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The defence force chiefs of Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the delivery of two new transport aircraft to the PNGDF in 2023.Summary
This article from Australian Government (Defence) website makes the following points:
- The new aircraft type is the PAC-750XL, built by Pacific Aerospace in New Zealand.
- These aircraft will provide the PNGDF with additional transport and operational capacity to respond to domestic and regional incidents.
- The first aircraft will be delivered by April and the second by September 2023.
References
Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:
- PNG prepares to sign Defence Cooperation Agreement with US as it finalises security treaty with Australia. | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- The female defence boss getting Papua New Guinea's planes back in the sky | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
References from the Web:
- MAR 2023 Papua New Guinea defence force to receive Hamilton built planes—Stuff
- MAR 2023 Australia to help deliver PAC-750XL aircraft to PNG—Australian Defence Magazine
