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La FAE négocie l'acquisition de 12 chasseurs Atlas Cheetah C à l'Afrique du Sud...

Citation :: The Ecuador's Armed Forces are negotiating the purchase of 12 fighter aircraft, type Atlas Cheetah C (Mirage modified), from the South African Air Force, said Defense Minister Javier Ponce in the daily newspaper El Universo. The acquisition of these aircraft will renew the Ecuadoran Air Force's (FAE) fleet, whose aircraft have surpassed 30 years of use. Ponce foresees that the purchasing process will begin in Dec. and said the government plans on an initial payment of $35 million. For its part, the FAE recommended the purchase of the South African manufactured fighters after offers from countries like Spain and Chile exceeded the budget for the national fleet’s modernization.

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Citation :: Ecuadorian Coastguard to get fourth locally built Damen Stan Patrol 2606 patrol boat

Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos EP - has recently awarded Damen Shipyards Group the contract for a fourth Patrol Vessel of the Damen Stan Patrol 2606 type. This contract represents the last of this SPa 2606 series for the Ecuadorian Coastguard to be builtlocally.

In Guayaquil, Damen will deliver the detailed engineering of the vessel together with a complete material package. The Ecuadorian Coastguard presently operates three Damen Stan Patrols 2606, all of them having a length of 26,50 m (87 ft), outfitted with state of the art equipment and reaching 30 knots.

Technology transfer
Considering Astinave’s experience, gained in the previous projects, in building these kinds of constructions, it will not be necessary to make use of on-site technical assistance from Damen for this project. This signifiesthe fact that a real transfer of knowledge and technology has taken place, a process which started more than 10 years ago when the Strategic Alliance Framework Agreement was signed between Damen and Astinave.

In the last few years Astinave has built a great number of vessels in cooperation with Damen, including tugs, cutter suction dredgers, fast crew suppliers and patrol vessels. In addition, Damen organised the process in such a way that Astinaveactively expanded its shipbuilding knowledge, including building ships according to the Damen Standard. The company’s personnel received theoretical and practical training at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem (Damen’s HQ in the Netherlands) and other locations in order to mutually achieve a high level of quality in present and future projects.

Building-on-Site
This project is another example of how Damen, through its ‘Building-on-Site’ programme (aka Damen Technical Cooperation), enables customers to build high quality vessels in their own countries and/or a shipyard of their own choice, gaining experience and being able to contribute to the development of the local shipbuilding industry and economy. This concept has proven to be successful over thirty years in five continents in different market segments. Only taking into account Latin America, there are currently Damen vessels under construction at third party shipyards in, amongst others, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil and Argentina.

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Citation :: Le chantier naval chilien ASMAR livrera en aout le 2è sous-marin équatorien modernisé

Par Rédacteur en chef.
Publié le 2 juillet 2014, dernière mise à jour le 2 juillet 2014.

Après une profonde modernisation et la mise au point de ses nouveaux systèmes, le chantier naval chilien Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR) prévoit de livrer en aout le sous-marin Huancavilca à la marine d’Equateur.

Les travaux avaient commencé en novembre 2011 dans les installations d’ASMAR à Talcahuano. Il s’agissait de découper la coque, de changer les moteurs et les batteries et d’intégrer le nouveau système de combat tactique — le SUBTICS de DCNS, de monter l’ensemble sonar S-Cube de Thales, et d’installer un système de surveillance des moteurs diesel et des groupes électrogènes développé par l’entreprise chilienne SISDEF.

Le sous-marin Huancavilca effectue actuellement les derniers essais de ses équipements avant de reprendre la mer pour l’Equateur.

Référence :
Info Defensa (Espagne)

http://www.corlobe.tk/spip.php?article35396

Citation :: Ecuador receives first of three Airbus C295M transport aircraft

http://www.janes.com/article/42003/ecuador-receives-first-of-three-airbus-c295m-transport-aircraft

Citation :: Ecuador Orders Two Damen Stan Patrols 5009

Damen has recently signed a contract with Astilleros Navales Ecuatorianos (Astinave) to construct two Damen SPa’s 5009 for the Ecuadorian Coastguard.

The Ecuadorian shipyard will build both vessels locally with Damen Technical Cooperation, which is Damen’s method of ‘building on site’.
Damen Technical Cooperation (DTC) will supply Astinave with prefabricated kits to build both vessels. As well as the numerous advantages that local construction brings to the contract-signing table, DTC uses proven Damen designs that guarantee technical and operational performance. Due to the sheer complexity of building the Stan Patrol 5009, Damen’s agreement with Astinave includes on-site technical assistance during the construction and commissioning periods.
Strategic alliance
Although this latest contract represents the first Damen Stan Patrol 5009 for Astinave, the yard has built up considerable experience with Damen designs over the years.

“We see Astinave not only as a client but also as a partner,” says Ezequiel Najmias, Damen Sales Manager Americas.
“Our relationship with them started more than a decade ago when both parties signed a Strategic Alliance Framework Agreement.”
Following the first building contract in 2007, “Astinave has built a great number of vessels in cooperation with Damen, including tugs, cutter suction dredgers, fast crew suppliers and patrol vessels.”

