Franse investeringen in ISR ? ; KingAir 350ER en upgrades C-130 ISR en gunship

Gestart door Harald, 13/02/2014 | 21:21 uur

Harald

France Boosts Arms Spending, Eyes C-130 Buy

PARIS — France has set aside an extra €1.5 billion (US $1.7 billion) to acquire additional equipment, including the C-130 Hercules, and maintain weapon systems over the next four years, reflecting the intense operations of the armed forces in sub-Saharan Africa, defense officials said Wednesday.

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Of that €1.5 billion, an estimated €330 million has been set aside for a planned acquisition of four Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 transport planes, of which two would be armed with the Griffin missile and two would be equipped for inflight refueling of helicopters, the officials said.The four units would join the present Hercules fleet which entered service in 1987.

"A decision has not been taken but the studies have been launched" for the Hercules, with a decision due to be taken by the end of the year, an official said. That could be a purchase or a lease of the aircraft, which could be the J or K model. There would also be an order for night-vision goggles.

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http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2015/05/20/france-budget-hercules-c130-boost-sahel-africa-inflight-refueling-tiger-helicopter-frigate/27652679/

Harald

Citaat van: Zander op 23/04/2015 | 18:53 uur
Dit is geen nieuw topic. En het paste prima bij de titel dacht ik.
:confused:
Mee-eens, past idd prima binnen het kader van Franse plannen, aanpassingen .

Zander

Dit is geen nieuw topic. En het paste prima bij de titel dacht ik.
:confused:
People are sheep

Ace1

Waarom wordt daarvoor een nieuwe topic geopend we hebben daar toch de topic Internationale gunship Ontwikkelingen voor?

http://www.defensieforum.nl/Forum/internationale_gunship_ontwikkelingen-t20496.0.html

Harald



Idd net zoiets als de Amerikaanse Harvest Hawk sets voor de C-130, interessante upgrade

Zal niet verbaasd zijn als de Fransen ook nog een ontwikkeling opstarten (of hebben lopen) naar een kanon voor in de zijdeuropening. Iets met het 30 mm kanon van de Rafale (GIAT 30MM 791) of 40mm CTA

Zander

Dacht het ook.
Special forces/para's afzetten en direct ondersteunen met luchtsteun.
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dudge


Zander


Sagem looks to arm French C-130s with AASM

Frédéric Lert, Bordeaux - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

Sagem is preparing to offer an armed upgrade package for the French Air Force's Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, company officials told IHS Jane's .

The upgrade would include arming the Hercules with the SSA-1101 Gerfaut system, allowing the C-130 to carry and deploy as many as eight Sagem AASM (Armement Air-Sol Modulaire) precision guided munitions (PGMs). The SSA-1101 Gerfaut has been under development since 2012 by Sagem, Rafaut, and AA/ROK.

"We can guarantee a range of 30 km for an AASM dropped at 25,000 ft and 190 kt," a Sagem official told IHS Jane's . The company will soon make an unsolicited bid to the French defence procurement agency, the DGA, outlining its armed-Hercules proposal.

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Harald

France Eyes King Air, Upgrades for C-130

The French Air Force is eyeing the King Air for ISR missions, while France's special operations forces are keen to fit mission packages to their Hercules airlifters, a US source said.

The Air Force is studying the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air as part of its search for a light aircraft to deliver a "development of force," the source said.

Meanwhile, France's special operations forces are looking to add various capabilities to their 14 Lockheed Martin C-130s, such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), gunship and low-level air-drop, the source said.

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http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140211/DEFREG01/302110014/France-Eyes-King-Air-Upgrades-C-130?odyssey=mod_sectionstories