Armée Mexicaine / Mexican Armed Forces / Fuerzas Armadas de Mexico

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Mexican Air Force F-5E/F Tiger II

Mexican Defense Expenditure Grew at a CAGR of 8.6%

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source: http://www.asdnews.com/news-46695/Mexican_Defense_Expenditure_Grew_at_a_CAGR_of_86__.htm#ixzz2F4JeA8Rk

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The Military Industry of Mexico and the Mexican Secretariat of National Defence, have started local production of the first batch of 100 4x4 armoured vehicles personnel carrier DN-XI for an amount of $27.1 million. The DN-XI vehicle was seen for the first time during the military parade for the celebrations of 202 years of Mexico independence.
Wednesday , December 19, 2012, 02:06 PM
http://www.armyrecognition.com/december_2012_new_army_military_defence_industry/index.php

ARM Montez Azules ( BAL01 ) le nouveau LST de construction nationale est en escale au Chilie

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SEDENA officials confirm the seizure of 58 AK-47 rifles heading south on the MX-85 Highway in Tamaulipas. Officials say that a semi trailer carrying the weapons cargo was going thru a Federal Government customs inner checkpoint known as "kilometer 26" which is located on the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway but was manned by Army troops, soldiers ordered an inspection of the trailer which they discovered the weapons cargo and immediately arrested the driver.

Le cartel ne rigole pas

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Residents greet Mexican army soldiers as they enter the town of La Ruana, Michoacan, Mexico, Monday, May 20, 2013. Residents of western Mexico towns who endured months besieged by a drug cartel are cheering the arrival of hundreds of Mexican army troops. A growing number of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, killings and kidnappings in a region wracked by violence.

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Third Damen Stan Patrol Spa 4207 patrol vessel for Mexican Navy

The Mexican Navy has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the design and material package of a Damen Stan Patrol 4207, including technical assistance. Construction of the vessel will start in the summer of 2013 at ASTIMAR 1 (Tampico), one of the five naval shipyards of Astilleros de la Secretaría de Marina.
The vessels are designed to perform patrol duties in designated areas. Other clients who operate similar vessels in the region include navies and coast guards of Jamaica, Barbados, the Dutch Caribbean, Honduras and the Canadian Coast Guard.

When it comes to maritime defence and security, Damen offers a portfolio of proven vessels ranging from 7m - 200m. Damen designs and delivers Frigates, Corvettes, (high-speed) Inshore and Offshore Patrol Vessels, Auxiliary Ships (such as Landing Platform Docks), Interceptors and many other types.

The Spa 4207 patrol vessel will be the third of its class. The previous two vessels, ARM Tenochtitlan (PC-331) and ARM Teotihuacan (PC-332), started construction in 2011 and were delivered mid-2012.

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Veracruz - Mai 2013

Manuel Azueta ( D-111 )



Oaxaca ( P-161 )

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Ukraine seeks to export military equipment to Mexico
(Xinhua)
20:21, June 19, 2013

KIEV, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine is seeking to supply tanks and armored vehicles to Mexico, the Ukroboronprom state defense company said on Wednesday.

Ukroboronprom is ready to offer Mexico armored personnel carriers APC-3E1 and APC-4, "Oplot" and "Bulat" tanks, precision-guided weapons, and other products, said Ukroboronprom Director General Sergey Gromov.

As Mexico still uses Soviet-made aviation equipment, Ukroboronprom is ready to take part in renovation and modernization of such machinery, said Gromov.

He also said that Ukraine and Mexico have great potential in technical cooperation in the military filed, particularly in joint production of precision-guided weapons.

According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Ukraine exported arms worth 1.334 billion U.S. dollars last year, making it the world's fourth largest arms supplier.

Fremo a écrit:

Veracruz - Mai 2013

Manuel Azueta ( D-111 )

   aw un destroyer de la 2eme GM

le mexique a une armée obsolete,il a la chance d´etre voisin et atelier des yankees,il est sous sa parapluie

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MEXICO CITY — Authorities say Mexican soldiers(97th Infantry Battalion) killed 13 gunmen in a clash in the northern state of Zacatecas. Zacatecas state prosecutors’ spokesman Jorge Flores says soldiers also seized several automatic rifles and vehicles. Flores said Thursday’s clash took place in a remote area of the town of Sombrerete. Zacatecas Attorney General Arturo Nahle told Milenio Television a gunman survived and told authorities he belongs to the Gulf drug cartel.

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Mexican army captures Zetas head
One of Mexico's most wanted drug lords has been captured: Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, also known as "Z-40."

Trevino Morales, leader of the brutal Los Zetas cartel, was caught Sunday by Mexico Marines in his hometown of Nuevo Laredo, just over the U.S. border, CBS News has learned.

The U.S. State Department had offered a $5 million reward for Trevino Morales.

