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First Pilatus PC-21 'Siskin II' for the RCAF completes maiden flight in Switzerland

Pilatus has completed the first flight of a PC-21 trainer produced for the Royal Canadian Air Force, conducting initial flight-testing of the RCAF-designated Siskin II in Switzerland. The company plans to begin deliveries to Canada in the second half of this year to support RCAF pilot training.

Discovered 2026-02-27T04:05:47.196561-08:00 | 2026-02-27T04:05:47.196561-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Confirms production and flight-test progress for the RCAF's PC-21 Siskin II and sets a concrete delivery window: shipments to begin in the second half of this year.

  • Signals Pilatus' advancing presence in the Canadian market and regulatory pipeline, building on the company's recent Canadian activity (Pilatus' Canadian certification activity).

  • Adds to broader Canadian defence procurement momentum and capability build-up alongside other platform milestones such as structural assembly work on Canada's P-8A Poseidon (P-8A structural assembly milestone).

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First Seen
2026-02-27T04:05:47.196561-08:00
Latest Update
2026-03-03T23:36:22.420977-08:00
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