The helicopter division of Airbus has been awarded a contract from the Ministry of Defence, close to four million euros, to handle the maintenance of the helicopters of the Army of the Land Forces, according to what is stated in the State procurement portal and has been published by Europa Press.
This agreement, within a framework agreement-based agreement, has been granted by the Economic Affairs Office of the Logistics Support Command, an organization dependent on the department headed by Margarita Robles.
The contract, with an estimated budget of 3,887,468.81 euros, both in net amount and with taxes, has as its purpose the provision of the maintenance service and the purchase of spare parts for the helicopters of the Army of the Land Forces.
Likewise, the project does not have any financial contribution from the European Union and has an execution period of less than one month, so its completion is scheduled for next 10 December. According to the information on the procurement portal, the selected proposal was considered to have the "best value for money", although it was the only offer submitted.
Last Thursday, the Government gave the green light to the extension until 2030 of the loan of 707.5 million euros granted to the same company, Airbus Helicopters España, linked to the Tigre MkIII helicopters program.
In detail, the Executive agreed to amend Royal Decree 1009/2022 and the corresponding Ministerial Order in order to adapt the schedule of public disbursements to the current needs of the program, given that its development has accumulated a delay that affects compliance with the technical milestones that condition the release of funds by the Ministry of Industry and Tourism.