José de Malcampo y Monge escribió:No hay nada peor que los clichés, pero ahora querría hacer una pregunta: ¿ha encargado Israel en firme F-35? Si es afirmativa la respuesta, ¿sustituirán F-16 o formarán un nuevo escuadrón?
"L’esercitazione "Desert Dusk 2011 - ha dichiarato il Ten.Col. Urbano Floreani, Capo del Rischieramento italiano - ha avuto lo scopo di addestrare le linee Typhoon e Tornado a operare sinergicamente e in sicurezza in ambienti saturi di minacce, mantenendo un elevato grado di efficacia e ha verificato, nel contempo, la validità delle tattiche attualmente in uso". Il Ten.Col. Floreani, inoltre, ha evidenziato che "[...] è stata positivamente testata sia la capacità dei Reparti dell’Aeronautica Militare di rischierarsi fuori aerea con l’impiego prevalente di assetti KC-767A del 14° Stormo di Pratica di Mare (RM) e C130J della 46ª Brigata Aerea di Pisa, sia la capacita della logistica operativa dell'A.M. di supportare gli uomini, i mezzi e i materiali necessari alla condotta dell’esercitazione, come ad esempio l'impiego dei sistemi informativi (SiLEF)".
Presso la base di Ovda sono stati rischierati i velivoli F-2000 del 4° di Grosseto e del 36° Stormo di Gioia del Colle (BA), e i Tornado ECR del 50° Stormo di Piacenza per svolgere un programma di addestramento particolareggiato in collaborazione con la I.A.F. e comprendente, tra l’altro, missioni combinate COMAO (COMposite Air Operation).
Durante l'esercitazione, che ha visto impegnati complessivamente circa 25 velivoli, gli assetti dell’Aeronautica Militare hanno svolto circa 100 missioni di volo. Circa 150 i militari dell'A.M. impeganti nell'evento.
The aircraft were part of the 6º ‘Alfredo Fusco’ Tactical Fighter Wing from Ghedi and the 50º Stormo ’Giorgio Graffer’ (50th Wing) based in Piacenza. The later deployed Tornado ECR (electronic combat and reconnaissance) from the 155º Gruppo ETS (Electronic Warfare and Tactical Suppression Squadron).
The 155º squadron operates 16 Tornado ECR aircraft, equipped with air defense suppression weapons (AGM-88) and electronic combat and the Israeli Reccelite aerial recce pods.
Israel operates an aggressor squadron flying F-16s from the base in Ovda. For the recent exercise the squadron doubled the number of aircraft operated against the visiting aircraft, adding F-15I and F-16C fighter planes from northern IAF bases. A large instrumented combat range located north of the base is scattered with targets simulating active surface-to-air missile sites, radar emitters and electronic warfare threats realistically represented surface based threats and targets, offering modern strike fighters an excellent training environment.
Mauricio escribió:HHA ha dado a conocer su elección para próximo entrenador LIFT - el M346.
Israel selects Alenia Aermacchi M-346 for trainer deal
By: Arie Egozi Tel Aviv 53 minutes ago Source:
Israel's defence ministry has selected Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 as the new advanced jet trainer for the Israeli air force, with a contract to include 30 aircraft.
Announced on 16 February, the selection decision ended a long competition that pitted the M-346 against the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50.
With both types deemed capable of replacing Israel's remaining Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, Israel used the contest as an opportunity to seek the sale of systems and equipment developed by its domestic companies to Italy or South Korea.
Italy has previously been reported as making a written commitment to purchase a number of Israeli-made systems in exchange for an M-346 victory, with these to potentially include airborne early warning and control system aircraft from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
South Korea also said it intended to purchase defence equipment from Israel but early this month expressed its unhappiness at the mechanism for the nation's trainer selection, which it described as "unfair".
The Israeli defence ministry's failure to issue a formal request for proposals for the approximately $1 billion trainer deal caused great anger in South Korea, and government-level officials from both countries were due to meet this week during the Singapore Airshow.
Israeli ministers approve purchase of military training jets
A Israeli ministerial committee on Monday approved a deal to procure Italian training jets for the Israel Air Force (IAF), the Defense Ministry announced in a statement. The IAF will receive 30 M-346 Master jets, manufactured by Italy's Alenia Aermacchi, in a deal valued at over one billion US dollars. Delivery of the aircraft is scheduled to begin in 2014.
Under the deal, concluded in February, Italy has committed to purchase over one billion dollars worth of military hardware from Israeli defense contractors, the statement said. Monday's announcement capped a fierce competition between Italy and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in recent years to win the tender to sell the IAF their next-generation combat trainer, with the leaders of both countries making a personal appeal to their Israeli counterparts.
Seoul, which proposed to purchase advanced Israeli military platforms and armaments for an estimated 1.5 billion US dollars if its trainer is chosen, responded with anger when the final decision was announced in February, accusing Israel of favoring Italy throughout the selection process and claiming that the tender was not conducted according to international standards.
Officials here expressed concerns over the possibility that ROK would go as far as severing diplomatic ties with Israel. "We hope not to reach that stage. We understand them and it is only natural for them to be upset," The Jerusalem Post quoted a defense official as saying.
The M-346 is due to replace the IAF's aging fleet of A-4 Skyhawks, a Vietnam-era fighter jet for bombing missions which first saw action in the 1973 Mideast war. Since the early 1980s, the IAF has used the aircraft to train cadets during advanced pilot training.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak welcomed the deal's approval, saying it would "provide the IAF with the tools to continue training the world's best fighter pilots while injecting hundreds of millions of dollars to local defense contractors."
In a statement, the army's Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, said the deal would "make it possible to train the IAF's future pilots in the face of regional threats and challenges.
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