Poland cancels chopper tender

The Ministry of Development has ended offset talks with Airbus Helicopters regarding the contract to buy multipurpose Caracal helicopters. “The differences in the negotiating positions of both sides preclude a compromise, so further negotiations are pointless,” a statement by the Development Ministry said. This means that the €3.14 billion deal is now off. The contract to buy 50 multipurpose helicopters was signed in 2014 by the previous government. Airbus beat Italian AgustaWestland and American Sikorsky in a tender. However, the new Law and Justice (PiS) cabinet  questioned the deal soon after coming into power.