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Purchase Announced Of AW101, AW139 Helicopters

November 05 2010

Turkmenistan

The Turkmen government has ordered several helicopters from Italian defense group Finmeccanica, Defense News reports.

The company announced the sale of two AgustaWestland AW101s and five AW139s Thursday during a Thursday conference call, saying the sale took place in the third quarter of the year.

Turkmenistan will use the AW101s for civil VIP transport, said the company chief financial officer.

The company officier also said that a long-awaited sale of 48 M-346 jet...

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