Ecuadorian Air Force
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The Ecuadorian Air Force is the Air arm of the Military of Ecuador
and responsible for the protection of the Ecuadorian airspace.
. The history of Ecuador
is marked by many skirmishes with its neighbour Peru
. As a direct result of the 1910 Ecuador-Peru crisis the members of Club de Tiro Guayaquil decided to expand their sporting activities into aviation as well. Renamed Club de Tiro y Aviación, they started an aviation school. Cosme Rennella Barbatto
, an Italian living in Guayaquil
, was one of the very first members of Club de Tiro y Aviación. In 1912 Cosme Rennella was sent to his native Italy
for training where he successfully graduated as a pilot. He later returned to Europe
a second time in 1915, where he participated in World War I
. In 152 combat sorties he scored 18 victories, although only 7 were confirmed. When he returned to Ecuador, his experiences served as motivation for a reduced group of Ecuadorian pilots, who moves to the Aviation School in Turin, Italy
, with the objective of graduating as the first Ecuadorian pilots of the nascent Ecuadorian Military Aviation. However, aviation did not start in earnest until the early forties when an Ecuadorian mission to the United States
resulted in the delivery of an assortment of aircraft for the Aviation school at Salinas
. Three Ryan PT-22 Recruits, six Curtiss-Wright CW-22
Falcons, six Fairchild PT-19A Cornells and three North American AT-6A Harvards arrived in March 1942, considerably boosting the capacity of the Escuela de Aviación at Salinas
.
The fifties and sixties saw a further necessary build up of the air force, gaining more units and aircraft. Meanwhile efforts were made in enhancing the facilities at various airbases. In May 1961 the "First Air Zone" with its subordinate unit Ala de Transportes No.11 was founded. The "Second Air Zone" controlled the units in the southern half of Ecuador
, Ala de Combate No.21 at Taura, Ala de Rescate No.22' at Guayaquil
and Ala de Combate No.23 at Manta
as well as the Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación (ESMA) at Salinas
.
The Ala 11 has its own commercial branch, like in many other South-American countries, the Transporte Aérea Militar Ecuatoriana (TAME). Besides the military transport aircraft, it also uses commerial airliners. Flying to locations off the beaten track, TAME provides an additional service to the people of Ecuador
.
The FAE saw action on several occasions. A continuous border dispute with Peru
flared up in 1981 and 1995. The FAE managed to down several Peruvian aircraft during that conflict. Today the FAE faces the war on drugs as well as many humanitarian and logistic missions into the Amazon-region of the country. Nevertheless, being a small country and supporting a relatively large air force is a burden.
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| IAI Kfir
|| || fighter || Kfir C.2/C.10
Kfir TC.2 || 12
1 ||
Delivered: 18 throughout the years. Lost: 5. Eight Kfirs are upgraded to the C.10 version, referred to in Ecuador as Kfir CE, featuring a helmet mounted display system, armed with Python-3 and -4 IR-homing AAMs. Two were second-hand IDF/AF
examples. It is planned to upgrade all Kfir to C.10 standard.
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| Atlas Cheetah
|| || fighter || Cheetah C
Cheetah D || 10
2 || A contract was signed in December 2010. The contract includes maintenance for five years.
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| Dassault Mirage F1
|| || fighter || F.1JA
F.1JE || 11
1 || Armed with Python 3 air to air missile. To be replaced eventually by the Cheetah C supersonic fighter. Delivered: 18 total: 16 Mirage F-1JA, 2 Mirage F-1EJ. See photos of Mirage from this link.
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|Mirage 50
|| || fighter || Mirage 50M || 6 || Upgraded batch of Mirage IIIEs and 5s to the Mirage 50 standard. All donated cost free by Venezuela. To remain in service until 2012-2013.+4 for spare parts.
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| Cessna A-37 Dragonfly || || attack || A-37B || 20 || To be replaced by Embraer Super Tucano until 2012. Delivered: 41 total: 37 Cessna A-37B, 4 Cessna T-37G.
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| Embraer Super Tucano || || trainer, light attack, COIN || EMB 314 || 8
(+10) || Delivery: to be finished by 2012, at 2 units per month. An initial order of 24 units was reduced to 18 in May 2010.
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| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
|| || trainer || T-34C-1 || 15 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. Delivered: 27 total: 6 T-34B, 21 T-34C.
