Ecuador announces purchase of new helicopters for the FAE

Ecuador announces purchase of new helicopters for the FAE

The Government of Ecuador announces the purchase of new propellersópteros for the FAE within the empowerment planón of the 3 branches of the Armed Forces. Foto referencial Airbus Helicopters.

Always thinking about the operation of the Ejérecite, navy and Force Aérea, the Ecuadorian Government throughés of Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrín, announcementó the acquisitionón of new flight equipment for the FAE, new radars, r boatsáheld, ammunition and others for the FAA.

Spaghettién, it is announcedó the repoweringón of the current flight equipment they already have, the 3 mentioned forces, where, for example, the launch of m stands outás Cheetah planes

It's plan, announced in Quito, additionally arises from the need of the país to protect and defend the northern border from illegal organizations that proliferate on the northern border with Colombia and that put sovereignty at riskífrom Ecuador.

Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrín
Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrín.

A few months agoás, hereí ya habíwe have announced the incorporationón of a grandfatherón Sikorsky/PZL M28 for the Aviationón part Noército as a replacement for clásick «huevitos» Cart, for parachuting missions, cargo transport, troops and más. It's avión arriveá to Ecuador from Poland in the prówe moan 2 months.

Within the announcements for each Force that were made at the facilities of the Ministry of Defense by $108 millions of dóhomes approximately, stand out:

EjéEcuadorian ritual

  • One Sikorsky/PZL M28 (not announced at the press conference, but of knowledge público).
  • 11 river boatsñas.
  • New protective equipmentón, troop equipment, helmets, vests and ammunition for childrenñthe caliber.
  • Inversionódear: $15 millions of dóhomes.

Ecuadorian Navy

  • 9 sea ​​patrol unitsítimo.
  • Will recoverán 3 helixópteros (not announced at the press conference, but of knowledge público).
  • Will recoverán 2 KingAir 350 aircraft (not announced at the press conference, but of knowledge público).
  • New protective equipmentón, troop equipment, helmets, vests and ammunition for childrenñthe caliber.
  • Inversionódear: $23 millions of dóhomes.

Force AéEcuadorian area

  • 6 helixónew pteros, aún the exact model for SAR missions is not specified – Search and Rescue.
  • New technology radarsíto and long range.
  • Will recoverán planes Home, Hercules y Cheetah (not announced at the press conference, but of knowledge público).
  • Se pondrán to líflight line 2 Gulfstream aircraft new to the FAE fleet (not announced at the press conference, but of knowledge público).
  • New protective equipmentón, troop equipment, helmets, vests and ammunition for childrenñthe caliber.
  • Inversionódear: $30 millions of dóhomes.

further, if you acquireán también protective equipmentón of cyber defense for this growing threat in the world. In total they are 7 the contracts that areá The Ecuadorian State working to empower the Armed Forces.

With this tooén, Ecuador returná to the UNITAS exercises and in the próxth months arriveá from the United States an ambulance boat to operate in Esmeraldas máI'm a grandfatherón for patrollingéreo, photographería and recognition.

These propellersópteros to buyá Ecuador to enhance its operationérea y tétechnique, beginán to arrive in the próxth months at a timeíyes and waitíupon the arrival of the first units until December of this 2018.

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