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Eurocopter Signs Deal With Ukraine For Emergency Helicopters

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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

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Ukraine's Ministry of Emergencies and European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) signed a contract for the acquisition of two Eurocopter EC145 helicopters for use in a wide range of emergency missions, EADS said recently. "Eurocopter is welcoming this first cooperation with the Ukrainian State," Lutz Bertling, Eurocopter's president and CEO, said in a statement. "For the first time, a Ministry in Ukraine organized a tender open to Western helicopter manufacturers, and Eurocopter is particularly proud that the Ministry of…

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