The MD 530G, the new attack, scout and escort helicopter

Gestart door Harald, 21/08/2014 | 17:00 uur

Sparkplug

Citaat van: Lynxian op 27/10/2023 | 01:36 uurDus dan hebben ze straks 1,33 inzetbare MD530F en 1,33 inzetbare UH-60M. En dan? Dan verplaatsen ze 1 squad met de Black Hawk dat wordt voorzien van intel en vuursteun van 1 MD530F. Wat is het nut hiervan?

Dat is de grote vraag. Heb geen idee hoe zij hun inzetbaarheid voor ogen hebben. Zou op z'n minst 50% moeten zijn.
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Lynxian

Citaat van: Sparkplug op 26/10/2023 | 11:19 uurHet aantal sluit precies aan op hun vier UH-60M Black Hawks.

Letse Defensie koopt 4 MD 530F lichte aanvalshelikopters

Letland kreeg eerste twee Black Hawks

https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/latvia-uh-60m-black-hawk-helicopters
Dus dan hebben ze straks 1,33 inzetbare MD530F en 1,33 inzetbare UH-60M. En dan? Dan verplaatsen ze 1 squad met de Black Hawk dat wordt voorzien van intel en vuursteun van 1 MD530F. Wat is het nut hiervan?

Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Lynxian

Wat moet je met 4 van die dingen? Dan heb je er maar 1 ten alle tijden inzetbaar.

Harald

Letland gaat 4 stuks MD530F aanschaffen

https://www.facebook.com/Sargs.lv/posts/pfbid0aua7XghiREeeeDaUHGToJurrcQyAeB9AM1t2Gnby9XjgaWjczrr8VPusNHWvk4Z2l

CitaatDe nationale strijdkrachten zijn van plan vier MD 530F lichte multifunctionele helikopters uit de Verenigde Staten te kopen.
🚨Het Ministerie van Defensie deelt mee dat het de taak van de nieuwe helikopters is om luchtsteun te verlenen door luchtoperaties uit te voeren tegen vijandelijke objecten op korte afstand, om luchtsteun te verlenen voor gevechtszoek- en reddingsoperaties, en om tactische verkennings- en reddingsoperaties uit te voeren. transportactiviteiten.
💥Indien nodig zal het ook mogelijk zijn om ze te bewapenen voor het verlenen van vuursteun aan grondeenheden.


Sparkplug

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald


MD530F Cayuse Warrior Helicopters Scout Attack

( blijft een mooi toestel, snel en wendbaar )

https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2023-news-aviation-aerospace/september/9263-nigerian-armed-forces-secure-new-md530f-cayuse-warrior-helicopters.html

CitaatIn addition to the Cayuse Warrior helicopters, the purchase of Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters is still in progress. The U.S. State Department had previously approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Nigeria of twelve AH-1Z attack helicopters and related equipment, estimated at $997 million, in April 2022. The package includes 2,000 guidance sections for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) and a 20mm M197 machine gun, but will not feature AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles.

Zooo,  :omg:  ook nog de kans dat er 12 stuks AH-1Z worden gekocht door Nigeria.

Harald

https://www.pilootenvliegtuig.nl/2023/09/29/cayuse-warrior-plus-is-puur-militaire-helikopter/

MD Helicopters (MDH) heeft een getekende order van het Nigeriaanse leger op zak voor in eerste instantie twaalf MD530F MD 530F Cayuse Warrior Plus Scout/Attack verkenners. De deal loopt mogelijk op tot 36 eenheden.

Volgens MDH is de Cayuse Warrior Plus vanaf de grond af een volledig militaire helikopter en dus veel meer dan een commerciële helikopter met militair materieel eraan 'vastgeschroefd'.

Het bedrijf brengt bij een MD530-romp in een vroeg stadium op de productielijn al grote en onomkeerbare veranderingen aan, waarbij de romp wordt versterkt met het oog op toekomstige militaire operaties.

Ook wordt een een ballistisch tolerant crashbestendig brandstofsysteem ingebouwd, een versterkt landingsgestel en nieuwe stroomlijn kappen waarmee de deuren kunnen worden gesloten wanneer wapens worden meegenomen.

De Cayuse Warrior Plus is uitgerust met een wapenbeheersysteem van Moog, in plaats van het Dillon Aero-systeem dat werd gebruikt in eerdere Cayuse Warrior-varianten, zoals die werden geleverd aan Afghanistan, Libanon en Kenia.

