Canada expands helicopter options for Afghanistan
August 7, 2008 by Dagpotter
Filed under: Boeing, Canada, Contract Awards, Military Aviation, production program
Filed under: Boeing, Canada, Contract Awards, Military Aviation, production program
The Canadian government announced today that they are taking steps to improve the aviation assets for their troops in Afghanistan. See a story here. Up to now the Canadian ground forces relied on either Allied lift or use ground transportation. Now they are leasing Russian Mi-17 and buying CH-47D and F aircraft. The CH-47D will be used immediately, but the CH-47F will be new construction and available in 2013. The country is also leasing and buying UAV assets to support intelligence and surveillance operations.
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