Ameri donirali Somaliji tri polovna aviona Ayres S2R Thrush,kojima upravljaju stranci.
Uz sve to u bazi Bosaso vidjen je jedan helikopter Alouette III,jedan An-26,kao idva
helikoptera Mi-17,za koje se sumnja da pripadaju operativcima CIA.
Citat:The Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) has taken delivery of three second-hand Ayres S2R Thrush aircraft which it is using to conduct maritime surveillance and security patrols in support of the regional (zabranjeno)down on piracy.
According to defence and security website IHS Janes, the three Thrush aircraft, as well as an Alouette III helicopter, were captured on satellite imagery on February 24 at the PMFP main base at the Red Sea port of Bosaso. The site said all three aircraft formerly belonged to the US State Department which previously used them to spray defoliants during anti-narcotics operations in South America. As a result they were fitted with armoured cockpits and engines to protect the crew and aircraft from hostile ground fire.
The aircraft may be armed with machineguns and rockets but IHS Jane’s sources give conflicting information on this.
Unnamed sources told IHS Janes that the aircraft are being flown by foreign contractors. Citat:Apart from the three Ayres S2Rs, the PMPF also owns a 40-year-old Alouette III helicopter bought from South African commercial firm and fitted with a door gun. However, IHS Janes reports that it has since been grounded due to a lack of spares.
Citat:The force also reportedly operates a Russian-made Antonov An-26 transport aircraft which is used to rotate foreign contractors and deliver fuel and equipment to PMPF units on operations. The air drops includes fuel supplies at sea for the PMPF's three rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs), which are armed with 12.7 mm DShK heavy machine guns. A DC-3 transport aircraft was also captured on satellite imagery at the PMPF base.
IHS Janes also quoted one source saying that two Mil Mi-17 helicopters fitted with Western avionics are also routinely seen at the PMPF's airstrip in Bosaso. The two aircraft are reportedly flown by US crews and they are suspected to be part of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or US special forces operations in the region.
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Filipinci otvaraju tender za nabavku 6 borbenih aviona za neposrednu podrsku.
Citat:DND Open Bidding for Six Close Air Support Aircraft
19 Mei 2014
PAF needs 6 CAS aircraft
The DND through the General Appropriations Act and the AFP Modernization Act Trust Funds intends to apply the sum of 4,97 bio PhP being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Close Air Support Aircraft Acquisition Project including Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).
The plan is to acquire Close Air Support (CAS) air operations during day and night.
The CAS aircraft being offered must be used by the Armed Forces of the country of origin or by the Armed Forces of at least two (2) other countries.
Delivery of 6 CAS aircraft is required within 540 days from the contract effectivity.
Bids must be delivered before on or June 11, 2014 and will be opened in the same day.
Source:Defense Studies