The Zetas cartel is among Mexico's most violent drug organizations, notorious for civilian killings and beheadings. Is leaders ordered the killing of 72 undocumented immigrants in 2010 in what is known as the San Fernando massacre. More recently in May, the Mexican army said their leaders ordered underlings to leave 49 mutilated bodies in a northern Mexico town square

Trevino Morales' brother, Jose, was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Texas for using a racetrack to hide illegal drug profits for his brothers.

Las Zetas is one of eight major, rival drug cartels involved in an ongoing conflict for regional control.

Another horse ranch in Oklahoma was raided in June under suspicions it also hosted a money-laundering operation for Miguel Angel Trevino Morales.



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-...evino-morales/

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EADS North America to Provide Support and Service to Four CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Mexican Navy

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 26, 2013) - EADS North America will deliver contractor logistics support and service (CLSS) to four CN235-300 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) for Mexican Navy. The CLSS contract consists of one base year with four one-year options. The contract includes a field service representative to provide on-site technical support, management of parts and depot maintenance.

EADS North America delivered the four Airbus Military CN235-300 MPAs to the Mexican Navy in 2011 and 2012 under a U.S. Coast Guard managed foreign military sales agreement. The CN235-300 MPAs enhance Mexico's ability to support the Mérida Initiative, a cooperative security arrangement between the U.S., Mexico and Central American countries. The aircraft's missions include homeland security, search and rescue, military readiness, cargo and personnel transport, drug interdiction and maritime environmental protection.

"This aircraft is playing a vital role serving American security interests, and we're proud to continue to support this key foreign military sales initiative for the U.S. government," said Sean O'Keefe, EADS North America Chairman and CEO.

The MPA configuration of the CN235-300 incorporates the latest technology developed for surveillance over the sea. The combination of a forward-looking infrared system and search radar allows the aircraft to locate and track ships to conduct thorough patrols of a coastline. The Automatic Identification System and the Fully Integrated Tactical System (FITS) help make this aircraft the ideal tool to carry out military surveillance missions for the Mexican Navy. The FITS was developed by Airbus Military and ensures that the extensive data gathered by the aircraft's onboard sensors can easily be used by the crew to execute their mission.

The U.S Coast Guard employs the CN235-300 in the HC-144A Ocean Sentry variant.

http://www.marketwired.com

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 T-6C supplémentaires pour le Mexique !


Wichita, au Kansas Beechcraft Corporation a annoncé la vente de 6 avions T-6C destinés à la Force aérienne du Mexique (FAM), le contrat comprend également les pièces et support destinés au personnel de maintenance FAM.


Cette commande fait suite à une commande initiale de six T-6C datant de janvier 2012  Ces six T- 6C  constituent une autre étape dans le remplacement vieillissement PC-7 la flotte de la FAM . Beechcraft ayant été choisi par le Mexique, car la société Suisse Pilatus ne pouvaient proposer un appareil armé.


Le T-6 « Texan II » :

Le Hawker-Beechcraft T-6B « Texan II»  est la version la plus moderne disponible de la gamme T6, le cockpit comprend un Head-Up Display (HUD) couplé avec  panneau de configuration Up-Front (UFCP), et Hands-On Throttle and Stick, soit le système mains sur manettes et manche. Le T-6B dispose d’une avionique  avec écrans EFIS et système d’enregistrement des données de vol numérique. Le T-6B est un avion d'entraînement primaire qui permet un enseignement de base aux procédures de vol et aux instruments et permet d’effectuer les figures d’introduction à la  voltige.

Le Beechcraft T-6 «Texan II» est un aéronef à turbopropulseur monomoteur construit par la Raytheon Aircraft Company (maintenant Hawker-Beechcraft). Basé sur une cellule de Pilatus PC-9.

Le T-6 est un développement du Pilatus PC-9, modifiés de manière significative par Beechcraft en vue d'entrer dans le système commun de formation primaire d'aéronef (JPATS) prévu pour les Forces aériennes américaines. Des modifications mineures ont été introduites sur la cellule d’un PC-9, mais des conflits entrer l’USAF et la Navy ont entraîné des retards et des augmentations de coûts (par rapport aux estimations initiales de 3,9 millions à près de 6 millions dollars par avion). De plus, le T-6 se retrouve avec un surpoids de 22% vis-à-vis du PC-9 initial.

Le modèle T-6C est le même que le modèle que le  « B » mais permet l’emplois d’armes de bord, telles que : canons, roquettes et bombes.

http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2013/10/29/t-6c-supplementaires-pour-le-mexique-854212.html

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Mexico; Navy to allocate $ 5.6 million in 2014 for UAV development

The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) from Mexico will invest around $ 5.6 million in unmanned aircraft (UAV, by its acronym in English), next year. Investment will also be used to equip a laboratory which serves to keep them in perfect operating condition.



