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EADS North America Wins CLSS Contract With Mexican Navy

Gally Articola

Friday, September 27th, 2013

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The Mexican Navy has contracted EADS North America to provide contractor logistics support and service (CLSS) to four maritime patrol aircraft, the company announced on Sept. 26. EADS will offer on-site technical support, management of parts and depot maintenance, according to a company release. The four aircraft are Airbus Military CN235-300s, which EADS delivered to Mexico in 2011 and 2012. The transfer was part of a U.S. Coast Guard-managed foreign sales and supports a cooperative security agreement in the region.…

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