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Crash d'un KFIR

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Colombian Kfirs intercept Russian bombers enrout to Venezuela



Two Russian Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO Reporting Name: Blackjack) strategic bombers triggered a diplomatic raw last week, violating Colombian airspace two times on a mission flown from Caracas, Venezuela to Managua, Nicaragua. The two bombers entered Columbian airspace as they were flying over an Colombian island in the Caribbean sea, without propper request. The aircraft were detected about 11:00 am by the air surveillance radar of San Andrés. According to Colombian records, the two aircraft carried registration numbers XM94115 XM94104.
The Russian bombers were intercepted by two Colombian KFIR fighters approximately 80 miles of Barranquilla. The Colombian fighters were scramblled from this base where they were stationed on high readiness alert. Barranquilla, a civil airport also supports some of the Colombian Counter-Insurgency (COIN) operations with aircraft such as the T-37 and A-29B, operating on counter drug traficking. The Kfirs followed the Russian bombers for about five minutes, until the intruders left Colombian airspace. “Barranquilla Control reports to the Command and Control Center of the Air Force, the aircraft transferred from Curacao Control, had no diplomatic clearance for overflying respective Colombian airspace” the military announcement said. The Russian bommbers were not allowed to continue on their planned route and avoid the 12 nautical miles zone from the island. Finally, they crossed to the south of the archipelago and lost contact with them when they were on Honduran territory.
According to the Russian ministry statement, the bombers covered a distance of more than 10,000 kilometers (over 6,200 miles) during a 13-hour non-stop flight. On their way to Venezuela, on October 28, two NATO F-16 fighter jets were scrambled from Bodo air base in Norway to monitor their flight near the Norwegian airspace.



http://defense-update.com/20131106_kfir_vs_blackjack.html

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Colombia; TWIN 40L/70 'Barracuda integration'

The Department of Weapons and Electronic of the Colombian Navy - DARET - successfully managed to integrate all your system naval fire control and combat "Barracuda" by OTO-Melara gun TWIN 40L/70. The results of the integration to automated and remotely operate the new guns TWIN Bitubo 40L/70 Compact , which shall install the OPV-80 " 20 July "and" August 7 "Colombian forward within the ARC plan to strengthen and expand heat capacity of the vessels and homogenize naval artillery systems, with consequent advantages logistical, technical and maintenance.



http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8458:colombia-twin-40l70-barracuda-integration&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58

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Un nouvel avion de combat pour la Colombie ?  

Le 14/11/2013 à 15:47   | Par Guillaume Steuer  

 

Les aviateurs colombiens n'ont pas peur d'afficher leurs ambitions. S'exprimant à l'occasion de la conférence "International Fighter" organisée à Londres par IQPC, le général Carlos Eduardo Bueno Vargas, patron des opérations aériennes au sein de la force aérienne colombienne, a annoncé que cette dernière étudiait différentes options pour l'acquisition d'un nouvel avion de combat.

"Nous évaluons actuellement différentes plateformes comme le Su-30, le F-16, le Rafale, le Gripen ou bien encore le Mirage 2000", a ainsi déclaré l'aviateur. Celui-ci précisait qu'une décision d'acquisition d'un nouvel aéronef pourrait être prise dans les trois à quatre prochaines années.

La Colombie ambitionne également de renforcer ses capacités d'alerte avancée avec l'acquisition d'appareils de guet aérien. Une diapositive du général colombien présentait le G550 CAEW israélien comme l'une des options considérées, même si son coût élevé pourrait être rédhibitoire. Tout comme celui d'un avion de combat nouvelle génération flambant neuf.

Depuis 2009, la force aérienne colombienne a pourtant fait un grand pas en avant avec l'introduction dans ses rangs d'une version modernisée du chasseur israélien Kfir (notre photo), qui a permis aux aviateurs du pays de disposer pour la première fois d'un avion de combat de quatrième génération. Une période de transition de deux ans a été nécessaire pour accueillir ces nouveaux avions dans de bonnes conditions ; celle-ci a vu la participation des Colombiens à de nombreux exercices interalliés comme Red Flag, Maple Flag, Angel Thunder ou bien encore Cruzex.

Le général Bueno Vargas a également loué les performances de l'EMB-314 Super Tucano d'Embraer (désigné A-29 en Colombie), un avion d'attaque léger jugé "très fiable et extrêmement précis" et dont 25 exemplaires ont été commandés depuis 2006.

La force aérienne colombienne continue par ailleurs d'exploiter un escadron de Cessna A-37 et un escadron d'OV-10 Bronco pour l'attaque au sol.

http://www.air-cosmos.com/defense/un-nouvel-avion-de-combat-pour-la-colombie-2.html

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Colombia seeks new fighter purchase

As its government and FARC rebel movement make progress towards ending more than 40 years of conflict, Colombia’s air force is planning to bolster its combat capabilities, with the purchase of an additional squadron of fighter aircraft.

