BELL sells 412's to Pakistan

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Part of the USA assistance to Pakistan for anti-terrorism tasks - a whole heap of 407's are to follow or are being delivered as well, along with Upgrade of 20 existing Cobra's and procurement and refurbishment of an additional 20 x Cobra's from US surplus stocks ...

Bell Sells 26 Twin-Engine Helicopters to Pakistan

Bell Helicopter; July 23, 2004

FORT WORTH, Texas --- In a deal valued at over US $230 million, Bell Helicopter, a Textron company, is delivering 26 Bell 412EP medium twin engine helicopters and associated equipment to Pakistan. Bell, which delivered 9 of the aircraft to Pakistan last month, will deliver the rest over the next ten months.

The Bell 412EP has been a top performer around the world in a wide variety of military and civil missions. An excellent utility aircraft, the Bell 412EP helicopters will be used in primarily for personnel transport, emergency medical service and disaster relief.

The Bell 412 is in service with a number of nations including the United Kingdom which employs a dozen aircraft in its Defence Helicopter Flying School. Bell delivered 100 412 helicopters to Canadian Forces which use the aircraft for search-and-rescue and emergency medical transport among other missions.

Bell Helicopter Textron, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., is a $1.6 billion, leading producer of commercial and military helicopters, and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce of over 7,500 employees serves customers flying Bell aircraft in over 120 countries.

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Pakistan Receives Its First Batch Of Nine Bell 412EP Helicopters

July 25, 2004: Bell Helicopter said Thursday that it began shipping the first of 26 Bell 412EP twin-engine helicopters to Pakistan last month in a deal worth $230 million. Nine of the medium-size utility choppers were delivered last month "in support of the war on terrorism," a Bell statement said. But the Fort Worth-based unit of Textron declined to say what government department in the military-controlled South Asian country would operate the aircraft. However defence circles state that about twenty of these helicopters would be directly used by Pakistan Army and the rest by paramilitary and law enforcement agencies.

The 412EP is designed primarily for personnel transport, rapid deployment, emergency medical service and disaster relief. Britain's Defence Helicopter Flying School uses them for training, and Canadian forces fly them for search-and-rescue operations and medical evacuation. Bell spokesman Bob Leder said the utility aircraft can carry 17 people, including the pilot. The aircraft operates well at high altitude and in extremely hot weather, he said.