![]() It supports the Royal Canadian Air Force’s special-mission Airbus C295s and, in 2017, partnered with Thales to develop an ISR variant of the earlier-generation Dash 8-300. PAL develops special-mission aircraft, trains special-mission pilots and processes ISR data. “The considerable cabin space, payload capacity, best‐in‐class airspeed profile and advantageous operating economics of the Dash 8‐400 platform… provide an ideal foundation from which to launch the Dash 8 P‐4 programme,” says Jake Trainor, chief executive of St John’s, Newfoundland-based PAL.Ī digital rendering of the P-4, released by De Havilland, suggests the aircraft would have an electro-optical/infrared sensor turret under its nose, a maritime search radar housed in a faring under the fuselage aft of the wing, and an aft magnetic-anomaly detector boom for submarine hunting.ĭavid Curtis, executive chair of De Havilland parent Longview Aviation Capital, cites PAL’s “unmatched credentials in the design and modification of MPA and ISR aircraft”. “PAL Aerospace and De Havilland Canada are currently working together to offer a comprehensive Dash 8 P‐4 MPA solution for the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s ongoing maritime surveillance aircraft procurement,” they say. Malaysia has for some years been seeking a new MPA capability. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The “Dash 8 P-4” would be a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and have capability to perform intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) tasks, the companies said on 25 February. De Havilland Canada and Canadian aircraft modification company PAL Aerospace intend to offer a special-mission variant of the Dash 8-400 turboprop to the Royal Malaysian Air Force. ![]()
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