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Algeria
Airbus Helicopters tries to get back in the action with the military and gendarmerie

European manufacturer Airbus Helicopters is proposing to modernise the Ecureuil aircraft in use by the army and the gendarmerie, thus capitalising on the backlog of "Made in Algeria" aircraft produced by its Italian competitor Leonardo. [...]

Published on 07/09/2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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Ahmed Selmi
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Yahia Ali Ouelhadj

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Security cooperation boosts Rome and Algiers rapprochement

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Algeria
Algiers boosts its army and police helicopter fleet with Airbus and Leonardo

The talks begun mid 2021 between Airbus Group and the general staff of the ANP have been fruitful. According to our sources, Airbus has entered the final phase of negotiations for a contract to modernise helicopters for the armed forces and the gendarmerie.

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Who will replace Gérard Franchini at the head of Airbus Helicopters' African division?

After a number of setbacks, Airbus Helicopters, Europe's leading manufacturer of civil and military helicopters, is in the process of reorganising its African division.

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Algeria
Algiers banks on AIC forum to win back foreign investors

The Algeria Investment Conference being organised in November by Racim Benghanem's firm BG-ICC will be the first major business gathering to be held in Algiers since... 2016. But much will depend on the new investment code due to be unveiled a few days beforehand.

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Algeria
Outsider Kia seeks to beat off Mercedes and NIMR with cheap armoured vehicles

South Korea's Kia hopes to outdo Mercedes and NIMR and win the Algerian army's tender for 130 light armoured vehicles with a radically lower price tag. But these rival firms have a head start thanks to their solid local presence.

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Algeria, Sahel
Army chief Chengriha turns to the Sahel after mammoth Russian shopping trip

Chief of staff Said Chengriha has travelled to Moscow to clinch an astronomical arms deal, worth up to $7bn. In discussions with the Russian defence minister, he also outlined a possible Algerian intervention in the Sahel, starting with Mali.

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Algerian Chief of Staff Said Chengriha and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu.

Algeria
Tebboune moves to root out Gaid Salah's legacy in intelligence services and army

Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his military chief of staff Said Chengriha want to erase the legacy of Chengriha's predecessor Ahmed Gaid Salah, who had put the intelligence services under the control of the army. This major overhaul could take place as soon as the president returns from Germany.

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Chief of Staff Said Chengriha on 10 October 2020.

Algeria
Leonardo speeds up Sétif helicopter project

Italian manufacturer Leonardo is betting on the fourth quarter of 2021 for the arrival of its first "made in Algeria" helicopter, which is being built in partnership with the Armée Nationale Populaire.

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Algeria
Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last

Construction on the military and civilian helicopter assembly unit near Ain Arnat airport, the combined work of Italian group Leonardo and the Algerian army, is finally underway.

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Ahmed Selmi
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Airbus Helicopters tries to get back in the action with the military and gendarmerie

Algeria
Security cooperation boosts Rome and Algiers rapprochement

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Algiers boosts its army and police helicopter fleet with Airbus and Leonardo

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Who will replace Gérard Franchini at the head of Airbus Helicopters' African division?

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Leonardo speeds up Sétif helicopter project

Algeria
Leonardo's four-year wait on helicopter assembly line over at last