PEACE PUMAS

And the Peace Pumas will come to Chile starting in 2005, they are in the manufacturing line now 😎

Aew

The Israelis are developing some AEW planes based on Gulfstream Jets. This one looks like the best choice to Chile, if they don´t want to use Embraer + Erieye.

Those 707´s are quite expensive to operate.

Yes, The Gulfstream option is considerated by the Fach as a Condor’s complement but there’s no official news about this.

Regards

Erieye

Wolf, why not move to an erieye equiped one. Is definitely less expensive so you can have more, and, for a country of the size of Chile, i think two or three is more than enough, don´t you think? You mentioned replacing the fighter fleet. Is there plans to replace the Mirage fleet? (Panteras and Elkans). As far as I know the F-16s will replace the A-37s.
By the way the new FAB F-X is more political then technical. I personally prefer the Flanker, definitely, but, i´m start thinking that buy a used, and lot cheaper, fighter is a better idea. In this case i vote for the F-16AM/BM that the Dutch AF are retiring from service. Will be 29 examples available for sale (they are downsizing their fighter squadrons).

Regards,

Hi A-29, in fact the Erieye System was evaluated in Chile together with the JAS 39 Gripen (My favorite 🙁 ) but at the end Fachs is still considering more Phalcon or Israeli made Phalcon derivates, but one thing is clear, FACH need minimun one more AEW.

Best Regards

Wolf

Peace Pumas

http://forum.airforces.info/showthread.php?t=21291&highlight=apg-68

wolf, have a look at this thread (above), after that, i’d like your opinion.
another point, the f-16 fach, is only on paper as well, “is only on your mind” :p , nice “computer generated” image of the f-16 fach, by the way, and another, chile has 1 phalcon system, while Brasil has…4 already? and i believe a few more comming? (A-29 please correct me if i’m wrong 🙂 ) and another, fach only has 3 f-5 derby capable (to date), and last but not least, FAB has chosen already twice the Su-30 (o 35?) and its the politicians the ones making the whole thing last longer than a snake’s fart, so FAB is not unhappy with that machine on the contrary that’s what FAB wants. 😉
Camaro.

Hi Camaro (great car) i read the thread and the discussion is about the insatisfaction about the Synthetic aperture mode on the APG v/s Elta, i agree with that, actually the Fach has installed Elta radars on the F5 Tigre III Fleet but the US goverment obviously is protecting its industries, in this point is remarkable again that the Fach’s Pumas will be the first Falcons adapted from factory to carry the Python4, Python 5 and Derby Missiles from Israel.

About the AEW Phalcons, Brasil don’t have, they have Erieye Systems, for the protection of the Amazonas program. I think that you know the diferences between both systems don’t you ?

About the Computer Generated Image, that’s right, Peace Pumas are under construction at LMTAS, but they are the same as the Greek B50+, the next pictures show the first sections of the Peace Pumas and one Greek B50+ Finished, LMTAS says that the first Peace Puma could flight on August and came to Fach at begining 2005 all brand new, and that it is a luxury that one must emphasize 😉

Regards