16 September 2020: RUAG MRO International under subcontract to Aerodata AG is providing engineering services related to mission equipment removal / installation as well as to support the supplemental military type certification process, amongst others, using RUAG MRO International’s own Dornier 228 test aircraft. The target of the project is to increase the sustainability of the existing OPTIMARE MEDUSA mission systems, the sensor suites, the communication systems, the spares package, and the ground segment.
The German Navy operates both Dornier 228 aircraft on behalf of the Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure to monitor the North and Baltic Seas with regards to marine pollution. Both special mission aircraft are based at German Naval Air Wing 3, Nordholz, Germany. The comprehensive retrofit project is being conducted from 2020 to 2023 on Aerodata AG premises at Airport Braunschweig-Wolfsburg.
