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Canada selects C-295W aircraft for SAR

Seville, Spain - The airplanes will be delivered starting three years after contract award

The Government of Canada announced in the last days that it had selected the C-295W for its Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Program. As part of the FWSAR program, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) will purchase 16 C-295W airplanes modified for Search and Rescue (SAR). The contract will also include in service support, provided through a joint-venture between Airbus Defence and Space and PAL Aerospace. The...

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Rome, Italy, 12/12/2016 20:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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