The Mexican government has taken delivery of three more Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, bringing its total fleet to seven. A further three of the twin-engined utility types will join the line-up later this year. The aircraft will be used by the country's federal police for law enforcement missions as part of a security co-operation agreement between Mexico and the USA.
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Source: Flight International
Babcock and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will jointly pursue training opportunities in Europe, under the terms of a newly signed memorandum of understanding.
Grob Aircraft and Pilatus have been awarded contracts to supply a combined 42 new turboprop-powered aircraft for use as part of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s future pilot training system.
While Turkey will still move forward with the purchase of 40 new F-16V fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, Ankara has decided to scrap a planned acquisition of 79 Block 70 upgrade kits for its existing F-16 fleet, opting instead to contract with domestic Turkish Aerospace for the modernisations.
