According to a senior Coast Guard officer, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking into getting five (5) Airbus Helicopters H145 and two (2) Leonardo (AgustaWestland) AW139, Pinoy Aviators said in its official social networking page.
The acquisition will be through the maritime disaster response helicopters acquisition project approved by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Investment Coordination Committee (ICC)-Cabinet Committee last month.
The approval of NEDA Board chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte is still needed before the said project could be finally implemented.
The project has a budget of PHP5.887 billion for seven helicopters which will include training of pilots and technical crew; purchase of mission equipment, maintenance tools and spare parts; construction of hangars; and project management.
The project aims to strengthen and expand the PCG’s capability to respond to maritime incidents during natural calamities.
https://www.update.ph/2017/09/coast-guard-looking-into-5-airbus-helicopters-2-aw139-helicopters/20794
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