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Directory i in 2002, while the UH-1s arrived at the end of 2001. The Colombian government has also financed purchas es of UH-60s. Some are armed, and were selected in preference to multirole versions of the USMC's AH-1W. An upgrade programme has also been agreed for at least 9 Mi-17s. One ex-Italian air force C-130H was acquired during 2004 and Spain is selling two C-212s to Colombia. Many fixed-wing aircraft types were acquired after confiscation in drugs-related operations. Fleet review Satena, a paramilitary airline, serves remote locations where commercial services are not viable. It operates Dornier 328s, C-212s, BAe 748s and a range of other regional transports. The Colombian navy air arm has a limited capability with only a handful of helicopters and a few fixed-wing liaison aircraft. Several private security companies also operate helicopters to help protect oil infrastructure from guerrilla attacks. FUERZA AEREA COLOMBIANA (AIR FORCE) Type Active Stored Order/Req COMBAT AIRCRAFT KfirC7/TC-7 10/1 Mirage 5COA/COR/COD 11 A-37B/T-37 AC-47/AC-47T OV-10A Bronco IA58A Pucara TRANSPORT C-130B/H/H-30 C-47/C-117D IAI-201 Arava 707-373C F28-1000 EMB-110P ERJ-145ER 727 __^ 757-74V 757 ^^^^^ DHC-2 Beaver C-212-300 Aviocar PA-23 Aztec PA-34R Seneca PA-31 Navaio/T Beech Baron Queen Air B80 Cessna 208/210 Cessna 310 Cessna 337/4020441/404 3/ Beech Bonanza Citation II King Air/Super King Air Commander 600/980 Gavilian 358 CN-235 C-26HIH COMBAT HELICOPTER MD500 Schweizer SA2-37A Bell205A-1/UH-1B/H Bell 212/Bell 412 UH-60A/UH-60L Bell 206L-3 LongRanger 15 6/2/32 13/2 8/15 2 TRAINING AIRCRAFT/HELICOPTERS T-27/AT-27 Tucano 14 T-34A/B Mentor 10 T-41D Mescalero 12 Enstrom F28F 12 AVIACION NAVAL ARMADA DE COLOMBIA (NAVY AIR ARM) Type TRANSPORT PA-31 Navaio King Air 707 CN-235-200 Cessna 206 PA-28 Cherokee Active 4 1 3 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER Bell 412 BO105CB 7 2 Stored Order/Req 2 j^m——n_gnwHB AS555SN Fennec 2 EJERCITO DE COLOMBIANA (ARMY) Type Active Stored TRANSPORT .^^^^^^^^ Convair 580 1 Commander 500/1000 1/2 Gulfstream 1000 4 Super King Air/C90/200 1/1/2 PA-31 Navaio Hi PA-34 Seneca 4 PA-28 Cherokee 4 U206 Stationair 2 COMBAT HELICOPTER UH-60L 21 UH-1N 30 UH-1H 25 Mi-17MD/V/170/8MTV 5/2/11 TRAINING AIRCRAFT Order/Req 11/2 COMOROS MILITARY AVIATION This small group of islands off the coast of East Africa has a military aviation element. Operational activity Government forces thwarted a coup in February 2003. Procurement No procurement is planned. Fleet review The air arm is based at the nation's capital Moroni and flies a Cessna 402B, SN-601, AS350B and three SF260W trainers. REPUBLIC OF CONGO FORCE AERIENNE CONGOLAISE (AIR FORCE) Instability from domestic rebels and spill over the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has involved the country's armed forces in low level counter-insurgency operations. Operational activity Remnants of the civil war militias, known as Ninjas, continued to fight government forces until a peace deal was signed in March 2003. Procurement The Congo's latest acquisition is an Mi-26 heavylift heli copter, although it is likely the machine is operated by a Russian company on the air force's behalf. Fleet review All its jets, however, are believed to be unserviceable, with most stored in the open. Type Active Stored Order/Req MIG-21bis/MF/UM MiG-17F TRANSPORT An-24 11-14 Cessna 310 C-47 Nord 2501 727 J^^^m 7 11 •M 2 1 COMBAT HELICOPTER SA365 Dauphin SA316 Mi-26 j^^^H 1 2 1 1 TRAINING AIRCRAFT MiG-15UTI 2/5/1 CHI 8 1 HjgjjggH^g 1 AIR FORCE The former Zaire had a small air force before civil war engulfed the country, leading to a change of govern ment in July 1997. EU peacekeepers were deployed by air to the country's eastern border region in mid-2003 to contain ethnic violence. They have since been replaced by a 10,000-strong UN force. Operational activity Cross-border fighting continues in the east of the coun try but the air force has limited ability to be involved. Procurement Up to 10 Su-25s were delivered from Georgia and reports suggest that 22 Mi-24s have been ordered, with perhaps eight delivered. Libya has also donated MiG-23s. Fleet review It is unlikely that much of the fleet is serviceable. Type Active Stored Order/Req COMBAT AIRCRAFT SU-25TK MiG-23 Mirage 5 MB326GB/MB326K TRANSPORT DHC-5D Buffalo C-47 Dakota Cessna 310R An-26 C-212-200 BN-2A Islander C-130H 727-100 COMBAT HELICOPTER AS352 Super Puma 1 SA316 Alouette III 2 SA330 Puma Mi-24/35 Mi-6 TRAINING AIRCRAFT SF260MZ^^^^^^ Reims Cessna FRA150 T-28 9 COSTA RICA GUARDIA CIVIL SECCION AEREA (CIVIL GUARD) As Costa Rica has not had armed forces since the end of a civil war in 1948, the air arm is part of the Policia de Fronteras, one of five elements of the public securi ty ministry. Operational activity No major operational activity has occurred over the past year. Procurement No major procurement activity has occurred over the past year. Fleet review Costa Rica's air arm is plagued by poor serviceability. Type TRANSPORT Cessna 0-2A Cessna U206G PA-31 Navaio PA-34 Seneca DHC-7A Caribou Active Stored 8 4 2 3 Order/Req WKBBHm COMBAT HELICOPTER MD 500E 2 UH-1B 2 Hughes 269/369 CROATIA HRVATSKE ZRACNE SNAGE (AIR FORCE) The Croatian air force was formed in the third quarter of 1991 after the former Yugoslav republic declared independence. Its main combat type, the MiG-21, was initially modified, including integration of new weapons, by the Croatian aviation industry. Since the end of the Kosovo war in 1999, the former Yugoslav republics have been able to normalise diplomatic relations and military tension has considerably reduced. Croatia is pushing to enter the EU and NATO. Operational activity Routine training and patrol tasks are now the main activity of the air force. Procurement A further MiG-21 upgrade by Israeli companies has been on and off since the late 1990s, but in early 2002 Croatia signed a deal with Romania's Aerostar for 12 single seaters and for the purchase of four MiG-21 UMs for upgrade. The first examples have been returned to Zagreb. The aircraft that are not upgraded will be dis posed of. Fifteen Mi-8s and Mi-24s were also reported ly sent to Poland for overhaul and possible upgrade around the same time. A requirement exists to replace 52 16-22 NOVEMBER 2004 FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL www.flightinternational.com
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