The Indian government has pulled the plug on the £466m contract to buy 12 British-manufactured AgustaWestland helicopters following allegations that bribes were made to win the deal.
India’s Ministry of Defence today announced the termination of the contract – agreed in 2010 – “with immediate effect” and said it was done on the grounds of the Yeovil manufacturer breaching a “pre-contract integrity pact.” It follows India curtailing the AW101 helicopters after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised concerns about the case to UK counterpart…
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