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Les aéronefs au service des forces armées boliviennes...

Air:

2x AS350B3 Ecureuil
17x AT-33A Silver Star
2x BAe146-100
2x Beech 35 Bonanza
2x Beech 55 Baron
4x Beech 200 King Air
1x Bell 212
1x BT-67
6x C-130H Hercules
1x C-212 Aviocar
10x Ce-152
2x Ce-172H Skyhawk
2x Ce-185 Skywagon
11x Ce-206 Stationair
4x Ce-210 Centurion
1x Ce-310
1x Ce-402B
1x Ce-421B Golden Eagle
2x CV-580
1x DC-10-10F
2x Dhruv
4x Fokker 27-400M
1x Lancair 320
2x Learjet 25
2x MA60
10x MD500M
2x PA-34 Seneca
9x PC-7
2x SA315B Lama
1x Sabreliner 60
6x T-25 Universal
21x T-34B Mentor
12x UH-1H Iroquois

Terre:

1x Beech 90 King Air
1x Beech 200 King Air
4x Ce-206 Stationair
1x Ce-421B Golden Eagle

Marine:

1x Ce-206G Stationair
1x Ce-402C

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Bolivian Armed Forces demonstrate new tactics in joint exercise

Jonathan Olguin, Guadalajara, Mexico - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
04 August 2016


A long-awaited military exercise was conducted by the Bolivian Armed Forces in central Bolivia, 129 km from the city of Cochabamba, and displayed a new training concept implemented last year.

Operation 'Estamos Juntos /Khuska Kasanca 2016' ran 1-4 August and emphasised service interoperability in conventional and unconventional operations.

As part of the exercise a capabilities demonstration - attended by political authorities, the joint chiefs, and media - included deployment of 750 military personnel from the three services, of which about 200 were air force aircrews and support personnel and 95 belonged to the navy.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Gary Bleichner, an army spokesman, the scenario involved a "hypothetical response to an extra-national force that had invaded and occupied an area of the national territory, with the goal of taking control of our strategic [natural] resources, and was able to previously neutralise the command, control, and communications capabilities of our forces.

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France offers to Bolivia TB 30 Epsilon light military trainer aircraft
Aug 12, 2016125


France has offered to the government of Bolivia the proposal to supply training aircraft Socata TB 30 Epsilon and vessels for the Navy, among other military equipment. That was reported by www.infodefensa.com.

“We have a contract to provide military radars, it will give Bolivia sovereignty in the air and security”, and it is expected that the proposal for “the provision of 16 aircraft is accepted to train the staff of the Air Force and boats for the Bolivian Navy and many other things, “said the charge d’affaires of the French Embassy in Bolivia, Jean Pierre Pauly.

TB-30 Epsilon is a single-engine basic military trainer aircraft designed and developed by France-based EADS Socata (formerly known as Aerospatiale) for the French Air Force (FAF). It was derived from the TB-10 Tobago light aircraft. Approximately 174 Epsilons were produced between 1983 and 1989.

Operators of the aircraft include the French Air Force, Portuguese Air Force, Togolese Air Force and Senegalese Air Force.


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Bolivian military opens 'Anti-Imperialist Command School'
Jonathan R Olguin, Guadalajara, Mexico - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
18 August 2016
On 17 August President Evo Morales Ayma inaugurated the Bolivian Armed Forces´ Anti-Imperialist Command School.

The facilities, in Santa Rosa del Paquío (Santa Cruz department), for the school's campus were established in what was previously the armed forces 'United Nations Peacekeeping Training Programme' that ceased functioning after Bolivia ended its commitment to the UN's Haiti mission in late 2014.

According to the Bolivian vice-president, Bolivia has declined participating in upcoming peacekeeping deployments in Africa or the Middle East due to political considerations.

Attendants at the school's inauguration included defence ministers from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Ecuador, as well as military attachés from other states.

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Russia, Bolivia Sign Deal on Military Cooperation at Army-2016 Expo

Russia and Bolivia signed an agreement on military cooperation on the sidelines of the Army-2016 military forum held in Kubinka near Moscow



KUBINKA (Moscow Region) (Sputnik) — Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Minister of National Defense of Bolivia Reymi Ferreira signed an agreement on military cooperation on the sidelines of the Army-2016 military forum held in Kubinka near Moscow.

