Indonesia orders CL-515 amphibious aircraft from Canada's Viking Air

The Viking Canadair CL-515 amphibious aircraft. Photo c/o Viking Air.

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a contract with Canada's Viking Air for the supply and delivery of six (6) new Viking Canadair CL-515 amphibious aircraft.

The deal also includes the delivery of a refurbished Canadair CL-415EAF Enhanced Aerial Firefighter amphibious aircraft.

The aircraft will be used for emergency services, with four (4) of the CL-515 to be configured to "First-Responder" Multi-Mission Configurations, while the other two (2) would be configured for Optimized Aerial Firefighting configuration.

It is expected that the first aircraft would be delivered to the Indonesian government by 2024.

It is expected that the aircraft would be operated by the Indonesian Air Force.



[1] Airmed and Rescue Magazine
[2] Flight Global
[3] Jane's Defence Weekly