Tender under way for purchase of new firefighting aircraft

The tender process for the purchase of three firefighting aircraft is currently under way, with one of the aircraft to be financed through the Recovery and Resilience Facility, permanent secretary of the ministry of agriculture and rural development, Andreas Gregoriou, said on Friday.

Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Gregoriou said the tender forms part of a broader strategy to acquire a total of ten government-owned aerial firefighting assets within the next five years, with an option...