"I hope that the signing of the agreement will be a good guarantee for our prospects of military cooperation. This document will provide a solid legal basis for further military, and I hope in the future, for military-technical cooperation," Shoigu said at the signing ceremony. Ferreira in his turn thanked Shoigu for the invitation to the international military-technical forum and conveyed "best regards" from President Evo Morales. He stressed that strengthening military cooperation was very important for Bolivia. "We know about the high quality of Russian weapons, and, moreover, we are interested in developing relations in other spheres," the Bolivian minister said. The Army-2016 forum organized by the Russian Defense Ministry kicked off earlier in the day and will last through Sunday. The forum is held in the military-themed Patriot Park near Moscow and in a number of locations in Russian military districts.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/military/20160906/1045005519/russia-bosnia-military-cooperation.html

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16/09/2016

La Bolivie mécontente de ses hélicoptères Z-9 chinois !




La Chine a livré 6 hélicoptères Harbin Z-9 à l'armée bolivienne le 12 septembre 2014. Ces appareils avaient été achetés sur la base d’un contrat d’une valeur de 108 millions de dollars. Les équipements connexes comprenaient des pièces de rechange, mais aucune arme ni capteurs d’imagerie. Les 6 hélicoptères chinois Harbin Z-9 sont basés à Chimoré avec un détachement de maintenance à Cochabamba.

Beaucoup de problèmes :

Un rapport d’utilisation de la Force aérienne bolivienne dénonce plusieurs problèmes lors de la mise en service de l’appareil. En service depuis deux années, les résultats du Z-9 sont particulièrement mitigés.

Selon le rapport, la formation sur l’appareil n’a pas été suffisante pour les pilotes mais également pour les équipes de maintenance. De plus, des problèmes d’entretien sont apparus rapidement. Les équipes de maintenance doivent faire face à de nombreuses pannes à répétitions dues à des pièces défectueuses.

Le Harbin Z-9 :

L’hélicoptère de transport Harbin Z-9 ne vous rappelle-t-il pas un autre appareil ? Le Harbin Z-9 est un appareil construit par la société Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation à partir de kit d’AS 365N « Dauphin » fourni par Aérospatiale devenu Eurocopter. Le premier vol du Z-9 a eu lieu en 1981. En 1988 commença l’assemblage du premier Z-9B Haitun équivalent de l’AS 365 N2 et dont la majeure partie des pièces (70%) étaient produites en Chine. Le premier Z-9B vola pour la première fois en 1992 et entra en service en 1994. Contrairement à l’AS 365 N dont le rotor anti-couple comporte 13 pales, celui du Z-9B n’en compte que 11.
Il existe plusieurs versions du Z-9B. Dans sa version de base il peut transporter au maximum 10 soldats. Dans sa variante anti-char/appui, Z-9W (WZ-9), il est doté d’une optique sur le toit et de pylônes d’emport sur les flancs. Une version plus récente du Z-9W est dotée d’un FLIR sous le nez de l’appareil. Il peut emporter comme armement un pod canon de 23 mm ou de 12,7 mm des missiles antichar HJ-8 (maximum 8 ), de paniers de roquettes de 57 mm et de 90 mm ainsi que des missiles air-air TY-90 à guidage infrarouge d’une porte de six kilomètres.
Le Z-9C est la version « navalisée » du Z-9 en service dans l’aéronavale chinoise. Il est équipé d’un sonar et d’un radar de surface KLC11 en bande J. Il peut emporter deux torpilles ou des missiles mer-mer C701 Il y aurait environ 200 Z-9 en service.


Photos : 1 Harbin Z-9 bolivien @ Ejercito de bolivia 2  Z-9 chnois @ PLAAF

http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2016/09/16/la-bolivie-mecontente-de-ses-helicopteres-z-9-chinois-862110.html  

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Bolivian Air Force receives first Zlin aircraft


Jonathan Olguin, Guadalajara, Mexico - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

18 November 2016


The Bolivian Air Force on 16 November officially received its first two Zlin Z242L aerobatic trainer aircraft ordered in May.

As previously reported by IHS Jane's, the air force is to receive nine units as part of a USD3.3 million package that includes instructor training and a basic technical/parts support.

The two aircraft arrived to El Trompillo airport in Santa Cruz on 11 November, and were promptly reassembled by a team of Czech technicians and pilots and their Bolivian counterparts. The aircraft were then jointly flight and ground tested.

Some of the Zlin personnel will remain in Bolivia as the remaining aircraft are expected to arrive throughout December and January, although deliveries may extend to the first quarter of 2017.

