Cartaphilus escribió:¿Todos monoplaza? ¿Y cómo quedará la suma total de Cheetahs y Kfir C10 de Ecuador? (no sé cuántos C10 hay actualmente en servicio)
Cheetah sale to Ecuador worth $78.4m
By Dean Wingrin
Denel Aviation has confirmed that the total contract value of the 12 Cheetah fighter aircraft sold to Ecuador is expected to be $78.4 million.
The recently announced deal provides for five years of support in addition to the acquisition of the aircraft, support equipment, spares and training. CEO of Denel Aviation, Mike Kgobe, confirmed that the cost of the initial acquisition is $43.4 million and South African industry would receive a further $7 million per annum for support, with a total contract value of $78.4 million.
“The deal has a benefit for the specialist South African support industry which cannot be underestimated. Their involvement is crucial to ensuring the delivery and support success of the programme over the support period,” Kgobe said.
According to the Commander in Chief of the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana (FAE), Brigadier General Leonardo Barreiro, the investment in acquiring the ex-South African Air Force aircraft is $80 million. Barreiro explained that the modernised South African aircraft would replace the twelve obsolete Mirage F1 fighters which the FAE has operated since 1979 and have completed their useful life.
“Our pilots travelled to South Africa to fly the aircraft and verify the aircrafts´ condition. Their report ratified that they are in good condition,” emphasised Barreiro.
The SAAF started the withdrawal of the Cheetah aircraft in the late 1990’s, with the retired aircraft utilised to support the remaining aircraft. The final aircraft were only to be retired once all the Swedish Gripens purchased under the Strategic Defence package acquisition programme had been delivered in 2012. However, the remaining 11 Cheetah C single-seat and five Cheetah D dual-seat aircraft were phased out in April 2008 to save costs. The Gripens are still in the process of being delivered, with the final delivery expected in 2012.
Both single seat and dual seat Cheetah form part of the Ecuadorian package, with ten Cheetah C and two Cheetah D being included in the package. It is expected that the first of the aircraft will arrive to Ecuador during the first quarter of 2011, once the periods stipulated in the Law of Public Contract have been fulfilled.
The Cheetah upgrade of the French Mirage III was developed by Denel Aviation and is based on the Israeli Kfir fighter, itself a development of the Mirage III. The modernisation consisted of a complete renovation of the airframe, implementation of fixed canards, two new weapon points on the wings, a new in-flight refuelling intake, new ejection seats and a more powerful engine. It also included more sophisticated avionics, radar and self protection. It is widely assumed that the two-seat Cheetah D was converted from existing SAAF Mirage III and Israeli Kfir stocks, while all the single-seat Cheetah C airframes were obtained from Israel.
According to Wikipeadia, the FAE has 13 Kfir C.2 and TC.2 (single and duel-seat aircraft respectively) in service, from 18 obtained directly from Israel. At least eight have already been upgraded to the latest Kfir C.10 version, known in Ecuador as the Kfir CE.
According to the FAE, the Cheetah is compatible in their electronics and weapons systems with the Israeli Kfir CE and will thus complement their supersonic fleet.
The Doors escribió:
Cheetah sale to Ecuador worth $78.4m
By Dean Wingrin
Denel Aviation has confirmed that the total contract value of the 12 Cheetah fighter aircraft sold to Ecuador is expected to be $78.4 million.
The recently announced deal provides for five years of support in addition to the acquisition of the aircraft, support equipment, spares and training. CEO of Denel Aviation, Mike Kgobe, confirmed that the cost of the initial acquisition is $43.4 million and South African industry would receive a further $7 million per annum for support, with a total contract value of $78.4 million.
“The deal has a benefit for the specialist South African support industry which cannot be underestimated. Their involvement is crucial to ensuring the delivery and support success of the programme over the support period,” Kgobe said.
According to the Commander in Chief of the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana (FAE), Brigadier General Leonardo Barreiro, the investment in acquiring the ex-South African Air Force aircraft is $80 million. Barreiro explained that the modernised South African aircraft would replace the twelve obsolete Mirage F1 fighters which the FAE has operated since 1979 and have completed their useful life.
“Our pilots travelled to South Africa to fly the aircraft and verify the aircrafts´ condition. Their report ratified that they are in good condition,” emphasised Barreiro.
The SAAF started the withdrawal of the Cheetah aircraft in the late 1990’s, with the retired aircraft utilised to support the remaining aircraft. The final aircraft were only to be retired once all the Swedish Gripens purchased under the Strategic Defence package acquisition programme had been delivered in 2012. However, the remaining 11 Cheetah C single-seat and five Cheetah D dual-seat aircraft were phased out in April 2008 to save costs. The Gripens are still in the process of being delivered, with the final delivery expected in 2012.
