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MChS Rossiya (GV)
On 12 March 2018 PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) flew
the fourth Be-200ChC for the MChS (RF-31380, construction
number 03-06) out of an order for six. The Russian Federation
Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of
Consequences of Natural Disasters (EMERCON) ordered the
additional six aircraft under a contract signed on 25 May
2011, due to be delivered by 2014! The first flight of the
fourth amphibian took place from the factory aerodrome
PJSC “Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex
named after G.M. Beriev”, being part of UAC. The Beriev will
be handed over to EMERCON later this year for operations
in the integrated Khabarovsk aviation rescue center. The
order for the initial six Be-200ChS was built in Irkutsk and
delivered between 20113-2011. After this the production
was transferred to PJSC “Taganrog Aviation Scientific
and Technical Complex G.M. Beriev “. In February 2015 an
additional agreement was signed with TANTK Beriev to allow
delivery to be delayed by three years, followed by a decree
end of 2016 to decrease its debts and improve the financial
stability of TANTK Beriev in Taganrog. The first three of the
order or TANTK Beriev were delivered on 12 January 2017, 23
July 2017 and 21 December 2017.
Serbia
Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo i Protivvazdusna Odbrana (DF)
Vecernje Novosti reported on 21 February 2018 that Serbia is
interested in purchasing at least six Mi-24/35s from Belarus.
The Serbian armed forces need this type of helicopter to
equip their rapid response units. Purchase of an upgraded
version of the Mi-24 is also an option.
Russia announced on 2 November 2017 to donate two
An-26s and these could be delivered within ten months. The
upcoming delivery did not yet take place the Minister of
Defence, Alexandar Valin, revealed during a visit on Batajnica
Air Base on 19 March. Serbia and Russia are also talking about
the purchase of six Mi-17 multi-role helicopters.
The Minister of Defense of Serbia, Alexander Vulin and
the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces,
General Lubica Dikovich visited the hangar at Batajnica
where the repair and modernization of six MiG-29 fighters
obtained from Russia are under way. Mentioning the fighter
planes received from Russia, the minister first mentioned
the decoding of the designation of MiG-29SD fighters (SD
for “Serbian modified”). After visiting the hangar, Vulin and
Dikovich met with pilots who will soon leave for Russia for a
five-month retraining course for the MiG-29.
On 19 March the commander of the 252 Trainer Aviation
Squadron, Lieutenant Colonel Boško Šerbedžija, explained
that six “Lasta” planes had been introduced into use today,
and the remaining eight will be introduced in the middle of
this year. We assume these were delivered already since 2012
and that no additional Lastas were delivered next to the initial
order of 15, of which one crashed on 26 September 2012.
As reported before, the government of Serbia ordered six
H145M helicopters, of which four are equipped with the
HForce. HForce is a modular and incremental system. It
offers a multi-purpose mission computer interchangeable
from one helicopter to another, an electro-optical system
(EOS) for target identification and firing, monocular
helmet-mounted sight and display (HMSD) for pilot and
gunner and a large choice of weapons (air-to-air, air-to-
ground, ballistic or guided) to comply with any operational
need. The qualification of HForce for use on the H145M is
planned for 2018. Also three H145Ms were ordered for the
Ministry of Interior/Police. In February the first (overall grey
painted) H145M for the air force was seen outside at Airbus
Donauwörth. Delivery should commence late 2018-2019.
H145M
... Airbus Donauworth as D-HMBE, o/o 20177 feb18Spain
The Spanish Directorate General of Armament and Material
(DGAM) is working on an acquisition program that is aimed
at a future fleet of 104 NH90 helicopters for the Spanish
armed forces which will include no less than twelve different
configurations. The first batch of Tactical Transport
Helicopters (TTH), currently delivered to the Army, are
referred to by their makers as the standard GSPA1 NH90. These
will be followed by standard GSPA2 and GSPA3 machines. In
April 2018, the first test flights will commence with the GSPA2
NH90. This configuration will have improved capabilities
for Personal Recovery missions. The first GSPA2 NH90 is
scheduled for delivery in late 2019. The next batch of NH90
will be Maritime Tactical Transport Helicopters (MTTH) for
the Navy, able to operate from LHD- and LPD-class ships. The
manufacturer’s indication for this version is MSPT.
LEAB = Albacete
Ejército del Aire (AF)
EF2000
C.16-59/14-18 Ala 14 #10020, f/n coded SS042 feb18
Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (AR)
NH90-TTH
HT.29-11 Airbus LEAB f/n, primer c/s GSPA11 nov17Sweden
Flygvapnet (AF)
Sk60A
60129/129 F7 ex FlygS, nmks 60-129 mar18Switzerland
Schweizer Luftwaffe (AF)
PC-9
C-410 pres Wildegg ex ZFlSt12 222 mar18Ukraine
Ministry of Interior (GV)
On March 23 the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ar-
sen Avakov and the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of
France Jean-Yves Le Drian signed the Statement of Intent on
the development of bilateral cooperation between the minis-
tries. The signed preliminary agreement with France inclu-
des the acquisition of 55 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters
to be used by the police, border guards and emergency servi-
ces. The agreement is for a mixture of H145, H125 and H225
models. The main tasks of helicopter units of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs will be: salvation and public order, crimi-
nal investigations, anti-terrorist and special missions, state
border protection and road safety. The Minister of Internal
Affairs stressed that Ukraine expects to receive the first four
helicopters this year.
The Airbus Helicopters will operate in addition to the Mi-
8MTV currently in use. Twelve Mi-8MTV-1 helicopters of
MVD aviation were leased to long-term lease by PJSC “Ukra-
inian Helicopters”.Africa
Angola
Força Aérea Nacional de Angola (AF)
The Angolan government has ordered three Airbus C295
Maritime Patrol Aircraft, worth 160 million euros. The C295s
will be based at Luanda/4 de Fevereiro, Base Aérea No.1 (Be-
las) and will be used for transport and maritime surveillance
duties.
The C295MPAs are equipped with a Fully Integrated Tacti-
cal System (FITS) for performing the maritime mission,