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| Close Air Support (CAS) Plane for PAF; anti-insurgency application | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:51 am (109 Views) | |
| Flipzi | Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:51 am Post #1 |
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![]() 6 ANTI-INSURGENCY "CLOSE AIR SUPPORT" PLANES FOR PAF - armed with rockets - 50 caliber machinegun - bombs including guided bombs PH eyes 6 more attack planes Manila, Philippines —- The Philippine military’s effort to boost its combat assets continues after signing deals for the purchase of 12 FA-50 jet fighters and eight Bell 412 helicopters. Last Friday, the Department of National Defense (DND) announced it is in the market for six close-air support (CAS) aircraft which is expected to augment the existing OV-10 “Bronco” attack plane being operated by the Philippine Air Force (PAF). DND Undersecretary for Finance, Modernization, Installations, and Munitions Fernando Manalo said this at the sidelights of the contract signing for the P18.9-billion FA-50 and P4.8-billion Bell 412 helicopters acquisition projects held Friday at Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. The beefing up of the country’s combat assets comes at a time when the dispute with China over territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) has escalated after the Philippines sought the intervention of the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague. Super Tucano Manalo said they are looking at the possibility of acquiring the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano. He said they are still determining the price and suitability of the aircraft for the PAF. The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency, close air support, aerial reconnaissance missions in low threat environments, as well as providing pilot training. Designed to operate in high temperature and humidity conditions in extremely rugged terrain, the Super Tucano is highly maneuverable, has a low heat signature, incorporates 4th generation avionics and weapons system to deliver precision guided munitions. BVRs For FA-50 Meanwhile, the DND also said it is looking at installing equipment that would give a “beyond visual range” (BVR) capability to some of the FA-50 “Fighting Eagle” that will be acquired from South Korea. BVR is the capability to detect, track, and if needed attack air targets beyond 20 nautical miles (around 37 kilometers). (With reports from AP and AFP) http://www.mb.com.ph/ph-eyes-6-more-attack-planes/ Edited by Flipzi, Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:01 am.
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| Flipzi | Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:59 am Post #2 |
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![]() The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano , also named ALX or A-29 is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency (COIN), close air support, aerial reconnaissance missions in low threat environments, as well as providing pilot training. Designed to operate in high temperature and humidity conditions in extremely rugged terrain, the Super Tucano is highly maneuverable, has a low heat signature, incorporates 4th generation avionics and weapons system to deliver precision guided munitions. It is currently in service with the air forces of Angola, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Indonesia, and has been ordered by Senegal and the United States Air Force. ![]() Specifications (EMB 314 Super Tucano) Data from Type Analysis: Embraer Super Tucano (All specifications from Janes 2010-2011 unless otherwise indicated) General characteristics Crew: Pilot plus one navigator/student in tandem on Martin Baker Mk 10 LCX zero-zero ejection seats Payload: 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) Length: 11.38 m (37 ft 4 in) Wingspan: 11.14 m (36 ft 6.5 in) Height: 3.97 m (13 ft 0.25 in) Wing area: 19.4 m² (208.8 sq ft) Empty weight: 3,200 kg (7,055 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 5,400 kg (11,905 lb) Powerplant: 1 Hartzell 5-blade constant speed, fully feathering, reversible-pitch × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C turboprop, 1,196 kW (1,600 shp) each Performance Maximum speed: 590 km/h (319 knots, 367 mph) Cruise speed: 520 km/h (281 knots, 323 mph) Stall speed: 148 km/h (80 knots, 92 mph g-limits: +7/-3.5 g) Range: 720 nmi (827 mi, 1,330 km) Combat radius: 550 km (300 nmi, 342 mi) (hi-lo-hi profile, 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of external stores)[148] Ferry range: 1,541 nmi (1,774 mi, 2,855 km) [149] Endurance: 8hrs 24mins[149] Service ceiling: 10,668 m (35,000 ft) Rate of climb: 24 m/s (79 ft/s) Armament Guns: Internal: (2x) 12.7 mm (0.50 in) 950 rounds per minute FN Herstal M3P machine guns in wings. pod: (1x) 20 mm (0.79 in) 650 rounds per minute GIAT M20A1 cannon below the fuselage. pod: (1x) 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal HMP for M3P machine gun. pod: (4x) 7.62 mm (0.30 in) 3,000 rounds per minute Dillon Aero M134 Minigun (under development). Hardpoints: 5 (two under each wing & one under fuselage centreline) w/ a capacity of 1,550 kg (3,300 lb) Rockets: (4x) pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LM-70/19(SBAT-70) (4x) pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LAU-68A/G Missiles: Air-to-air: AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4 Air-to-ground: AGM-65 Maverick Delilah AL Bombs: General-purpose bombs: (10x) Mk 81 (5x) Mk 82 M-117 Incendiary bombs: BINC-300 Cluster bombs: BLG-252 Precision-guided bombs: FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS/GPS guidance kit for Mk 82. SMKB-82[154] – INS/GPS guidance kit for Mk 82. GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II[156] Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit. Others: Chaff & Flare (countermeasures) FLIR AN/AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE II (Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensors) Avionics MIL-STD-1553 standards. NVG ANVIS-9 (Night Vision) CCIP / CCRP / CCIL / DTOS / LCOS / SSLC (Computerized Attack Modes) R&S{RT} M3AR VHF/UHF airborne transceiver (two-way encrypted[164] Data Link provision) HUD / HOTAS HMD with UFCP(Up Front Control Panel) Laser INS with GPS Navigational System. CMFD(Colored Multi-Function Display) liquid crystal active matrix Integrated Radio Communication and Navigation Video Camera/Recorder Automatic Pilot with embedded mission planning capability Stormscope WX-1000E (Airborne weather mapping system) Laser Range Finder WiPak Support – (Wi-Fi integration for Paveway bombs). Training and Operation Support System (TOSS). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tucano#Specifications_.28EMB_314.29 Related info: http://webaviation.blogspot.com/2012/08/modern-attack-aircraft-resembles-wwii.html |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue May 20, 2014 12:47 pm Post #3 |
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DND Released "Invitation to Bid" for Acquisition of Close Air Support Aircraft for the Air Force DND Released "Invitation to Bid" for Acquisition of Close Air Support Aircraft for the Air Force - Dated May 7, 2014 - Project cost including Initial Logistical Support (ILS) P4,968,000,000. - 6 units - capable of close air support day and night (night operations capable) - pre-bid conference on May 28, 10A at BAC Camp Aguinaldo - bid opening is June 11, 10AM at BAC - delivery within 540 days from contract effectivity http://www.dnd.gov.ph/transparency/procurement/DND_BAC/Invitation_to_bid/Acquisitionofcloseairsupportaircraft.pdf More on CAS Aircraft http://w11.zetaboards.com/NDSFP/topic/10169840/ More DND bids http://w11.zetaboards.com/NDSFP/topic/9170169/ Photo: Super Tucano with rocket pods (credit to photo owners) Edited by Flipzi, Tue May 20, 2014 1:14 pm.
