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No Role 13 12 9' 5 16 ASW/SAR ASW ASW trans/SAR train _rype SH-3D Sea King Lynx 21/23 (SAH-11) Super Lynx AS532 Cougar (UH-14) Bell 206B JetRanger III (IH-6B) HB350B Esquilo (UH-12/UH-13) 9/11 utility/train AVIACAO DO EXERCITO BRASILEIRO (ARMY AVIATION) Brazil's anny aviation force is divided into two units, each hav ing a light transport and an attack/scout element Apart from four S-70s, all of the army's current fleet are Eurocopter types; the Fenncc and Esquilo (Squirrel) are used for attack and reconnaissance and the Panthers for light transport. Requi rements exist for a training helicopter and 20-30 medi um transport helicopters in the S-70/Bell 412/Cougar class, but no procurement time-scale has been set for either buy. Army Aviation has had a 20-year development programme since the mid-1990s which aims to increase the force size to 112 attack helicopters and 254 transports. The four S-70s are based in Patuca, Ecuador; they form the backbone of the Military Observer Mission Ecuador/Peru (MOMEP) which monitors the peace between Ecuador and Peru. Brazil took over responsibility for MOMEP from the USA in autumn 1997, aided by two guarantor nations, Argentina and Chile. Type No Role AS550 Fennec 19 attack/recon HB350-1 Esquilo (Helibas HA-1) 16 attack/recon AS565A Dauphin 36 trans S-70A Black Hawk 4 trans/peace :;ii'iii ANGKATAN TENTARA UDARA DIRAIA BRUNEI (ROYAL BRUNEI ARMED FORCES) The oil-rich Kingdom of Brunei, boastinga population of just 300,000 and a land mass of only 5,765knv (2,225miles-), is demographically and geographically constrained. It contin ues a i discuss purchasing BAe I lawks; the order is expected to be for six Hawk 200s and four I lawk 100s. The embryonic air force will use the PC-7 asa lead-in trainer for the Hawks. The Indonesian version of the CN2 3 5 has also been selected as a maritime patrol aircraft. The three aircraft will be equipped with a ELIR ESM and a radar. The third CN235 is used as a crewr trainer. The entire air arm is currently based at Brunei airport but a new airbase is being built. Typ* No Role Hawk 100/200 SF260W Warrior PC-7 Mk II B0105CB/CBS Bell 206B JetRanger IPTN CN235MPA/M UH-60L Bell 212/214ST S-70C Black Hawk 6/4* 2 4*» 5/1 2 3*/l 4** 10/1 2 attack/trng trng/COlN trng COIN/VIP trng MPA/trans trans tran/VIP VIP •under negotiation **on order BULGARIA BULGARSKI VOENNO VOZDUSHNI SILI (BULGARIAN AIR DEFENCE FORCE MILITARY AVIATION) Bulgaria has operated MiG-29s since the late 1980s, when it was still a member of the Warsaw Pact. In August 1998 it emerged that it was discussing an upgrade programme for the 22 aircraft with the Dasa/MAPO MiG Aircraft Production Canada continues to use the T-33 in the ElV training role alongside Challenger business jets Support joint venture. This would bring the cockpit up to XATO standards and improve engine maintenance proce dures at a cost of around S3.6 million per aircraft. In 1997 MAPO announced that Bulgaria had placed an order for 14 MiG-29SM fighters and two MiG AT trainers. The $450 million order was partly funded by Russia's debt to Bulgaria; the status of the order is unclear. MiG-23sandMiG-2Isalso operate in the air defence role; Bulgaria also has ground attack \ ersionsof both types. Ground attack units are equipped with the Mi-24, Su-22, Su-25 and various Flogger variants, some of which have an anti-shipping role using the AS-7 Kerr)'ASM. Eloggers are, however, being withdrawn from sen-ice.' The fixed wing transports are in a sin gle unit at Sofia, while the rotary wing transports are based at Krumovo as part of the tactical aviation corps along with ground attack Squadrons. If finances allow the air force plans to replace its reconnaissance-configured MiG-21s and its transport fleet over the next 10 years. A small Bulgarian naval air arm operates helicopters from Tchaika-Varna. Typo No Rolo MiG-29A/UB Fulcrum 17/4 MiG-23BN/MF/UM Flogger 26/32/14 MiG-21M/RF/UFishbed 7/4/26 Su-22M/U Fitter 18/3 Su-25A/UB Frogfoot 35/4 L-39 Albatros 35 L-29 Delfin 28 An-24 Coke 2 An-26 Curl 5 An-30 Clank 1 L-410UVP-E Turbolet 8 Tu-134 Crusty 2 Yak-40 Codling 1 Mi-24D/V Hind 43 Mi-8/17 Hip 7/25 Mi-2 Hoplite 14 NAVY Mi-14PL Haze 10 int int/attack/trng int/recon/trng attack/trng attack/trng trng/light attack trng trans trans photo survey trans VIP VIP attack trans/cmt sup liaison/trng ASW/MCM E32ES] FORCE AERIENNE DC BURKINA FASO (AIR FORCE) Burkina Easo S ah* force is a transport force with a mix of trans port types. All arc based at the country's capital, Ougadougou. During the 1980s the air force received combat aircraft from the Soviet Union which also supplied technical aid. Deliveries included a Squadron of MiG-21s and MiG-17s. Although reports suggest one MiG-21 is still airworthy, the collapse of the Soviet Union and Burkina Faso's status as one of the world's poorest countries make this questionable. Ten SF260 Warriors have been disposed of. Typo No Rolo HS748-2A King Air 200 N262C Fregate Cessna 337 Cessna 172 Mi-8/17 SA365N Dauphin trans trans trans trans trng trans SAR mm ARMEE NATIONALE DU BURUNDI (NATIONAL ARMY) Burundi has been wracked by civil war since 1993. A regiment of the army operates Burundi's small aviation element. A few SF260 Warriors and Gazelles provide a limited combat capa bility. It isdoubtful whether all these aircraft remain in sen ice Typo No Role SF260W Warrior Falcon 50 Reims Cessna 150L Dornier 27Q SA342L Gazelle SA316B Alouette III COIN/trng VIP trng comms COIN/liaison E ROYAL CAMBODIAN AIR FORCE Four of the MiG-21 s have been upgraded to MiG-21 -2000s by IA1 of Israel. These have a HUD, an improved weapons system and new cockpit, GPS-based navigation and western communications equipment; the upgrade is understood also to include the Python 3 AAM and the Griffin LGB. Delivery status of four more upgraded MiG-21 s is unclear while fund ing is being sought for another II MiG-2 Is, including some wo seaters, to receive the same treatment. IAI has also mod ified Cambodian's L-39 Alba tros trainers; one of six improved L-39s was lost soon after delivery in an accident. Its other FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 2 - 8 December 1998 55
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