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IAI likely to buy Dhruv helicopters for the IDF/AF

As you probably know, the Bell-212 and Bell-206 helis no longer serve in the IDF/AF since last year.
According to an article by Felix Frish, from the Globes newspaper, the IAI is going to recieve a contract from the IDF/AF in which the IAI will buy Dhruv helicopters, and will fly the IDF’s staff and other VIPs.
In case you think, “impossible, they would rather buy american”, then no. First of, the IAI will get a low price for the Dhruv, because she is part of the comapany exporting the heli in the world. And second, as part of the Phalcon deal, Israel signed an agreement with India in which Israel will have to buy Indian made products. Israel intends to exploite this agreement by buying the Dhruv.
An agreement has not been signed yet, but will probably be signed in the near future.

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