South Korea is looking to improve their Air Force and naval helicopters, helicopters play an important role in any country’s military system since they are very handy when it comes to quick mid-range transportation, rescue missions, fly into combat zones and much more. During a committee meeting for Korea's 99th Defense Business the discussion was open and the plan to improve the defense system by working on the helicopter project to improve the performance of their naval helicopters for national defense purposes. This was held on January the 17th of this year by the Defense Acquisition Program (DAPA). This project promises to support the Southern Korean Army and their Air Force, it’s going to support the performance and operation of the defense system. This project is going to look for local companies that have good relations with international companies in order to support this project.
Canadian EMS Ambulance signs agreement for a continuing contract with Leonardo-Finmeccanica to service AW139 Helicopters Fleet. Existed to the service contract to be extended an approximate 6 years of continuous work on logistics support and component repair and overhaul services for the Canadian AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters.
On Wednesday June 29th 2016, Russian Helicopters updated their website with news of how Serbia gets its first 2 Mi-17V-5 helicopters from them and Rosoboronexport. Russian Helicopters is part of the State Corporation Rostec. These helicopters are considered medium sized. The helicopter’s end user was the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia. Kazan Helicopter Plant was the manufacturer for the rotorcraft. The helicopters were shipped under the contract from Rosoboronexport.