Bij de Plus is een L3Harris Wescam MX-10D-sensorkoepel onder de neus gemonteerd die het gebruik van precisiegeleide wapens mogelijk maakt, zoals de AGM-114 Hellfire-raket en APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System) geleide raketten.

Bij de nieuwste variant van deze lichte verkenning- en aanvalshelikopter wordt niet langer verwezen met een MD500/520/530-serie-aanduiding.

Sinds het bedrijf onder faillissementsbescherming werd overgenomen, heeft het zijn voormalige vliegtuigfabriek in Mexico gesloten en worden de helikopters nu volledig in Mesa, Arizona gemaakt.


Harald

Afghanistan receives final MD 530F helos

Afghanistan has received the last of 60 MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack and reconnaissance rotorcraft that have been delivered from 2011.

The final five Cayuse Warriors, which were part of a follow-on batch of 30 helicopters ordered by the US Army under a wider USD1.4 billion Foreign Military Sales (FMS) effort for allied nations, were delivered to Kandahar via a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on 27 October. The manufacturer announced the arrival on 24 November.

As noted by MDHI, all five helicopters have now been reassembled and are now in operational service with the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Taking battlefield losses and accidents into account, Jane's understands that the AAF has an active inventory of 55 MD 530F helicopters at its disposal. However, neither the US 438th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) that trains and assists the AAF nor MDHI was able to confirm this number by the time of publication.

While early MD 530Fs (known as 'Jengi' [Warrior] in AAF service) delivered between 2011 and 2016 were equipped with standard avionics, the newer aircraft have a 'glass' cockpit (the older aircraft are likely to be upgraded to this same standard over time). They also have a ballistically tolerant crashworthy fuel system that features self-sealing fuel cells; crashworthy bladders compliant to MIL-DTL-27422 (the standard for crash- and ballistic-resistant fuel systems); gravity feed auxiliary fuel transfer; compatibility with the 38-gallon Little Bird Auxiliary Tank System (LBATS); accessibility for easy maintenance; and 'combat proven performance'.

All AAF MD 530Fs are fitted with the Enhanced Mission Equipment Package (EMEP). The baseline Mission Equipment Package (MEP) comprises the FN Herstal Heavy Machine Gun Pod (HMP) that features the company's M3 12.7 mm (.50 calibre) machine gun. The HMP, which is carried on external weapons planks, has a rate of fire of 1,100 rds/min and a 400-round ammunition box.

https://www.janes.com/article/92818/afghanistan-receives-final-md-530f-helos

Harald

Kenya to receive six MD 530Fs by end of the year

https://www.mdhelicopters.com/mdhi-awarded-cls-and-training-contract-to-support-kenyan-md-530f-cayuse-warrior-fleet.html

Shipment of the 6-aircraft Kenyan MD 530F Cayuse Warrior fleet – which will include a U.S. Army-issued AWR – will be complete by the end of the year. Powered by the Rolls-Royce 250-C30 650shp turbine engine, these aircraft will feature an advanced, all-digital glass cockpit, ballistically tolerant crashworthy fuel system, Harris RF-7850A tactical radio, Rockwell Collins HF-9000D, and the full complement of mission equipment that is standard to the Cayuse Warrior:
•FN Herstal Weapons Management System
•DillonAero Mission Configurable Armament System (MCAS)
•DillonAero Fixed-Forward Sighting System
•62mm ballistic armor protection
•FN Herstal .50 caliber HMP 400 Machine Gun Pods
•M260 7-shot rocket pods


Harald

Citaat van: Oorlogsvis op 04/10/2018 | 15:08 uur
alleen de prijs klopt niet volgens mij...1.4 miljard voor 6 helikopters ?

The 12 helicopters are part of a $1.4 billion IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) package signed with the US government in September 2017 that covers up to 150 MD530 rotorcraft for partner nations.

;) ff opnieuw lezen ...
1,4 miljard voor 150 stuks MD530 ! ... 9,33 miljoen per stuk, dus 6 stuks zal rond de 56 miljoen zijn en 12 stuks 132 miljoen.

Oorlogsvis

alleen de prijs klopt niet volgens mij...1.4 miljard voor 6 helikopters ?

Harald

MD Helicopters confirms Kenyan, Lebanese MD530 deals    ( meer info over de betreffende deals, snelle leveringen 2019 en 2020 )

MD Helicopters has confirmed orders from Kenya and Lebanon for a total of 12 MD530 light scout attack helicopters.