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|Cessna A-150L Aerobat
|| || trainer || A150L || 24 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.
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|T-41 Mescalero
|| || trainer || T-41A
T-41D || 8
12 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.
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| MXP-650 || || trainer || MXP-650 || 2 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.
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|North American Sabreliner || || VIP || Sabreliner 40
Sabreliner 60 || 1
1 || Modified to generate microgravity for the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
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|Embraer Legacy
|| || VIP || Legacy 600 || 1
|| Presidential aircraft.
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|Embraer
|| || passenger transport || ERJ-170
ERJ-190 || 3
2 || Operated by TAME
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|Airbus A320
|| || passenger transport || A320-200 || 3 || Operated by TAME
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|Boeing 727
|| || passenger transport || 727-200 || 2 || Operated by TAME
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|Boeing 727
|| || strategic transport || 727-100 || 1 || Ex-TAME
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|Lockheed C-130 Hercules || || transport || C-130B
C-130H
L-100-30 || 2
1
1 || Delivered: 8 total: 4 C-130B, 1 C-130-30, 3 C-130H. All may not be operational since sources vary.
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|Avro 748
|| || transport || HS.748 || 2 || Delivered: 5 from Brazil. Operational: 2, others used as spares. To be replaced by 4 MA60
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| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
|| || transport || DHC-6-300 || 3 || STOL
aircraft. Delivered: 6 total.
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|IAI Arava
|| || transport || IAI-201 || 2 || STOL
aircraft.
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| HAL Dhruv
|| || Utility helicopter || || 7 || First Handover in February 2009, one lost during accident replaced with a new one. More orders planned.. See Photos of Dhruv from this link.
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|UH-1 Iroquois
|| || utility helicopter || || 23 || Some may not be operational. Delivered: 24 total.
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| Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger
|| || training helicopter || TH-57 Sea Ranger || 9 || Initially 13 were ordered in 1990. Lost: one on May 12, 2008, three in earlier incidents.
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| Bell 212 || || utility helicopter || Bell 212 || 3 || 2 bought in 1977, 1 in 1980.
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| Eurocopter AS 555 Fennec
|| || utility helicopter || AS-555AN || 4 ||
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| Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil || || utility helicopter || AS 350|| 5 ||
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| Aérospatiale Alouette III
|| || utility helicopter || SA 319B || 2 || Both were still operational in 2007. Delivered: 11 total to the FAE.
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Military of Ecuador
The Military of Ecuador is under civilian control. The commander-in-chief is the President of Ecuador, currently Rafael Correa. The military of Ecuador has been involved in border disputes with Peru , and has provided Military Observers and troops to the United Nations since 1948.-Mission:The...
and responsible for the protection of the Ecuadorian airspace.
Mission
To develop the military air wing, in order to execute institutional objectives which guarantee sovereignty and contribute towards the nation's security and development.Vision
To be a dissuasive Air Force, respected and accepted by society, pioneering within the nation's "air-space" development.History
The FAE was officially created on October 27, 1920. However, like in many other countries, military flying activity started before the formal date of birth of the Air ForceAir force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
. The history of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
is marked by many skirmishes with its neighbour Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. As a direct result of the 1910 Ecuador-Peru crisis the members of Club de Tiro Guayaquil decided to expand their sporting activities into aviation as well. Renamed Club de Tiro y Aviación, they started an aviation school. Cosme Rennella Barbatto
Cosimo Rennella
Sergente Cosimo Rennella Barbatto was an Ecuadorian World War I flying ace of Italian heritage. He was credited with seven confirmed aerial victories flying for Italian aviation during the war; however, his pioneering aviation activities both before and immediately following the war were probably...
, an Italian living in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, was one of the very first members of Club de Tiro y Aviación. In 1912 Cosme Rennella was sent to his native Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
for training where he successfully graduated as a pilot. He later returned to Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
a second time in 1915, where he participated in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. In 152 combat sorties he scored 18 victories, although only 7 were confirmed. When he returned to Ecuador, his experiences served as motivation for a reduced group of Ecuadorian pilots, who moves to the Aviation School in Turin, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, with the objective of graduating as the first Ecuadorian pilots of the nascent Ecuadorian Military Aviation. However, aviation did not start in earnest until the early forties when an Ecuadorian mission to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
resulted in the delivery of an assortment of aircraft for the Aviation school at Salinas
Salinas
-People:*Anita Reeves Salinas, Chilean television, film and theatre actress*Camilo Salinas, Chilean musician*Carlos Salinas de Gortari, a Mexican president*Francisco de Salinas, a 16th century Spanish music theorist*Francisco Vidal Salinas, Chilean politician...