Customer specifications
The Ecuadorian Coastguard will mobilise the two new Damen SPa’s 5009 for general patrol duties – benefitting from a top speed of 23 knots provided by four fixed-pitch propellers. They specified that both vessels had the capacity to accommodate 32 people operating for up to 30 days without external support – something that required a number of design adaptations.

“Our most challenging modification was to change the standard accommodation layout to fit one extra bed in each room without losing comfort,” explains Mr Najmias.
“By increasing the fuel capacity to 90m3, enlarging the storage and freezer rooms and installing a powerful water-maker, both vessels will be able to operate autonomously for 30 days.”

Ecuador’s Coastguard already operates three Damen SPa’s 2606, with a fourth currently under construction at Astinave’s facilities on the banks of the Guayas River. After delivery of the two patrol vessels, the fleet will total six Damen builds

http://navaltoday.com/2014/08/21/ecuador-orders-two-damen-stan-patrols-5009/

Citation :: Chilean shipyards redeliver Type 209 submarine to Ecuador

The Ecuadorian Navy took redelivery of a Type 209 submarine on 26 September at Chile's ASMAR Talcahuano shipyards.

BAE Huancavilca (SS 102) was sent for a mid-life upgrade (MLU) and refit programme that included new batteries and integration of the Thales S-CUBE submarine sonar suite, the DCNS SUBTICS submarine combat system, and WASS A-184 Mod 3 heavyweight long-range torpedoes.

According to the Ecuadoran Navy's logistics director, Rear Admiral Angel Sarzosa, work on Huancavilca lasted 34 months and now Ecuador's submarine force is fully renewed and ready for a new generation of sailing.

The delivery also marks an end to Project ALBACORA, a USD125 million MLU programme contracted between the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defence and the Chilean Navy-run ASMAR in January 2008.

http://www.janes.com

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Citation :: Airbus Helicopters : l'Equateur s'offre neuf hélicoptères à usage militaire

Déçu par l'Inde, l'Equateur achète neuf hélicoptères à usage militaire au constructeur Airbus Helicopters, a annoncé le ministre de la Défense, Fernando Cordero.

L'Equateur a acheté neuf hélicoptères à usage militaire au constructeur Airbus Helicopters, a annoncé samedi le ministre de la Défense, Fernando Cordero, après que quatre des sept appareils achetés par Quito à l'Inde en 2009 ont subi des accidents. "Ce sont neuf hélicoptères français pour les forces aériennes", a déclaré à la presse samedi, Fernando Cordero, qui n'a pas précisé le montant du contrat ni le modèle acheté. Ces appareils serviront au transport de matériel médical et à des missions d'évacuation.

Le président de gauche Rafael Correa, au pouvoir depuis 2007, avait acheté sept hélicoptères Dhruv à l'Inde, 18 avions Super Tucano au Brésil et 12 Cheetah à l'Afrique du Sud, après un raid en 2008 de la Colombie contre une base clandestine de la guérilla des Farc en territoire équatorien, une attaque considérée par l'ONU comme une violation de souveraineté. Mais quatre des sept hélicoptères indiens ont été endommagés. Dernier en date, mardi dernier, un Dhruv FAE 605 a pris feu au décollage dans la province de Napo. En février 2014, un Dhruv, utilisé à l'occasion pour le transport du président Rafael Correa, s'est écrasé, provoquant la mort de trois des quatre membres de son équipage. Un autre hélicoptère indien a subi un accident en octobre 2009, pendant qu'il volait à basse altitude au cours d'une cérémonie militaire à Quito. Le pilote et le copilote ont été blessés.

Un marché dynamique en Amérique Latine

Dans un contexte extrêmement dynamique en Amérique Latine, Airbus Helicopters estime détenir "50 % de parts de marché sur les livraisons des cinq dernières années et 35 % sur la flotte totale", soulignait en avril 2014 le vice-président exécutif en charge des ventes et des services au niveau mondial, Dominique Maudet.

Au total, le constructeur dispose d'une flotte de plus de 1.200 hélicoptères en opération dans cette zone géographique, dont 290 dans la zone la plus australe de la région (Chili, Argentine, Bolivie, Pérou et Uruguay). Ce qui en fait européen le leader en Amérique Latine où il vend bon an, mal an entre 50 et 80 appareils, selon le patron des ventes et des services au niveau mondial. Soit environ 15 % de ses ventes totales (422 en 2013).

http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20150131tribc9a3504f7/airbus-helicopters-l-equateur-s-offre-neuf-helicopteres-a-usage-militaire.html

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Ecuadorian Air Force T-34 crashed

Two on board a Ecuadorian Air Force T-34 were killed when their aircraft, # FAE-026, went down in Santa Elena on Mar. 18.

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Citation :: Ecuadorian Air Force selling its remaining Dhruv helicopters

Santiago Rivas, Buenos Aires - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

24 October 2016

The Ecuadorian Air Force's (Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana: FAE) three remaining HAL Dhruv helicopters are for sale, Minister of Defence Ricardo Patiño announced on 20 October.

