Potrivit informaţiilor disponibile, între societăţile interesate de IAR s-au arătat americanii de la Bell Helicopters si grupul european de aeronautică EADS împreună cu grupul franco-german Eurocopter, filiala a EADS.
According to the available information, among the societies who have an interest in IAR were the Americans from Bell Helicopters and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS together with the Franco-German group Eurocopter, branch of EADS.