Força Aérea Nacional de Angola Becomes 38th Operator of Type
The Airbus C295 has gotten a bolstering, minor order from the Republic of Angola, with the sale of 3 multirole aircraft. Angola ordered 2 of the type specially equipped for oceanic and coastal surveillance and patrol, designated the C295 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft. Their mission will consist primarily of search and rescue, patrolling for illegal fishing, unauthorized border transit, and intelligence-gathering missions. Angola believes the ISR suite on the variant provides a wider range of capability, not just providing enhanced oversight for enforcement, but better support for mass recovery operations in case of natural disasters.