Portugal Orders DHC-515s To Upgrade Firefighting Fleet

Credit: De Havilland Canada
LONDON—Portugal has joined the growing number of Southern European countries in modernizing its aerial firefighting fleet with De Havilland Canada’s DHC-515 amphibian. Portugal is acquiring two of the aircraft, with Defense Minister Nuno Melo signing the contract with the Canadian Commercial Corp...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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