不惧坠毁阴影 阿联酋选定AW609作为搜救飞机

DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has selected the AW609 design from AgustaWestland to fulfill its requirement for a tiltrotor search and rescue aircraft, the Armed Forces' Joint Aviation Command announced Tuesday.
杜拜-阿拉伯联合酋长国空军联合飞行指挥部宣布，已经选择由阿古斯塔韦斯特兰公司设计的AW609飞机作为他们的倾旋翼搜救机。



However, a senior Boeing official told Defense News late Tuesday that the agreement should have no impact on ongoing discussions with the UAE about Bell Boeing’s V-22 design, as the company is targeting a different mission for the Osprey.
尽管如此，稍晚的周二，波音的一位高级官员向《防务新闻》表示，双方这一协议对于波音正在和阿联酋之间开展的关于贝尔-波音 V-22“鱼鹰”-该公司另一种设计方案-不会有影像。

Delivery of the first three aircraft is expected to start in the "2019 timeframe," AgustaWestland said in a news release, while the UAE holds options on three more aircraft. The systems will be operated by the UAE's Joint Aviation Command.
在阿古斯塔韦斯特兰公司发表的一份说明中表示，首批3架 AW609飞机将在2019年交付，与此同时，阿联酋掌握有零外3架的选择。这些飞机将由阿联酋联合飞行指挥部运行。


DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates has selected the AW609 design from AgustaWestland to fulfill its requirement for a tiltrotor search and rescue aircraft, the Armed Forces' Joint Aviation Command announced Tuesday.
杜拜-阿拉伯联合酋长国空军联合飞行指挥部宣布，已经选择由阿古斯塔韦斯特兰公司设计的AW609飞机作为他们的倾旋翼搜救机。



However, a senior Boeing official told Defense News late Tuesday that the agreement should have no impact on ongoing discussions with the UAE about Bell Boeing’s V-22 design, as the company is targeting a different mission for the Osprey.
尽管如此，稍晚的周二，波音的一位高级官员向《防务新闻》表示，双方这一协议对于波音正在和阿联酋之间开展的关于贝尔-波音 V-22“鱼鹰”-该公司另一种设计方案-不会有影像。

Delivery of the first three aircraft is expected to start in the "2019 timeframe," AgustaWestland said in a news release, while the UAE holds options on three more aircraft. The systems will be operated by the UAE's Joint Aviation Command.
在阿古斯塔韦斯特兰公司发表的一份说明中表示，首批3架 AW609飞机将在2019年交付，与此同时，阿联酋掌握有零外3架的选择。这些飞机将由阿联酋联合飞行指挥部运行。