Kurds buying 16 US-built helicopters from Saudis
The deputy Prime Minister of the Northern Iraqi Kurdistan Regional authority, Omer Fetah, has signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian firm AZIB-INTEGRAPH to buy 16 US-built "Schweizer 33" helicopters. The Iraqi Kurdish authority will reportedly pay more than 35 million dollars for the 16 helicopters.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-07-20 |