El primero de los 12 P-3C Orion comprados por Taiwan ha sido entregado a Lockheed Martin, donde será transformado antes de la entrega.
Todos los P-3C son ex-US Navy, y proceden del AMARC en Davis-Monthan,Tucson, Arizona.
El contrato de compra fue firmado en Diciembre de 2007. El contrato de overhaul fue otorgado a Lockheed Martin en Marzo de 2009. Las entregas se realizarán en el perido 2012-2015.
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The first of 12 P-3C Orion purchased by Taiwan has been delivered to Lockheed Martin’s facility, where it will be overhauled and upgraded prior to delivery.
All 12 P-3Cs have been chosen from stored aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
The final aircraft is scheduled to leave Davis-Monthan in June 2013.
Agreement for the supply of the 12 former-US Navy aircraft to Taiwan was reached in December 2007. The contract for overhaul and upgrade was to Lockheed Martin on March 2009. The first aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to Taiwan in 2012, with the work finishing on the project in 2015.
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