Ethiopian Air Force is set to acquire six additional G 120TP turboprop training aircraft before the end of the year from the German Aircraft Manufacturer, H3 Grob Aircraft.
Ethiopia has already placed the order for the second batch with H3 confirming that the trainer aircraft will be delivered before the end of 20 19.
Once this deal is finalized, it will increase the Ethiopian Air Force’s fleet of G 120TP fleet to 12 after a first batch was delivered earlier this year.
According to Grob’s chief operating officer, Ishan Sahgal, the initial contract was signed in June 2019, and deliveries started in August and were completed in September.
The G 120TPs will replace the 30-year-old SF 260TPs based at Dire Dawa Air Base, where the EAF’s training facility is located.
The Grob G 120 is a two seated training and aerobatic low-wing Turboprop aircraft powered with a Rolls Royce 250-B17F aircraft engine producing 456 shp (340 kW) for take-off. According to the manufacturer, it is a thoroughbred basic trainer aircraft optimized for the demanding military training environment
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