. Three Ryan PT-22 Recruits, six Curtiss-Wright CW-22
Curtiss-Wright CW-22
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9....
Falcons, six Fairchild PT-19A Cornells and three North American AT-6A Harvards arrived in March 1942, considerably boosting the capacity of the Escuela de Aviación at Salinas
Salinas, Ecuador
Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Recently, Salinas was the center of controversy during the contentious "more fun, less sun,"...
.
The fifties and sixties saw a further necessary build up of the air force, gaining more units and aircraft. Meanwhile efforts were made in enhancing the facilities at various airbases. In May 1961 the "First Air Zone" with its subordinate unit Ala de Transportes No.11 was founded. The "Second Air Zone" controlled the units in the southern half of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, Ala de Combate No.21 at Taura, Ala de Rescate No.22' at Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
and Ala de Combate No.23 at Manta
Manta
Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
as well as the Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación (ESMA) at Salinas
Salinas
-People:*Anita Reeves Salinas, Chilean television, film and theatre actress*Camilo Salinas, Chilean musician*Carlos Salinas de Gortari, a Mexican president*Francisco de Salinas, a 16th century Spanish music theorist*Francisco Vidal Salinas, Chilean politician...
.
The Ala 11 has its own commercial branch, like in many other South-American countries, the Transporte Aérea Militar Ecuatoriana (TAME). Besides the military transport aircraft, it also uses commerial airliners. Flying to locations off the beaten track, TAME provides an additional service to the people of Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
.
The FAE saw action on several occasions. A continuous border dispute with Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
flared up in 1981 and 1995. The FAE managed to down several Peruvian aircraft during that conflict. Today the FAE faces the war on drugs as well as many humanitarian and logistic missions into the Amazon-region of the country. Nevertheless, being a small country and supporting a relatively large air force is a burden.
Structure
This is the current structure of the Ecuadorian Air Force:- 21st Combat Wing (Ala de combate 21) - Taura Air Base
- 2112th Combat Squadron "Mirage" (Esc. de combate 2112 "Mirage") - operating Mirage F1JA/JE, Mirage 50Dassault Mirage 5The Dassault Mirage 5 is a supersonic attack aircraft designed in France by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s, and manufactured in France and a number of other countries. It was derived from Dassault's popular Mirage III fighter, and spawned several variants of its own.-Early development:The...
(To be replaced by Atlas CheetahAtlas CheetahThe Atlas Cheetah is a fighter aircraft currently operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force. It was operated by the South African Air Force between 1986 and 2008. It was first built as a major upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa in South Africa and is...
) - 2113th Combat Squadron "Kfir" (Esc. de combate 2113 "Kfir") - operating Kfir CE/TC2IAI KfirThe Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir is an Israeli-built all-weather, multirole combat aircraft based on a modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-made version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.-Background:...
- 2112th Combat Squadron "Mirage" (Esc. de combate 2112 "Mirage") - operating Mirage F1JA/JE, Mirage 50
- 22nd Combat Wing (Ala de combate 22) - Simon Bolivar Air Base
- 2211th Combat Squadron (Esc. de combate 2211) - operating HAL DhruvHAL DhruvThe HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter developed and manufactured by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited . Dhruv was first announced in November 1984. The ALH was designed with assistance from MBB in Germany. The Dhruv first flew in 1992; but, due to the changing demands of the Indian Army and...
, Alouette III, Piper PA-34, Cessna 206 - 2212th Combat Squadron (Esc. de combate 2212) - operating TH-57
- 2211th Combat Squadron (Esc. de combate 2211) - operating HAL Dhruv
- 23rd Combat Wing (Ala de combate 23) - Manta Air BaseManta Air BaseManta Air Base / Eloy Alfaro International Airport is a combination civilian airport and military air base on the outskirts of Manta in the province of Manabí in western continental Ecuador. The airport, also known as Eloy Alfaro Air Base, is named in honor of Eloy Alfaro, a former president of...
