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These aircraft will be used for high-performance training of their pilots and for the Bicolor Acrobatic Squadron of the Peruvian Air Force. The Armed Forces Procurement Agency (ACFFAA) has awarded the contract to the manufacturer Game Composites LLC of the United States, for an amount of US$1.9 million for the acquisition of two GB1 Game Bird aircraft, which will be destined for the Peruvian Air Force (FAP). These aircraft will be used both for high-performance training of its pilots and for the Bicolor Acrobatic Squadron.
The GB1 Game Bird, is an aircraft designed for marginal maneuvers and advanced acrobatic training, has a length of 6.9 meters, a wingspan of 7.7 meters and a height of 2.56 meters, with a wing area of 11.3 m2. This model was certified in the CS-23 acrobatic category by the European Aviation Safety Agency on April 12, 2017, and by the US Federal Aviation Administration under the FAR 23 standard on August 29, 2017.
The signing of the contract between the FAP and Game Composites will take place soon. From that date, the company will have a period of 200 business days to deliver the GB1 aircraft to the Air Force user area.
The ACFFAA reaffirms its commitment to the efficient and transparent management of resources destined for strategic corporate purchases to strengthen the national security and defense of our country.
About the Armed Forces Procurement Agency
Public executing agency attached to the Ministry of Defense, responsible for planning, organizing and executing the Strategic Procurement Plan of the Defense Sector, as well as the contracting processes for goods, services, works and consultancies under its charge, in the national and foreign market.
