The aircraft completed European performance testing while the first production unit advanced in Toronto toward its 2025 service debut.
Shap’in has celebrated two years of activity as Daher has introduced thick-part machining, advanced welding and a three-stage recycling system.
The company extended earlier robotics claims to cover full aircraft construction using AI-driven robotic swarms for safer, faster and more efficient builds.
The company was tasked with designing the FCU for the TTBW project and will support ground and flight trials through 2028.
Subscale aircraft models Sparrow and Kestrel had been placed at the centre of the company's prototyping and testing strategy.
The MoU included potential maintenance and manufacturing cooperation as South Africa considers modernising its military transport capability.
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