Second SC-105 for Brazilian Air Force
THE FORÇA Aérea Brasileira (FAB, Brazilian Air Force) has taken delivery of a second SC-105 Amazonas (C295M) search and rescue (SAR) aircraft from Airbus. Following a handover ceremony in Seville, Spain on November 14, SC-105 FAB 6551 (c/n 181) arrived at Base Aérea de Campo Grande on November 24 to join 2°/10° Grupo de Aviação, Esquadrão Pelicano.
The new aircraft is the second from an order of three placed by the FAB in July 2014 at a total cost of US$215.1m. The first aircraft was delivered in August 2017 and the final example is scheduled to arrive in 2020.
The latest aircraft is the first equipped with an in-flight refuelling probe. It also has Airbus’s Fully Integrated Tactical System, Elta ELM- 2022A maritime radar and Thales TopDeck avionics.
Paraguay receives Bell 407 from Taiwan
UNDER A bilateral co-operation agreement between the governments of Taiwan and Paraguay, a first Bell 407GXi utility helicopter (c/n 54834) was donated to the Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya (FAP, Paraguayan Air Force) on November 1.
The helicopter will be used for VIP missions with the Grupo Aéreo de Helicópteros, stationed at Campo Grande/Ñu Guazú air base in Asunción. The new-build helico…
