Portuguese P-3C Aircraft to Support Maritime Patrol & Reconnaissance Missions

General Dynamics will provide equipment and technology to upgrade the communications and mission electronics of the P-3C aircraft By DA Staff / 18 Oct 2022

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Left: Colonel Jorge Nunes, Head of the Administrative and Financial Service Right: Mathieu Lacroix, Account Director, CCC (CNW Group/Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC))

General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada has won a $24 million contract to help the Portuguese Air Force modernize its fleet of P-3C aircraft to support maritime patrol and reconnaissance activities.

This was secured through a government-to-government (G2G) contract between Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) and the Portuguese Air Force. G2G contracts are part of CCC’s International Prime Contractor program that brings qualified Canadian companies to foreign government buyers.

General Dynamics will provide equipment and technology to upgrade the communications and mission electronics. The upgrades to Portugal’s P3-C fleet are modeled on modernizations that General Dynamics provides to the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Mission Management System offered to Portugal now comprises over 50 installations worldwide on both Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Maritime Patrol Helicopters. 

The upgrades will allow the Portuguese Air Force, as a NATO member, to maintain the capabilities required to contribute to new and existing NATO activities. In addition to maritime patrol and reconnaissance activities, the Portuguese Air Force also provides air policing, air transport, search and rescue, and medical evacuations.

“CCC is proud to simplify and expedite the acquisitions of Canadian expertise and technology by Portugal – a NATO ally and important trading partner,” said Mathieu Lacroix, CCC’s Account Director, Aerospace Sector.

“We are very pleased to partner with the Portuguese Air Force, leveraging Canada’s investment and long-term commitment to the P3 fleet,” said Matt Young, Sr. Director of International Air and Naval Systems, General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada. “As standards and threats evolve, we are proud to support our customers around the world to meet the changing environment.”

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