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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Poland launches tender for assault helicopters

Mi-24 HindPoland on Tuesday launched a tender for assault helicopters as part of its 33.6 billion euro drive to upgrade its Soviet-era military equipment.

Analysts estimate the tender, which is open until August 1, to be worth nearly a billion euros ($1.4 billions) and said Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine had helped to accelerate the purchase.

The defence ministry did not specify the number of choppers it is planning to buy.

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