(Eloy Alfaro Air Base)- 2311 Combat Squadron "Dragons" (Esc. de combate 2311 "Dragones") - operating A-37 DragonflyA-37 DragonflyThe Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, or Super Tweet, is a United States light attack aircraft developed from the T-37 Tweet basic trainer in the 1960s and 1970s...
(replacement in progress, Super TucanoEmbraer EMB 314 Super TucanoThe Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, also named ALX or A-29 is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency and pilot training missions, incorporating modern avionics and weapons systems. It is currently in service with the air forces of Brazil, Dominican Republic and Colombia,...
) - 2313 Combat Squadron "Falcons" (Esc. de combate 2313 "Halcones") - in storage BAC Strikemaster (replacement in progress, Super TucanoEmbraer EMB 314 Super TucanoThe Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, also named ALX or A-29 is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency and pilot training missions, incorporating modern avionics and weapons systems. It is currently in service with the air forces of Brazil, Dominican Republic and Colombia,...
)
- 2311 Combat Squadron "Dragons" (Esc. de combate 2311 "Dragones") - operating A-37 Dragonfly
- 11th Transport Wing (Ala de transporte 11) - Mariscal Sucre Air Base (part of Mariscal Sucre International AirportMariscal Sucre International AirportMariscal Sucre International Airport is the international airport serving Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. It is named after Venezuelan born Antonio José de Sucre, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" , a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American independence...
)- 1111th Transport Squadron "Hercules" (Esc. de transporte 1111 "Hercules") - operating C-130B/HC-130 HerculesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
- 1112th Transport Squadron "Avro" (Esc. de transporte 1112 "Avro") - operating Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (to be replaced by four Xian MA60Xian MA60|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:* * *...
) - 1113th Transport Squadron "Twin Otter" (Esc. de transporte 1113 "Twin Otter") - operating DHC-6 Twin Otter
- 1114th Transport Squadron "Sabreliner" (Esc. de transporte 1114 "Sabreliner") - operating Sabreliner
- 1111th Transport Squadron "Hercules" (Esc. de transporte 1111 "Hercules") - operating C-130B/H
- Air Force Academy "Cosme Rennella" (Escuela Superior Militar de Aviacion "Cosme Rennella") - Salinas Air Base - operating Cessna A-150L AerobatCessna 150The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.The Cessna 150 is the seventh most produced civilian plane ever, with 23,839 aircraft produced...
, T-34 MentorT-34 MentorThe Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston-engined. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C...
Aircraft inventory
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| IAI Kfir
IAI Kfir
The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir is an Israeli-built all-weather, multirole combat aircraft based on a modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-made version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.-Background:...
|| || fighter || Kfir C.2/C.10
Kfir TC.2 || 12
1 ||
Delivered: 18 throughout the years. Lost: 5. Eight Kfirs are upgraded to the C.10 version, referred to in Ecuador as Kfir CE, featuring a helmet mounted display system, armed with Python-3 and -4 IR-homing AAMs. Two were second-hand IDF/AF
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the State of Israel and the aerial arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
examples. It is planned to upgrade all Kfir to C.10 standard.
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| Atlas Cheetah
Atlas Cheetah
The Atlas Cheetah is a fighter aircraft currently operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force. It was operated by the South African Air Force between 1986 and 2008. It was first built as a major upgrade of the Dassault Mirage III by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation of South Africa in South Africa and is...
|| || fighter || Cheetah C
Cheetah D || 10
2 || A contract was signed in December 2010. The contract includes maintenance for five years.
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| Dassault Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage F1
The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation as a successor of the Mirage III family. The Mirage F1 entered service in the French Air Force in the early seventies...
|| || fighter || F.1JA
F.1JE || 11
1 || Armed with Python 3 air to air missile. To be replaced eventually by the Cheetah C supersonic fighter. Delivered: 18 total: 16 Mirage F-1JA, 2 Mirage F-1EJ. See photos of Mirage from this link.
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|Mirage 50
Dassault Mirage 5
The Dassault Mirage 5 is a supersonic attack aircraft designed in France by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s, and manufactured in France and a number of other countries. It was derived from Dassault's popular Mirage III fighter, and spawned several variants of its own.-Early development:The...
|| || fighter || Mirage 50M || 6 || Upgraded batch of Mirage IIIEs and 5s to the Mirage 50 standard. All donated cost free by Venezuela. To remain in service until 2012-2013.+4 for spare parts.
