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SARAJEVO, December 10 (FENA) - Four US general-purpose helicopters Bell Huey II, intended for the Armed Forces of BiH, landed today in the "Rajlovac" barracks, where a handover ceremony was held on that occasion.
These are four helicopters, whose procurement contract has a total value of 38,539,378 US dollars, of which Bosnia and Herzegovina participated with 4,360,000 dollars, or 7.5 million KM, through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.
The remaining amount was provided by the US Government with funds from the US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) friendly countries assistance program.
Members of the Presidency of BiH Željko Komšić and Šefik Džaferović, Minister of Defense of BiH Sifet Podžić, US Ambassador to BiH Eric Nelson and Chief of the Joint Staff of the AF BiH, Colonel-General Senad Mašović addressed the handover ceremony, saying that the delivery of these helicopters is part of the modernization process of the Armed Forces of BiH.
Komšić and Džaferović thanked the US government for significant financial assistance for the purchase of new helicopters, which will increase maneuverability and be available in crisis situations.
The two of them noted that it is necessary to continue to strengthen the Armed Forces of BiH in the interest of all citizens and to fulfill obligations when it comes to the Euro-Atlantic path of BiH.
With this procurement, the participants in the ceremony said, the AF BiH will be ready for even better execution of tasks and increase their capabilities, which will help meet the standards of the Euro-Atlantic community.
(FENA) S. R.
