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Team Spartan Adds Kelowna Flightcraft In Preparation For Canadian SAR Program

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, March 21st, 2014

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Team Spartan, comprised of Finmeccanica’s Alenia Aermacchi, General Dynamics Canada [GD] and Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies Canada, said it has added Kelowna Flightcraft, a Canadian aircraft in-service support (ISS) provider to its team that is pursuing the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) program. Working with Team Spartan’s ISS integrator, General Dynamics Canada, Kelowna Flightcraft will provide long term maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) as well as engineering and supply chain support services for the C-27J FWSAR fleet across Canada.…

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