June 15 2011
The U.S. Air Force has selected Cessna to supply light cargo aircraft for the Afghan air force, reports Flight International.
The US$88.5 million contract covers 26 Cessna 208B Caravans and six Cessna T-128Ts.
Cessna beat out the team of DynCorp and Pacific Aerospace, offering the P-750, and EADS North America, which submitted its C-212.
Gen. Norton Schwartz, the head of the U.S. Air Force, has sought to equip the service and partner nations with aircraft suited for...
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