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Directory: world air forces Venezuela's F-5s support Mirage 50s in the ground attack role OH-58A/C Kiowa •«M-KffflT« UH-1H/V Iroquois 292 839 obs utility UH-60A/L Black Hawk 441 EH-60A Black Hawk tactical ECM •HrllMIWJ FUERZA AEREA URUGUAYA (AIR FORCE) Uruguay's air force is seeking secondhand fighters as part of its five-year budget plan to 2005. No numbers have been specified, but it is unlikely that Uruguay can afford more than five or eight aircraft. Likely types include the F-5E and A-4. Today's limited combat capa bility is provided by ex-USAF A-37B Dragonflys, a hand ful of Argentine-built Pucaras and armed PC-7s. SF260EUS delivered in 1999-2000 have replaced T-34s. The air force received another pair of Wessex HC2s from the UK by the end of 2002. The primary task of the air force is transport operations with a diverse collection of aircraft. Like many other Latin American air forces, the FAU runs a domestic airline, Transpose Aereo Militar Uruguayo, which operates additional C212s. Type IA58 Pucara C-130B Hercules Wessex HC2 C212 Aviocar No 6 2 8 3 EMB110C/B1 Bandeirante 271 Bell 212 UH-1H Iroquois Cessna U-17A/182 PA-18 Super Cub Cessna U206H/210 PC-7U Turbo Trainer SF260EU T-41D Mescalero B58 Baron Rockwell AC680 2 6 2 1/1 IBB 11/1 6 13 6 2 •m Role COIN trans trans trans trans/survey trans trans comms/comms comms trng obs/comms trng comms COMANDO DE AVIACION NAVAL (ARMADA DE URUGUAY) (NAVAL AVIATION) The S-2 Trackers and a Super King Air are used by a maritime patrol squadron, while the Wessex are operat ed for transport and SAR. The navy bought five of the Wessex from the RAF when its helicopter training school was contractorised. Two Jetstreams are ex-RN and were delivered in January 1999. The navy is seek ing a replacement for the S-2s and has requested price and availability of stored P-3Bs. Type No S-2A/G Tracker^^^^3/3^^ Super King Air 200T 1 Wessex 60/Wessex HC2 2/4 PA-34 Seneca II MBBM T-34B/C-1 Mentor/Turbo Mentor 2/2 Jetstream T2 HBH Role ASW MRMBHI trans/SAR trng/comms trng/comms MR/trng No 21/11 25/6 33/6 24/6 20 45 60 20 1 15 30 1 1 5/5* Role attack/recce int/trng int/attack/trng attack attack assault trans trans/EW trans trans/EW trans/cmd post trans VIP trans UZBEKISTAN UZBEK AIR FORCE Uzbekistan took over 300 aircraft when the Soviet Union collapsed. Around 60% of the fleet is service able. The Uzbek air force has close links with the Russian air force because of a bilateral agreement between the republic and the CIS High Command. It plans to order five ll-76s upgraded with CFM56 engines, as much to help local industry as to bolster the air force, and it has signed a deal with Sagem to upgrade 12 Mi-24s; 12 Mi-17s could be fitted with the same glass cockpit and new sensors. Type Su-24/MR SU-27P/UB MiG-29A/UB Su-17M/UB Su-25 Frogfoot Mi-24 Hind Mi-8 Hip An-12Cub An-24 Coke An-26 Curl , Mi-6 Hook Mi-26 Halo Tu-134 Crusty II-76 VENEZUELA FUERZA AEREA VENEZOLANAS (AIR FORCE) Venezuela has selected Aermacchi's MB339FD jet trainer to replace its T-2Ds Buckeyes, but has not con cluded a deal. It has also considered 24 K-8s in a deal that would also include 10 Y-12 transports. Caracas is increasing its defence ties with China. Around 40 air craft would be needed for advanced training and light- strike roles. The MB339 deal would have included AMX-T/ATAs for the