Extract from Sydney Morning Herald report
Anti-terror chopper rolls out
The POLAIR 5 helicopter, to be shared by NSW police and the fire brigade, has extra fuel tanks to give it a range of 1,000 kilometres and has a cruising speed of 250kph.
It can can carry 10 passengers and is fitted out for bomb squad and hazardous materials operations.
NSW Premier Bob Carr said the new helicopter would allow specialised teams to react quickly if the worst happened.
"Everything we have learned since Bali and September 11 (2001) confirmed you need to get people and equipment to the scene of a terrorist strike as soon as possible," he told reporters at Sydney's Bankstown Airport.
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