Helibras, Eurocopter's Brazilian subsidiary, received parts for the first EC725BR Super Cougar on December 16, 2011. The components were delivered to the Itajuba factory in Minas Gerais and will be used in one of the 50 Super Cougars ordered for the Brazilian Armed Forces under a $3 billion contract (see Brazil Orders 50 EC725S, February 2009, p7). The first 16 helicopters are being built and assembled in France, three of them have already been delivered, while Helibras will hand over all from the 17th onwards (updating Brazil Receives First Three EC725BRs, February 2011, p26). Four are due to be delivered from France during 2012, one each for the army, air force and navy, and another for the country's presidency. The helicopters assembled in Brazil will receive some locally produced components, reaching up to 50% of all parts in the final examples, which will be delivered in 2020.
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