Armée de l'air Sri-lankaise

[Henri K.]

Le MoD sri-lankais aurait confirmé l'acquisition de 6 avions de combat chinois FC-1 en 2013. L'armée de l'air sri-lankaise prévoit également une commande de 17 hélicoptères Mi-17 ainsi que 2 Bell 206.

http://www.mirror.lk/news/3693-airforce-to-purchase-06-combat-planes

Henri K.

[Henri K.]

SRI LANKAN AIR CHIEF DUE TO DISCUSS DEAL ON JF-17 AIRCRAFT

Liaqat Toor

Friday, October 09, 2015 - Islamabad—Taking keen interest to purchase multipurpose JF-17 Thunder aircraft from Pakistan, Sri Lankan Air Force Chief Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinghala will arrive here next month to further pushing the deal, diplomatic sources said.

A co-production of Pakistan and China, the fighter aircraft have participated successfully in world’s reputed air shows including the recently held in Paris, attracting buyers from Asia and Africa due to its performance and competitive price tag. Myanmar has already clinched a deal while negotiations with other potential buyers are in progress.

Besides holding meetings with Pakistan authorities, he will call on Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman.

Negotiations on number of planes Sri Lanka is interested to purchase and their financial aspects are in final stages, diplomatic sources said.

Henri K.

[collectionneur]

Décalage de 3 ans du contrat si il se signe vraiment. Bon, par rapport à leurs voisins indiens, c'est du rapide :)

[Henri K.]

Peut-être un 2ème client d'export pour FC-1 ?

Pakistan pushes for JF-17 sale to Sri Lanka

Anthony Davis, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

29 December 2015

Following the first export deal for its JF-17 multirole fighter to Myanmar, Pakistan is expected to be pushing hard for a follow-up agreement with Sri Lanka that would mark an important step in further extending its defence co-operation footprint in the Indian Ocean region.

With Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif scheduled to visit Sri Lanka in the first week of January 2016, efforts to secure an agreement in principle for the sale of the JF-17 Thunder - a third-generation fighter co-produced by Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and China's Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAC) - are likely to be high on his agenda, diplomatic sources have told IHS Jane's .

Sharif's upcoming talks in Colombo follow a mid-November visit to Pakistan by Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) commander Air Marshal Gagan Bulathsinhala during which the JF-17 was showcased by the Pakistanis. Immediately after the visit AM Bulathsinhala was invited to send an evaluation team of technicians and pilots to PAC's Kamra facilities near Islamabad, where the JF-17 is produced.

The SLAF - which already flies several other Chinese-made aircraft types - is currently looking to upgrade its fighter capabilities. At present these rely on the Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir, which served as the workhorse of SLAF ground attack operations in the 1983-2009 civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Currently the JF-17 is flown only by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), with the first squadron of Block 1 aircraft becoming operational in 2010. In late December 2015, PAC rolled out the 16th of a planned total of 50 Block 2 aircraft to complete the PAF's fourth JF-17 squadron in service.

Phasing out its older Dassault Mirage III/5s and Chinese F-7Ps fighters, the PAF reportedly plans to induct at least 250 JF-17s. By contrast, China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) does not fly the JF-17.

Henri K.

[Henri K.]

Pakistan To Sell JF-17 Aircraft To Sri Lanka Despite Indian Pressure

January 05, 2016, By Web Desk

COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement under which the former would sell eight JF-17 Thunder aircraft to the latter in the initial stage despite Indian pressure.

The agreement is part of several memorandum of understanding (MoUs)inked between Pakistan and Sri Lanka during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s three-day visit to the island earlier today.

Also read: Pakistan, Sri Lanka to include services in free trade pact

According to the accord, Pakistan will sell eight JF-17 war planes to Sri Lanka in the first phase.

India had warned Sri Lanka against dealing with Pakistan, urging it to procure its fighter jets instead, according to highly placed diplomatic sources.

