Flight tRialS FOR iNDiaN cOaSt gUaRD cSaR chOPPeR Set tO begiN

Airbus Helicopters is gearing up for flight trials of the eC725 Caracal to meet the Indian Coast Guards requirement of 14 shore-based combat search and rescue and multirole helicopters. The Caracal made it through technical evaluations late last year and will be put through the paces for what will be the Indian Coast Guards first major helicopter purchase in decades.

Airbus Helicopters is currently also in discussions with HAL to consider an all new production line for the eC725 in Bengaluru, to bolster its campaign for the supply of a large number of specialty helicopters to all three services, the paramilitary forces and perhaps for state executive transport