Chile in talks to buy Dutch Cougar copters
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Chile is in talks with the Netherlands to purchase eight Cougar helicopters that are likely to be reconditioned and upgraded to form part of an air cavalry brigade.
The Latin American country has been seeking to modernize its armed forces and its military arsenal but is hamstrung by funding constraints and, in some cases, political barriers to what the forces' commanders want to buy.
The Cougars are part of a Dutch armed forces armada that is targeted for a drawdown. Officials in the Netherlands have said the military's need for cash is behind the decision to run down the current inventory, which they see as excessive to need in peace time.
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The Latin American country has been seeking to modernize its armed forces and its military arsenal but is hamstrung by funding constraints and, in some cases, political barriers to what the forces' commanders want to buy.
The Cougars are part of a Dutch armed forces armada that is targeted for a drawdown. Officials in the Netherlands have said the military's need for cash is behind the decision to run down the current inventory, which they see as excessive to need in peace time.
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