Aircraft
A New King Air 360ER for Malta’s Maritime Patrol
The King Air 360ER will bolster the Mediterranean island’s maritime surveillance capabilities
Beechcraft King Air 360 - maritime patrol
Textron offers the King Air 350/360 for a variety of special missions. Maritime versions, such as that for Malta, feature search radar in an underbelly radome.

Textron Aviation has handed over a Beechcraft King Air 360ER to the Armed Forces of Malta. The U.S. airframer delivered the aircraft to Aerodata in Braunschweig, Germany, where it will be outfitted with maritime patrol systems. It is due to be operational next year.

Malta’s small air wing is based at Malta International Airport at the former RAF base at Luqa. The primary roles are support of army forces, maritime surveillance, border control, search and rescue, and law enforcement. The current fleet comprises three Leonardo AW139 helicopters (with another on order), an aging Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander, and three King Air 200s.

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