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Además del ataque simultáneo sobre cuatro camiones el día 23, destacar el protagonismo que está ganando el Reaper.

report and photos: Cees-Jan van der Ende
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It is rumored that aircraft types under evaluation by the Colombian Air Force and on offer are the Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 72 Fighting Falcon, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab Gripen NG, MiG-29M2 and upgraded former Israeli Defence Force/Air Force F-16A/B Fighting Falcons. The age of the Israeli F-16s is understood to make this the least appealing proposal. A particularly costly approach was made by the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who personally discussed the sale of up to 10 Spanish Air Force Eurofighter EF2000s at a cost of approximately €90 million apiece. FAC officers and the Spanish option very interesting.
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Silver Surfer escribió:Los colombianos están buscando desde hace unos años el reemplazo a los Kfir. Estuvieron en Moron en el 2015:

http://www.webinfomil.com/2015/11/colom ... en-la.html

Shomer escribió:

Silver Surfer escribió:Los colombianos están buscando desde hace unos años el reemplazo a los Kfir. Estuvieron en Moron en el 2015:

http://www.webinfomil.com/2015/11/colom ... en-la.html

Probablemente buscarán reemplazar aquellos recibidos en los 80s., pero no estarían integrándoles radares AESA, nuevos AAMs, y mejorándoles la suite de EW si tuvieran pensado remplazarlos a corto plazo a todos ellos. Esas inversiones se hacen mirando hacia delante por lo menos un par de décadas.

Por otra parte, quizás el consorcio pueda venderles el EFA a los jeques saudíes o a los emires del golfo, pero no es un avión para la FAC, ni por los costos de adquisición ni por los de mantenimiento, que están totalmente fuera del alcance de los presupuestos que manejan los colombianos.

10 October 2017

On 23 September a pair of Typhoons flew for eight hours and 36 minutes on a mission which saw them attack and destroy a weapons cache before conducting a simultaneous strike against four truck bombs.

Flight Lieutenant Tom [surname withheld for security reasons] led the mission from RAF Akrotiri. He said:

“Whilst this sortie was the longest flown by RAF Typhoons to date the nature of the mission was no different to those flown day in day out over the past three years of this operation by both Typhoon and Tornado aircrew. These sorties would not be possible without the tireless support of our ground crew and of the air-air refuelling team who enable us to remain on station for such long periods of time.”

During the sortie, which was mostly conducted at night, the Typhoons refuelled on a number of occasions from RAF and Coalition air-air refuelling aircraft. After scanning the areas around the targets to ensure no civilians were present the targets were struck with a total of six Paveway IV precision guided munitions. Flt Lt Tom:

“Sitting in the confines of a fast jet cockpit for such a long time can be tiring, particularly at night, but assisting the Coalition forces fighting Da’esh on the ground is extremely rewarding and more than enough to keep us focussed. By destroying vehicle borne IEDs and weapons caches we not only save the lives of troops but also civilians; Da’esh have shown no hesitation in the past in detonating these huge bombs close to civilians.’
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On 23 September a pair of Typhoons flew for eight hours and 36 minutes on a mission

BAE despedirá a 2.000 trabajadores debido sobre todo a la ralentización en la cadena de producción del Typhoon:

Where 1,915 Jobs Are Getting Cut:
- Warton and Samlesbury (Eurofighter) 750
- Brough (Hawk) 400
- RAF Marham and Leeming (Tornado) 245
- Portsmouth and Solent (naval) 340
- London, Guildford (cyber) 150
- Other 30
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... g-dwindles