Bom, e aparentemente os Países Baixos escolheram... o Pilatus PC-21.
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Royal Netherlands Air Force replaces its PC-7 trainers
The Dutch Ministry of Defense announced that they acquire eight new Pilatus training aircraft as well as two flight simulators with accompanying teaching aids. The eight aircraft will replace thirteen Pilatus PC-7s which are in service since 1988 with the 131 (EMVO) Squadron (Elementaire Militaire Vlieger Opleiding, Elementary Military Pilot Training) at Woensdrecht air base (the Netherlands).
From 2013 onwards, the PC-7s of the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLU, Royal Netherlands Air Force) underwent a service life extension and modification program with manufacturer Pilatus at Stans (Switzerland). In late 2020, it was announced by the then government that the modified trainers could continue operations until 2027. And that's exactly what's going to happen, as State secretary Gijs Tuinman told The House of Representatives on 14 October that the PC-7Ms will be replaced in the first half of 2027 by a modern type of the same manufacturer, Pilatus. Strikingly, the exact type was not mentioned, but undoubtedly this is the PC-21. It is not fully excluded that the KLu decides for the PC-7 MkII. This is a PC-7 with PC-9/-21 capabilities. The PC-9 is excluded as the type is out of production (some second-hand examples are available at Stans, but this sounds unlikely for the Dutch).
The students of the current fleet of PC-7s, and the future fleet of PC-21s acquire indispensable skills. They learn to maintain control in emergency situations or during complex maneuvers. In addition, they are prepared for their further training as pilots of the KLu F-35As, the C-130H and future C-390s or one of the types of helicopters (CH-47F, AS532UL, AH-64E and future H225M). Pilatus has been awarded the contract for the time being. The losing party to the tender filed a lawsuit against Defense, a so-called summary judgment. The judge must first equalize the defense. Only then is the contract to be signed. In 2020 it was rumored that Embraer with their EMB314 Super Tucano as well as Textron Aviation with their T-6A Texan II, Grob with their Grob 120 and Dart with their Dart 550 were possible competitors for the order too. It is not revealed which company files a lawsuit.
If Pilatus eventually wins the order, the eight PC-21s are intended to fly up to 2,150 hours a year and allow up to sixty students to start training. Of the eight aircraft, Tuinman explained that six aircraft should be available for training flights, one will act as a logistics reserve and one should be in maintenance. Of course all eight serials will rotate all times in this proposal. On top of this, the two simulators give the students 2.650 hours ground-based training. In the whole training program, the flight training will make more use of simulation, so fewer training aircraft are needed than now.
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Correção: poderá ser o PC-21 ou o PC-7 Mk.II, tal como está escrito na peça. De qualquer forma, e apesar do processo levantado por um dos concorrentes, tudo indica que no caso neerlandês a Pilatus suceda à Pilatus.
Viva!
Segundo o Scramble, na verdade optaram pelo PC-7 Mk.X: https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/dutch-ministry-of-defence-selects-the-pc-7-mkx-as-successor-of-the-pc-7m
Cumprimentos
Parece que alguém não leu o que diz o SCRAMBLE:
"The new training aircraft must have simple, military flying characteristics for student pilots and instructors, so an advanced Lead in Fighter Trainer like the PC-21 is not an option. After the elementary training, the students are sent to the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program (ENJJPT) to continue their training on the T-6 Texan II."
A seguir ao PC-7 vão para os States e passam para o T6.
O que é que isto tem a ver com Apaches?
É que assim dá para entender porque é que a Holanda é identificada como cliente potencial do Super Tucano N.
Quanto a autorizações suíças.
"Rheinmetall has traditionally produced a large part of its ammunition for medium-caliber weapons in Switzerland. However, in the face of the Swiss re-export ban and initial supply difficulties, including delays in the delivery of ammunition manufactured in Norway, the company invested in new production capacity in Germany. This development required a mix of reverse engineering and adaptive development to efficiently produce munitions compatible with the Gepard."
Esta notícia refere-se á proibição, da parte da Suíça, do envio de munições 35mm do GEPARD para a Ucrânia.
https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2024/germany-increases-the-delivery-of-35mm-gepard-anti-aircraft-ammunition-to-ukraine?utm_content=cmp-trueAgora eu quero saber onde anda o que disse que tenho "uma cabecinha delirante"
Quero aprofundar este tema com ele.