditions were also variable,” Różański told a press conference.

The negotiations will now move on to an offset agreement which will be dealt with by the Economy Ministry.

Poland signed a controversial deal with the France-based Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of 25 Caracal helicopters in April. http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/204322,Poland-picks-US-Patriot-missiles-and-French-helicopters

Three firms were competing in the tender for multi-task military helicopters, which apart from Airbus consisted of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Agusta Westland PZL Świdnik.

Meanwhile, a number of MPs from the conservative opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, including Bartosz Kownacki and Antoni Macierewicz, have called on the government to halt the purchase of the helicopters from Airbus.

“We have submitted a draft desideratum, which […] calls on the government to refrain from signing the agreement for the purchase of these utility helicopters,” PiS’s Bartosz Kownacki told a press conference.

Macierewicz added that “Someone is in a hurry to spend vast sums of money on a foreign producer.” (rg)

Caracal helicopter passes test

Airbus’s aircraft has passed required tests, opening the door for the next stage of negotiations with the Polish army.

“The helicopter meets the requirements that were specified by the [Polish] Armed Forces, as well as all the conditions that were specified in the offer by Airbus,” said Mirosław Różański from the Polish Armed Forces.

The tests included 23 issues which were defined by a group of verification. These fell under four areas of testing: performance of the helicopter, its structure, the principle of common platforms, and equipment.

“The tests took place under various conditions: on the ground and in the air during rehearsals, both day and night, where weather conditions were also variable,” Różański told a press conference.

The negotiations will now move on to an offset agreement which will be dealt with by the Economy Ministry.

Poland signed a controversial deal with the France-based Airbus Helicopters for the purchase of 25 Caracal helicopters in April. http://www.thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/204322,Poland-picks-US-Patriot-missiles-and-French-helicopters

Three firms were competing in the tender for multi-task military helicopters, which apart from Airbus consisted of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Agusta Westland PZL Świdnik.

Meanwhile, a number of MPs from the conservative opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, including Bartosz Kownacki and Antoni Macierewicz, have called on the government to halt the purchase of the helicopters from Airbus.

“We have submitted a draft desideratum, which […] calls on the government to refrain from signing the agreement for the purchase of these utility helicopters,” PiS’s Bartosz Kownacki told a press conference.

Macierewicz added that “Someone is in a hurry to spend vast sums of money on a foreign producer.” (rg)

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