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domain-b.com : India Airshow: Eurocopter offers to set up unit in India
Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace and defence consortium, EADS, has offered to set up a production line in India to make its Fennec helicopters if it wins an Indian defence contract.
EADS is competing for a contract to sell 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters to India under a defence contract.
"We will set up a production line in India," Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said on the sidelines of the India Airshow in Bangalore today.
Bertling said he did not expect the Indian government to cut budget allocation for ongoing defence programmes in the country.
India Airshow: Eurocopter offers to set up unit in India news
07 February 2013
Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace and defence consortium, EADS, has offered to set up a production line in India to make its Fennec helicopters if it wins an Indian defence contract.
EADS is competing for a contract to sell 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters to India under a defence contract.
"We will set up a production line in India," Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said on the sidelines of the India Airshow in Bangalore today.
Bertling said he did not expect the Indian government to cut budget allocation for ongoing defence programmes in the country.
''Eurocopter has made major investments in building up its product portfolio, which positions us to offer products that meet India's mission requirements in bolstering its defence capabilities,'' said Bertling.
''At the last Aero India event, we showcased the AS550 C3 Fennec, which was presented as the ideal replacement for India's aging Cheetah and Chetak fleet. This time, we are bringing the combat-proven AS565 MBe Panther with a complete set of armament, which is in service in many military forces around the world.''
Eurocopter is participating in the Aero India 2013 exhibition with an expanded helicopter product line that would meet a full range of India's military, governmental and civilian missions.
Bertling expects the government to decide on the cheapest bids in the first half of 2013. "So after further negotiations, the assembly line could come up in mid-2014."
Meanwhile, the company is reported to be already in talks with several local companies to set up the production line.
Eurocopter has a long-established presence in the country with licensed production of composite assemblies for AS550/AS350 helicopters at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for more than five decades.
Eurocopter previously won a contract to sell 197 helicopters to India, but the deal fell through in 2007.
Eurocopter inaugurated its new Indian subsidiary on 20 October 2010, to expand its market for both commercial and military helicopters.
Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace and defence consortium, EADS, has offered to set up a production line in India to make its Fennec helicopters if it wins an Indian defence contract.
EADS is competing for a contract to sell 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters to India under a defence contract.
"We will set up a production line in India," Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said on the sidelines of the India Airshow in Bangalore today.
Bertling said he did not expect the Indian government to cut budget allocation for ongoing defence programmes in the country.
India Airshow: Eurocopter offers to set up unit in India news
07 February 2013
Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace and defence consortium, EADS, has offered to set up a production line in India to make its Fennec helicopters if it wins an Indian defence contract.
EADS is competing for a contract to sell 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters to India under a defence contract.
"We will set up a production line in India," Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling said on the sidelines of the India Airshow in Bangalore today.
Bertling said he did not expect the Indian government to cut budget allocation for ongoing defence programmes in the country.
''Eurocopter has made major investments in building up its product portfolio, which positions us to offer products that meet India's mission requirements in bolstering its defence capabilities,'' said Bertling.
''At the last Aero India event, we showcased the AS550 C3 Fennec, which was presented as the ideal replacement for India's aging Cheetah and Chetak fleet. This time, we are bringing the combat-proven AS565 MBe Panther with a complete set of armament, which is in service in many military forces around the world.''
Eurocopter is participating in the Aero India 2013 exhibition with an expanded helicopter product line that would meet a full range of India's military, governmental and civilian missions.
Bertling expects the government to decide on the cheapest bids in the first half of 2013. "So after further negotiations, the assembly line could come up in mid-2014."
Meanwhile, the company is reported to be already in talks with several local companies to set up the production line.
Eurocopter has a long-established presence in the country with licensed production of composite assemblies for AS550/AS350 helicopters at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for more than five decades.
Eurocopter previously won a contract to sell 197 helicopters to India, but the deal fell through in 2007.
Eurocopter inaugurated its new Indian subsidiary on 20 October 2010, to expand its market for both commercial and military helicopters.
