France orders nine more Pilatus PC-21s

Pilatus Aircraft announced on July 16 that the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (AAE, French Air and Space Force) has ordered an additional nine PC-21s, adding to the 17 examples purchased by France in 2017 for training purposes. The French defence procurement authority, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), signed the agreement with Cognac Formation Aero SAS France under the F-AIR 21 – formerly FOMEDEC – programme. Under this agreement, Pilatus will act as the exclusive subcontractor for the