The history of the IAR 330 Puma helicopter produced in Brasov. It was exported to Sudan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Kenya, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, and more than 100 machines were supplied to the Romanian Army

The history of the IAR 330 helicopter is closely linked to the first helicopter produced in Romania, the IAR 316. It all started with the decision in 1967 to relaunch aeronautics in Romania, followed by the visit of French President Charles de Gaulle to Bucharest in the same year. In 1968, when the USSR invaded Czechoslovakia, for the leadership of Romania it became clear [...]