The US Coast Guard has validated the Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) selection of the EADS Casa CN235, but has dropped plans to order the Extended Range (ER) version in favour of the -300M version. Meanwhile, the USCG, in response to a US Congress request, has submitted a report looking at the cost of accelerating the entire Deepwater programme by 10 years. Late last week the USCG commandant was understood to have signed off the CN235-300M selection to fulfil the fixed-wing maritime patrol (MPA) element of the Deepwater programme.
Source: Flight International