The reassembly process is taking place at the Bolivian Air Force's Centro de Industria y Tecnología Aeroespacial (CITA), a research centre created in 2012 but that had been inactive since 2015.

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The Bolivian Air Force has received its first two Zlin Z242L trainers. (Bolivian Information Agency)

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Bolivian Army receives tactical vehicles, communications equipment


Jonathan Olguin, Mexico City - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

28 December 2016


The Bolivian Army has received 50 modified 2016 Toyota Hilux pickup trucks adapted for tactical transport and border control duties. The vehicles are armed with 7.62x51 mm SIG 710-3 light machine guns fitted on a reinforced 1.2-ton capacity chassis, and other additions include removable fuel containers and radio communications.

An assortment of 90 portable and 121 fixed base radios as well as 5 ultra-high frequency repeater stations were also received by the army as part of an ongoing communications modernisation programme.

Army commander General Luis Ariñez said most of the new equipment - delivered on 23 December - will be assigned to units within the 2nd, 10th, and 1st Mechanized Divisions that are based in the Oruro, Potosi, and La Paz departments, respectively.

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Bolivia’s MoD progresses towards new radar system, other budget priorities
Alejandro Sanchez, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
22 January 2018


he Bolivian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has executed about 83% of its 2017 budget programme, the MoD announced on 18 January.

That programme included progress on Bolivia’s new Defence and Air Traffic Radar System (SIDACTA), acquired from Thales Air Systems. Construction began in October and sites in La Paz and Santa Cruz are 97% complete, the ministry said.

In October the Bolivian armed forces took control of facilities that were utilised by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) until USAID was expelled from the country in 2013, the MoD said.



http://www.janes.com/article/77240/bolivia-s-mod-progresses-towards-new-radar-system-other-budget-priorities

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Bolivian Army integrates new sniper systems

Jonathan R Olguin, Cochabamba - Jane's Defence Weekly

11 March 2019


The Bolivian Army paratrooper regiment RFC-18 'Victoria', based at Cochabamba, received a batch of about 35 newly acquired Steyr SSG 04 A1 sniper and HS .50 M1 anti-materiel rifles on 7 March .

This is the second such delivery in recent days; a first batch was supplied to the army's sniper school at Challapata and to operational units RSA-1 and RSA-25, which are tasked with border control and counter-smuggling missions on the Chilean border.

The army's sniper school is currently equipped with CZ-550 Magnum .338 rifles and Bolivian-made Jaguar-II 12.7 mm heavy rifles, among other types.

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Bolivian Air Force to upgrade UH-1H helicopters

Jonathan R Olguin, La Paz - Jane's Defence Weekly

22 March 2019

   

A Bolivian Air Force ‘Huey’ helicopter. The service is to upgrade 11 of its 15 helicopters to the Huey II standard. Source: Jonathan R Olguin


The Bolivian government has authorised a budgetary increase of BOB47.7 million (USD6.8 million) to upgrade the air force’s Bell UH-1H ‘Huey’ helicopters for counter-narcotics operations.

The funding, which was approved on 19 March, is in addition to an initial BOB82.7 million that was granted in late 2018. Under the upgrade, 11 of the air force’s 15 helicopters are to be modernised to the Huey II standard that includes a more powerful engine, new dynamic parts (such as rotors, transmissions, and gearboxes), new wiring, and an optional ‘glass’ cockpit.
 

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Aug  26

Bolivian Navy Receives New Patrol Boats From China  

The Bolivan Navy held a public ceremony August 15 inaugurating the incorporation of two new Type 928 YC patrol vessels acquired from the
People's Republic of China.

 
Type 928 YC Patrol Boats

http://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/#!/2019/08/bolivian-navy-receives-new-patrol-boats.html  

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 DEC 11

Bolivia approves purchase of two multipurpose emergency helicopters


On November 29, 2023, Bolivia's President, Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, took a step to enhance the country's emergency response capabilities by
signing the Decreto Supremo N° 5074. This decree approves the provision of two multipurpose helicopters to the Bolivian Air Force for
preferential use in civil defense, disaster response, emergencies, and other activities that benefit the Bolivian population.



As of the latest available information in 2022, the Bolivian Armed Forces maintain a helicopter fleet consisting of 36 units.  (Picture source:
Bolivia MoD)


https://worlddefencenews.blogspot.com/2023/12/bolivia-approves-purchase-of-two.html