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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Possible Defects In Eurocopter; Indian Army 197 Helicopter Deal May Be Scrapped

The Indian Army's hopes of purchasing 197 Eurocopter Fennec modern light choppers valued at $550 million have suffered a setback as irregularities were detected in the manner in which the machine was evaluated, and the deal is now likely to be scrapped.

'The deal has not been scrapped but it would be right to assume that it could be,' an official said Monday. At issue is the machine Eurocopter sent for the trials.

It was a civilian variant that the company said was similar in capabilities to the military version.

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