Air force officials are now completing a study into potential candidates for the requirement, which air operations commander Brig Gen Eduardo Bueno Vargas says is likely to total 18 aircraft. To potentially include a mix of used and new-build airframes, these would be operated in concert with the service’s current Israel Aerospace Industries Kfir C10 strike platforms, he says.


Multiple types have been included in a potential candidate list, with Vargas identifying the Boeing F/A-18, Dassault Mirage 2000, Lockheed Martin F-16 and Sukhoi Su-30 as among a range of possible competitors at IQPC’s International Fighter conference in London on 14 November.

“We are performing an evaluation for the next Colombian fighter,” he says. “The study is almost ready – then we must wait for a political decision.”

The need to acquire a dedicated air superiority fighter was highlighted through Colombia’s deployment of eight Kfirs to the USA in 2012 to participate in a Red Flag-series air combat exercise flown from Nellis AFB in Nevada, Vargas says. “For us, it was something completely new and challenging,” he adds.

Colombia’s remaining Rockwell OV-10 Broncos are likely to remain operational for around another five years, Vargas says, before a multi-role replacement could be sought to work with its Embraer EMB-314/A-29 Super Tucanos. Operations with its Cessna A-37B Dragonfly counter-insurgency aircraft are expected to continue for some more years though, with the air force having recently acquired a low flight-hour example from Chile and to receive two more via the Dominican Republic.

Meanwhile, Vargas says the Colombian air force also has an interest in fielding an armed unmanned air system capability as part of its future force mix. This could initially involve adding air-to-surface weapons with its existing Elbit Systems Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 air vehicles, he says. The service also wants to field a new-generation airborne early warning and control system type, due to the age of its current one Boeing 707-based example.

http://www.flightglobal.com

08/12/13 Cartagena de Indias

ARC Gloria


2 frégates classe Almirante Padilla modernisées


ARC 20 de Julio ( PZE46 ) et ARC Buenaventura ( 162 )


ARC Quitasueno ( PO112 )


ARC 11 de Noviembre ( PC145 )

Nice one   vivement l'arrivée des F16

Lancero 

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Petite question pour les connaisseurs , c'est vrai que les Forces Spéciales Colombiennes sont les meilleurs au monde ??

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Colombia; Korean Corvette CIC upgrade tender

the Armada Nacional de Colombia (ARC) is currently carrying out evaluation of the state of the various combat systems of the Corvette ARC Nariño (class Donghae), recently donated by the Government of South Korea.



The ARC Nariño, served for 27 years in the Navy of South Korea, such as Corvette patrol and combat and will be used once come to Colombia, by the Naval Force of the Pacific, in mission control and interdiction, search and rescue, protection of natural resources and sovereignty surveillance.

http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9072:colombia-korean-corvette-cic-upgrade-tender&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58

R.I.P

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Colombian Pilot Dies When Kfir Jet Crashes



BOGOTA – A Kfir fighter jet belonging to the Colombian air force, or FAC, crashed Tuesday on a training mission killing one of the two pilots and injuring the other, the military said.

The plane, a two-seat fighter jet of Israeli manufacture, crashed at 4:53 p.m. (2153 GMT) near Norcasia, a municipality in the central province of Caldas.

According to the FAC, one of the pilots managed to eject from the plane and “was rescued alive and is being medically evaluated” at the air force’s military health unit based in Puerto Salgar, in Cundinamarca province, while the other pilot “regrettably perished inside the aircraft.

The FAC added that it had launched an investigation with the aim of determining the causes of the accident.

On Sept. 27, another FAC Kfir crashed near the Palanquero military base at Puerto Salgar, but its two crewmen were unhurt in the incident.

www.laht.co

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Colombia's Navy will incorporate a new logistic support vessel



The Armada of Colombia finalizing the details for the commissioning and delivery of its new logistic support vessel, the ARC 501 Juanchaco , boat type Swath (catamaran) built by Damen Shipyards Group , at its facilities in Singapore .