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue May 20, 2014 1:24 pm Post #4 |
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More photos of the Embraer Super Tucano: credit to photo owners ![]() Super Tucano with rocket pods ![]() Weapons load include 50 caliber gun, free fall bombs, guided bombs and Sidewinder anti-aircraft missile Plus FLIR ![]() ![]() Super Tucano cockpit credit to http://www.aereo.jor.br/2009/03/23/embraer-confirma-venda-de-super-tucanos-para-o-equador/ |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Sun Jun 8, 2014 12:43 am Post #5 |
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![]() Artist's concept of the IOMAX Archangel ISR and light strike aircraft modified with a bubble canopy, ejection seats, and speed fairings. The aircraft is currently being offered to the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (pictured). Source: IOMAX IOMAX offers Archangel light attack turboprop to the Philippines Gareth Jennings, Mooresville, North Carolina - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly 04 June 2014 IOMAX has offered its Archangel Block 3 Border Patrol Aircraft (BPA) to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as a replacement for its ageing Rockwell OV-10 Bronco counterinsurgency fleet, IHS Jane's was told on 2 June. The US defence company has submitted a bid to the Philippine government, in which it is pitching the Archangel as a replacement for the PAF's nine remaining OV-10s, which were acquired second-hand in the 1990s, IOMAX CEO Ron Howard disclosed during a visit to the company's North Carolina headquarters. "IOMAX has previously done signals intelligence in Southeast Asia, and so we know the region. The Philippine mission is very well suited to the Archangel," he said. The Philippine requirement was formally launched in mid-May, when the Department of National Defense (DND) issued tender documents to acquire six close air support aircraft and an accompanying logistics support package for PHP4.968 billion (USD114 million). In its documents, the DND noted that the selected bidder must have had prior experience of such programmes over the previous decade, and that the selected platform should already be in service with the armed forces of the country of origin or by the military of at least two other countries. Although the Archangel BPA is regarded by some (the US Department of Defense included) as being an essentially new platform, it is in fact the third iteration (hence the Block 3 designation) of the Block 1 and Block 2 AT-802 that IOMAX developed and supplied to the United Arab Emirates (and which it still supports). Also, with the Block 1 also now in service with Jordan, the Archangel does fit the criteria for selection as laid down by the DND. While the DND did not publically disclose aircraft specifications, IHS Jane's understands that they have been written up with the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano in mind, with requirements that it be equipped with retractable undercarriage and ejector seats, among other things. The Archangel currently features neither of these, but Howard told IHS Jane's that IOMAX has done studies with Martin-Baker on the feasibility of replacing the current crash-resistant seating and roll-cage with twin ejection-seats and bubble canopy, and that this is perfectly doable (the United Arab Emirates is also said to be interested in the canopy for a potential follow-on order of aircraft, but not the ejection-seats). As for retractable undercarriage, Howard said the mission did not require it, and the weight penalties and rough field limitations would outweigh any benefits over the current fixed undercarriage, and so this would not be offered. As retractable undercarriage is not being offered as an option, Howard said the company's designers were looking at a number of aerodynamic improvements to the Archangel that would help it close the speed gap from its current 180 kt cruise speed to bring it closer to the 220 kt of platforms such as the Super Tucano. From spinner to tail, these enhancements include the option of an enhanced propeller with a scimitar-style composite blade; a sleeker nose profile; angling the exhaust rearwards to provide about 200 lb of additional thrust; speed fairings on the main undercarriage and wheel struts; remodelled wing roots and tips; blending the rear of the cockpit to the tail section to reduce buffeting and drag; remodelled tail and stabiliser roots and tips; and a more generally cleaned-up fuselage, with as few protruding parts as possible. According to IOMAX's chief scientist, Ray Nielson, who is leading this improvement effort, these modifications should increase the aircraft's cruise speed to about 210 kt. Even so, Howard was keen to note that speed is not everything, and that rival platforms had sacrificed much in terms of payload and range/endurance in order to go faster. With a typical mission profile of 175 kt outbound to a range of 1,350 n miles, six hours on station, and 175 kt inbound to base, and all with a maximum gross take-off weight of 6,715 kg, the Archangel can cover more of the Philippine's area of operations with a greater weapon load than any of its competitors. At just USD8 million per aircraft (without options), the Archangel is also cheaper than many of its rivals ( IHS Jane's All the World's Aircraft gives the Super Tucano a unit price of USD12-13 million). With the DND's tender documents now released, all bids must be submitted by 11 June, with the selected platform expected to be with the PAF 18 months after contract signature. Besides the Archangel and Super Tucano, other platforms expected to compete include the Beechcraft AT-6 Texan II, and perhaps even the Pilatus PC-21. http://www.janes.com/article/38800/iomax-offers-archangel-light-attack-turboprop-to-the-philippines?from_rss=1 |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:18 am Post #6 |
