The deal with CPB Contractors will include new and upgraded engineering services, building refurbishment work and additional transit living-in accommodation.
The deployment is part of Operation Argos to enforce United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea and deter illegal ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned goods in the region.
The Australian government initially announced its intention to sell the aircraft to Air USA – now rebranded as RAVN Aerospace – in March 2020, with initial delivery three or four years from that date.
Under the memorandum of understanding, the two companies will execute local demonstrations of the IAI WanderB-VTOL and ThunderB-VTOL systems in front of local authorities and agencies.
The first of five turboprop military transport aircraft set to retire, NZ7003, made its final flight from RNZAF Base Auckland to Base Woodbourne on February 9.
The natural disaster, which peaked at 7.8 on the Richter scale, has already claimed the lives of more than 9,500 people in Türkiye and 3,574 in Syria as of 13 February.
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