En el Libro Blanco de Defensa de Nueva Zelanda, recientemente publicado, se recoge la necesidad de contar con un avión de patrulla marítima, que pueda utilizar campos no preparados, para complemento de los P-3K Orion.
Actualmente esta misión es desempeñada por cinco B200 King Air, en regimen de leasing, con renovación de contrato anual, por lo que el nuevo avión podría ser la versión militar, que opera con Estados Unidos.
airforcesmonthly
_______________________________________
In its Defence White Paper published earlier this month, the New Zealand government has identified the need for a “maritime patrol aircraft with short takeoff and landing and sufficient range” to complement it fleet of P-3K Orions.
The White Paper identified a “number of low-end regional surveillance tasks (for both defence and other agencies)” in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone and the South Pacific and to maximise the new aircraft’s cost-effectiveness it would also be expected to perform a “transport and multi-engine flying training and consolidation function”. This is currently provided by five leased B200 King Airs, but the original contract expired in April 2008 and is being renewed on a year-by-year basis.
airforcesmonthly
No comments:
Post a Comment