On November 15, 2011, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) of Brunei Darussalam announced it had awarded a contract to Sikorsky for 12 S-70i Black Hawks. The helicopter was selected to fulfil the Royal Brunei Armed Forces Support Helicopter Project to replace ten Belt 212s and six Eurocopter Bo-105CBSs to enhance its troop deployment capabilities. The requirement for airlift improvements was originally outlined in the Defence White Paper Update 2007 and an invitation to tender was issued by the MINDEFs Centre of Science and Technology, Research and Development in February 2011.
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