Armée Equatorienne/Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador

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

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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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Les MF1 équateuriens sont-ils enore en service?

oui 13,regarde le scan en haut

Ils ont un B aussi, faut peut qu'on en acquièrt chez l'AdA 1 ou 2 exemplaires.

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DATE:03/06/10
SOURCE:Flight International
Ecuador looks to trim Super Tucano purchase

Ecuador intends to reduce its order for the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano from 24 to 18 aircraft to release funds to buy 12 ex-South African Air Force Denel Cheetah C fighters.

The Ecuadorian air force recently received its sixth Super Tucano from a 2008 contract worth $270 million.

By cutting its order for the type, the defence ministry says the accrued savings would allow it to purchase the secondhand Cheetahs, and bolster the air force's flagging air defence component.

The service last year acquired six Dassault Mirage 50s donated by Venezuela, but its commander, Gen Leonardo Barreiro, says the procurement of new fighters remains of "utmost importance".

Reducing the Super Tucano buy to 18 aircraft would allow it to maintain a credible light strike force, he adds.

Separately, the Peruvian defence ministry is believed to have entered final negotiations with Embraer over the purchase of 12 Super Tucanos.

Peru's air force has been flirting with buying the light strike aircraft since 2000, but budgetary constraints have repeatedly prevented the country from signing an order.

However, the low availability rate of its Sukhoi Su-25 ground-attack aircraft has placed a Super Tucano purchase in the fast track. Local sources say the air force has asked for the delivery of three or four airframes within six months of a contract signature to support counter-drug operations.

Brazil's air force flies the Super Tucano as a trainer and light strike aircraft

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Ecuador seeks deal for MA60 transports

Negotiations are under way between the Chinese and Ecuadorian governments for the purchase of two Xian MA60H-500 transports for the latter's air force.

Also to include options for a further two aircraft, the potential deal has been valued at nearly $38 million.

If introduced, the MA60s would be expected to replace the Ecuadorian air force's last three British Aerospace HS748s, which were previously acquired from the Brazilian air force.

Flight International

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Denel Aviation Delivers Supersonic Fighter Aircraft to Ecuador

The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) has received 12 Cheetah C supersonic fighter aircraft from Denel Aviation.
Under the terms of the agreement, the South African company will continue to provide a comprehensive maintenance and support service for at least five years following the sale, with an option for renewal.
Maintenance and acceptance flight testing will be conducted in South Africa and Ecuador.
Denel Aviation CEO Mike Kgobe said the Cheetahs had been in storage since they were retired from duty in 2008.
The Denel Cheetah C and D aircraft were retired from service following South Africa's acquisition of its new fleet of Saab Gripen fighter jets under the Strategic Defence package acquisition programmes.

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2 nouveaux MI-171 SH pour l'armée de terre

quelques photos du Super Tucano equatorienne :

Mirage F1 de l'Armée de l'air équatorienne






Kfir








Mirage F1 et les Kfir

Cheetah

belle airforce







tiens ils ont meme Jaguar

C'est une belle armée de l'air!!!
impressionnant l'état des avions, ils ont l'air trés propre, surtout dans une zone aussi humide, qui est propice aux impacts de l'eau sur les matériaux.
Ils ont fait le choix d'avions trés maniable au vu de la géographie du pays. (nombreux hauts volcans).

ils en ont aussi fait bon usage contre le perou en 95,surtout les mirage F1

les jaguar equatoriens sont hors service et stocké pour l'instant ils sont proposés à la vente

Des Kfir CE

Dommage pour Astrac !
Surtout que les Equatoriens ont fait bon usage des Mirage F1 ( l'un d'entre eux a descendu un Sukoi Peruvien)
D'ailleur ils équipe leur F1 avec des Python III

Mais bon ca leur permettra d'avoir une certaine homogénité dans leur armée de l'air
Kfir/Cheetah/Mirage 50

2 F1 équatorienont abattu 2 Su-22 péruviens, les 1er appareils abattu aux combats de l'amérique latine.

mirage a écrit:

Mais bon ca leur permettra d'avoir une certaine homogénité dans leur armée de l'air
Kfir/Cheetah/Mirage 50

Pas si homogène que ça, certes les 3 avions se ressemblent de l'extérieur mais ça s'arrête là, la motorisation et les radars sont différents. Parcontre le Mirage 50 et Mirage F1 ont la même motorisation et le même radar, en gros, le Mirage 50 c'est un MF1 avec voilure delta.

le dossier sur ces Sukhoi-ass kicker
ils ont meme tiré sur un USN Orion
les coupes budgetaires ne leur permettnet ni upgrade ni continuation,donc retirés apres de tres bons longs services en 32 ans

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Ex-SAAF Cheetahs arriving in Ecuador




Three ex-South African Air Force Cheetah fighters will arrive in Ecuador this week as deliveries of the 12 aircraft on order commence.
The first three aircraft were shipped from South Africa last week, Ecuadorian Defence Minister Javier Ponce told the El Universo newspaper on Friday.

Neither Denel, Armscor nor the Ecuadorian Air Force could be reached for comment at the time of going to press.

In December last year, Denel Aviation, Armscor and the South African Air Force (SAAF) jointly sold 12 Cheetahs to Ecuador for US$78.4 million. 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

The deal provides for five years of support in addition to the acquisition of the aircraft, support equipment, spares and training. Denel Aviation CE Mike Kgobe affirmed that the cost of the initial acquisition is US43.4 million and South African industry would receive a further US$7 million per annum for support, with a total contract value of US$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 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 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 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.

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.

Work on the first conversion began in April 1983. The type was officially unveiled to the public on July 16, 1986, although it was only declared operational the next year. Thirty-eight C-models, 16 D-models and 16 E-variants were remanufactured. In October 2003 Chile bought five Cheetah Es as spare parts sources for their ENAER Pantera aircraft. (These are Mirage 50s upgraded with Israeli assistance to Kfir standard.)


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