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Afghan special forces to receive PC-12 SIGINT aircraft

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
18 March 2015
Afghan special forces are to receive five PC-12 configured for signals intelligence work. They are due to be delivered by the end of the year. Source: IHS/Patrick Allen

The Afghan National Army (ANA) Special Operations Forces (SOF) is to receive five Pilatus PC-12 signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft under a USD9.3 million contract modification announced on 16 October.

The contract, which was awarded to Sierra Nevada Corporation by the US Department of Defense, is a modification to a 2012 contract for 18 "uniquely modified" PC-12/47E turboprops for the ANA SOF which was valued at USD218 million.

While the contract for the initial 18 aircraft is due to be completed in July, the new contract should see the five SIGINT aircraft in Afghanistan by the end of the year.

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