Another twist in Indonesia's puzzling AW101 helicopter buy

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Another twist in Indonesia's puzzling AW101 helicopter buy
By: Mike Yeo, February 16, 2017 (Photo Credit: UK Ministry of Defence)

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/mystery-grows-surrounding-indonesias-aw101-helicopter-buy

MELBOURNE, Australia — The strange saga of Indonesia’s acquisition of the Leonardo AW101 helicopter has taken a stranger twist, with photos showing the first delivered aircraft in a hangar surrounded by police tape.

The Indonesian military is investigating how a deal that should have been cancelled ended up with the delivery of the first helicopter in early February, with the new chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force, Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, telling local media the fate of the helicopter has yet to be decided.

Tjahjanto added that the helicopter is currently stored in a hangar at the Indonesian capital of Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma air base pending the completion of the investigation.

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