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Croatia buys two new Canadair planes

It will increase the country's firefighting fleet to eight aircraft

Croatia has recently signed a contract for the purchase of two Canadair DHC-515 firefighting planes produced by the North American manufacturer De Havilland Canada Aircraft. This is thanks to funding from the European Commission of 600 million euros which will be allocated, in addition to Zagreb, to France, Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain, with the aim of strengthening the mechanism for fighting...

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Zagreb, Croatia, 03/27/2024 09:11
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Towards the creation of an aircraft fleet to fight fires in the Summer

The European Union is strengthening the Civil Protection Mechanism to prepare for firefighting and protect communities in member countries. In detail, among the measures adopted in this regard, there is... more

Civil aviationGreece will purchase seven Canadair planes

Government announces order for DHC-515 finalized by end of March

Greece announces the purchase of seven Canadair DHC-515 firefighting planes. The order will be finalized by the end of March 2024. The value of the deal amounts to approximately 360 million euros overall.... more

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