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1983
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WORLD'S AIR FORCES Peruvian Navy Agusta-Sikorsky AS-3H 185s, a Cessna 337, and a VIP Cessna 421. Two Hiller UH-12s comprise the rotary-wing force. The Navy operates an ex-Argentine C-47, four Cessna 150Ms, four Cessna 206s, one Cessna 210 and two Bell 47s, the latter mainly on river patrol duties. Peru Fuerza Aerea del Peru Remaining a strong, modern air arm is an expensive business, but external threats such as age-old border disputes do not go away overnight. Peru is faced with such a situation, and recent orders indicate that she at least intends to maintain superiority in numbers and quality over the air forces of neighbouring Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, if not Brazil. In 1976, Peru became the first and, to date, the only country in South America to .order Soviet equipment, but problems in oper ating Russian aircraft have led her to turn back to Western sources for new combat aircraft, in particular to France. Peru was the first Latin American country to order Mirages in 1968, and encouraging financial terms from Dassault have persuaded the FAP to order Mirage 2000s as its future interceptor. Delivery of the first batch of 16 aircraft is expected to begin late next year or early 1985, and a further ten machines currently on option are likely to fol low. The transfer of ten Mirage 5s to Argentina as a political gesture, and to help replace FAA losses, has prompted an FAP order for 30 Mirage 50s intended for strike and interceptor duties. These are believed to be additional to three 5Ps ordered in 1981 as attrition replace ments for the Mirage unit, Grupo 13, based at Chiclayo. An indigenous aircraft manufacturing com pany, Indaer-Peru, is producing the Italian MB.339 under licence, initially for the FAP but also for sale to other South American air forces. The factory is being set up with Aermacchi's assistance and 66 MB.339s will be assembled over the next six years, involving both the sin gle and two-seat versions. Other recent acquisi tions include a single Cessna 421 for liaison duties, three BO105s for oil exploration work, and 12 Bell 214s for coin duties. Servicio Aeronavale de la Marina Per uana Fixed-wing maritime patrol duties are flown by S-2E Trackers and two F.27MPA ver sions from the Peruvian Navy's main Jorge Chavez air base. The SAMP also has a ship board ASW capability fulfilled by a helicopter fleet of six AB.212ASW/ASVs fitted with Sea Killer missiles for use from Italian-built frigates and nine Agusta AS-3Hs armed with Exocet ASMs. A variety of types provide fleet requirements, support, and training for the front-line units. Ejercito Peruano Peruvian Army Aviation is principally a transport and liaison force equipped with at least 42 Soviet Mi-8s, not all operational, some Alouette Ills, and a few Bell 364 47Gs. Owing to the nature of the Army's com mitment to operations in jungle areas where helicopters are ideally suited, the EP has fewer than a dozen fixed-wing aircraft in service. Type No Role Mirage 2000/B Mirage 5P/DP Mirage 50 Su-22 Fitter Canberra B(l).68/B(l).8 Canberra B.52/56 Canberra T.54 Cessna A-37B L-100-20 An-26 Curl DHC-5 Buffalo DHC-6 Twin Otter DC-8-62CF F.28-1000/Falcon 20F PC-6 Turbo-Porter C-47/C-54 FH-227 Queen Air King Air Learjet 25B Cessna 421 Bell 47G Bell 212 Bell 214 (for Army?) Bell UH-1D Alouette III B0105C Mi-6 Hook Mi-8 Hip T-41D T-37B/C T-34A T-33A MB.339AP Navy S-2E AB.212ASW/ASV AS-3H Sea King F.27MPA C-47 Alouette III Bell 206 Bell UH-1D/H T-34C Army Mi-8 Hip Alouette III Bell 47G Cessna 185 Skywagon Helio Super Courier 14/2 ordered 25/5 30 52 22/8 6/6 3 30 7 16 16 10 2 1/1 12 