South Africans supply combat helicopters to Mozambique

 South Africans supply combat helicopters to Mozambique

The South African security company Paramount Group supplied two Mozelle air force helicopters to the Mozambican air force to combat Islamic rebels in the province of Cabo Delegado, reveals the publication Defense Web.

The two helicopters were seen at the port of Nacala last February.

Defense Web says the two helicopters are part of “a larger number” supplied by Paramount to the Mozambican government.

The company recently bought 30 Gazelles from the British army and the two visas in Mozambique were part of a group of 13 “stored” since 2012 by the British army.

The publication adds that 15 Mozambican pilots are being trained at the Paramaount Technical Training Academy in Polokwane in South Africa.

According to Defense Web, Britain is preparing to export more Gazelles and four of them should be sent to South Africa soon.

In the past, it had been reported that Paramount was supplying Mozambique with armored cars for use in the north of the country.