Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Bell Helicopter will collaborate with New Delhi, India-based Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to develop both commercial and government (including military) rotary wing markets in India in the Light Utility and Reconnaissance segments. The scope of this agreement is intended to include potential production and assembly...
Light Utility Helicopter Competition Ties Foreign, Indian players
In India's first helicopter competition reserved for domestic defense companies to produce a light utility helicopter (LUH), Larsen & Toubro has teamed up with Airbus Helicopters; Tata Advanced Systems with Sikorsky Aircraft; Mahindra Defense Systems with Bell Helicopter; and Punj Lloyd with Russian Helicopters. State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics also is negotiating...
India's Navy to spend $1 billion on Utility Helicopter, releases Requests for Proposal
The Indian Navy has sent requests for proposals (RFPs) to all major rotorcraft vendors, including Bell Helicopter Textron, EADS's Eurocopter, Finmeccanica's AgustaWestland, Russian Helicopters and Sikorsky. According to Aviation Week, the navy requires vendors to offer twin-engine helicopters that can operate in adverse weather day/night conditions for SAR and conduct...