Without naming anyone, they said two Indian high-ups had threatened a Sri Lankan official over the telephone to not sign the aircraft deal with Pakistan. Failing to do so, they warned, India would cancel the $400 million loan for Colombo port city project.

However, the Sri Lanka government reportedly refused the offer saying Indian air force itself was not using the aircraft they were offering them to purchase.

Diplomatic sources further told Geo News that Sri Lanka would procure a naval fleet from India instead.

- See more at: http://www.geo.tv/latest/9096-Pakistan-to-sale-JF-17-aircraft-to-Sri-Lanka-despite-Indian-pressure#sthash.Y6JpBe3b.dpuf

Henri K.

[Stepfox]

Le Sri Lanka lance un appel d'offre pour l'achat d'un avion multirôle.

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The Sri Lankan government has given the green light to buy new fighter aircraft for its air force, Cabinet Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said.

http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/08/11/local/90193

Citation

Health Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Rajitha Senaratne said between eight and 12 aircraft will be purchased. At the moment only one Kafir aircraft is air worthy while the rest six Kafirs cannot be used. We have seven MIG aircraft and eight other aircraft but none of them can be used. The government will consider all offers and will select a suitable one, he added. 

 

[Ciders]

Ils auraient bien besoin de standardiser leur flotte. Entre les Kfir, les MiG-27 et le reste...

On mise sur un tout JF-17 ?

[Stepfox]

il y a 23 minutes, Ciders a dit :

Ils auraient bien besoin de standardiser leur flotte. Entre les Kfir, les MiG-27 et le reste...

On mise sur un tout JF-17 ?

Depuis le temps qu'on nous annonce le chasseur sino-pakistanais !

 

 

[seb24]

il y a une heure, Ciders a dit :

Ils auraient bien besoin de standardiser leur flotte. Entre les Kfir, les MiG-27 et le reste...

On mise sur un tout JF-17 ?

Ou du Gripen en Location.

[Ciders]

Je pense qu'ils ont assez de moyens financiers et d'ambitions pour se payer des avions neufs. Le Gripen dernier modèle pourrait faire l'affaire. On peut aussi envisager sérieusement le JF-17, le MiG-35 et/ou le Su-30, et une ultime variante du F-7. Derrière, le F-16 (neuf ou d'occaze, peu importe). Je ne vois pas d'ouverture pour le Rafale (too much) ou le Typhoon (pourquoi faire ?).

L'autre hypothèse est une dotation moins coûteuse en avions de la catégorie du Yak-130. Avec le L-15 chinois en tête de liste.

 

[Stepfox]

il y a 4 minutes, Ciders a dit :

Je pense qu'ils ont assez de moyens financiers et d'ambitions pour se payer des avions neufs. Le Gripen dernier modèle pourrait faire l'affaire. On peut aussi envisager sérieusement le JF-17, le MiG-35 et/ou le Su-30, et une ultime variante du F-7. Derrière, le F-16 (neuf ou d'occaze, peu importe). Je ne vois pas d'ouverture pour le Rafale (too much) ou le Typhoon (pourquoi faire ?).

L'autre hypothèse est une dotation moins coûteuse en avions de la catégorie du Yak-130. Avec le L-15 chinois en tête de liste.

 

Le hic c'est que l’enveloppe prévu serait de 400 millions de $ selon la presse.

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According to highly placed sources SLAF is looking at purchasing eight fighter jets, two cargo planes and one training jet at a cost of US$ 400 million or roughly Rs. 60 billion. Earlier Pakistan, India and China were outdoing each other to grab this lucrative deal.

et on parle de 30 millions $ par appareil max.

Citation

The source, who wished to remain anonymous, said a JF-17 will cost the SLAF a staggering US $ 29 million while the same aircraft from a reputed manufacturer in Russia would cost between US $ 20-25 million.

“Despite knowing full well that the China-Pakistan jointly developed aircraft are not used by any other air force in the world, these middlemen want to promote this aircraft and get a commission of more than US $ 4 million per aircraft,” the source alleged.

