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Andover C-1 was another good looking British type

At this time the air force is spending money so can’t afford is not really a problem

lets look at what has been ordered in the last few years

2011/ 4 C-27’s cost 200+ million dollars – Six C-295’s will set you back 168 million dollars saving 32 million
2011 / T-6 has been ordered to start replacement of the PC-7 fleet cost about the same as A-29
2012 /12 EC-725 Cougars cost 540+ million dollars
2012 / 2 C-130’s have been requested cost 140+ million dollars
2013 / 1 787-9 cost 243 million

So from 2011 to 2013 they have ordered 1.2 billion dollars of aircraft
Remember in my post there are no Cougars and 6 C-295’s so I have saved 570 million dollars so far

Now also in my post I was going to retire a lot of types and sell them off

29 Bonanza’s @ $250K each so 7.25 million dollars
27 SF-260’s @ $150K each so 4 million dollars
70 182’s@ $120K each so 8.4 million dollars
6 206’s @ $350K each 2.1 million dollars
16 Bell 206’s $500K each 8 million dollars

Adds up 29.7 million dollars add this to 570 million dollars saved earlier = nearly 600 million dollars and all we have done is move some airframes around

We also know that 20 FA-50’s cost 600 million dollars also the cost above do not include maintenance deals

It would seem Mexico have gone for the T-6 2 with the first ten delivered a second batch of 20 will come next to form 2 squadrons and last of all a third buy to replace the last of the PC-7’s

I think Mexico like so many air forces in the region need to cut the number of types operated and at some point the government needs to step in and redefine roles and tasking of its air arm’s. I think Mexico has identified the right Amy’s for its air arm’s and now needs to sort out tasking

So once again they like so many need to sort out training with both air force and navy in joint training schools

Define tasking of each force and high light types for future purchase

For me going forward I would start to make changes to end up with a force of

Joint Basic flying school with 35 Zlin Z-242’s
Joint helicopter training school with the 20 MD500’s and 15 Bell 412’s
Joint multi-engine school with 10 turbo commanders
Joint VIP flight

Air forces defined tasking / Air defence / Counter Insurgency over land / transport

Types

18 FA-50’s to replace F-5’s for interception of high fast moving types that may be used for drug running I.E learjets
60 A-29 super Tacanos’s to replace PC-7’s over a 6 to 8 year period
Transfer all Mil-17’s to the air force to give them 40+ for troop and supply movements
Replace the Bell 212’s with Bell 412 over the next 8 years to end up with 30
Keep 50 bell 206’s
8 C-130J’s to replace old fleet
Add 6 C-295 to make 16 and loss the C-27’s
Replace the 4 727’s with 3 KC-767’s or 757 combi
Add up to 30 Hermes 450’s for border patrol
Keep the 3 E99’s

Navy defined tasking / costal defence / Counter Insurgency / Maritime Patrol / SAR

Types

6 C-235 MPA’s + convert the 4 C295’s to MPA’s
6 C212mpa
Add 10 AS565 Panther’s to make 14
Transfer the UH-60 to the Navy + add 1 to make 10 for SAR /Transport
Transfer the 4 CH-53’s to the Navy for heavy transport
Keep the 3 E-2C’s

All other types retired

Yep it looks like maybe someone has got hold of the problem by the balls at last the F-1 JF-17 10 year plan could really work giving the airforce some teeth again

Working on the thinking that it looks like the old Hawk so it is old and out dated

C-130 first flew in 1954 so C-130J is out of date and can’t be any good at tactical airlift for the next30 years
Chinook first flew in 1961 so the HC-6 will be no good at the job it will do for the next 30 years
Mig-29 first flew in 1977 so Mig-35 no good
Su-27 first flew in 1977 so Su-35 is also no good

Hawk T2

Engines 1
Speed 638mph
Range 1560 miles
R of C 9300 ft/min
6800 Lbs of external stores

Yak-130

Engines 2
Speed 644 mph
Range 1580 miles
R of C 10000 ft/min
6600 lbs of external stores

M-346

Engines 2
Speed 658 mph
Range 1230 miles
R of C 15000 ft/min
6600 lbs of external stores

T-50

Engines 1
Speed 1100 mph
Range 1050 miles
R of C 39000 ft/min

F-16 in the sight’s of Mirage F-1
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