Finland Orders C-295 Light Transports
Jul 09, 2012 12:22 UTCLatest updates: ISR ground stations delivered, project progress report.
In May 2006, the Finnish Air Force officially selected EADS CASA’s C-295M as its next generation tactical transport aircraft. They will replace Finland’s aging Fokker F-27 transports at Tikkakoski AB, as the older aircraft are decommissioned in 2015. This decision finalizes a selection process that took over 18 months, including flights in both near-arctic and hot summer conditions. The C-295M’s standard competitor is Alenia’s C-27J Spartan; each type has won some competitions, and lost others. The C-295 won this one.
May 2010 saw a follow-on order, and then a special aircraft modification, which helped create a global product offering for Lockheed Martin.
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