According to the source, the JF-17 has so far not been a proven aircraft nor been used by any other air force in the world. Unless 300 to 400 aircraft are sold by the manufacturer, the source says, no one can guarantee as to how long they would function without giving troubles.

La seconde hypothèse avec le Yak-130 ( choix du Bangladesh) ou le L-15 parait plus probable en rapport avec le budget Sri-lankais.

[Ciders]

Vu la proximité entre les deux gouvernements, je maintiens mon hypothèse de départ. JF-17, et éventuellement L-15.

[Invité Dorfmeister]

il y a 46 minutes, Ciders a dit :

Je pense qu'ils ont assez de moyens financiers et d'ambitions pour se payer des avions neufs (...)et/ou le Su-30(...)

Le Su-30 ce serait quand même "overkill", IMHO.

[Ciders]

il y a 55 minutes, Dorfmeister a dit :

Le Su-30 ce serait quand même "overkill", IMHO.

Depuis que l'Ouganda s'est équipé de Su-30, je ne m'avance plus trop sur ce qui est overkill ou overmegacheaté. S'ils veulent couler leur budget et faire des achats de prestige, ça pourrait faire l'affaire.

[Invité Dorfmeister]

il y a 23 minutes, Ciders a dit :

Depuis que l'Ouganda s'est équipé de Su-30, je ne m'avance plus trop sur ce qui est overkill ou overmegacheaté. S'ils veulent couler leur budget et faire des achats de prestige, ça pourrait faire l'affaire.

Pour ce que j'en vois, le Sri-Lanka a quand même l'air d'avoir un peu plus les "pieds sur terre" que l'Ouganda. Par contre un JF-17 ou un horrible MiG-29/35 serait plus logique avec leur flotte et emploi. 

[Ciders]

La carrière du Fulcrum est terminée si les ennuis indiens du MiG-29K se confirment. Et la concurrence est féroce dans ce segment de marché. Hélas !

[Invité Dorfmeister]

On parle de l'Inde aussi: un pays qui n'est guère réputé pour sa bonne foi et ses hautes compétences en matière de maintenance (même si ça ne dédouane pas RSK MiG de tout)...

[Henri K.]

Le Sri Lanka teste le FC-1 chinois

Citation

Selon l'une de mes sources en Chine, les pilotes d'essai d'un pays de l'Asie du Sud se trouvent actuellement à Chengdu pour tester l'avion de chasse FC-1.

http://www.eastpendulum.com/sri-lanka-teste-fc-1-chinois

Henri K.

[Stepfox]

On vient de trouver le premier client a l'export pour l'Y-20 chinois. Le Sri Lanka annonce avoir commandé deux appareils de transport.

http://www.ceylonews.com/2016/12/sri-lanka-to-purchase-giant-y-20-aircraft-from-china/

Citation

Further strengthening the economic, diplomatic and military ties with China, Sri Lanka has decided to purchase at least two Chinese modern Xian Y20 military transport aircraft.

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in an interview with South China Morning Post has said that his government’s intention was to buy dual-use military planes that can also carry tourists.

According to the newspaper, codenamed ‘Kunpeng’ after a mythical Chinese bird, Y-20 makes China the third nation after Russia and the United States to design and develop its own heavy military transport aircraft.

 

[Stepfox]

Mig-27M de l'armée de l'air Sri lankaise

[castle68]

C'est ce qui s'appelle "un avion propret sur lui "

A 53 ans je viens de voir un Mig-27 flambant neuf

la dernière fois c'était des Flogger russes en visite au "Normandie Niemen"

Oui je sais cela ne nous rajeunit pas !...

Enfin c'est juste mon avis

[Henri K.]

 

[Henri K.]

 

[Ciders]

Vers une livraison courant 2025 (les subs chinois peuvent souffler) de deux Beechcraft modifiés pour faire de la PATMAR :

https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/king-air-360er-for-sri-lanka-air-force?fbclid=IwAR15-FtuBjvxNCybn2bl3prRCVn0IArtY-qI8K0RwAX6_94GfGuZu8rYZWs