Yes these two are for the GLAM division of the Algerian Air Force to replace the Eurocopter’s EC-225.
I hope they will get the same paint job as the other fleet.

pics of the ec225 :
http://www.eurocopter.com/site/FO/scripts/myFO_publication.php?news_id=288&lang=EN

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don’t think the article is saying Flankers are not modern. MKI’s are plenty modern.. probably the most advanced thing in their fleet until Rafale arrives.

its reliability issues..and issues that Venezuela, China, Malaysia, and Algeria has made in the past. Much of it being related to spares and reliability of avionics.
I’m sure its a two sided thing.. India has some stuff to do on its end too to improve reliability.

But hey, i’ll take an MKI over their MiG-29 or Tejas any day.

Source ?

But it already has gained significant domestic and export orders, so I think the enthusiasm is well placed. I don’t think it is a stretch to say the Yak-130 has a bright future.

I agree ! 🙂
Any news about the next developments of the yak130 ?
I remember a old picture with few versions :

Today the Algerian AF yak can carry basic stand-off weapons (rockets and bombs), its the same with the Russian VVS version ?

The kyopo radar is still testing ??

Phexo, seems a bit odd the Algerian coast guard getting the AW-101’s i would guess they are going to be SAR birds? Im guessing the AW-139’s are for the police and customs departments as it would be an ideal fit. What helicopters are the Air Force and Army going to get in future any ideas?

Yes the AW-139 appears to be a good platform too, but i dont now with the “big” Merlin was selected for the SAR (perhaps the 3 motors ??? :confused: ).

For the other Merlin Deal, the version of the AW-101 (S&I configuration ) is equiped with canon, i dont have any infos about the possible AW-139 configuration.

For the Army, recently, we upgraded our Mi-17 Hip in ATE “SuperHip” standard (with FLIR, cannon, Ingwee lauchers), like the SuperHind MKIII, the backbone of the anti-terror war in Algeria.

Some rumors about the purchase of Mi-28N are frequent, but I’m doubt on his purchase… he has already been tested and rejected in Algeria in the past…

How Lurssen Wooed Brunei
By Intelligence Online 04/06/2009
Jun 15, 2009 – 7:44:53 AM

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Like car owners, governments insist that somebody take old equipment off their hands before buying new armaments. Complicated to set up, such deals nonetheless help suppliers to win contracts. The three Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) that Germany’s Lurssen yard is about to deliver to the Royal Brunei Navy were sold in return for the Germans helping Brunei get rid of three slightly older ships. Brunei initially contracted Britain’s GEC-Marconi in 1998 to deliver three OPVs. Bought out by BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions, GEC delivered the Nakhoda Ragam in 2003 and the Bendahara Sakam and Jerambak in 2004. The three patrol boats were equipped with VL Seawolf and MM40 Exocet Block 2 missiles made by MBDA. But Brunei refused to take delivery of the vessels on the grounds they didn’t correspond to specifications that had been negotiated with the British group. Lurssen then stepped in to offer to take them off Brunei’s hands and re-sell them in return for a contract with Brunei for a similar number of ships. Through its affiliate Global Naval Systems, Lurssen offered the British-built patrol vessels to several Gulf countries but didn’t find buyers. Finally, it got Algeria to acquire them last year. The proceeds from the sale of GEC’s ships to Algeria will be partly deducted from the price of the three new vessels for Brunei.

Source:Ocnus.net 2009

http://www.ocnus.net/artman2/publish/Business_1/How_Lurssen_Wooed_Brunei.shtml

Any ideas about the current status/location of these ships ?

Some news about the Algerian frigates contract:

09/18/2008

http://www.africaintelligence.com

Has DCNS lost the Algeria deal?

The summer proved to be rough for officials of French warship builder DCNS who have been working for nearly a year to land a contract from Algeria’s defense ministry for the FREMM multi-mission frigate. During chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Algeria in July it was widely rumored that Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) had won the contract for frigates by under-cutting DCNS’ bid. Since then Italy’s Finmeccanica has ducked out of the competition because its offer didn’t meet all of the Algerian navy’s specifications, and it didn’t put in a fresh one. However, the British are now knocking on the door. A delegation from BAE Systems spent a week in the country in late August and the group is expected to now submit a bid in mid-September. Elsewhere, a memo from the French foreign intelligence agency DGSE is doing the rounds to state that Germany’s TKMS had won the package worth between EUR4 and EUR6 billion.

Hello !
Anyones does have pics about the last exercices between Algerian Army and Lybian Army ? (ISEEN 2007 or ESSEN2007)…

A ballistic missile is launched next to a Libyan-flagged tank during joint Libyan-Algerian military exercises in the Libyan town of Zliten, 150 kms east of Tripoli, 02 December 2007.

Libyan soldiers take position in front of a Chinook helicopter during joint Libyan-Algerian military exercises in the Libyan town of Zliten,
150 kms east of Tripoli, 02 December 2007.

Libyan tanks take part in a joint military exercise with the Algerian army, dubbed Issine-2007, in the Libyan border region of Zlaiton Bir Dofan, Libya, Sunday 2 December 2007. Photo: Abdel Magid Al Fergany/AP

the Algerian chief of staff expressed the hope that the visit would benefit the two sides which came in the context of the continued enhancement of military cooperation between the two countries adding it will provide an opportunity for talks on matters of mutual concern, He described the military exercise as a good step.

Thanks a lot !