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De Havilland relaunches Short C-23 Sherpa at Farnborough, seeking orders for an updated multi-mission turboprop

De Havilland Canada brought the Short C-23 Sherpa back to Farnborough for a second-day international pitch, 50 years after the type’s 1974 debut. The company is aiming to reintroduce the multi-use utility turboprop—positioned for fresh military and government demand—via interest in an updated variant.

Discovered 2026-07-21T02:43:10.118437-07:00 | 2026-07-21T02:43:10.118437-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

The Sherpa’s Farnborough return signals De Havilland Canada’s push to restart a legacy multi-mission turboprop sales effort with an updated variant targeting military and government users.
For procurement and market-planning teams, a new bid at a major air show can shift expectations for utility/tactical turboprop competition and near-term evaluation timelines.
The 50-year show-history angle underscores how the program is being repositioned for today’s order environment, not just commemorated—raising the odds of concrete order activity if government interest is validated.

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