Angkatan Udara Ekuador

Angkatan Udara Ekuador ( Inggris: Ecuadorian Air Force ) ( Spanyol: Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana, FAE) adalah wing arm Udara Militer Ekuador dan bertanggung jawab untuk melindungi wilayah udara Ekuador.

 Aircraft inventory 
ka|jmpl|C-130 Hercules
ka|jmpl|HS-748
ka|jmpl|Boeing 727-100
ka|jmpl|Twin Otter
ka|jmpl|Sabreliner
AircraftOriginTypeVersionsIn serviceNotes IAI Kfir    fighter  Kfir C.2/C.10Kfir TC.2  121 Delivered: 18 throughout the years. Lost: 5. Eight Kfirs are upgraded to the C.10 version, referred to in Ecuador as Kfir CE, featuring a helmet mounted display system, armed with Python-3 and -4 IR-homing AAMs. Two were second-hand IDF/AF examples. It is planned to upgrade all Kfir to C.10 standard.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/03/24/324228/ecuador-finalises-big-super-tucano-order.html Atlas Cheetah    fighter  Cheetah CCheetah D  102  A contract was signed in December 2010. The contract includes maintenance for five years. Dassault Mirage F1    fighter  F.1JAF.1JE  111  Armed with Python 3 air to air missile. To be replaced eventually by the Cheetah C supersonic fighter. Delivered: 18 total: 16 Mirage F-1JA, 2 Mirage F-1EJ. See photos of Mirage from this link.Mirage 50    fighter  Mirage 50M  6  Upgraded batch of Mirage IIIEs and 5s to the Mirage 50 standard. All donated cost free by Venezuela. To remain in service until 2012-2013.+4 for spare parts. Cessna A-37 Dragonfly    attack  A-37B  20  To be replaced by Embraer Super Tucano until 2012. Delivered: 41 total: 37 Cessna A-37B, 4 Cessna T-37G.http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Cheetahs-and-Mirage-50s-for-Ecudaor-05832/ Embraer Super Tucano    trainer, light attack, COIN  EMB 314  8(+10)  Delivery: to be finished by 2012, at 2 units per month. An initial order of 24 units was reduced to 18 in May 2010.http://infodefensa.com/lamerica/noticias/noticias.asp?cod=2334&n=Ecuador-reduce-la-compra-de-Super-Tucano-para-renovar-su-flota-de-cazas-de-combate Beechcraft T-34 Mentor    trainer  T-34C-1  15  Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. Delivered: 27 total: 6 T-34B, 21 T-34C. Diamond DA20-C1    trainer  DA20-C1  12 Deliveries commenced in March 2012Cessna A-150L Aerobat    trainer  A150L  24  Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/ecuador/AirForce/Ecuador-af-EC2213.htmCessna T-41 Mescalero    trainer  T-41AT-41D  812  Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. MXP-650    trainer  MXP-650  2http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/ecuador/AirForce/Ecuador-af-EscAvMil.htm  Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.North American Sabreliner    VIP  Sabreliner 40Sabreliner 60  11  Modified to generate microgravity for the Ecuadorian Civilian Space AgencyEmbraer Legacy    VIP  Legacy 600  1  Presidential aircraft.Embraer E-jet    passenger transport  ERJ-170ERJ-190  32  Operated by TAMEAirbus A320    passenger transport  A320-200  3  Operated by TAMEBoeing 727    passenger transport  727-200  2  Operated by TAMEBoeing 727    strategic transport  727-100  1  Ex-TAMELockheed C-130 Hercules    transport  C-130BC-130HL-100-30   211  Delivered: 8 total: 4 C-130B, 1 C-130-30, 3 C-130H. All may not be operational since sources vary.Avro 748    transport  HS.748  2  Delivered: 5 from Brazil. Operational: 2, others used as spares. To be replaced by 4 MA60 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter    transport  DHC-6-300  3  STOL aircraft. Delivered: 6 total.IAI Arava    transport  IAI-201  2  STOL aircraft. HAL Dhruv    Utility helicopter    7  First Handover in February 2009,HAL to hand over first export DhruvsImages of Ecuadorian Dhruv'sCockpit images of EAF Dhruv one lost during accident replaced with a new one. More orders planned.HAL plans treat for Aero India See Photos of Dhruv from this link.Bell UH-1 Iroquois    utility helicopter   23  Some may not be operational. Delivered: 24 total. Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger    training helicopter  TH-57 Sea Ranger  9  Initially 13 were ordered in 1990. Lost: one on May 12, 2008, three in earlier incidents.http://www.saorbats.com.ar/news/262 Bell 212    utility helicopter  Bell 212  3  2 bought in 1977, 1 in 1980. Eurocopter AS555 Fennec    utility helicopter  AS-555AN  4  Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil     utility helicopter  AS350AS350 B6 52(9)  Aérospatiale Alouette III    utility helicopter  SA 319B  2  Both were still operational in 2007. Delivered: 11 total to the FAE.

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