Scramble Magazine – April 2018

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Scramble 467

with 1515 as the old national emergency number of the CFS!

Guardia di Finanza (PO)

LIBG = Grottaglie (TA)
LIRE = Pratica di Mare (RM)

AB412HP
MM81509/GF-221 std LIBG ex Centro di Aviazione 25746 oct17

AB412HP
CSX81927/- Leonardo new 31794 dec17
MM81927/GF-404 Centro Av ex CSX81927/- 31794 mar18

P166DP-1
MM25172/GF-02 std LIRE ex GEA 466/115 mar18
MM62263/GF-05 std LIRE ex GEA 701 mar18
MM62265/GF-07 std LIRE ex GEA 703 mar18
MM62268/GF-11 std LIRE ex GEA mar18

Vigili del Fuoco (PO)

AB412
CFS145SJ/VF-114 VdF ex CFS-14/CFS 25561
CFS15SO/VF-115 VdF ex CFS-15/CFS 25562 feb18
CFS16SP/VF-116 VdF ex CFS-16/CFS 25563
CFS18SW/VF-118 VdF ex CFS-18/CFS 25564
CFS19SX/VF-119 VdF ex CFS-19/CFS 25572
CFS20AA/VF-120 VdF ex CFS-20/CFS 25610
CFS21AB/VF-121 VdF ex CFS/21/CFS 25614

AB412SP
CFS23AD/VF-123 VdF ex CFS-23/CFS 25618

AB412EP
CFS24AE/VF-124 VdF ex CFS-24/CFS 25918
CFS25AF/VF-125 VdF ex CFS-25/CFS 25919
CFS26AK/VF-126 VdF ex CFS-26/CFS 25926
CFS27AL/VF-127 VdF ex CFS-27/CFS 25978
On 31 December 2016, the Corpo Forestale dello Stato
ceased to exist, with its approximately 7.800 members being
absorbed into the Carabinieri. Also the vIgili del Fuoco got its
share and the first identified ex Corpo Forestale dello Stato
AB412s are appearing with its new owner, still wearing its
original green and white livery.

Montenegro

Vazduhoplovstvo Vojske Crne Gore (AF)
The Armed Forces of Montenegro (Vojska Crne Gore) have
ordered three Bell 412 twin engine utility helicopters to
improve the capabilities of the army. The EUR 30 million
(USD 37 million) agreement was signed in Podgorica

on 30 January 2018 through Canada’s government-to-

government contracting organization, the Canadian

Economic Corporation. One enhanced-performance Bell

412EP helicopter will be handed over in the first quarter of

2018, followed by a pair of glass cockpit Bell 412EPIs in the

fourth quarter of 2018. The new helicopters will be used for

passenger transportation, medical evacuation, search and

rescue, cargo transportation, fire extinguishing, operations

on small and restricted low terrain and border control. The

air force of Montenegro now operates a handful of Gazelles

that are airworthy, out of a dozen Gazelle helicopters

inherited from the former Yugoslav air force. Its Mi-8s were

withdrawn from use and most were sold to Kyrgyzstan.

NATO

NAEW&CF

E-3A

LX-N90455 309th AMARG 22850/967 feb18

Portugal

LPBJ = BA11 Beja

Força Aérea Portuguesa (AF)

CASA 212-100

16502 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 14

16506 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 26

16511 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 35

16514 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 38

16515 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 41

16522 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 57

16523 ex std LPBJ sold to USA 61

All the above are former inmates of the so called “Factory”

storage hangar at Beja airbase. They were all noted in

California in January 2018.

Russia

Voyenno Vozdushnyye Sily (AF)

During a visit of Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov to

the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant PJSC «Irkut Corporation», it was

announced that the factory plans to produce 24 aircraft for

the Russian Ministry of Defence. The 24 consist of twelve Su-

30SM and ten Yak-130 for the Russian Aerospace Forces and

two Su-30SM for the Russian Naval aviation.

In 2017, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant supplied the Armed Forces

With wolf footprints on the rudders, the first F-35B for the Italian Navy looks quite the part. It was photographed at its place of birth, Cameri,
providing a welcome change for the rather dull-painted F-35 community. (MM7451/4-01, F-35B, 24 January 2018, Marco Muntz)