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tory of 10 squadron at Minhad AB, UAE. The first two of the
above are still for modifications and a flight test program
with Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group at Cambridge.
The former M-ADFB has been flying around with all the ex-
ternal modifications since autumn 2017. The most notewor-
thy external modification, beside the many antennae, is a
large canoe type fairing under the forward fuselage similar
as on the RAF Sentinel Global. This aircraft now is flying with
the UAE serial 1326 but still in primer. M-ABFQ was cancelled
from the Isle of Man register as exported to UAE on 31 Janu-
ary 2017 but has not been seen outside. Both are configured
with what is best described as an advanced electronics and
signals intelligence-gathering ELINT/SIGINT platform.
The Swedish connection is the next three Globals. The con-
tract was awarded at the Dubai Air Show November 2015 by
the United Arab Emirates with an initial order for two air-
craft. An additional order by the UAE for a third system was
announced in 2017 (this is SE-RMU). All left Bombardier and
spend some time with a company named Flying Colours Corp.
before leaving the Canadian register (cancel dates 22 August
2017, 16 February 2016 and 14 June 2016 in the order as above)
emerging in the Swedish register a few days later at the SAAB
facilities at Linköping. In the Swedish register there is a note
the aircraft are owned by General Headquarters, United Arab
Emirates Armed Forces. They will be modified into GlobalEye
AEW&C, combining air, maritime and ground surveillance in
one single solution.
GlobalEye combines a full suite of sophisticated sensors
including the powerful new extended range Saab Erieye ER
radar, on struts on top of the fuselage, and the Leonardo Sea-
spray 7500E maritime surveillance radar and more electro-
optical and infrared sensor beneath. The combination will
enable the with the ultra-long range Global 6000 to provide
simultaneous coverage of airborne, maritime and land
targets. The rollout of the grey painted and modified SE-RMY
on 23 February during a press event marked a significant
milestone on the programme. No external serial was applied
yet. The aircraft made the first flight in the new configura-
tion for a test programme with the Swedish registration as a
sticker on the engine cowlings 14 March 2018.
Noteworthy is SE-RMT, also a Global 6000, on strength with
Saab but this aircraft is in use as a corporate aircraft by the
company.
Grob G120TP-A
450 Air College sq 11082 nov17
462 Air College sq 11104 nov17
There are twelve new Grob light trainers in use at Al Ain,
unclear is at the moment if the G115 is still in use as well.
SA342L
139 pres Union Museum, Dubai 1770 feb18
SF260TP
401 to N260CP 638/008/62-001
Joint Aviation Command (AR)
AH-64D
058 Group 10 ex AH-64A AE025/PV857 nov17
068 Group 10 ex AH-64A AE029/PV867 nov08
Bell 206L-1
122 to N313DH ex UAE Navy 45630
Bell 407GX
2880 Group 28 f/n mar17
2890 Group 28 f/n mar17
2892 Group 28 f/n mar17
2893 Group 28 f/n mar17
2894 Group 28 f/n mar17
2899 Group 28 f/n mar17
CH-47F
2505 Group 25 f/n Al Bateen mar17
2520 Group 25 f/n Al Maktoum nov17
Serial 2520 was in use as a CH-47C+ before, unclear if this has
been remanufactured to CH-47F or a duplication of the serial.
DHC-6-300
2255 Group 22 ex A6-MBZ 672 jun14
2266 Group 22 ex VH-KZP 758 oct11
2277 Group 22 ex VH-KZQ 759 feb13
IAR330SM
2468 to Pakistan ex Puma sq
UH-60L
2630 Group 26 f/n Al Bateen mar17
UH-60M
2699 Group 26 f/n Huntsville apr17
UAE Government (GV)
AW149
A6-AAA Dubai Air Wing ex DU-101 49023 feb16
B747-4F6
A6-YAS to Bahrain as A9C-HAK 28961/1174 oct15
B787-8
A6-PFE Amiri Flight operational 35303/141 jul17
BAe146-RJ100
A6-AAB to Morocco as CN-ASM E3387
Ce 500
A6-RKH to N900G ex Ras Al Khamah 500-0268 dec92
G400
A6-HHH (2) Dubai Air Wing ex N531MU 1531 may15Latin America
Argentina
Fuerza Aérea Argentina (AF)
The French government has offered twenty to twenty-four
Mirage 2000-5s to Argentina. This unsolicited offer follows on
the contract for five Super Etendards. It is one in a long string
of such offers with the FAA still failing to make a choice or
free up enough budget for a more structural solution to their
lack of serviceable fighter aircraft.
Cuerpo Federal de Aviación (PO)
Lj35
LV-BPL Policia Federal 35A-418 mar18
This is an impounded aircraft, in fact it is even painted as
such ‘Aeronave recuperada de la corrupción’Brazil
Força Aérea Brasileira (AF)
SWUQ = Alto Alegre/Surucucu (RR)
The first KC-390s are nearing service entry. That will be with
Ala 11 after all, not with Ala 2 that will receive their new air-
craft in the shape of the F-39 Gripen in 2021.
C-95BM
2320 nn ex C-95B 110432 aug17
C-105
2808 scr SWUQ not 2800 049 feb18
This suffered a mishap in February 2016 at this small strip.
We previously reported this airframe as 2800, but that is still
active. It was deemed to be too costly to recover and two
years later it is in the process of being cannibalized.Chile
Fuerza Aérea de Chile (AF)
MNAE = Museo Nacional Aeronáutico y del Espacio
SBSJ = Sao José dos Campos/Prof. Urbano Ernesto Stumpf, SP
A-29B
463 Grupo 1 del 10mar18 mar18
464 Grupo 1 del 10mar18 mar18
... SBSJ 08mar18 ex PT-ZZB 31400236 mar18
... SBSJ 08mar18 ex PT-ZZD 31400237 mar18