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Colombia May Buy Used Eurofighter Typhoons From Spain
Second-hand Eurofighters are yet another possibility for
the bid to replace the venerable IAI Kfirs.
December 13, 2017
Last Tuesday, the Spanish-language news website, Defensa, reported
that the Colombian Air Force is currently evaluating the procurement of second-hand
Eurofighter Typhoons from Spain.
If this acquisition goes through, it will make Bogotá the
first client for the type in the Americas. It would also represent a
significant qualitative leap for the Colombian Air Force, which uses an updated
version of the IAI Kfir as its main fighter type.
This proposal also implies that the Typhoons will belong
to the Tranche 2 standard and come equipped with the advanced Meteor missile.
For now, only enough aircraft to equip a single fighter wing are being
considered.
However, there are still several options on the table
regarding the modernization of the Colombian Air Force.
According to Global Security.org, Bogotá has
been contemplating the acquisition of a wide range of aircraft, with mostly used units due to cost
concerns, which include the Mirage 2000 and the Rafale from the French company,
Dassault, the American Lockheed-Martin F-16 and Boeing F/A-18, the Swedish Saab
JAS-39 Gripen, and even the Russian Sukhoi Su-30. Even newly-made Typhoons from
the UK were contemplated.
As it is, the Spanish Eurofighter deal is just one more
in a long series of possibilities, although supported by the extraordinary good
relations currently enjoyed by Madrid and Bogotá.
But as the Kfir fleet grows older, the need for a choice
to be made becomes more urgent………Read entire article: HERE
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