GD Canada awarded Peru Super Seasprite work

General Dynamics Canada will upgrade four Peruvian Navy four SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters with an integrated mission system under a contract announced on 27 October. The contract was awarded under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Peruvian Ministry of National Defense, and the government of Canada’s contracting organisation, the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC).

The contract includes the acquisition of five helicopters by Peru. Four are for remanufacture and upgrade by General Dynamics Canada and the fifth will be overhauled prior to delivery directly to Peru. The work will draw on technology developed and delivered for Canada's Maritime Helicopter Project.

The upgraded Seasprite helicopters will enhance Peruvian Navy’s maritime mission capabilities, providing enhanced surveillance and search and rescue capabilities.

The mission system will collect and deliver information to on-board operators through an easily configured management system, providing the situational awareness required to detect, track and engage targets in a wide range of missions and scenarios.  Advanced sensor technologies, including General Dynamics' Sonobouy Acoustics and Stores Management systems, will be leveraged for the upgrade.

Brian Fava, vice president, General Dynamics Canada, said: ‘The Peruvian maritime requirement shares many similarities with Canada and these demanding challenges lend themselves to the sophisticated technology developed and delivered into Canada's Aurora Incremental Modernization Program and the CH-148 Maritime Helicopter Project.

‘By leveraging this Canadian solution, the Peruvian Navy will gain real-time access to accurate and useful situational awareness intelligence provided by our integrated sensor suite, allowing operators to conduct complex surface and sub-surface maritime, blue water and littoral surveillance and search and rescue operations. We are proud to be part of this programme.’

General Dynamics Canada is negotiating with Kaman Aerospace, the original equipment manufacturer of the SH-2G Super Seasprite aircraft to provide services related to this programme, including the aircraft systems upgrade and installation of the General Dynamics Canada Mission System into the helicopter.

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