Happy with the quality of the transport aircraft they have bought from the Clones the DDS have gone there again to fill another gap in their air force : helicopters. 185 second-hand C/MH-26 Halogens are to be bought from the HCSAF reserve. The Clones will refurbish the helicopters which are old but still usable and the DDS will localise and update them themselves.
The helicopters to be bought are mostly the transport version of the evergreen Halogen though some MH-26s which have the capability to carry weapons will be bought as well. If the deal is ratified by the HCS (and it likely will, they will want the money - estimated at 300 million zarks) then the first Halogens could arrive at the DDS before the end of the year.
The DDS said they may also buy new Halogens, likely based on the current H-26W+ standard if they are happy with the second-hand examples. This purchase may indicate the New Transport Helicopter (NTH) project is not going very well.
