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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Relative of top Army officer tried to pass off civilian model as military one
India's The Tribune has an exclusive story on how Eurocopter's plan to sell 197 light helicopters to India had failed in the last minute.

An investigation had revealed that a relative of a senior Army official had lobbied hard on behalf of Eurocopter and tried to pass off a civilian model as a military one.

High altitude trials also showed that the helicopter did not meet requirements.

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