Seven of the light utility twin-engine helicopters were purchased new in 2008 for USD45 million, and were the first of the type known to operate in the Americas. However, four were lost in crashes between 2009 and 2015, and the others were subsequently grounded. On 14 October 2015, then-Minister of Defence Fernando Cordero announced the helicopters would not be used again.

The Ecuadorian government is now seeking a buyer for the three remaining aircraft, which are stored at Guayaquil Air Base.

Citation :: Legal Tangle Hits Ecuador Dhruv Deal
(Source: The Hindu; published Nov 05, 2016)
By Dinakar Peri
NEW DELHI --- In a clear indication of its ambition to emerge as a key player in the global defence market, India began exports of its indigenous Dhruv helicopters in 2009 to Ecuador with much fanfare. Almost seven years later, however, the expectations have been severely belied — Ecuador is planning to sell off three remaining helicopters, after four crashed; the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has now moved a local court.

Ecuador had procured the seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) in two batches — five in 2009 and two in 2011 — in a deal worth $ 45.2 million. But following the four crashes, Ecuador unilaterally terminated the contract with HAL in October 2015.

Defence sources told The Hindu on Friday that after the termination, HAL had offered free maintenance beyond the contractual obligations but “they wanted more.” “Considering the unreasonable demands, it was decided to take the matter to court. It is underway in the courts of Ecuador,” a source said.

While this was going on, media reports in Ecuador reported that Defence Minister Ricardo Patiño had announced the decision to sell the remaining three choppers last month. “We will not use them. These helicopters will be put into a sale process,” Mr. Patino had reportedly said and added that these helicopters are “used in many parts of the world and are in demand.”

Of the four helicopters that crashed, two had been attributed to pilot error, one was due to a mechanical failure while the reason for the fourth crash is not clear.

Defence sources said HAL was responsible for the maintenance of the choppers for 24 months after which Ecuadorean personnel, who had been trained by HAL, were expected to take over.

HAL rejects charges

Ecuador had also complained about lack of spares and maintenance and the reasons cited for contract termination were “non-compliance of the seller of some of the obligations contracted by virtue of the present contract” and “value of the fines exceeding the amount of guarantee of faithful compliance of the contract.” HAL officials rejected the charges and said enough spares were supplied and stocked in the country during the contract period.

The Dhruv, indigenously designed and developed by HAL, is powered by a Shakti engine, jointly developed by HAL and Turbomeca of France. Over 200 of these choppers are currently in service in India.

Citation :: India blames Ecuador for Dhruv losses

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

06 December 2016

The Indian government has blamed Ecuador for the high loss rate of its Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv utility helicopters after the Latin American country decided to get rid of its remaining platforms.

Answering questions in parliament in late November, the Indian minister of state in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Dr Subhash Bhamre, said that all of the four crashes of the Ecuadorian Air Force's (Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana: FAE) Dhruvs between October 2009 and January 2015 were found to be the fault, or to probably be the fault, of the Latin America operator, and were not down to any inherent design deficiency in the Indian-built aircraft.

http://www.janes.com/article/66017/india-blames-ecuador-for-dhruv-losses

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Citation :: Ecuadorian Army to receive M28 airlifter

Alejandro Sanchez, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

19 April 2018

Ecuador has signed a deal with Sikorsky-PZL Mielec for one PZL M28 Skytruck aircraft for the country’s army.

The deal, which was signed on 16 April and announced two days later, will see the twin-turboprop aircraft replace an IAI Arava aircraft that crashed in March 2016, killing all 22 military personnel on board.

Able to operate from unprepared strips, the M28 will be used by the Ecuadorian Army to fly in and out of austere locations such as those found at Lorocachi, Montalvo and Taisha.

Citation :: Ecuador Army Acquires M28 STOL Aircraft From Sikorsky-PZL

Sikorsky/PZL Mielec has signed an agreement with the Ecuador Army for an M28 short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft.

The twin turboprop aircraft is scheduled for delivery later this year from Sikorsky’s PZL Mielec manufacturing facility in Poland. The 7,500 kg (16,500 lbs.) M28 airplane can be outfitted with 19 passenger seats, carry up to 2,300 kg (5,000 lbs.) of cargo, and conduct parachuting missions from the cabin’s rear clamshell doors, PZL said in a statement Tuesday.

After a pilot and mechanic training course in Poland, a PZL crew will fly the aircraft across the North Atlantic Ocean to Shell Mera, Ecuador, via Iceland, Greenland, Canada, the United States and Central America.

Ecuador is the first Latin American country to acquire an M28 aircraft following a two-month demonstration tour of seven Caribbean and Latin America countries in 2017.

Sikorsky has received requests for proposals from commercial operators and militaries in Latin America as a result of the tour. A majority of the proposals seek to carry passengers and/or cargo into unprepared landing strips at sea level and high altitude locations.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/22539/Ecuador_Army_Acquires_M28_STOL_Aircraft_from_Sikorsky_PZL#.Wv2knTSFMdU