Canada replacing aging military transport fleet with 9 Airbus planes
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Under the project, A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft will replace the CC-150 Polaris, with the fleet being named the CC-330 Husky.
Canada’s aging fleet of Polaris VIP and transport aircraft are being replaced with nine new Airbus planes, including one to be used specifically for transport of high-ranking government officials.
Defence Minister Anita Anand made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday, nearly three years after the government first pledged to do so amid ongoing mechanical problems.
The replacements are a part of what the government calls the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability Project, with the goal of enhancing the Royal Canadian Air Force’s air mobility and air-to-air refuelling capacity.
Under the project, A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft will replace the CC-150 Polaris, with the fleet being named the CC-330 Husky.
It’s anticipated to have a lifespan of 30 years.
The air force’s main executive jet was grounded in October 2019 after sustaining “significant structural damage” during a hangar accident that month. And last week, a Canadian Polaris “came into contact” with a French military plane on the ground at the Andersen Air Base in Guam.
An investigation into that incident is underway.
The RCAF bought the Polaris fleet in 1992.
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