Phexo, seems a bit odd the Algerian coast guard getting the AW-101’s i would guess they are going to be SAR birds? Im guessing the AW-139’s are for the police and customs departments as it would be an ideal fit. What helicopters are the Air Force and Army going to get in future any ideas?

Yes the AW-139 appears to be a good platform too, but i dont now with the “big” Merlin was selected for the SAR (perhaps the 3 motors ??? :confused: ).

For the other Merlin Deal, the version of the AW-101 (S&I configuration ) is equiped with canon, i dont have any infos about the possible AW-139 configuration.

For the Army, recently, we upgraded our Mi-17 Hip in ATE “SuperHip” standard (with FLIR, cannon, Ingwee lauchers), like the SuperHind MKIII, the backbone of the anti-terror war in Algeria.

Some rumors about the purchase of Mi-28N are frequent, but I’m doubt on his purchase… he has already been tested and rejected in Algeria in the past…