Contract for 150 MD530Fs

The US Department of Defence has awarded a $1.4bn Foreign Military Sales contract to MD Helicopters for an estimated 150 MD5300F helicopters. The first deliveries under the contract will be 30 new Cayuse Warriors for the Afghan Air Force, these aircraft configured with MDH’s newly certified Block 1 glass cockpit, featuring Howell Instruments’ engine instrumentation system, Garmin GDU 620 electronic flight instruments, Garmin GTN 650H communication/navigation GPS and Northern Airborne Technology’s cabin audio system. Mission equipment will include an FN Herstal weapons management system, a DillonAero Mission Configurable Armament System (MCAS) weapons plank and fixedforward sighting system.