Stilzetten Cougars per 9 mei 2011; de gevolgen

[Lex]

Terma B.V. and Fokker Services Sign MOU for maintenance of RNLAF Cougar fleet

(Source: Terma A/S ; issued November 26, 2012)

During the NIDV symposium in Rotterdam, Fokker Services and partners Terma B.V., Airborne International, and Verebus signed a MOU with the goal of offering an efficient and cost effective solution for the provision of maintenance for the Dutch Royal Air Force Cougar fleet.

This agreement will provide a solution drawing on the unique knowledge and skills of the Dutch aerospace cluster in the field of maintenance concepts, composite materials, and configuration management.

Richard Jones, Senior Vice President, Terma Netherlands, is pleased with the collaboration: "Both Terma and Fokker Services strive for excellence in our solutions, so we look forward to explore the possibilities of cooperating with Fokker Services on the maintenance of Dutch Cougar helicopters."

In the future outsourced maintenance of the Cougar fleet, this partnership offers an integrated and complete service concept. Currently, the Dutch Ministry of Defence is investigating whether the maintenance of the eight Cougar helicopters serving with the Royal Dutch Air Force should be outsourced to industry - a theme that is high on the political agenda.

The Cougar is currently used by 41 Air Forces worldwide.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/140500/terma%2C-fokker-sign-mou-on-cougar-support.html

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Daar kan ik inkomen omdat je op ouwe Jacob heb gediend?

Yep!

[Ace1]

Ik zie een toch wel hele bekende plaatsjes 

Daar kan ik inkomen omdat je op ouwe Jacob heb gediend?

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Ze doen het niet zo gek hoor, als je alleen al hun "Armada de Chile" bekijkt

http://www.fotosmilitares.org/viewtopic.php?p=38906

Ik zie een toch wel hele bekende plaatsjes 

[Harald]

Ze hebben al langer interesse in de Cougar, had ik een tijdje geleden ook al gepost.

klopt en ze hebben een Franse LPD overgenomen die 4 Cougars of Super Puma's kan vervoeren.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargento_Aldea_(LSDH-91)

Ze doen het niet zo gek hoor, als je alleen al hun "Armada de Chile" bekijkt

http://www.fotosmilitares.org/viewtopic.php?p=38906

[Ace1]

Ze hebben al langer interesse in de Cougar, had ik een tijdje geleden ook al gepost.

klopt en ze hebben een Franse LPD overgenomen die 4 Cougars of Super Puma's kan vervoeren.

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargento_Aldea_(LSDH-91)

[Hyperion]

Ze hebben al langer interesse in de Cougar, had ik een tijdje geleden ook al gepost.

[Harald]

Chile to buy eight AS532 Cougars from Netherlands?

en waarschijnlijk ook een stuk of wat F-16's, daarom is die deal met de Roemenen ook naar Portugal gegaan.

Dit had ik al verwacht, Chili is vaste klant van ons en misschien wel onze beste klant.

Zie ook hieronder :

The Army's Air Cavalry Ambitions
Chile is planning to create an air cavalry brigade, in what would be a new layer of combat capabilities for the Army as it continues its modernization. The unit would count on 800 to 1,200 elite soldiers mobilized by a fleet of 14 to 30 helicopters
......
But already, Chile is one of several countries negotiating to acquire second-hand Cougar helicopters from the Netherlands. Chile is interested in eight of the copters, which would double a fleet that today includes eight new Cougars purchased a few years ago.

http://chiledefense.blogspot.nl/

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Chile to buy eight AS532 Cougars from Netherlands?

Published: Sept. 13, 2012 at 6:38 AM

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Chile is in talks with the Netherlands to purchase eight Cougar helicopters that are likely to be reconditioned and upgraded to form part of an air cavalry brigade.

The Latin American country has been seeking to modernize its armed forces and its military arsenal but is hamstrung by funding constraints and, in some cases, political barriers to what the forces' commanders want to buy.

The Cougars are part of a Dutch armed forces armada that is targeted for a drawdown. Officials in the Netherlands have said the military's need for cash is behind the decision to run down the current inventory, which they see as excessive to need in peace time.

The Cougar is the Eurocopter's AS532 version, a twin-engine, medium-weight, multipurpose aircraft developed by France and built by Eurocopter and Turkish Aerospace Industries.

The AS532 is an upgrade of the Aerospatiale Puma in its militarized form and has been superseded by the Eurocopter EC725.

The secondhand helicopters meet an immediate challenge for Chile, which is aiming to upgrade its armed forces' equipment as economically and fast as possible.

The Cougars' availability appeared as the Dutch announced a controversial decision to sell some military equipment. The move was hotly contested in the Netherlands.

Chile's medium-term plan is to create an air cavalry brigade to meet challenges to national security posed by drug overlords and their collaborators in underground movements.

The eight helicopters will join a fleet up to 30 helicopters that will form part of a planned air cavalry brigade. Current plans call for a carefully chosen force of up to 1,200 elite officers and troops, El Periodista news website said.

The special brigade will likely be deployed both in tactical transport and in attack missions.

Discussion on the military procurement program for the cavalry brigade has wavered between securing the most cost-effective solution and building a seamless operation with compatible hardware.

Some military commanders backed the idea of having all helicopters from the same manufacturer but cost considerations kept getting in the way.

Chilean army commander Gen. Juan Miguel Fuente-Alba said he favored a standardized helicopter force from a single manufacturer but that doesn't seem to be happening.

Support is also growing for a better-equipped Chilean army with its own air support backup.

El Periodista said the army wants to enhance its fixed-wing capabilities and is seriously considering three to five Spartan C27J twin-engine light transport aircraft for its inventory. The aircraft costs about $53 million and is manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica of Italy.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2012/09/13/Chile-in-talks-to-buy-Dutch-Cougar-copters/UPI-82261347532725/#ixzz26dXFG6Kd

[KapiteinRob]

Ook hier het verzoek ontopic te blijven.

Rob
Forumbeheerder

[A.J.]

Fernandez, Hernandez, hoe die gozer ook heet is toch ex Kap KL Inf?

Dan hebben we het beide over een ander, ik dacht aan Lucassen. En Hernandez is een off GNK geweest.

[MoronHunter]

en een ex inf officier van de PVV die dus voor eeuwig gebrandmerkt is, maar daar los van.

Dat was een onderofficier.

Fernandez, Hernandez, hoe die gozer ook heet is toch ex Kap KL Inf?

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

en een ex inf officier van de PVV die dus voor eeuwig gebrandmerkt is, maar daar los van.

Dat was een onderofficier.

Terug naar de tijden van Joseph Antoine Marie Hubert Luns, want zolang moeten we geloof ik al terug voor een politici, die ook nog iets te vertellen had, met hart voor de zaak. (Luns was ex matroos, seinert bij de KM)

Maar... terug naar de Cougars.

[A.J.]

en een ex inf officier van de PVV die dus voor eeuwig gebrandmerkt is, maar daar los van.

Dat was een onderofficier.

[Enforcer]

Bij VVD en D'66 heb je ook nog wat "defensietoppers" zitten.