President Park Geun-hye and her Peruvian counterpart, Ollanta Humala, vowed Monday to continue to cooperate in Peru’s advanced trainer jet project, a move that could raise the prospects of a South Korean defense firm winning a lucrative deal. The move “is designed to further expand mutual cooperation in high-tech aviation technology,” Park said in a […]

The official ceremony for the delivery of the first C-27J Spartan to Peru’s Air Force has taken place today, in Lima, at Las Palmas base. The event has seen the participation of the Peruvian Defence Minister, Pedro Cateriano Bellido, the Commander in Chief of the Peruvian Air Force – General Dante Arévalo Abate, the Italian […]

Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has delivered the first batch of four Mi-171Sh military transport helicopters, made by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, to the Ministry of Defence of Peru. The Mi-171Sh are being delivered to Peru a month ahead of schedule. The customer also received aviation equipment required for its operation in addition to […]

Kaman will remanufacture and upgrade four Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite helicopters for the Peruvian Navy under a contract with programme lead, General Dynamics Canada, announced on 20 November. Kaman will also provide support for the operation of a fifth SH-2G Super Seasprite for the Peruvian Navy. Peru is acquiring the aircraft under a Memorandum of […]