Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered an
agreement with Mauritius government worth nearly Rs 100 to acquire its Dornier
aircraft for maritime surveillance.
The contract was signed in Mauritius capital Port
Louis by Kan Oye Fong Weng Poorun, Senior Chief Executive, Prime Minister’s
Office (Mauritius) and S Subrahmanyan, Managing Director, HAL (MiG Complex and
Accessories), the company said in a statement.
The inclusion of Dornier in the National Coast
Guard, Mauritius Police Force, would result in an extensive enhancement of the
present search and rescue capability and provide strategic depth to policing
the extensive Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), it said.
HAL has supplied helicopters like Cheetah, Chetak and Dhruv, and two Dornier aircraft in maritime version to Mauritius in the past.
HAL has supplied helicopters like Cheetah, Chetak and Dhruv, and two Dornier aircraft in maritime version to Mauritius in the past.
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