The Government of Ecuador announcedó the purchase of two Airbus C295 más for pa serviceís, which to goán all Noército and Ecuadorian Navy.
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President Guillermo Lasso confirmsó last 18 of October that the Minister of Defense, Luis Lara, firmó the contract with Airbus for the acquisitionón of two new Airbus C295 (HOUSE C295) both for the Ejército as for the Ecuadorian Navy. News that was announced by the president approximately a month agoás together with the repoweringónumber of aircraft FAE and purchase of new propellersópteros for the Ejérecite.
CASA 295 for the Navy and Armyérecite
The two new CASA 295 acquired will be in chargeánumber of surveillance tasks, recognition, sea intelligenceíteam, troop transport, cargo and/or vehicleíglasses, load throwing, parachute jump, evacuatedón aeromédica and personnel transportation, material and humanitarian aid.
Let's remember that Ecuador It already has CASA C295 type aircraft, which 3 they meet the Force AéEcuadorian area and precisely 2 of them are currently in the DIAF of Latacunga in maintenance work for its return to service and are part of the repowering plan.ón and maintenance carried out on several of the FAE aircraft.
These beíThe first C295s to be delivered to both the Aviationón Naval like to the Aviationón part Noérecite. Although both already have very similar aircraft such as the CASA CN-235, one verseón quite similar to thiséethically with the C295. Both the ExéEcuatorian rcito como la Aviación Naval each has two of these units. The Navy toún has them in service, but the exército has them awaiting maintenance and in their replacement the two CASA are flying 212 Aviocar.
This purchase will certainly reinforceá the capabilities toésurveillance and transportation areas for both branches of the Armed forces In these times of security crisis that our country is experiencingís y el próximo Fenóless than El NiñO.
Let's hope that your arrival to the país is realized in the shortest possible time in order to be able to have them operating for the good of the Ecuador and that the othersás projects tooéare not carried out, like the arrival of a new C-130 Hércules what to giveíat the end of thisñO, the purchase of the 5 Super Puma for the Exército and the return to service of several FAE aircraft such as the L-100-30, the Super Tucano and the two others C295 as mentionedó previously.
