US DoD awarded Cessna Aircraft Co. to provide two(2) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX with ISR for the Philippine gov't
AC 208B (ISTAR) Combat Caravan of Lebanon Airforce US DOD will provide two(2) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft for ISR( Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ) Program. With the current Pres. Duterte strong rant and bad mouthing against US, hoping this project will still pushes through despite our alliance with the US gov't is in peril. This project will truly help our gov't in counterrorism, insurgency and also in maritime domain awareness and it is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2017. Cessna Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kansas, has been awarded a $23,998,813 firm-fixed-price contract for the Building Partnership Capacity C-208B Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Program. Contractor will provide six Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX aircraft, three spare Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 engines, and aircraft spares and ground handling equipment to the U.S. Africa Command and Pacific Command areas of responsibility in support of counterterr