The Republic of Angola has placed a firm order for three Airbus C295s for multipurpose operations. Two aircraft will be specifically equipped for maritime surveillance and one for transport missions.
The aircraft configured for transport missions will be able to perform tactical cargo and troop transport, parachuting, cargo dropping, or humanitarian missions.
The two C295s configured as Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) will play a key role in Search and Rescue (SAR), illegal fishing and border control, natural disaster support, and intelligence gathering missions, among others. They will be equipped with the Fully Integrated Tactical System (FITS) mission system, developed by Airbus, as well as state-of-the-art sensors.
All three aircraft will be equipped with the latest version of the Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion avionics suite.
With this new order, the Força Aérea Nacional de Angola becomes the 38th C295 operator worldwide.
