India to donate military aircraft, new helicopter to Maldives
India has promised the Maldivian military a fixed-wing aircraft and a second helicopter, according to Defence Minister Adam Shareef, who is currently in New Delhi on an official visit.
20 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
India has promised the Maldivian military a fixed-wing aircraft and a second helicopter, according to Defence Minister Adam Shareef, who is currently in New Delhi on an official visit.
Shareef’s counterpart Manohar Parrikar pledged to continue assist the Maldivian National Defence Forces and said that India “will fulfill all requests for assistance by the army,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
Parrikar is expected to visit Malé this year, Shareef added in a Facebook post.
The helicopter will be the second advanced light helicopter gifted by India. The first helicopter, dubbed Kurangi, was handed over in 2010. Kurangi is primarily used in medical evacuations. Since it’s induction, it has conducted 69 medical evacuations and saved 73 lives, the Indian High Commission said in December.
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