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replace its Fuji-built All-Is. The AH-X programme, for around 100 aircraft, is expected to restart in late 2000 with deliveries starting in around 2004. Fuji is offering a four- bladed, twin-engine Cobra variant and may also make a bid based on the AH-64 Apache. Trading house Marubeni is supporting a Tiger bid. Kawasaki is to offer an "Al 1-2" ver sion of its OH-1. It would have more powerful engines, MTR390sorT800sinplaceofits660kWMitsubishiXTSl- 10s. In the 2000-1 budget request theJGSDF included fund ing for four OH-ls, three improved UH-60Js, seven Fuji I 11- ljs. two Q I-47JAs and one Raytheon LR-2& Type No Role •m/mii^i AH-1F Cobra Kawasaki 0H-1 CH-47J Chinook KV-107-II (Sea Knight) AS332L Super Puma UH-60JA UH-1H/J Iroquois 0H-6D/J Cayuse MU-2 (LR-1) Super King Air (LR-2) 86 13* 45* 5 3 8* 170* 185 16 3* anti-tank scout trans trans VIP trans trans/mine-lay AOP/liaison/ trng comms comms KAZAKHSTAN AIR FORCE Like most CIS states, Kazakhstan claimed most of its air force from Soviet equipment based on its territory after independence in December 1991. It acquired new equip ment, MiG-29s and Su-27s, in return for handing over 40 Tupolev Tu-95MS Bears that were left at Semipalatinsk air- base. These aircraft and SS-18ICBM silos left the Kazaks with a formidable nuclear strike force in theory. The silos were all destroyed by late 1996 and the Bears have gone, leav ing the nation with a moderate, short-range air force. In February 1999 the Kazak president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, told a local newspaper that die air force had 36 squadrons and that pilots typically flew lOOh a year, compared with the more usual 20h for CIS air forces. Kazakhstan is a signatory to the joint CIS air defence plan. A further four Su-27s and some L- 39s were delivered in early 2000. Many aircraft are probably stored. Typo No Role AL QUWWAT AL JAWWIYA AL MALAKIYA AL URDUNIYA (ROYAL JORDANIAN AIR F0RCE/RJAF) In late 1997/early 1998 the RJAF received 16 F-16s on five- year lease from the USAF. Before deliver)- the aircraft received a structural and engine upgrade. These aircraft form the basis for an RJAF plan to overhaul its fighter fleet, with further F-16s being acquired to replace the tired Mirage FI s and F-5s. Some two-seat F-5s could be upgraded to perform advanced training. Another 70-80 F-16s would be required by 2007. The air force requiresat least three further I Iercules. possibly four, following the loss of a C-130 in August 2000, and 12-16 replacement aircraft for its Bulldog primary train ers. 'I woCN2 3 5Ms have been leased from Turkey. The RJAF would also like further Ul I-1 Ls and to upgrade at least sonic' of its UH-lHs with higher-powered engines and new avion ics, which would make the aircraft better equipped for special forces work. The AI I- ls also require upgrades, not least the addition of a night fighting capability. TheRJAF operates three BOlOSCBSacquiredin 1988on behalf of the police. Typo No Role F-16A/B Mirage F1B/C/E F-5E/F Tiger AH-1F Cobra C-130B/H Hercules CN235 C212 Aviocar TriStar 500 S-70 Gulfstrearri SA316C Alouette III TB-20 UH-1H/L Iroquois AS332M-1 Super Puma C101CC Aviojet Bulldog 125/125A Hughes 500D Extra 300 B0105CBS Challenger 604 12/4 29 42 20 2/4 2 2 ' 1 3 1 1 1 36/18 10 13 17 6 5 3 2 int int/attack int/recce/trng anti-tank trans trans trans/VIP/surv VIP VIP VIP VIP VIP trans trans trng trng trng aero team police VIP MiG-23/U Flogger MiG-25PD/U Foxbat MiG-31 Foxhound MiG-29A/U Fulcrum Su-27C/UB Flanker Su-24 Fencer Mi-24 Hind Mi-8 Hip An-12 Cub An-24 Coke An-26 Curl Mi-6 Hook Mi-26 Halo 757-200 Falcon 900 Tu-134 Tu-154 An-30 Clank 100 30 30 36 20 40 42 60 5 1 14 6 24 1 1 2 2 6 int/attack/trng int/trng int int/attack/trng int/attack attack/recce attack assault/trans trans trans trans trans trans VIP VIP comms comms/VIP surv B!