Type Public Headquarters Helwan | Traded as ABHCO | |
Native name الشركة العربية البريطانية للمروحيات Industry Aeronautical Manufacturing Products Westland Gazelle
Westland Lynx
Rolls-Royce Gem Parent organization Arab Organization for Industrialization | ||
The Arab British Helicopter Company (ABHCO), (Arabic:الشركة العربية البريطانية للمروحيات) an affiliate of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), is an Anglo-Italiano-Egyptian joint venture which manufactured the Westland Gazelle under licence in Egypt. AgustaWestland controls half of the venture. The factory is located in Helwan, 18 miles south of Cairo. Later the Westland Lynx helicopters and their Rolls-Royce Gem engines were also manufactured under licence.
References
Arab British Helicopter Company Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA