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The two aircraft will arrive in winter 2023 and converted by Airbus Defence and Space (mainly in Spain and repainted in France). [42] On June 19, 2023 a contract was awarded for the acquisition of nine CC-330 Husky aircraft (mix of 4 new and 5 used A330-200), associated equipment, integrated logistic support elements, training simulator(s), and ...
SPAR performed several avionics upgrades and a Depot Level Inspection and Repair (DLIR) for the Royal Canadian Air Force CL-41 Tutor aircraft flown by the Snowbirds acrobatic team. [2] The robotics division was sold in 1999 and became part of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates as MD Robotics, a subsidiary of its MDA Space Missions division.
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Inc. was awarded a C$640 million contract to overhaul and repair the CH-146 fleet until retirement in 2021. The contract includes options to extend the contract up to 2025 if necessary. [6] [7] In January 2019, Canada announced plans to modernize and extend the life of the existing 85 CH-146s to 2031. [8]
In 2013, Space Center Houston announced plans to display SCA 905 with the mockup shuttle Independence mounted on its back. NASA 905 was erected on site at the space center, having been ferried in pieces from Ellington Field, and the replica shuttle was mounted in August 2014. The display opened in early 2016.
[211] 1 system with 5 aircraft acquired in 2016. [212] A second system with 5 aircraft ordered in 2019 for delivery in summer 2022. [210] [213] The DND was also the first international customer for the UAS. [214] RQ-11B Raven United States: Miniature UAV: 15 [215] Canadian designation CU-179 Raven-B. [216] Black Hornet 3 Norway: Micro unmanned ...
In the mid-1990s, the arm control system was redesigned to increase the payload capability to 586,000 pounds (266,000 kg) in order to support space station assembly operations. [9] While able to maneuver payloads with the mass of a loaded bus in space, the arm motors cannot lift the arm's own weight when on the ground. [ 3 ]
[1] [2] A small fleet of dedicated executive government transport aircraft are organised into two RCAF squadrons. Other RCAF combat and transport helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, chartered civilian aircraft, and occasionally scheduled commercial flights may also be used to meet Canada's VIP air transport requirements.
The Bell 427 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D turboshaft engines with FADEC. [2] Like the Bell 407, the 427 uses a four-blade main rotor system with a rigid, composite rotor hub and a two-blade tail rotor. [2] The Bell 427's cabin is 13 in (33 cm) longer than the 407, and consists primarily of composite construction.