L-3 Communications expects to conclude negotiations during October to upgrade six Lockheed Martin P-3K Orion maritime patrol aircraft for the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The company was last month declared preferred bidder for the project, which covers the provision of new radar, sensor, data management, communications and navigation equipment. The contract is expected to be worth NZ$210-320 million ($140-213 million), says the New Zealand defence ministry.
Source: Flight International
UK-based HeliOperations has been awarded a £160 million ($207 million), seven-year contract to provide training for German naval helicopter pilots.
The Netherlands has signed a production order for 12 Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft: two fewer than it had originally planned to acquire for its special forces-support requirement.
Airbus Helicopters has been contracted by joint venture SkyAlyne to provide 19 H135 trainers to the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of Ottawa’s Future Aircrew Training programme.
