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The Government of Ecuador announces the purchase of new helicopters for the FAE within the plan to strengthen the 3 branches of the Armed Forces. Foto referencial Airbus Helicopters.
Always thinking about the operation of the Army, navy and Air Force, the Ecuadorian Government through the Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrín, announced the acquisition of new flight equipment for the FAE, new radars, speedboats, ammunition and others for the FAA.
Too, the repowering of the current flight equipment that they already have was announced, the 3 mentioned forces, where, for example, the launch of more Cheetah aircraft stands out
It's plan, announced in Quito, additionally arises from the country's need to protect and defend the northern border from illegal organizations that proliferate on the northern border with Colombia and that put the sovereignty of Ecuador at risk.
a few months ago, here we had already announced the incorporation of a plane Sikorsky/PZL M28 para la Aviación del Ejército como remplazo de los clásicos «huevitos» Arava, for parachuting missions, cargo transport, troops and more. This plane will arrive in Ecuador from Poland in the next 2 months.
Within the announcements for each Force that were made at the facilities of the Ministry of Defense by $108 million dollars approximately, stand out:
Ecuadorian Army
- One Sikorsky/PZL M28 (not announced at the press conference, but public knowledge).
- 11 riverside boats.
- New protective equipment, troop equipment, helmets, vests and small caliber ammunition.
- Estimated investment: $15 millions of dollars.
Ecuadorian Navy
- 9 maritime patrol units.
- They will recover 3 helicopters (not announced at the press conference, but public knowledge).
- They will recover 2 aviones KingAir 350 (not announced at the press conference, but public knowledge).
- New protective equipment, troop equipment, helmets, vests and small caliber ammunition.
- Estimated investment: $23 millions of dollars.
Ecuadorian Air Force
- 6 new helicopters, exact model for SAR missions not yet specified – Search and Rescue.
- New technology and long range radars.
- House planes will be recovered, Hercules y Cheetah (not announced at the press conference, but public knowledge).
- They will get on the flight line 2 Gulfstream aircraft new to the FAE fleet (not announced at the press conference, but public knowledge).
- New protective equipment, troop equipment, helmets, vests and small caliber ammunition.
- Estimated investment: $30 millions of dollars.
further, Cyber defense protection equipment will also be acquired for this growing threat in the world. In total they are 7 the contracts that the Ecuadorian State is working on to strengthen the Armed Forces.
with this too, Ecuador will return to the UNITAS exercises and in the coming months an ambulance ship will arrive from the United States to operate in Esmeraldas plus an aircraft for air patrol, photography and recognition.
These helicopters that Ecuador will buy to enhance its air and technical operations, will begin to arrive in the country in the coming months and the arrival of the first units is expected until December of this 2018.
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