The Polish Air Force has signed a agreement with Airbus Military for the acquisition of 5 C-295 transport aircraft to further extend their transport functionality.
Poland is to improve its air force fleet of Airbus Military C295 medium transports to 16 aircraft, under a new five-unit deal worth $262 million. Airbus Military claimed that the Polish air force had agreed upon 5 C295 transports. The Ministry of Defense of Brunei Darussalam, at the same time, said that PZL Mielec had completed the development of a few S-70i baseline Black Hawk helicopters that the nation had purchased.
Brunei had purchased 12 of the helicopters a year ago, along with spare parts, ground support equipment and training. The C295 is a twin-engine turboprop airlifter used by over 13 countries in Europe,Asia, Africa and Latin America. It can easily transport about 71 completely equipped troops and above 20,000 lbs of cargo.
The aircraft‘s range with a full payload is considerably more than 800 miles. The most recent order by Poland for 5 C295s will bring the country’s C295 fleet to 16.
“The C295 is operating incredibly well with the Polish Air Force and we are very pleased to have a further vote of assurance from our customer with this new purchase for a further 5 aircraft,” reported Domingo Urena Raso. “We have a close relationship with Poland also through our Polish subsidiary and we appear ahead to further increase our presence in Poland.
Airbus Military’s Poland subsidiary is PZL Warszawa Okecie, obtained in 2001. Warsaw’s first eight C295s will be overhauled at the EADS PZL Warszawa-Okecie facility in Poland between 2012 and 2014. Particularly, it manufactures the outer wings for the Airbus Military CN235 and C295. Furthermore, it is a regional service center for the airplanes.
Airbus Military reported the C295s purchased by Poland contain a combination of dual technology civil/military equipment and are suitable with the newest civil airspace demands.
The aircraft being constructed by PZL Mielec for Brunei are the worldwide version of the UH-60M normally used by the United States. Navy. Brunei stated a team from its Ministry of Defense lately carried out an on-site visit to the PZL Mielec storage facility in Poland to witness the factory approval test for Brunei’s 3rd baseline S-70i Black Hawk.
The very first two baseline aircraft are predicted to be inducted into the Sikorsky Military Completions Center in the US eventually this current year for customization to specific Royal Brunei Armed Forces specifications. Brunei reported the Black Hawks will switch Bell 212 helicopters now in use for air mobility, lookup and rescue, and monitoring of Brunei’s waters and borders.
Shipping will start at the end 2012 and continue into next year. The offer continues a bumper period of orders for the C295 and smaller CN235 transports, with Airbus Military having distributed a mixed 30 of the aircraft up to now this year. It will supply all of them from the final set up line for light and medium transports at its San Pablo site in Seville, Spain.
