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Angola’s National Police Receives Tenth Eurocopter AS350 B3

Friday, June 24th, 2011

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Eurocopter recently delivered its tenth AS350 B3 Ecureuil (Astar) helicopter to Angola’s National Police Force’s Helicopter Unit, concluding the 2009 contract to supply a fleet of 10 AS350 B3s. "The AS350 B3 provides a very efficient law enforcement solution in our daily operations," says a representative of the Angola National Police Force. The Eurocopter AS350 B3 was chosen based on their operational capability to operate in hot, high, rugged and dusty conditions. Range and payload was a primary consideration as…

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