H225M Caracal passes Polish helicopter trials

[Zarvan]

Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal has passed state trials at the Polish 33 Air Base in Powidz Source: Polish MoND
The Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal has passed Polish state trials, the Polish Ministry of National Defence (MoND) announced on 27 May.

The announcement paves the way for the signing of a PLN13 billion (USD3.5 billion) contract for 50 helicopters, following the preselection of the Caracal (formerly known as the EC725) for the Polish medium-lift utility helicopter programme on 21 April.

Poland will now begin final negotiations with Airbus for the helicopters. The MoND will negotiate the contractual provisions of the contract, with the Ministry of Economy negotiating the offset package attached to the programme.

Deliveries of the Caracal are scheduled to begin in 2017, with the type set to replace Poland's Mil Mi-8/17 'Hip' utility and Mi-14 'Haze' ASW helicopters.

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[DESERT FIGHTER]

That's 7 million per unit...

 

[imiakhtar]

That's 7 million per unit...

Your maths is some way off.

3.5B deal divided by 50 units is $70m per unit.

Remember though that includes spares, maintenance, technical publications etc