27.1.10

DDSAF receive first K-18Ds

Althought phase 2 of the flight test trials are still ongoing on Dino-Land and Solaris the DDSAF has received 4 pre-production K-18D close support aircraft off the Dinos and these will be used to begin developing training programmes for both flight and ground crews.

The DDSAF has an aim of going operational with the type by the end of this year and this is said to be well on track with the first production examples expected sometime in the Summer. The DDS have 150 on order.