09 February 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
RUAG MRO Worldwide introduced on 5 February that it’s within the means of modernising two Dornier 228 maritime surveillance plane operated by the Royal Thai Navy (RTN).
RUAG MRO Worldwide introduced on 5 February that it’s modernising two of the seven Dornier 228 maritime surveillance plane operated by the Royal Thai Navy. (RUAG MRO Worldwide)
The corporate stated in an announcement that it was awarded a contract to “comprehensively modernise” as much as seven of those plane, mentioning that the primary two platforms, that are about 25 years outdated, have already been flown to Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany on an Antonov AN-124 transport plane.
As a part of the improve, the twin-turboprop plane can be outfitted with glass cockpits and fashionable avionics programs. The plane can even obtain new mission gear, together with a 360° search radar, infrared cameras, in addition to a mission administration and datalink for information transmission to floor stations and/or ships.
Pilots, crew members, and technicians can be skilled in the usage of the brand new gear, partly in Germany and partly on-site in Thailand, famous that firm, including that RUAG’s manufacturing unit pilot staff can be accountable for ferrying the modernised plane to Thailand.
RUAG didn’t reveal the worth of the overhaul programme however the US Naval Air Methods Command (NAVAIR) introduced on 22 July 2020 that the corporate had been awarded a USD40.2 million contract earlier that month to modernise as much as seven of those plane for the RTN. It famous that the platforms can be upgraded to the Dornier 228 NG normal, including that the overhaul is predicted to supply the plane with one other 15–20 years of operational service.
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RUAG MRO Worldwide introduced on 5 February that it’s within the means of modernising two Dornier …