Both single seat and dual seat Cheetah form part of the Ecuadorian package, with ten Cheetah C and two Cheetah D being included in the package. It is expected that the first of the aircraft will arrive to Ecuador during the first quarter of 2011, once the periods stipulated in the Law of Public Contract have been fulfilled.
The Cheetah upgrade of the French Mirage III was developed by Denel Aviation and is based on the Israeli Kfir fighter, itself a development of the Mirage III. The modernisation consisted of a complete renovation of the airframe, implementation of fixed canards, two new weapon points on the wings, a new in-flight refuelling intake, new ejection seats and a more powerful engine. It also included more sophisticated avionics, radar and self protection. It is widely assumed that the two-seat Cheetah D was converted from existing SAAF Mirage III and Israeli Kfir stocks, while all the single-seat Cheetah C airframes were obtained from Israel.
According to Wikipeadia, the FAE has 13 Kfir C.2 and TC.2 (single and duel-seat aircraft respectively) in service, from 18 obtained directly from Israel. At least eight have already been upgraded to the latest Kfir C.10 version, known in Ecuador as the Kfir CE.
According to the FAE, the Cheetah is compatible in their electronics and weapons systems with the Israeli Kfir CE and will thus complement their supersonic fleet.
Denel Aviation has confirmed
signed by Denel Aviation CEO Mike Kgobe in Ecuador's capital, Quito.
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Ecuador compra 12 aviones Cheetah por USD 74 millones
13:41 - miércoles 15/12/2010
Un total de USD 74 4 millones le costará al Ecuador los 12 aviones de guerra Cheetah que compró a Sudáfrica.
Los aviones eran de la Fuerza Armada de Sudáfrica y estaban sin uso desde el 2008. La compra supone también el acuerdo con la empresa constructora Denel para que preste mantenimiento a los artefactos por cinco años, a un valor de USD 7 millones anuales.
El acuerdo entre el gobierno ecuatoriano y la empresa Denel Aviation fue anunciado el lunes, según la prensa sudafricana y varias publicaciones en línea especializadas en temas militares.
"El contrato tiene un beneficio para la Denel que no puede ser subestimada", le dijo a la publicación Defense Web el presidente de Denel Aviation, Mike Kgobe.
La misma publicación recoge una declaración del comandante de las Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana (FAE), general Leonardo Barreiro según la cual la compra le cuesta al Ecuador USD 80 millones.
Según Barreiro estos 12 Cheetah reemplazarán los 12 Mirage obsoletos que la FAE ha operado desde 1979. "Nuestros pilotos viajaron a Sudáfrica para volar en los aviones y verificar sus condiciones. El reporte dice que los aviones están en buenas condiciones", le dijo Barreiro a Defense Web.
La publicación señala que la Fuerza Aérea Sudafricana ya no utiliza los Cheetah y que el proceso de descarte de esos aviones comenzó en 1990.
Los 12 Cheetah que compra el Ecuador han estado embodegados desde el 2008 en que fueron dados de baja por la Fuerza Aérea de Sudáfrica, agrega por su lado el sitio AllAfrica.com.
El Gobierno de Sudáfrica había sacado de circulación a los Cheetahs fabricados por Denel luego de que se compró una nueva flota de aviones de combate a la empresa sueca Saab Gripen.
Los aviones que adquiere Ecuador fueron puestos a la venta por Armscor, la agencia estatal responsable de la venta de desechos militares, agrega AllAfrica.com.
Según Defense Web los Cheetah son versiones del Mirage francés y del Kfir israelí. Agrega que estos 12 aviones que comprará el Ecuador son artefactos reconstruidos a partir de piezas de Mirage III de la Fuerza Aérea de Sudáfrica y de Kfir de Israel.
Jorge Gonzales escribió:Existen mas de 10 años de diferencia entre uno y otro, si bien un Chettah C es un Mirage III "C.10", veras que un CE tiene un cockpit "mas moderno" si bien las capacidades son identicas, lo mismo pasa con los C.10 de la FAC, esos MFD´s que ves alli, simplemente no existian cuando el Chettah C se creo, ni hablar de las mas pequeñas con alta resolucion que reemplazan los instrumentos "a reloj" que se ve en el Chettah C, pero no los ves en un CE, peor en un C.10.
Como ejemplo, un caso concreto, los A-29B de la FAC vs los de la FAE, son el mismo avion, mismas capacidades, PERO, las cabinas son distintas al tener los de la FAE un 3er MFD en la cabina del piloto, que reemplaza todo el cluster de instrumentos analogos que el de la FAC si posee, PERO son el mismo aparato.
Saludos
JG
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