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DND moves close air support aircraft bidding, Archangel Block 3 joins by Samuel Biag 16/06/2014 The Department of National Defense (DND) has moved to July 2 the bid opening and submission for the Philippine Air Force’s six close air support (CAS) aircraft project. According to source, DND is eying the Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano. However, another company have expressed its intent to join the bidding. “IOMAX has previously done signals intelligence in Southeast Asia, and so we know the region. The Philippine mission is very well suited to the Archangel,” IOMAX USA, Inc. CEO Ron Howard said in report by IHS Jane. IOMAX is offering the Archangel Block 3 Border Patrol Aircraft. Close air support (CAS) is defined as air action by fixed or rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets that are close to friendly ground or naval forces, and which requires detailed integration of each air mission with fire and movement of these forces. Both helicopters and fighter jets can be utilized as close air support aircrafts. http://www.angmalaya.net/nation/2014/06/16/1070-dnd-moves-close-air-support-aircraft-bidding-archangel-block-3-joins |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:17 am Post #7 |
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Bid Opening, Submission for CAS Project Reset for Aug. 11 MANILA, -- Bid opening and submission for the Department of National Defense (DND)'s Php4,968,000,000 billion close-air support (CAS) project has been reset anew to Aug. 11 Bid submission was originally slated for June 11 but it was reset to July 2. It was ordered rescheduled to July 11 before being reset again to July 23. It was reset again for Aug. 11. No reasons were given for the fourth reset. The DND is planning to acquire six CAS aircraft to replace or beef up the Air Force's existing Rockwell OV-10 "Bronco" turboprop attack planes. CAS refers to capability to provide air support to infantry and naval units in contact with the enemy. Funding for this weapon system will be sourced from the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program. Bid submission and opening will still be held at the DND Bidding and Awards Committee conference room, basement right wing, DND Building, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. DND undersecretary Fernando Manalo earlier said that the contract includes integrated logistic support system. Winning bidders must be able to deliver the aircraft within 540 calendar days from contract effectivity. Participants in the DND's CAS project must have completed a similar program within the last 10 years. Manalo added that the CAS aircraft must be used by the countries offering and manufacturing them. |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Sun Aug 3, 2014 11:43 am Post #8 |
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Countermeasures must be fitted on CAS aircraft, DND tells prospective bidders by Editor 1/08/2014 | 11:04 Posted in Nation Philippine News Agency – To ensure the survivability of its (close-air support (CAS) aircraft and pilots, the Department of National Defense (DND) has informed its prospective bidders that their designs must feature countermeasures against enemy missiles and guns with radar tracking equipment. In a supplemental bid bulletin posted at the DND website, the countermeasures being sought by the agency for its CAS planes include radar warning receivers, missile alert warning systems, flares and chaff dispensers. “With the current threat environment and to ensure pilot and aircraft survivability, the aircraft must have radar warning receiver(s), missile alert warning system(s) and chaffs and flares,” it added. These countermeasures will allow pilots to evade or decoy missiles fired at them and fool radar systems trying to track their aircraft. Bid opening for the CAS project is set for Aug. 11. The DND is planning to acquire six CAS aircraft to replace or beef up the Philippine Air Force’s existing Rockwell OV-10 “Bronco” turboprop attack planes. CAS refers to capability to provide air support to infantry and naval units in contact with the enemy. Funding for this weapon system will be sourced from the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program. Bid submission and opening will be held at the DND Bidding and Awards Committee Conference Room, Basement Right Wing, DND Building, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. DND Undersecretary Fernando Manalo earlier said that the contract includes integrated logistic support system. Winning bidders must be able to deliver the aircraft within 540 calendar days from contract effectivity. Participants in the DND’s CAS project must have completed a similar program within the last 10 years. Manalo added that the CAS aircraft must be used by the countries offering and manufacturing them. http://www.angmalaya.net/nation/2014/08/01/2738-countermeasures-must-be-fitted-on-cas-aircraft-dnd-tells-prospective-bidders |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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