latter role. Despite its lack of direc tion, the air force did order eight AMX-Ts in September 1999. Subsequently, Venezuela has asked Embraer and IAI to fit the AMX with the Elta EL/M-2032 radar. The aircraft will be delivered to the Brazilian AMX upgrade standard. The Elta radar, FIAR's Grifo and an upgrade of the existing APG-66 are being considered as part of an F-16 upgrade approved in early 2002. A contractor has still to be selected. Singapore Technologies Aerospace upgraded nine CF-5s, which have been redesignated VF-5s, for the Venezuelan air force in 1991-93. Six more could receive the same package. The improvement included a new mission computer, INS navigation, a radar altimeter and a digital communications bus. F-16s were delivered in the early 1980s when the USA was more concerned about Cuba than an arms build-up in Latin America. Venezuela is considering an upgrade for its C-130s. Israel's Mata upgraded the three Bell 214s in 2001. Type No Role F-16A/F-16B^^^^^17/4 int/trng ^^^^ Mirage 50EV/DV 18 int/attack/trng NF-5B/VF-5A/D OV-10A/E Bronco AMX-T C-130H Hercules G222 Mi-17 Hip Bell214ST Bell 412SP UH-1B/D/H AS332B Super Puma AS532AC/UL Cougar SA316BAIouettelll 707-320C Airbus A319CJ Gulfstream I l/l 11 Learjet 35A Cessna 182N Super King Air 200/C C-47 Cessna Citation l/ll Fairchild C-26B Falcon 20 Falcon 50 SF260E EMB312 Tucano VT-34A T-2D Buckeye Pitts S2 6/9/1 8* 5 6 18 3 ••• 2/3/7 7 6/2 2 ^^^ 1 1/1 ••• 7 5 1/1 2 3/1 1 12 28 21 18 4 attackytrng LIF/trng trans trans trans trans trans attack/trans trans trans/VIP attack/comms tanker-trans pres fit pres fit VIP/comms comms comms coms^^^^^^ comms/EW VIP trng trng trng Ifli trng AVIACION DE LA MARINA VENEZOLANA (NAVAL AVIATION) Venezuela's navy was the launch customer for the C212-400 with uprated engines and an electronic flight instrumentation system. The three aircraft were deliv ered in mid-1998. Four Heli-Dyne modified Bell 412s are the most recent deliveries and the navy requires eight ASW-capable machines. Type TH-57A/206B Bell 212ASW C212-200AS/200/400 Heli-Dyne Bell 412EP DHC-7 Dash 7 Cessna 310Q/R Cessna 402B/C King Air E90/King Air 200 Commander 695 No 1/3 8 3/2/3 4 1 1/1 1/1 1/1 1 Role trng/trng ASW ASW/SAR/trans SAR trans/MR liaison liaison VIP/VIP comms EJERCITO VENEZOLANA (ARMY AIR ARM) The Venezuelan army has a substantial transport and liaison fleet of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. The Venezuelan national guard also has an air element, which has received, like the army, 12 PZL M-28s in recent years. Type No Role IAI-201 Arava^^^^^^3^^^^traris^^^^^ BN-2A Islander 1 trans AS-61A^^^^^^^^^^^^trans^^^^^ UH-1H Iroquois/Bell 205A 4/3 trans/trans Bell 4l2SP/E^^^^^^2Qp^^trans^^^^^ Queen Air B80/Beech A651/1 comms King Air 90/Super King Air 1/1 comms/comms Cessna TU206G/T207 2/1 comms/comms Bell 206B/206L1 1/1 comms/comms A109A-2/AM 4/5 comms Cessna 172^^^^^^^^^^^^ comms^^^ Cessna 182 2 trng M-28 Skytruck 13 trans NATIONAL GUARD M-28 Skytruck Bell412/412SP/412EP AS365F Ecureuil Beech E90 King Air/Super King Air Queen Air 80 Cessna U206 Stationair Cessna 402C Bell 206B/L1 fl^^H Enstrom F280FX 12 5/1/6 10 2 1/1 2 1 2 8/1 6 4 tramSHHH trans trans trans comms/comms ^cornrns^^^^^ comms comms/comms comms trng www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 26 NOVEMBER - 2 DECEMBER 2002 77
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