Portugal poised to receive C-295 MPAs

摘要

The Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portu-guesa - FAP) will receive the first of five Airbus Military C-295 Persuader maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs) by the end of November or early December, Lieutenant Colonel Luis Grac,a, squadron commander of the Montijo Number 6-based Esquadra 502 'Elefantes', has told Jane's.rnThe aircraft will initially remain in Spain, where they were manufactured, for pilot training and trials, Col Graca added.