Few 1 23 5 2 1 17 16 12 ordered 9 8 3 6 6 19 26 6 8 1 6+60 ordered 9 6 9 2 5 2 10 6 6 42 7 8 5 5 Int/train Int/train Int/attack Attack Attack Attack Train Coin Trans Trans Trans Utility Trans VIP Utility Trans Trans Liaison Liaison Survey VIP Train Utility Coin Utility SAP, Utility Trans Trans Train Train Train Train Train ASW ASW ASW MP Trans Utility Utility Utility Train Trans AOP Liaison Liaison Liaison Philippines Philippine Air Force Closely allied to Amer ica, which leases a number of air and naval bases in the Philippines, the PAF is equipped with a variety of aircraft, mainly of US origin. More modern types are beginning to filter into the squadrons, but the great majority of the defence budget is tied up with fighting the anti- guerrilla war which has been in progress for some years. The acquisition of 18 Bronco Coin aircraft to replace the useful T-28D Trojans was one positive move to upgrade the Coin units, and the Philippine forces are receiving a further 12 reconditioned UH-lHs and 16 Bell 412s to add to more than 100 already in use. A widely announced order earlier this year was for 17 S-76 multi-purpose helicopters and two S-70A-5 International Black Hawks for the PAF, delivery commencing in October. This was the first order for the S-76, and involves 12 H-76 utility versions, two SAR machines, two with an eight-passenger layout, and one in a 12-passenger configuration. The two Black Hawks will be used for transport duties. According to unsubstantiated reports, the Army apparently has not formed an Aviation Battalion, owing to budget restraints. Pre sumably the 60 or so UH-ls are used by the PAF for Army support duties—or the report is untrue. Type No Role F-8H Crusader 34 F-5A/B 16/3 F-5E 11 ordered OV-10 Bronco 18 T-28D Trojan 32 SF.260WP Warrior 16 AC-47 12 F.27MPA 3 HU-16B Albatross 6 C-130H Hercules 3 L-100-20/30 1/3 F.27-200 Friendship 9 One-Eleven 1 Nomad Missionmaster 9 B-N Islander 16 Cessna U-17 7 Cessna 180/210 6/3 Helio Super Courier 3 UH-1H 67 Bell 412 16 BO105C 0 S-76/H-76 2/15 S-70 Int Black Hawk 2 T-41D 12 SF.260MP 27 T-34A Mentor 12 T-33A 10 Navy B-N Islander 4 B0105C 2 Army (possibly PAF-operated) UH-1H 50 BO105 6 Hughes 500D 10 Int Int/train Int Coin Coin Coin Gunship MP SAR Trans Trans Trans VIP Utility Utility Liaison Liaison Liaison Utility Utility Liaison SAR/trans Trans Train Train Train Train Trans SAR Utility Liaison Scout Poland Polskie Wojska Lotnicze Largest of the War saw Pact air forces besides the Soviet Union's, the PWL operates about 900 aircraft. To these must be added another 350 of the Soviet 37th Air Army stationed in Poland. As in all WarPac countries, the air arm is seen as a long-range, quick-reacting "artillery" for army use, and the PWL's line-up reflects this. The Service is organised on Soviet Air Force lines with two or three squadrons per regiment, each squadron operating, on average, 15 aircraft, although some two-squadron regiments operate 20 air craft per squadron. Like its Soviet prototype, the PWL has undergone modernisation with MiG-23s and Su-20s in service, supplementing and in some cases replacing MiG-17s and Su-7s respectively. The PWL's 160-strong force of Su-7Bs is being supplanted by Su-20s, and it is calculated that up to 120 Su-20s may now be in service in the attack role. The original type in that role, the MiG-17, remains in use in some numbers. Air defence is handled by a large force of 350 late-model MiG-21PF/MF/SMTs, integrated with some 50 SA-2 and SA-3 sites. Recon naissance elements include 35 MiG-21RF, five Il-28s, and 15 Lim-6 (licence-built MiG-17F). Transport forces include An-12, An-26, 11-14, FLIGHT International, 6 August 1983
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