Poland Invites Lockheed, BAE, Alenia To Bid For Jet Trainers

Poland has invited Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Alenia Aermacchi to bid in an upcoming Polish Air Force advanced jet trainer (AJT) aircraft competition.
Under the plan, the Polish ministry will place an order for eight jet trainers and related infrastructure and equipment with an option for an additional four aircraft. The new jet trainers are intended to replace Poland’s TS-11 Iskra aircraft built by Sikorsky’s local subsidiary PZL Mielec.
In 2011, the ministry canceled its first tender for the aircraft after BAE Systems withdrew its Hawk advanced jet trainer from the contest. Four bidders were left competing for the Polish contract: Alenia Aermacchi, Korea Aerospace Industries and Lockheed Martin, Czech Republic’s Aero Vodochody, and Finland’s Patria.
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PATRIA (FINLANDIA) MODERNIZARA LOS HAWK DE LA FUERZA AEREA FINLANDESA/PATRIA TO UPGRADE FINISH HAWKS

Según KeyAero, Patria Aviation Oy ha recibido un contrato para modernizar la flota de 18Hawk Mk66 de entrenamiento de la fuerza aérea finlandesa. Estos proceden de la Fuerza Aérea Suiza y son similares a los 49 Hawk Mk51 que ya posee Finlandia. La modernización incluye el cockpit y a la aviónica, similar a la de los cinco Mk51A ya modernizados, y que se prolongará hasta 2013.

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EADS subsidiary company Patria Aviation Oy has received a €40 million order from the Finnish Air Force to upgrade its fleet of 18 Hawk Mk66 trainers.
The 18 aircraft are former Swiss Air Force, and are similar to the Mk51, of which the Finnish Air Force has 49 examples. The planned upgrade will include a revised cockpit and avionics to bring the jets to a standard common with that of the upgraded Mk51A fleet, currently comprising five aircraft, and will last until 2013.