Complex sentence: The MH.260 was designed in partnership with Nord Aviation to carry 23 passengers or 7595lb of cargo on short fields, as a modern equivilant of the DC-3.
Split into simpler sentences: The MH.260 was designed in partnership with Nord Aviation to carry 23 passengers or 7595lb of cargo on short fields. It's mission was to become a modern equivilant of the DC-3.