At present, the ARC 501 is in the final stages of testing and crew training, expected official release for Feb. 28.
The ARC Juanchaco , will be used to transport members of the Navy, Marine Corps and the Armed Forces , including the ports of Buenaventura and Bahía Málaga in the Colombian Pacific, so it will be highlighted in the Naval Force of the Pacific .
The ship has the capacity to carry up to 250 people, and three containers and aft crane for loading / unloading of supplies and cargo, and has been designed as a new logistics solution for the Navy in this region.

http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2014/02/19/noticia-armada-colombia-incorporara-nuevo-buque-apoyo-logistico.html?aleat=6116#googtrans(es|en)

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Details emerge on Colombia's CPV-46 programme


The Colombian Navy plans to buy new coastal surveillance and patrol vessels, IHS Jane's has learned.
Under the Coastal Patrol Vessel-46 (CPV-46) programme, the navy is to ultimately receive 14 new CPVs, reportedly at a cost of USD430,000, that were designed by the Colombian Navy-run COTECMAR shipyards during 2012.
The design was transferred to STX Offshore & Shipbuilding (STX O&S) in the Republic of Korea, which began building an initial two CPVs in February 2013 under a USD31 million contract.
STX O&S is to transfer the technological know-how to COTECMAR so that the remainder of the fleet can be built in Colombia.

http://www.janes.com/article/34923/details-emerge-on-colombia-s-cpv-46-programme

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La Colombie va se lancer dans la construction de son 3ème patrouilleur océanique OPV-80



Infodefensa.com) E. Saumeth, Cartagena - The National Army of Colombia  prepares acts "affirmed the national flag" of ocean patrol ARC August 7 , second type Fassmer OPV-80 to be held this month San Andres Island .
The ceremony will be led by the President , Juan Manuel Santos , who will be accompanied by his cabinet, as well as the high command of the Armed Forces and various personalities from the political life of the country.
During the events of which have not yet been given a date defined for electoral reasons, will be announced by President Santos building the third OPV-80 to the Colombian Navy vessel, according to experts, will have changes in their general characteristics , different from its two predecessors.
The new OPV ( PZE 47 ), was designed and built by the Science and Technology Corporation for the Development of the Naval, Maritime and Fluvial Industry ( Cotecmar ) and is the second of a total of six planned by the ARC.
On August 7 , will be deployed to fulfill missions of surveillance and control of maritime, defense and counternarcotics spaces of sovereignty, particularly in the jurisdiction of the Archipelago of San Andrés Islands, insular and maritime territory in the Colombian Caribbean .

http://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2014/03/07/noticia-colombia-prepara-afirmacion-pabellon-patrullero-agosto.html

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Essais d’acceptation à la mer concluants pour les frégates colombiennes de classe Almirante Padilla


DCNS et Thales annoncent le succès du programme de modernisation des quatre frégates de classe Almirante Padilla de la marine colombienne qui s’est conclu lors des essais d’acceptation à la mer du quatrième navire. Le contrat a été signé début 2009 avec les autorités colombiennes. DCNS en assure la maîtrise d’œuvre et Thales est en charge de l’intégration des systèmes de combat et de communications.
Dans le cadre de cette modernisation, les équipements installés et intégrés par Thales et le chantier naval colombien Cotecmar, sur les quatre bâtiments de classe Padilla comprennent : le radar de surveillance SMART-S Mk2, le système électro-optique de contrôle de tir STING EO Mk2, le système optronique de contrôle de tir MIRADOR, le système de guerre électronique (ESM) VIGILE 200S, les systèmes de communications et le lance-leurres SKWS de Terma. Thales a également modernisé le système de renseignement/transmissions (COMINT) Altesse des quatre frégates.
« Ce programme illustre la capacité de Thales à mener à bien un programme de modernisation de grande ampleur en se conformant aux délais et aux exigences fixés par le client. Il montre également que la modernisation des plates-formes existantes est un excellent moyen d’étendre la durée de vie des navires et d’améliorer leurs capacités », a déclaré Aniss Aqallal, directeur pays pour la Colombie chez Thales. « Comme l’a souligné le Ministre colombien de la Défense, Juan Carlos Pinzón, lors du discours qu’il a prononcé à l’occasion de la cérémonie d’acceptation finale, cette réussite témoigne de l’engagement fort de Thales vis-à-vis de la stratégie de défense colombienne. »
Pierre Legros, Directeur de la Division Systèmes Navals de Surface de DCNS a déclaré : « La réussite de la modernisation des frégates colombiennes Almirante Padilla démontre la capacité de DCNS à conduire la maîtrise d’œuvre d’ensemble d’un tel programme de modernisation à l’entière satisfaction du client. DCNS s’appuie à la fois sur les compétences du chantier naval choisi par la Marine colombienne (Cotecmar) et sur celles de ses partenaires, au premier rang desquels Thales, tout en s’inscrivant dans le cadre de l’accord de Gouvernement à Gouvernement signé entre la France et la Colombie ».

http://fr.dcnsgroup.com/2014/03/18/essais-d%E2%80%99acceptation-%C3%A0-la-mer-concluants-pour-les-fr%C3%A9gates-colombiennes-de-classe-almirante-padilla/

Vidéo d'un intense combat entre une unité de l'armée colombienne et des éléments du FARC, très intense :