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Saab 105s support SaabJ35 Drakens in the air defence role ihe Pampa production line, however, means the Xavantes have been retained. Although Argentina's aircraft carrier Veiiiticino de Mayo was mothballed in 1997, the navy does deploy its aircraft at sea - AS555s and Alouette Ills aboard its MKKO 360 destroyers and MFKO 140 corvettes, and the Sea Kings embarked on Argentina class destroyers and a navy icebreaker. The Super F.tendards have made practise approaches to the Brazilian Navy's aircraft carrier, which lacks equipment to allow the aircraft to land and take-off again. A requirement for up to eight helicopters will probably be met bv an order for LI I-11 Is. Typ» No Role Super Etendard 11 A-4Q Skyhawk 5 P-3B Orion 8 S-2E(UP)/A Tracker 6/3 L-188 Electra 6 SH-3D/H Sea King 5/4 SA316B Alouette III 3/3 MB339A 5 MB326GB 4 EMB-326GB Xavante 12 T-34C Turbo-Mentor 10 AS555 Fennec 4 F28 Fellowship 3000 2/1 King Air 200/Super King Air 9 Queenair B80 5 PC-6B Turbo-Porter 2 A109A 4 COASTGUARD C212Aviocar300 5 SA330L Puma 1 AS365 Dauphin 2 1 AS565 Panther 2 Hughes 300 2 PA-23 Aztec 1 PA-28 Warrior 2 attack/ASuW attack ASW/ASuW ASW/utility MR/ELINT/trans ASW/SAR/trans ASW/SAR attack/trng trng trng trng trng trans/VIP surv/trng/VIP comms/survey comms utility patrol/trans SAR/trans SAR/trans SAR/trans trans comms comms COMMANDO DE AVIACION DEL EJERCITO (ARMY AIR ARM) Argentina's army air arm operates fixed and rotary wing types in 11 units. The A109s are used tor armed reconnaissance as are some of the UI I-11 Is; it has been reported diat the army could receive ex-US Army AH-IS Cobras. The Super I'uni.is are detached to the Argentine navy's icebreaker during the summer and the Queenair and Citation are used for survey operations. Jypjt No Role OVID Mohawk UH-1H/205A1 Iroquois A109A SA315B Lama AS332B Super Puma SA330L Puma AS532 Cougar Bell 212 UH-12ET Cessna T-41 C212 Aviocar G222 DHC-6 Twin Otter Sabreliner 75A Merlin lll/IV Cessna T207 Cessna U-17 Queenair B80 Citation I 23 29/4 5 5 3 2 20 1 8 6 1 3 2 1 3/3 5 2 1 1 surveillance utility armed recon SAR polar trans trans trans VIP trng trng trans trans trans VIP VIP utility utility photo survey photo survey Mjiilk'IW ARMENIAN AIR FORCE Armenia has been in conflict with neighbouring Azerbaijan for nine years over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, home to ethnic Armenians but part of Azerbaijan. A ceasefire was signed in 1994 but there has been no full resolution. The operational readiness of its combat forces, particularly the fixed wing types, is likely to be low, although I Iinds and armed Mi-8s were in evidence during its dispute with Azerbaijan. Armenia is in the ClSJoint Air Defence programme which is moribund through lack of funds. Typo No Role Su-25 Frogfoot MiG-25 Foxbat Mi-24P/K/RKR Hind Mi-8/9 Hip Mi-2 Hoplite An-32 Cline 5 1 7/3/2 7/2 2 1 strike int attack/special duties trans/command post trans trans • ——^— ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) As it enters the next century, the RAAF, like the army and navy, will undergo major changes as new aircraft, weapons and upgrades enter service. ITie RAAF signed a contract with BAe for J3 I lawk UK) lead-in fighters in mid 1997. The first aircraft will be delivered in 2(XM) from the L'K, where the first mLSJ Alii •? 1J 1 law ks will be built. The rest of the contract will be fulfilled with aircraft assembled from kits at RAAF Williamtown. Project VVedgetail is a competition for up to six AEVV& (', aircraft. In late 1997 three consortia, led by Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, were awarded initial design contracts. A selection is expected in late 1998 or early 1999 with an in- service date of 2003. Boeing's bid is based on its Next Generation 737 with a Northrop Grumman multirole elec tronically scanned array radar. Lockheed Martin is offering a C-130J with the same company's APS-145 radar, which is used on the F.-2 I lawkeyc. Raytheon would fit Airbus A310s with the Phalcon radar from Israeli Aircraft Industries' I'.lta division. The RAAF has ordered 12C-130J-30stretched I lercules to replace one-for-one it> C-l 30F.s, which have been in ser vice since the mid-1960s. 11 a Iso has 2 5 options for the a i t era ft: 12 would replace its (1-1301 Is, six would be delivered as K( '.- 130J tankers if the type is chosen to bolster me air-to-air refu elling fleet, while the remaining seven would be ALU &C aircraft if the Lockheed Martin solution wins the Project \ \ edgetail competition. As well as replacing its larger transports, the RAAF also needs to retire its Caribous. Contenders include the Alenia/Lockhced Martin C-27J, an update of the G22 2 using C-130J technology, and CAS Ys C\2<>^ stretch of the C.X2 3 5. Indonesia's IP'IN dropped out of the race as it could not raise the money to complete development of the CN23 5 - 330 Phoenix. A decision is expected in mid-1999 with first deliveries the following year. Alter extending the life of its F-l 1 Is by updating their avionics in the early 1990s, the RAAF is looking at increasing the service life of its F/A-18 S. In August 1998 it was announced that AS 1.2 billion would be spent on upgrading sensors and avionics. A first phase includes replacing the AFC,'-65 radar with the Al'C-73, introducing GPS naviga tion and improving the mission computer. Work will begin in mid-2000 and last around 12 months. Phase two will cover die radar warning receiver, a countermeasures dispenser and introduce a helmet-mounted cueing system compatible with the \S R AAM short-range air-to-air missile. ASRAAM is one of three new major weapons for the RAAF, replacing AIM-9 Sidewinders; first deliveries ate set for the latter part of 1998. Second is AMR. \AM. the medium- range air-to-air missile, and the third is a modified version of the Rafael/Lockheed Martin AGM-142 Popeyc stand-off weapon, the standard version of which has been in RAAF ser vice-since 1996.TheP-3 licit is being modified to AP-3C Sea Sentinel status under a Raytheon-led programme which includes F.lta 2022 radar, Canadian UVS-503 acoustic processor. Lockheed Martin DDC-060data management systems and improved navigation and communication sys tems. The first aircraft is due tor delivery in the fourth quar ter of 1998 with all work to be completed by 2003. The R -\-\F issued a request for tenders in March 1998 for the supply of nine aircraft to replace its VIP/communications fleet. The bulk of the requirement is to replace the Falcon 900s which are on lease until October 1999.1 .onger range, larger aircraft, such as the 737 and A319-based business jets, are also needed. Re-election of Prime Ministerjohn Howard in October 1998 should leave budgets for these projects, as well as the army's and navy's, secure. Typo No Role F-111C/RF-111C/F-111G AF/A-18A/B Hornet P-3C/TAP-3 Orion 17/4/15 71 19/3 strike/recon FGA/air defence MR/ASW/train FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 2 - 8 December 1998 51
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