The deal with Kenya covers six MD530Fs, and the deal with Lebanon six MD530Gs, says MD Helicopters.

The Kenyan MD530Fs include 62mm ballistic protection, FN Herstal .50 caliber HMP 400 machine gun pods, and M260 seven-round rocket pods. They will also feature stores management systems and communications gear. Deliveries will take place between April 2019 and August 2019.

The Lebanese MD530Gs include roughly the same equipment as the Kenyan aircraft, but will also have a ballistically tolerant crashworthy fuel system, a Wescam laser designator, and Thales's Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system. In addition, they will be able to fire the BAE Systems 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) rocket.

Deliveries of the six Lebanese MD530Gs will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2020.

Both packages include initial logistics support and other related services.

The 12 helicopters are part of a $1.4 billion IDIQ (indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity) package signed with the US government in September 2017 that covers up to 150 MD530 rotorcraft for partner nations.

The Kenyan and Lebanese orders follow the delivery of five MD530Fs to the Afghan air force in August.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/md-helicopters-confirms-kenyan-lebanese-md530-deal-452390/

Harald

Lebanon places order for six MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters   
( ik blijf het interessante helicopter vinden, ook voor NL lichte vuursteun, aanvals helicopters. geschikt voor ondersteuning van landmacht, SF eenheden , maar ook via schepen te gebruiken voor ondersteunings missie's vanaf zee.
Geldt eigenlijk ook voor de AH-6i )



MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced on October 1st receipt of the third Delivery Order issued against its 5-year, $1.4 billion light scout attack helicopter IDIQ contract. The firm, fixed-price award is for six armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopters to be delivered to the Lebanon Air Force (LAF), and includes initial logistics support (ILS) for the aircraft, as well as aircraft systems, ground support equipment, and associated services.

Awarded through U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, MDHI's new MD 530G will receive a U.S. Army Airworthiness Release (AWR) by December 2019. All MD 530G aircraft deliveries to the Lebanon Air Force will be complete by the fourth quarter of 2020.

"The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter is a masterpiece in design and innovation," said Lynn Tilton, Chief Executive Officer for MD Helicopters, Inc. "With advanced avionics, integrated weapons and mission management systems, and an armament suite that delivers both precision lethality and suppressive fire capabilities, we are honored to receive this order, and look forward to delivering these highly capable aircraft to the Lebanon Air Force." 

With the award of Delivery Order 03, nearly 30% of the estimated 150 aircraft available to U.S. and Partner Nation Military Forces via the IDIQ are currently in production.

The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features MD Helicopters' next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes:
- Two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6" x 9" LCD primary displays
- Tek Fusion Global's PATHFINDER™ Mission Management System (MMS) and "ARES"
- Weapons Management System (WMS) on Dual Side-Mounted Mission Displays.

In addition to this advanced, all-glass cockpit, the MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter boasts an enhanced mission equipment package designed to meet a broad array of mission profiles, including:
- DillonAero Mission Configurable Armament System (MCAS)
- 62mm ballistic armor protection- Ballistically tolerant crashworthy fuel system, inclusive of main and auxiliary tanks
- FN Herstal .50 caliber HMP 400 Machine Gun Pods
- M260 7-shot rocket pods
- 70mm/2.75" APKWS (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System) rockets
- WESCAM MX-10D EO/IR laser designator
- Scorpion® Helmet-mounted Cueing System from Thales

The Lebanon Air Force MD 530G helicopters will also feature the Harris Falcon III® RF-7850A-MR Multi-channel Airborne Networking Radios with Advanced Encryption Standards (AES).

MD Helicopters will work with U.S. Army Aviation Engineering (AED) to ensure all aircraft are delivered with a full U.S. Army-awarded Airworthiness Release (AWR).

http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2018/october/4544-lebanon-places-order-for-six-md-530g-scout-attack-helicopters.html


Harald

Malaysian MD 530G deliveries imminent (video)

https://goo.gl/images/V3qv8x

Deliveries of the first MD 530G attack helicopters to the Malaysian Army are set to begin in June, with all six units on order to be delivered by August.

MD Helicopters brought one of the Malaysian Army's airframes to this year's Heli-Expo and Luke Puleo, the programme manager at the company, gave Shephard a run down of its capabilities.

https://vimeo.com/258124502

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-helicopter/heli-expo-2018-malaysian-md-530g-deliveries-immine/