Direct de la sursa:
„Raytheon IDS, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $395,847,480 modification (P00026) to foreign military sales (Romania) contract W31P4Q-15-C-0022 for Phased Array Tracking on Radar to Intercept Option Fire Unit (PATRIOT = Phased Array Tracking Radar to Intercept On Target), adica unitatea de tragere (baterie) Patriot:
… sau asa cu alta grafica… si cu specificarea tipului de interceptor
Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts; Pelham, New Hampshire; Tewksbury, Massachusetts; Marlborough, Massachusetts; McKinney Texas; Portsmouth, Rhode Island; Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2020. Fiscal 2018 foreign military sales funds in the amount of $244,088,179 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.”
In principiu, anul viitor prima baterie Patriot va sosi in Tara, urmand ca in anul „douazeci-douazeci” 🙂 sa devina si operationala.
Sa ne ajute Dumnezeu sa le vedem pe toate in serviciul operativ de lupta.
Desi nu la fel de important, se umbla si la rachetele AMRAAM pe care Romania le va primi (din cate stiu eu inca n-au sosit in Tara), astfel:
„Raytheon Missile Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $12,099,569 fixed-price-incentive contract modification (P00004) to previously awarded contract FA8675-18-C-0003 for Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) Production Lot 32 field spares and initial depot spares. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be complete by Jan. 31, 2021. This modification involves foreign military sales to Australia, Korea, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and Turkey. Fiscal 2018 production funds in the amount of $4,840,654; fiscal 2018 research and development funds in the amount of $477,392; fiscal 2018 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $196,793; and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $6,584,730 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Dominance Contracting Office, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.”
Sursa AICI
Nu pare chiar mare lucru, fiind vorba la prima vedere doar de niste de piese de schimb, aflam insa din alta sursa ce fac americanii mai exact in cadrul Lotului 32 si lucrurile par mai complexe, mai exact s-a modificat contractul “din drum” pentru a mari capabilitatea C7 – deci Lot 32.: „AMRAAM lot 32 is expected to the first batch of production missiles that integrate the Form, Fit, Function Refresh (F3R) of the AMRAAM guidance section. The Air Force’s AMRAAM F3R project is a comprehensive effort to mitigate the effects of parts obsolescence and diminishing manufacturing sources in the missile’s guidance section to enable AMRAAM production beyond lot 31.”
Mai departe puteti citi direct de la sursa. De remarcat ca rachetele AMRAAM AIM 120 C6 cumparate de Romania au trecut deja sau sunt in curs de modernizare la standardul „D” cu exceptia razei care nu va fi la fel de mare precum la varianta „D”.
PS De-a lungul timpului am mai fost intrebat de unde stiu ca noi am cumparat C6, iar raspunsul ar fi ca americanii nu mai au in stocuri variante inferioare, cum ar fi C5, C4 etc…
PPS Poate ca v-ati plictisit sa tot anuntam ca rachetele PAC 3MSE au intrat in productie, HIMARS, acum radarul, AMRAAM la modernizare, dar, in principiu, stam cu ochii pe americani ca doar le-am dat banii 🙂 , pe de alta parte stim cum stam.
GeorgeGMT