^?tV:l KENYA AIR FORCE Between 1982 and 1994 the air force operated as The '82 Air Force. After an attempted coup in August 1982 it was dis banded and placed under army control. Its main strike force comprises F-5F Tigers delivered in the late 1970s. The Buffalos will remain in service until at least 2005. Some MD500s have Nitcsun searchlights for ami-poaching patrols in game reserves. Type No Role F-5E/F Tiger II Hawk Mk52 Tucano Mk51 B0105CBS Bulldog 103/127 DHC-5D Buffalo . DHC-8-100 Dash 8 Fokker 70 Dornier 28D Skyservant Hughes 500MD/ME/D SA330/IAR-330 Puma Y-12 6/2 9 11 1 7 8 3 1 6 30/2 3/9 6 int/FGA/trng trng/attack trng/COIN liaison trng trans trans VIP trans COIN/trng trans trans h:tii','/:'ii AI Quwwat AI Jawwiya Al Kuwaitiya (Kuwait Air Force) Kuwait acquired 40 F/A-18s after the 1991 GulfWar and sold its A-4 Skyhawks to Brazil. It has also tried to sell its Mirage Fl fleet, which was refurbished after the Gulf War by Dassault and retired in 1993. Kuwait has been evaluating attack helicopters. It selected the AII-64D Apache in late 1997. A letter of acceptance was to be signed in early 1998 for 16 aircraft without the Longbow radar, but an order still awaits finalisation. Any deal is expected to include Ilellfirc missiles, other weapons and spares, and, following changes in US policy, the Longbow radar. Kuwait has selected the C-130J and is expected at some stage to sign a deal for six air craft. During 1998-9 the Hawk fleet was returned to airwor thiness by the manufacturer and the Tucanos are also expected to return to the air. These moves mark the restart of Kuwait's flying training programme. Type No Role F/A-18 C/D Hornet Hawk 64 Shorts Tucano L-10O30 Hercules AS532AF Cougar SA330H Puma SA342K Gazelle DC-9/MD-83 32/8 12 16 3 3 8 16 1/1 int/attack trng/attack trng trans anti-shipping trans/SAR anti-tank/ AOP/police trans • I ——• REPUBLIC OF KYRGIZIA AIR ARM The Kyrgyz Republic is a signatory to the CIS joint air defence pact. Its own air arm was inherited from the central Soviet air force training school. This gave the nation a fleet of nearly 70 L-39s, dismantled MiG-2 ls and various Mi-8s and Mi-24s, but its air force appears limited toa few L-39 Albatros trainers and perhaps 20 Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters. In September 1999 continuing unrest in Central Asia led Rassia to offer an aid package which reportedly included Su- 24 and Su-25 attack aircraft, transport aircraft and heli copters. The unrest led to the Kyrgyz. air force launching air strikes against insurgents in August-September 2000. •^:i. JJ: :^Z~ZZI3MBMM LAOS PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE Laos and Russia signed a defence co-operation pact in July 1997. The Laotian air force received 12 Mi-17s in 1998-9. Laos also acquired six Ka-32'F Helix transports, die first of which was delivered in June 2000. Also in 1998-9, Indian manufacturer HAL was awarded a maintenance deal for 29 MiG-21 s, but this collapsed once it was evident the MiG-21 's structural life had expired. The transport aircraft are ope rated jointly with die nation al airline, Lao Aviation, which also has Chinese-built Y- 12(II)sandY-7s. Type No Role MiG-21PF/U Fishbed An-24 Coke Y-12(ll) Y-7 An-2 Colt Yak-40 Codling Mi-6 Hook Mi-8/17 Hip Ka-32T Helix tprobably wfu 29t 3 7 5 10 2 1 9/12" 6 int/FGA/trng trans trans trans trans VIP heavylift trans trans LATVIAS REPUBUKAS GAISA SPEKI (AIR FORCE) Latvia's air force was formed in August 1994 after the last Russian forces withdrew. The inventor)- includes four FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 28 November - 4 December 2000 73
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