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 sunting
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAI Kfir | Israel | fighter | Kfir C.2/C.10 Kfir TC.2 | 12 1 | 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. |
| Atlas Cheetah | Afrika Selatan | fighter | Cheetah C Cheetah D | 10 2 | A contract was signed in December 2010. The contract includes maintenance for five years. |
| Dassault Mirage F1 | Prancis | fighter | F.1JA F.1JE | 11 1 | 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 | Prancis | 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 | Amerika Serikat | attack | A-37B | 20 | To be replaced by Embraer Super Tucano until 2012. Delivered: 41 total: 37 Cessna A-37B, 4 Cessna T-37G. |
| Embraer Super Tucano | Brasil | 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. |
| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | Amerika Serikat | trainer | T-34C-1 | 15 | Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. Delivered: 27 total: 6 T-34B, 21 T-34C. |
| Diamond DA20-C1 | Kanada | trainer | DA20-C1 | 12 | Deliveries commenced in March 2012 |
| Cessna A-150L Aerobat | Amerika Serikat | trainer | A150L | 24 | Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. |
| Cessna T-41 Mescalero | Amerika Serikat | trainer | T-41A T-41D | 8 12 | Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. |
| MXP-650 | Kolombia | trainer | MXP-650 | 2 | Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. |
| North American Sabreliner | Amerika Serikat | VIP | Sabreliner 40 Sabreliner 60 | 1 1 | Modified to generate microgravity for the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency |
| Embraer Legacy | Brasil | VIP | Legacy 600 | 1 | Presidential aircraft. |
| Embraer E-jet | Brasil | passenger transport | ERJ-170 ERJ-190 | 3 2 | Operated by TAME |
| Airbus A320 | Prancis | passenger transport | A320-200 | 3 | Operated by TAME |
| Boeing 727 | Amerika Serikat | passenger transport | 727-200 | 2 | Operated by TAME |
| Boeing 727 | Amerika Serikat | strategic transport | 727-100 | 1 | Ex-TAME |
| Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Amerika Serikat | transport | C-130B C-130H L-100-30 | 2 1 1 | Delivered: 8 total: 4 C-130B, 1 C-130-30, 3 C-130H. All may not be operational since sources vary. |
| Avro 748 | Britania Raya | 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 | Kanada | transport | DHC-6-300 | 3 | STOL aircraft. Delivered: 6 total. |
| IAI Arava | Israel | transport | IAI-201 | 2 | STOL aircraft. |
| HAL Dhruv | India | Utility helicopter | 7 | First Handover in February 2009, one lost during accident replaced with a new one. More orders planned. See Photos of Dhruv from this link. | |
| Bell UH-1 Iroquois | Amerika Serikat | utility helicopter | 23 | Some may not be operational. Delivered: 24 total. | |
| Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger | Amerika Serikat | training helicopter | TH-57 Sea Ranger | 9 | Initially 13 were ordered in 1990. Lost: one on May 12, 2008, three in earlier incidents. |
| Bell 212 | Amerika Serikat | utility helicopter | Bell 212 | 3 | 2 bought in 1977, 1 in 1980. |
| Eurocopter AS555 Fennec | Prancis | utility helicopter | AS-555AN | 4 | |
| Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil | Prancis | utility helicopter | AS350 AS350 B6 | 5 2(9) | |
| Aérospatiale Alouette III | Prancis | utility helicopter | SA 319B | 2 | Both were still operational in 2007. Delivered: 11 total to the FAE. |
Referensi sunting
- . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2009-04-28. Diakses tanggal 2013-11-29.
- http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/03/24/324228/ecuador-finalises-big-super-tucano-order.html
- "Cheetahs and Mirage 50s for Ecuador". 2010-12-15. Diakses tanggal 2010-12-15.
- . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-03-24. Diakses tanggal 2013-11-29.
- http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Cheetahs-and-Mirage-50s-for-Ecudaor-05832/
- 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[pranala nonaktif permanen]
- ^ . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2010-07-31. Diakses tanggal 2013-11-29.
- Diamond Aircraft (6 March 2012). "Ecuador Air Force accepts delivery of Diamond DA20 fleet". Diakses tanggal 6 March 2012.
- http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/ecuador/AirForce/Ecuador-af-EC2213.htm
- http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/ecuador/AirForce/Ecuador-af-EscAvMil.htm
- "Salinan arsip". dari versi asli tanggal 2009-08-01. Diakses tanggal 2009-08-01.
- HAL to hand over first export Dhruvs
- Images of Ecuadorian Dhruv's
- Cockpit images of EAF Dhruv
- HAL plans treat for Aero India
- . Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2012-03-24. Diakses tanggal 2013-11-29.
- http://www.saorbats.com.ar/news/262