Canada Awards CH-149 Upgrade Contract To Leonardo

A CH-149 Cormorant flies on a training mission Newfoundland in 2016. 

Credit: Master Corporal Johanie Maheu/RCAF
A Leonardo-led team will upgrade and expand the Royal Canadian Air Force fleet of CH-149 Cormorant helicopters under contracts worth $913 million (C$1.25 billion) awarded on Dec. 22. But the long-awaited contract signing pushes back first delivery by four years to 2026, with the program now...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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