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Scramble 467
This might mean they were never transferred to Pakistan in
July 2016 and another DoS contract was awarded after all.
Ce208B
N1243E nm no titles, only flag 208B-1005 feb18
Philippines
Pilipinas Hukbong Himpapawid (AF)
Ce208B ISR
5320 303rd ARS N320ZZ 208B-5320 feb18
5322 303rd ARS N322ZZ 208B-5322 feb18
Pilipinas Hukbong Dagat (NY)
TC-90
391 ex 6822 or 6824 mar18
6825 LJ-1337 mar18
6826 LJ-1338 mar18
6827 LJ-1339 mar18
On 19 March the Activation and Blessing Ceremony was
conducted for the second former Japanese Navy aircraft.
One week later the remaining three Japanese Navy aircraft
arrived at Naval Air Group Headquarters at Sangley Point,
still in full Japanese colours.
Thailand
Royal Thai Air Force (AF)
T-50TH
With the troublesome delivery of the first two T-50s in
mind it might not have come as a surprise that the next two
aircraft were delivered as airfreight. On 23 February Koreal
Air Cargo B747-400 HL7601 flew into U-Tapao and delivered
the two aircraft all wrapped up, so nothing could be dented.
Middle East
Bahrain
Royal Bahraini Air Force (AF)
Hercules C5
701 Marshall Aerospace ex RAF ZH880 5478 mar18
702 Marshall Aerospace ex RAF ZH886 5484 jan18
Bahrain has bought two ex-Royal Air Force (RAF) C-130J
transport aircraft. The two aircraft are currently being
refurbished at the Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group
facilities at Cambridge Airport under the government-to-
government deal
Bahrain Public Security Force (PO)
Bell 427
BPS-6 to N324FH ex Police Aviation 56017
Bahraini Government (GV)
B737-86J
A9C-ISA Bahrain Amiri Flight ex D-ABMY 37750/5314 nov15Kuwait
al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya (AF)
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has
approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Kuwait
of four King Air 350ER Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance (ISR). This was announced at 22 February- Kuwait had requested a sale of four King Air 350ER
ISR equipped with Electro-Optical & Infrared Imaging
Sensor, Active Electronically Scanned Array Radars, Missile
Warning Systems, Countermeasure Dispenser Systems and
the US State Department has approved the sale. Kuwait will
use the aircraft to collect aerial intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance data as well as build up its military
posture and situational awareness capability. The proposed
deal also includes modification of one of the four planes
to support medical evacuations, command-and-control
missions, transportation of leadership personnel and other
logistics operations. Sierra Nevada Corporation is the prime
contractor for the sale.
Qatar
Qatar Emiri Air Force (AF)
In the last couple of years a number of large contracts for
the Qatar Emiri Air Force have been mentioned, negotiated,
delayed and passed various deadlines. But by now several of
those have been finally approved and signed by the Qatari
Government, with the aim to expand and strengthen QEAF.
Time for an overview.
The twelve Mirage 2000-5s and six Alpha Jets are to be replaced
with an incredible 96 modern fighter aircraft. Options may
take this number towards 132 aircraft. The massive boost
started back in 2010 when the QEAF set a tender for expansionExercise Iniohos attracted some interesting participants to Andravida in Greece in March. Mirage 2000-9 729 of the UAEAF was one of the more
exotic jets present. (20 March 2018, Dino van Doorn)