Frontex to the fore

摘要

The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) operates two Beechcraft B200 King Air maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) delivered in 2011 and 2012 and a third B200GT King Air MPA that was received in June 2017. The AFM's three aircraft were procured for surveillance, border control, fisheries protection and search and rescue (SAR) duties. A drop hatch allows for the delivery of survival dinghies and equipment around the Maltese islands and anywhere in the Malta SAR Region. The King Air MPV is flown by two pilots, two mission system operators and an observer.