Georgia Discusses Black Hawk Helicopter Sale

The Pentagon held talks with top Georgian military officials Sunday about moving forward with Tbilisi’s desire to purchase Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.
While the Defense Department has not approved the sale, US defense officials discussed pricing, availability and the process of acquiring this type of high-end US military equipment.
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NATO Will Discuss Deployment of ‘Defensive Assets' in Georgia

NATO Deputy Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia region said in Tbilisi that he believed the Alliance would discuss whether NATO allies should deploy "defensive assets" in Georgia.
He announced this in response to the Georgian Defence Minister suggestion to put "air defense and anti-armour capabilities in Georgia," which he made in Washington at the Atlantic Council's conference.
"This is something we need to put in Georgia and then Russians will understand that you are serious," minister said in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine at the panel discussion of the conference.
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Georgia to to replace Soviet helicopters in 2014 with western aircraft

Georgia is going to completely replace the fleet of Soviet helicopters in 2014. Soviet-style helicopters will be replaced by American an posibly french aircraft.
The maintenance of the fleet of the Soviet helicopters is very costly for the state. The purchase of spare parts for them is problematical, and often it is almost impossible to get that kind of service without corrupt deals.
A conclusion about the military equipment produced in Georgia will be presented by the commission in the near future.
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