AMMROC to overhaul Eurocopter AS350 aircraft for UAE Joint Aviation Command
Nov. 20, 2013
ABU DHABI, U.A.E., 20 Nov. 2013. Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Center (AMMROC), a joint venture owned by Mubadala, Sikorsky Aerospace Services, and Lockheed Martin, won a $3.1 million (11.5 million AED) contract to complete the overhaul of Eurocopter AS350 aircraft for the UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC).
ABU DHABI, U.A.E., 20 Nov. 2013. Advanced Military Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Center (AMMROC), a joint venture owned by Mubadala, Sikorsky Aerospace Services, and Lockheed Martin, won a $3.1 million (11.5 million AED) contract to complete the overhaul of Eurocopter AS350 aircraft for the UAE Joint Aviation Command (JAC).
AMMROC staff will perform the calendar 12-year inspections, a critical overhaul that includes the inspection and repair of the aircraft mechanical systems, avionics systems, and airframe. AMMROC technicians will perform the overhaul within the UAE, providing a key regional capability formerly only available abroad. The company will provide maintenance services and support of UAE Armed Forces aircraft, while also developing a skilled and educated workforce, officials say.
“The overhaul of the Eurocopter AS350 aircraft is a key part of the JAC’s commitment to ongoing development of its fleet, and AMMROC and its shareholders are proud to be playing a key part in this strategy,” explains AMMROC CEO Fahed Ghareeb Al Shamesi.
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