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Aviation History
1998
1998 - 1052.PDF
DMFMNCm Hungary takes uprated L-39Z0 THE HUNGARIAN air force year and prospects that the air force The aircraft was delivered to the has been handed its first over- will eventually overhaul the re- 3rd Squadron of the Kecskemet hauled and upgraded Aero Vodo- mainderofits 19-strongfleetofex- based 59th Fighter Wing. chodyL-39ZOAlbatros trainer by East German air force trainers. The air force has also been in Danubian Aircraft. The overhaul covers extending the prolonged discussions with Aero The air force's longer-term airframe life as well as upgrading Vodochody over exchanging the hopes of reaching a part exchange the navigation equipment. aircraft for L-39ZAs. The latter deal with Vodochody to swap the The L-39ZO modifications in- L-39 model is NATO compatible, aircraft for new-build L-39ZAs elude the removal of Kvant ranging with upgraded navigation and appear to have hit financing radar while the original Warsaw communications equipment. It difficulties, however. Pact Khrom identification friend also offers a wider weapons choice The first upgraded L-390ZO or foe (IFF) system is supplement- as well as providing a better train- was handed over on 7 April, with ed by a Bendix IFF. A global posi- ing and conversion type for another four due by the end of this tioning system was also installed. Western combat aircraft. • Three way battle gets under way for Ethiopian Fishbed upgrade ISRAEL AIRCRAFT Industries Lahav division of IAI has recently grade is based on the one being (IAI),ElbitandMAPOMIGare completed a series of successful test installed in the Romanian air involved in a three way battle for a flights of an advanced configura- force's MIG-2 ls.This also incor- $ 100 million contract to upgrade tion MIG-21 Bis .The new MIG- porates the Elta Radar. Ethiopia's Mikoyan MiG-21Bis 21-2000 upgrade includes an Elta The Ethiopian air force is evalu- Fishbed fighter aircraft. EL/M-2032 advanced multimode ating the offers and a decision is The two Israeli companies are radar, two multifunction liquid expected soon. IAI and Elbit have offering upgrades based mostly on crystal colour displays and other also offered upgrades for the MIG- Israeli developed avionics.The advanced avionics. The Elbit up- 2 Is of Vietnam and Croatia. J 20 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 22 - 28 April 1998 NEWS IN BRIEF • BONN LIGHT SAM The German parliamentary defence procurement ap provals committee has cleared series production of the STN-Atlas Elektronik Light Anti-Aircraft System (LeFlaSys). The LeFlaSys is based around European-pro duced Raytheon Stinger infrared-guided short range surface-to-air missile (SAM), and is designed to provide anti-aircraft protection to crisis reaction forces and other airborne troop units. According to STN-Atlas, the ministry also plans to adapt the system to use Russian- built Igla missiles procured by the former East German National People's Army. Three anti-aircraft batteries are to be equipped with the tracked vehicle-based system from the year 2000.
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