Pakistan's navy has received its first of nine Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft to be upgraded in Greenville, South Carolina. One of seven ex-US Navy platforms to be returned to use, the aircraft left the USA on 10 January. A second will follow next month, while Pakistan's two earlier P-3s will also be modified.
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.