The federal agency filed two investment projects the secretariat of finance and public credit (SHCP) to purchase equipment that will improve and develop naval search and reconnaissance operations. implementation of the programme will allow the Semar having an unmanned aerial system that will reduce the costs of Navy operations.

http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8567:mexico-navy-to-allocate-56-million-in-2014-for-uav-development&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58

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Mexican Navy Inks Another Contract for Damen Stan Patrol 4207




In November 2013 the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group (the Netherlands) signed another contract for a Damen Stan Patrol 4207.

 
The Mexican Navy already operates two similar Patrol Vessels and has currently two ships under construction in their shipyard ‘Astillero de Marina Numero 1’ in Tampico, which is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
The vessel is the fifth one of the Tenochtitlan-class and will be constructed by the Mexican Navy, while Damen will supply a partial material package and technical assistance. The steel for the hull and part of the piping will be acquired by the Mexican Navy. Keel laying is expected to be early 2014. The vessel will be named ‘Uxmal’, after an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatan peninsula.



This project is another example of how Damen, through its ‘building on site’ programme (i.e. Damen Technical Cooperation), enables customers to build high quality vessels in their own yards, gaining experience and being able to contribute to the development of the local shipbuilding industry. This concept has proven to be successful over thirty years in five continents in different market segments.

http://navaltoday.com/2013/12/11/mexican-navy-inks-another-contract-for-damen-stan-patrol-4207/

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CAE to supply T-6C ground-based training system to Mexican Air Force

CAE has been awarded a contract for delivery of a T-6C ground-based training system (GBTS) to the Mexican Air Force (FAM).
 
Awarded by Beechcraft, the contract is part of a series of contracts, having a combined value of more than C$110m ($101.8m) to supply a range of training systems and services to multiple defence customers.
 
Under the contract, the company will develop and deliver a comprehensive T-6C GBTS to FAM's Zopapan Air Base near Guadalajara, Mexico.
 
CAE Defence and Security Group president Gene Colabatistto said the company has a skilled and experienced training systems integrator with the proven capability to deliver comprehensive, integrated training solutions.

''We are encouraged by the pipeline of global opportunities we have in front of us in both the traditional defence market as well as adjacencies such as public safety and security," Colabatistto said.
 
Featuring a T-6C operational flight trainer (OFT), computer-based classroom training systems and courseware, the GBTS forms part of an overall training solution Beechcraft is supplying to FAM that includes 12 T-6C+ military trainer aircraft.
 
The T-6C OFT will feature a high-fidelity replica of the T-6C cockpit, with a fully-enclosed 270° by 70° field-of-view display system driven by the CAE Medallion-6000 image generator.
 
Equipped with the CAE-developed common database (CDB), the T-6C OFT will support night-vision goggle (NGV) training, and is designed with the latest technologies to support training that progresses to fourth and fifth generation lead-in trainer and fighter platforms.
 
Delivery is scheduled to take place in 2015.
 
An upgraded variant of the Hawker T-6 military trainer aircraft used by the US Air Force (USAF) and Navy, the T-6C+ is designed to carry external stores and deliver practice weapons for training purposes.
 
The contracts also include a new programme to provide Beechcraft T-44C aircrew training for the US Navy and a foreign military sale (FMS) order for the supply of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter simulator to the Royal Danish Navy.

http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newscae-to-supply-t-6c-ground-based-training-system-to-mexican-air-force-4158318

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Mexico signs for unmanned Dominators

Aeronautics has signed a contract to supply two Dominator XP unmanned air systems to the armed forces of Mexico.

Based on Diamond Aircraft's twin-engined DA42, the Dominator XP has a flight endurance of 28h and is capable of carrying a 300kg (660lb) payload. The modified aircraft can be flown to an altitude of up to 30,000ft (9,150m) and has a top speed of 190kt (351km/h).

A first export sale of the type was made in mid-2011, shortly after Aeronautics had secured clearance from Israel's defence ministry. One Dominator XP is currently operated by CAE in Alma, Quebec, and is being used to support Project "Miskam", which is aimed at evaluating the use of UAS in civil airspace.

The reported new sale to Mexico follows a recent marketing effort to offer the converted aircraft with a variety of payloads. Aeronautics declines to comment on the matter.

As recently reported by Flightglobal, Aeronautics is currently evaluating the conversion of additional manned aircraft types for unmanned operations.

http://www.flightglobal.com

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Airbus A400M to tour Mexico


An Airbus A400M Atlas strategic transport is scheduled to visit Mexico 23-28 March as part of a tour to promote the aircraft to the Mexican armed forces.
The visit is a follow-up to negotiations with Spanish Minister of Defence Pedro Morenes in November 2013 that included agreements to increase training, sharing of best practices, and industrial co-operation.
The Mexican armed forces already operate a substantial Airbus fleet. The Mexican Air Force (FAM) operates six C295M transports with another four on order, while the navy operates six C295M, six CN235MP Persuader maritime patrol aircraft, and has another four Persuaders on order.

http://www.janes.com/article/35653/airbus-a400m-to-tour-mexico