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2000
2000-1 - 1998.PDF
WORLD AIR FORCSS AMRAAM medium range AAMs to Taiwan in October 2 000. Other procurement plans include a tactical transport to replace C-119 Packets which were finally retired at the end of 1997. Competitors include die CN2 3 5 and C-2 7J, but finan cial restrictions mean a decision has been delayed until at least 2002. Presidential flight Fokker 50s have been supplemented by a 73 7-800. The air force has begun to study a fifth genera tion fighter because of China's continued development of die J10. Candidates include Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon and a version of the F-2 2 Raptor. Typo No Roto IDFChing-Kuo F-16A/B Fighting Falcon Mirage 2000-5 F-5E/F/RF-5E Tiger II E-2C/T Hawkeye C-130H Hercules C-47 Dakota 727-100 Beech 1900C-1 Fokker 50 S-70C Black Hawk AT-3/3B Tzu Chung T-38A Talon T-34C Turbo Mentor A-CH-1B Chung Shing 737-800 tmany stored 102/28 145* 47/12 90t/8 4/2* 19 5 2 11 3 17 41/12 40 36 15 1 int int/trng attack/trng int/FGA/ trng/recce AEW trans trans VIP trans trans utility trng trng trng FAC VIP 20 12 32 ASW ASW ASW/MR REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY The Grumman Trackers were re-engined with turboprops in 1991 and transferred to the navy in 2000. Taiwan has made several requests in the past for P-3 Orions, but is now also considering maritime patrol versions of the aircraft compet ing in die air force's tactical airlifter competition. Taiwan is leasing Knox-class guided missile frigates from die US Navy and is considering the lease and/or purchase of 12 SH-2Gs to equip these ships. Typo No Roto S-70B Seahawk MD500MD/ASW S-2T Tracker REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARMY The army is seeking replacements for its UH-1H helicopters and will choose between the Cougar, S-92, S-70/UH-60 Black Hawk and the Bell UH-1Y. In 1999 the proposed buy shrank from 98 machines to 2 5 because of budget concerns. A contract for nine CH-47SDs was signed in January 2000. The helicopters will be delivered from 2001. The TH-67s were ordered in 1997. The AH-lWs and OH-58Ds are both armed with the Hellfire anti-tank weapon. The OH-58D has a scouting role and is equipped with a large, multi-sensor mast-mounted sight above die main rotor - 13 more machines were ordered in 2000 for delivery in July 2001. Typo No Role BV234 Chinook UH-1H Iroquois AH-1W SuperCobra 0H-58D Kiowa TH-67 Creek TH-55A Osage 3/9* 90 62 26/13* 30 15 heavy lift utility anti-tank obs trng trng Taiwan's air force received the last of 130 indigenous Ching-Kuo IDF in early 2000 TAJIKISTAN AIR FORCE Tajikistan has suffered from internal conflict since the CIS was formed in 1991, as Muslim rebels clash with the Government. It remains the least stable of the central Asian republics, and the Government's grasp on power is not strong. Peacekeepers from Russia and Kazakhstan are based in the republic, equipped with Antonov twin turboprops, Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters and possibly Su-2 5 Frogfoot ground attack aircraft. As well as supporting the peacekeepers the air ele ment also provides cover to die Russian-controlled border guard on theTajikistani-Afghan frontier. Tajikistan has start ed to form its own air force which now has five Mi-24 Hinds and 10 Mi-8 Hips. Plans exist to acquire Su-2 5s from Belarus. JESHI LA WANANCHI LA TANZANIA (TANZANIAN PEOPLE'S DEFENCE FORCE) The Tanzanian air wing operates Chinese-built copies of Soviet aircraft in its combat squadrons, and a varied mixture of western and Chinese transports and helicopters. The newest arrivals are four Alouette His donated by South Africa in 1998. The transports remain more or less serviceable. The F-7 and F-6 fighters and F-5 ground attack aircraft, as well as a pair of MiG-15UTI trainers, are reported to fly rarely because of airworthiness problems. China claims an African customer for the Q-5/A-5 Fantan. Some reports suggest it is Tanzania but there is little corroboration of this. Tanzania's long coastline means that transports are also used for patrol flights and a dedicated type will be procured if funds can be made available. A police air wing has a Cessna U206 Stationair, two Bell 206L LongRangers and a Bell 47G-3B2. Typo No Roto Chengdu F-7A (MiG-21) 11 int Shenyang F-6 (MiG-19) 10 int Shenyang F-5 (MiG-17) 8 FGA DHC-5D Buffalo 4 trans Harbin Y-12 (II) 2 trans (wfu?) Beech A100 1 comms Cessna 402/404 1/2 comms F28 Fellowship 1000 2 VIP Bell 206B JetRanger 2 trans MiG-15UTI 2 trng SA316B Alouette III 4 liaison K0NGTAP AGARD THAI (ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE) Asia's economic woes hit the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) hard and it was forced to cancel an order for eight F/A-18C/D Hornets placed in 1996. In 2000, it succeeded in agreeing a deal for 15 F-16A/B ADFs, partially financed by swapping a large F/A-18 spares holding. First deliveries are planned for early 2001. The Thai air force would like to upgrade its F-16s but funding has not been secured. In 1999 the RTAF signed for 2 5 ex-German air force Alpha Jets. These machines have been in storage since the early 1990s and are in poor condi tion. While the airframes are cheap, around $27,000 each, the reconditioning work is not, costing 50 to 60 times this amount. Dasa is refurbishing 20 aircraft which will replace ageing OV- lOCs and AU-2 3s. The first jets were handed over in September 2000. German Alpha Jets were configured as fight strike aircraft rather than trainers. In May 2000 Elbit re- won a $66 million deal to modify 31 F-5Es. Asimilar deal had never been finalised because of financial difficulties. The upgrade includes the Python 4 AAM, Elbit mission comput er, new ECM, RWR and improved IFF. Plans for AEVV, more transports and tanker aircraft are in abeyance. It also needs 14 helicopters to replace ageing S-58Ts in the SAR role. Two Super Pumas are for sale after a third example was involved in a fatal crash in September 1997. Modernisation of the pilot training syllabus means PC-9s have assumed part of the Fantrainer's role - the latter is now used for light attack and weapons training duties only. Typo No Role F-16A/B Block 15 OCU F-5E/F Tiger F-5A/B/RF-5A 0V-10C Bronco Alpha Jet L-39ZAAIbatros PC-9 CT-4 Airtrainer Cessna T-41D Mescalero Cessna 150H AU-23 Peacemaker C-130H/H-30 Hercules G222 Basler Turbo 67 BAe 748-208 28/8/15* int/trng 36/5 int/trng 3/4/1 19 20* 37 23 23 6 4 22 7/5 6 6 6 int/trng/recce COIN COIN FGA/trng trng trng liaison trng COIN trans trans Rain Maker trans/VIP 90 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 28 November - 4 December 2000
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