Infographic: Delivering Canada’s New Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft
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Contract award: December 2016
Start of construction: June 2017
Design review including adaptation for Canadian needs: July 2018
Testing and Evaluation: Fall 2019
1st aircraft delivery in Spain: December 2019
2nd and 3rd aircraft delivery in Spain: July 2020
1st aircraft arrival in Canada: September 2020
Opening of training centre: 2021
Initial operational capability: 2025-26