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| Cessna A-37 Dragonfly || || attack || A-37B || 20 || To be replaced by Embraer Super Tucano until 2012. Delivered: 41 total: 37 Cessna A-37B, 4 Cessna T-37G.
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| Embraer Super Tucano || || trainer, light attack, COIN || EMB 314 || 8
(+10) || Delivery: to be finished by 2012, at 2 units per month. An initial order of 24 units was reduced to 18 in May 2010.
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| Beechcraft T-34 Mentor
T-34 Mentor
The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston-engined. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C...
|| || trainer || T-34C-1 || 15 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School. Delivered: 27 total: 6 T-34B, 21 T-34C.
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|Cessna A-150L Aerobat
Cessna 150
The Cessna 150 is a two-seat tricycle gear general aviation airplane, that was designed for flight training, touring and personal use.The Cessna 150 is the seventh most produced civilian plane ever, with 23,839 aircraft produced...
|| || trainer || A150L || 24 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.
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|T-41 Mescalero
T-41 Mescalero
The Cessna T-41 Mescalero is a military version of the popular Cessna 172 used by the United States Air Force and Army as well as the armed forces of various other countries as a pilot training aircraft.-Design and development:...
|| || trainer || T-41A
T-41D || 8
12 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.
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| MXP-650 || || trainer || MXP-650 || 2 || Based at the Cosme Renella Aviation School.
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|North American Sabreliner || || VIP || Sabreliner 40
Sabreliner 60 || 1
1 || Modified to generate microgravity for the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency
The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency is the organization in charge of administering and executing the Ecuadorian civilian space program and conducting scientific research on space and planetary sciences. It is a mixed capital non-profit organization, 50% civilian and 50% Ecuadorian government...
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|Embraer Legacy
Embraer Legacy
|-See also:-External links:* * * *...
|| || VIP || Legacy 600 || 1
|| Presidential aircraft.
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|Embraer
Embraer
Embraer S.A. is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services....
|| || passenger transport || ERJ-170
ERJ-190 || 3
2 || Operated by TAME
Tame
Tame may refer to:*Taming, the act of domesticating wild animals*River Tame, Greater Manchester*River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley*Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality...
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|Airbus A320
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger jet airliners manufactured by Airbus Industrie.Airbus was originally a consortium of European aerospace companies, and is now fully owned by EADS. Airbus's name has been Airbus SAS since 2001...
|| || passenger transport || A320-200 || 3 || Operated by TAME
Tame
Tame may refer to:*Taming, the act of domesticating wild animals*River Tame, Greater Manchester*River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley*Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality...
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|Boeing 727
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
|| || passenger transport || 727-200 || 2 || Operated by TAME
Tame
Tame may refer to:*Taming, the act of domesticating wild animals*River Tame, Greater Manchester*River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley*Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality...
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|Boeing 727
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine, T-tailed commercial jet airliner, manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 727 first flew in 1963, and for over a decade more were built per year than any other jet airliner. When production ended in 1984 a total of 1,832 aircraft had been produced...
|| || strategic transport || 727-100 || 1 || Ex-TAME
Tame
Tame may refer to:*Taming, the act of domesticating wild animals*River Tame, Greater Manchester*River Tame, West Midlands and the Tame Valley*Tame, Arauca, a Colombian town and municipality...
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|Lockheed C-130 Hercules || || transport || C-130B
C-130H
L-100-30 || 2
1
1 || Delivered: 8 total: 4 C-130B, 1 C-130-30, 3 C-130H. All may not be operational since sources vary.
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|Avro 748
Avro 748
The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed by the British firm Avro in the late 1950s as a replacement for the now-aged DC-3s then in widespread service as feederliners. Avro concentrated on performance, notably for STOL operations, and found a dedicated...
|| || transport || HS.748 || 2 || Delivered: 5 from Brazil. Operational: 2, others used as spares. To be replaced by 4 MA60
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| de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
|| || transport || DHC-6-300 || 3 || STOL
STOL
STOL is an acronym for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe aircraft with very short runway requirements.-Definitions:There is no one accepted definition of STOL and many different definitions have been used by different authorities and nations at various times and for a myriad of...
aircraft. Delivered: 6 total.
