Airbus explores building a Canadian helicopter assembly plant if selected for federal defense contracts including the C$18.4B nTACS fleet renewal program.
Airbus explores building a Canadian helicopter assembly plant if selected for federal defense contracts including the C$18.4B nTACS fleet renewal program.
It’s also about knowledge/technology transfer.
EDIT: (and a whole bunch of military vehicles)
Plus, the helicopters would be purchased anyway so the benefits of the plant here are a bonus/added benefit.