La Armada de Brasil está estudiando la viabilidad técnica y financiera de la sustitución de los aviones McDonnell Douglas A-4KU y TA-4KU Skyhawk
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Deben ser de los Hornet C/D de los mejores conservados y menos exigidos de todos...
son 39, están en excelente estado y son upgradeables:
27 MARCH 2020
USMC begins AESA upgrade for ‘classic' Hornets
by Gareth Jennings
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun the process of replacing the radars of some its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornet combat aircraft with a new active electronically scanned array (AESA) system, with the first procurement contract awarded on 26 March.
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun the process of replacing the radars of some its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornet combat aircraft with a new active electronically scanned...
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The US Marine Corps is to fit the Raytheon AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar to 98 of its classic Hornet aircraft. (Raytheon)
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Raytheon USD30.2 million to procure AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar systems for the first nine USMC F/A-18C/D Hornets, with deliveries to be completed by May 2022.
This first contract comes 14 months after Raytheon announced that it had been selected to fit the AN/APG-79(V)4 AESA radar to 98 of the USMC’s F/A-18C/D fleet, replacing its own AN/APG-73 mechanically scanned radar. According to the company’s statement at the time, deliveries will run from 2020 through to 2022. No contract value was disclosed.
Jane’s first reported the USMC’s plans to upgrade the radar on its Hornets when the NAVAIR issued a request for information (RFI) in March 2018. At that time it was noted that the change to an AESA system was needed due to the increased reliability and sustainability requirements, as well as the associated capability improvements. The 98 AESAs and 14 spare systems are being procured to cover seven fleet squadrons of 12 aircraft each.
The AN/APG-79(V)4 is a scaled version of the AN/APG-79 AESA radar already fitted to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, and shares 90% commonality for synergies in maintenance and support. The USMC will benefit from the same global sustainment and upgrade path already in place for the AN/APG-79.
The US Marine Corps (USMC) has begun the process of replacing the radars of some its Boeing F/A-18 legacy Hornet combat aircraft with a new active electronically scanned...
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Muy interesantes naves para un país sudamericano como Colombia (reemplazo KFIR) o Argentina (reemplazo de los deltas: si tuviese la voluntad, las divisas y relaciones exteriores estables -no excelentes, pero si más predecibles-).
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The KAF fighter force currently operates F/A-18C/D Hornets, which it acquired in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War. These fighters equip two frontline squadrons and an operational conversion unit at Ahmed al Jaber Air Base. Total deliveries comprised of 32 single-seat F/A-18Cs and eight two-seat F/A-18Ds. To date, one Kuwaiti F/A-18C has been lost in a crash, which occurred on September 21, 2003, while another damaged in a separate incident was reportedly rebuilt.
DOD -A Kuwaiti F/A-18C on exercise in the United States in 1993.
Of all the ‘legacy’ Hornets, the surviving Kuwaiti F/A-18C/Ds are among those in the best condition, and in the past, both Canada and Malaysia have expressed interest in buying them. They are also some of the most colorful, wearing a unique three-tone camouflage scheme, notably absent from the Super Hornet seen here.
Kuwait’s first F/A-18E is now undergoing testing at St. Louis in its service colors.
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Saludos