Two weeks subsequent to Guyana’s procurement of two Dornier plane from India at a value of US$23.27 million for the Guyana Defence Pressure (GDF), sources confirmed the arrival of the plane by way of two Boeing C-17 Globemaster navy transport planes at Cheddi Jagan Worldwide Airport on Sunday.
The arrival of those Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL)-manufactured Dornier 228 planes, identified for his or her Brief Take-Off and Touchdown (STOL) capabilities, occurred every week in the past Sunday. This arrival follows the signing of a mortgage settlement on March 15, 2024, between Guyana’s Ministry of Finance and India’s Export-Import Financial institution of India for financing the acquisition.
These HAL 228 planes are deemed appropriate for STOL operations on Guyana’s diverse terrain, meant for functions similar to maritime patrols, resupplying navy bases, and facilitating troop motion to distant inside areas.
Earlier in March, Dr. Amit Telang, the Excessive Commissioner of India to Guyana, emphasised the importance of the Line of Credit score (LOC) Settlement, marking it as the primary protection LOC ever signed with the Caribbean area. The Ministry of Finance highlighted Brigadier Omar Khan, Chief of Workers of the GDF, who expressed gratitude on behalf of the protection sector for India’s longstanding help in protection coaching inside Guyana. Khan underscored that this settlement aligns with President Ali’s imaginative and prescient of bolstering the safety sector to safeguard peace and prosperity throughout the nation.
Since establishing diplomatic ties on Might 26, 1966, Guyana and India have fostered a strong developmental cooperation program, aimed toward fostering mutual advantages for each nations.
