January 5, 2012
Helibras to provide spare parts and services for Brazilian Armed Forces’ EC725 helicopter fleet
The Helibras subsidiary of Eurocopter will supply and manage all spare parts, stocks and related technical support for the Brazilian armed forces’ fleet of 50 EC725 helicopters, offering significant savings and operational synergies for the country’s three military services operating the twin-engine rotary-wing aircraft.
This responsibility is being assigned to Helibras under terms of a five-year contract, which marks the first such agreement involving all three branches of Brazil’s military services. The accord is valued at approximately 150m Brazilian Reais (€62m), and covers the 50 EC725s being assembled at Helibras’ new manufacturing facility in Itajubá for the Brazilian armed forces.
