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Thursday, December 04, 2008

First flight for Turkish navy's Amascos-equipped CN-235

The Turkish navy's first of six EADS Casa CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft to receive a Thales mission system has made its modified debut flight from a Tusas Aerospace Industries facility.

Modified to carry Thales's Amascos mission system under Ankara's Meltem 2 project, the aircraft will be used for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare tasks. In addition to TAI, other local partners on the modification programme include Aselsan, Havelsan and Milsoft, says Thales.

A further three modified CN-235s will provide exclusive economic surveillance for the Turkish coastguard. The first of these flew for the first time in June 2007. As shown in the below pictures, the new navy variant is visually different, as it features an extensive countermeasures suite, including sensors positioned above its cockpit.

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