Canada’s $3B SAR Contest Wide Open

A multibillion-dollar project to buy new search-and-rescue aircraft for the Canadian military — once seen as a likely win for Alenia Aermacchi’s C-27J Spartan — has turned into a full-fledged competition, attracting aircraft manufacturers from around the world. The Canadian Forces has reversed its previous decision to operate only one type of aircraft for the new search-and-rescue fleet.

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