revealed that Rwanda Air Force is to receive two new aircraft to be used for medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and light transport missions during international peacekeeping operations throughout Africa.
The aircraft acquisition was announced first in September 2018 by the US Air Force, while procurement proposals were requested a year later.
Also known as Cessna C-208 EX Grand Caravan, the single-engine aeroplane can carry 1,588 kg or up to 11 passengers and two crew, patient transport with two patient-care units, with an all-up weight no greater than 5,670kg. It is a utility model able to take off and land on rough airstrips less than 760 metres long.
An aircraft of this kind costs about $2.685 million, according to the purchase planning handbook.
Besides the cruise speed of 361km per hour, these Cessna caravans can reach a ferry range of 1,667km, and a normal range on internal fuel of 833km, while carrying 11 passengers and two crew.
With newly built commercial designs, the C-208 EX will have fixed landing gear and a high-wing configuration to ensure maximum pilot visibility of the ground.
Upon delivery, they will be painted in Rwanda Air Force colours.
The call for proposals did not mention any details about the weapons system or ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) capabilities of the aircraft.
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