Vietnam will buy early warning aircraft C-295?

Translated from Vietnamese

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Defense industry company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Israel is in the negotiation stage 4 different types of customers interested in medium-range transport aircraft by Airbus Defence & Space C295 manufactured, but is installed additional monitoring systems and airborne early warning (AWACS) by Elta Systems company (under IAI) developed.

According to Flight Global magazine, C295 transport aircraft Airbus was previously developed an aerodynamic configuration can be installed rotating radar system for surveillance missions and early warning (AWACS) on no. In Meanwhile, Elta Systems (a member company of IAI) is also quite popular in the ability to develop and manufacture electronic intelligence sensors, communication devices, monitoring, command and radar. A source Israel said that the purpose of monitoring the aircraft version and Early Warning C-295 is to attract the attention of Air Force countries used transport aircraft designed in Europe.

IAI has today revealed a number of countries are using transport aircraft C-295 engine 2 shows the variations are interested in monitoring and early warning of this transport aircraft. C-295 AEW is equipped with two turboprop PW127G, maximum speed 576km / h, cruising speed 480km / h. The aircraft has a maximum operating range of 5.400km, enough to control the airspace over a large area, have the ability to perform tasks continuously extended to 9 hours, and can operate at high stand up to 7.930m.

Vietnam's air force is still largely based on the activities of the foundation fighter, flagship fighter as Su-27/30 bomb, Su-22 Russian / Soviet made ​​and the support of a network of advanced radar system placed on the ground. However, in modern warfare, the need for an aircraft acts as a radar can perform the tasks of monitoring, warning distance is of paramount importance. So, most likely in the near future we will be more equipped aircraft have a similar role to enhance combat capability.

Islamic month end 5/2013, the Indonesian Air Force also has an air conditioning tactical transport S-295 (a variant of the C-295) make the journey overseas performances around the ASEAN 6 countries (including Vietnam) to promote the capabilities and performance of military transport aircraft the aircraft by manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Airbus Military Company co-production. later flight demonstration in Vietnam, CN-295 aircraft by the Ministry of Defense appreciated. Shortly thereafter, the Indonesian press reported that Hanoi has expressed interest in buying the three planes of this type. Meanwhile, Russia's Independent newspaper said that, with no requirement to modernize military in the near future, Vietnam will buy at least two aircraft airborne early warning, in which CASA C-295 is one of the leading candidates. All facilities on show, there is high possibility that Vietnam will be one of the four countries participating in talks to buy AWACS aircraft C-295 Airbus and Israel to the future, significantly enhanced capacity warfare for the Air Force.