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Ottawa earmarks $1.5 billion to support RCAF’s new Husky tanker fleet
The contracts cover seven to 10 years of maintenance and equipment support for nine CC-330 Husky aircraft, officials said.
- On Monday, Industry Minister Joly and Procurement Minister Lightbound announced about $1.5 billion in maintenance contracts to sustain the Royal Canadian Air Force's nine CC-330 Husky tanker and transport aircraft.
- In 2023, Canada acquired the nine Airbus Husky tanker-transport aircraft for $3.6 billion to replace the aging CC-150 Polaris fleet and enhance mid-air refueling and transport capabilities.
- The Defence Investment Agency awarded two contracts totaling $1.1 billion to L3Harris MAS Inc. for equipment support, while Airbus Defence received $374 million for engineering services over an initial seven to 10 years.
- These deals advance Canada's Defence Industrial Strategy by directing spending to domestic firms, while helping the government meet its commitment to allocate two percent of GDP annually to military spending.
- As the Husky aircraft arrive in 2027, maintenance agreements will sustain essential operations including mid-air refueling for fighter jets and transport for up to 300 troops, preserving long-term military capacity.
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The funding will go to maintaining Canada's new fleet of tanker transport planes that can refuel fighter jets and transport cargo and troops. The funding will go to maintaining Canada's new fleet of tanker transport planes that can refuel fighter jets and transport cargo and troops.
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Ottawa earmarks $1.5 billion to support RCAF's new Husky tanker fleet
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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The Defence Investment Agency – which was established in October by the Carney government to simplify and accelerate the approval of defence contracts – has retained the services of L3Harris MAS Inc. and of Airbus Defence and Space S.A. to provide long-term maintenance of the CC-330 Husky transport and refuelling aircraft fleet.
·Montreal, Canada
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