Sikorsky Seeks To Replace AgustaWestland as India’s VIP Helo Provider
AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » NOVEMBER 1, 2013 by NEELAM MATHEWS Cabins for the Sikorsky S-92 are manufactured in India. The company is seeking to replace AgustaWestland as India’s new VIP helicopter supplier. (Photo: Neelam Mathews) November 1, 2013, 10:30 AM Sikorsky Aircraft is lobbying to replace AgustaWestland ( AW ) as the supplier of VIP helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The company is already building fuselages for the S-92 in India. Meanwhile, the Indian Minister of Defense confirmed that the ministry had sent a legal notice to AgustaWestland regarding the contract for 12 AW 101s , now in jeopardy after the company allegedly violated the terms of a pre-integrity pact. The company has 21 days to respond. “Sikorsky will be more than willing to provide the helicopters, the more so as we are building the cabins in Hyderabad,” said Arvind Walia, regional executive, India and South Asia, for Sikorsk...