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Bengaluru, Jul 20: HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) and the Ministry of Defence of The Republic of Argentina have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for productive cooperation and the acquisition of Light and Medium Utility Helicopters for the armed forces of the Argentine Republic on Thursday.

The LoI was signed here today by Jorge Taiana, Argentinian Defence Minister, and C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD (Chairman and Managing Director) of HAL, in the presence of Francisco Cafiero, Secretary of International Affairs, Ambassador Hugo Javier Gobbi, Ambassador Dinesh Bhatia, and other senior officers from the Argentinian side and HAL.

The Argentinian Defence Minister remarked that the day was interesting and marked a step towards ever-growing and strong collaboration with HAL.

CMD HAL and other senior officers of HAL briefed the visiting dignitaries on various activities of HAL, and a presentation was made on the occasion.

During the day-long program, the Argentinian Defence Minister and his team viewed the flying display of various HAL products at HAL Airport.

The team also paid a visit to the LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) and Helicopter Divisions, showing keen interest in HAL products.