The UK's Project Extract upgrade of its Bae Nimrod R1 electronic intelligence aircraft has been concluded. Raytheon won a £100 million ($163million) Defence Logistics Organisation contract in 2000 to equip the three aircraft with new mission systems. The deal included ground support equipment, rear crew trainer enhancement, simulation equipment and10 years integrated logistics support.
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.
