Brussels, 07/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 7 March, the European Commission authorised France and Italy to provide state aid for R&D to Eurocopter and Agusta Westland to help them develop innovative medium-sized helicopters.
The projects are aimed at developing new helicopter models in the medium-weight (4-7 tonnes) segment, the Eurocopter X4 in France and the Agusta Westland AW 169 in Italy. With a view to sustainable development, they will include major technological innovations...