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|IAI Arava
IAI Arava
|-See also:-References:* Cohen, Irvine J. "Arava: Israel's first-born bids for world market". Air Enthusiast International, February 1974, Vol 6, No 2. pp. 55–61, 92–93....
|| || transport || IAI-201 || 2 || STOL
STOL
STOL is an acronym for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe aircraft with very short runway requirements.-Definitions:There is no one accepted definition of STOL and many different definitions have been used by different authorities and nations at various times and for a myriad of...
aircraft.
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| HAL Dhruv
HAL Dhruv
The HAL Dhruv is a utility helicopter developed and manufactured by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited . Dhruv was first announced in November 1984. The ALH was designed with assistance from MBB in Germany. The Dhruv first flew in 1992; but, due to the changing demands of the Indian Army and...
|| || Utility helicopter || || 7 || First Handover in February 2009, one lost during accident replaced with a new one. More orders planned.. See Photos of Dhruv from this link.
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|UH-1 Iroquois
UH-1 Iroquois
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...
|| || utility helicopter || || 23 || Some may not be operational. Delivered: 24 total.
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| Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger
Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected...
|| || training helicopter || TH-57 Sea Ranger || 9 || Initially 13 were ordered in 1990. Lost: one on May 12, 2008, three in earlier incidents.
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| Bell 212 || || utility helicopter || Bell 212 || 3 || 2 bought in 1977, 1 in 1980.
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| Eurocopter AS 555 Fennec
Eurocopter Fennec
|-See also:-References:* Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.-External links:* * *...
|| || utility helicopter || AS-555AN || 4 ||
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| Eurocopter AS 350 Ecureuil || || utility helicopter || AS 350|| 5 ||
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| Aérospatiale Alouette III
Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III is a single-engine, light utility helicopter developed by Sud Aviation. It was manufactured by Aérospatiale of France, and under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in India as Hal Chetak and Industria Aeronautică Română in Romania.The Alouette III is the...
|| || utility helicopter || SA 319B || 2 || Both were still operational in 2007. Delivered: 11 total to the FAE.
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Armament
- Denel Dynamics V-4 R-DarterR-Darter (missile)The R-Darter is an beyond visual range air-to-air missile guided by an active radar homing seeker. It was designed and manufactured by the South African firm Kentron, now known as Denel Dynamics....
-BVR - MBDA R550 MagicR550 MagicThe R.550 Magic is a short-range missile designed in 1968 by French company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone .Mass-produced from 1976, the Magic...
-II AAMs - IAI Python MK-IV AAMs
- IAI Python MK-III AAMs
- IAI ShafrirShafrirThe Rafael Shafrir 1 and Shafrir 2 are short-range air-to-air missiles developed by the Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, formerly RAFAEL Armament Development Authority....
MK-II AAMs - BLU-107 Durandal
Types previously operated include
- Boeing 707Boeing 707The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...
- CASA CN-235CASA CN-235The CASA/IPTN CN-235 is a medium-range twin-engined transport plane that was jointly developed by CASA of Spain and IPTN of Indonesia as a regional airliner and military transport. Its primary military roles include maritime patrol, surveillance, and air transport...
Spain - Curtiss-Wright CW-22 FalconCurtiss-Wright CW-22|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9....
- Fairchild PT-19 Cornell
- Ryan PT-22 Recruit
- SEPECAT JaguarSEPECAT JaguarThe SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...
, Delivered: 15 total: 2 Jaguar-B, 10 Jaguar-S intl., 3 Jaguar-GR.1; 7-9 in storage - BAC Strikemaster, Delivered: 24-26 total: 2 BAC-167 MK-83, 2 BAC-167 MK-87, 8 BAC-167 MK-89, 8 BAC-167 MK-89A, 12 BAC-167 MK-90; 8-10 in storge
See also
- Military of EcuadorMilitary of EcuadorThe Military of Ecuador is under civilian control. The commander-in-chief is the President of Ecuador, currently Rafael Correa. The military of Ecuador has been involved in border disputes with Peru , and has provided Military Observers and troops to the United Nations since 1948.-Mission:The...
- Venezuelan Air Force
- Colombian Air ForceColombian Air ForceThe Colombian Air Force or FAC is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Armed Forces of Colombia, charge according to the 1991 Constitution of the work to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace to defend the...
- Peruvian Air ForcePeruvian Air ForceThe Peruvian Air Force is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of air power...