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Israel's Elbit wins $96 million helicopter training contract in Europe

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa, Israel February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel’s Elbit Systems said on Sunday it won a $96 million contract to supply an undisclosed European country with a helicopter training center.

Elbit said the contract to supply its Rotary-Wing Mission Training Center for military helicopter pilots and crews will be carried out over a nine-year period with an option to extend

the maintenance services for an additional 10 years.

Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Steven Scheer

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