Norway has selected AgustaWestland to supply new search-and-rescue helicopters in a deal that include more than 16 AW101 helicopters.
An announcement on a Norwegian government website on Nov. 8 stated that Norway had “decided to commence final negotiations with the company AgustaWestland Ltd. for the delivery of new search and rescue helicopters to replace the current Sea King.”
AgustaWestland defeated competition from Eurocopter, as well as Europe’s NHIndustries and US maker Sikorsky.
AgustaWestland’s AW101 was chosen after the acquisition process started in October 2011, with tender documents released in July 2012 and offers received last December.
The first new helicopters will be introduced in 2017.
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