Chile’s purchase of Airbus C295 anti-submarine weapons and supplies to ensure standardization of machine
Date:2011-08-30Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
C -295 anti-submarine torpedoes throwing machine.
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According to the British, “Flight International” Web site reported on April 4, the Chilean Navy has received the first aircraft manufactured by Airbus-type C-295 anti-submarine aircraft. Airbus said in a statement, “C-295 is the European countries following the ‘Atlantic’ anti-submarine aircraft developed after the second anti-submarine aircraft.”
reported, C-295-type anti-submarine aircraft, under the wing of the hard suspension point can be linked to two torpedoes, the future is expected to replace aircraft in France, Italy and Pakistan and equipment “Atlantic” and the old anti-submarine aircraft P-3 anti-submarine aircraft.
Farnborough Air Show in England on the previous, C-295 anti-submarine machine also to showcase its sound detection systems, magnetic detection devices, buoys and other anti-submarine sonar equipment.
According to German “defense experts’ disclosure, Chilean armed forces are equipped with three C-235-and 12 C-212 aircraft, two C-295 aircraft with the same type of anti-submarine aircraft. Can be seen, Chile’s military to buy Airbus anti-submarine aircraft also have to ensure standardization of weapons and supplies to reduce the pressure logistics considerations.
equipped with four engines with US-made P-3C anti-submarine aircraft, compared with two engine C-295 anti-submarine planes in flight is not dominant, but its cost-effective, eminently suitable for the size of the Navy limited and anti-submarine pressure smaller countries.
industry believes that, even if the future face of US-made P-8 “Poseidon” This advanced anti-submarine platform, C-295 anti-submarine unit will occupy a certain market space. (Source: International Online – “News of the World”)
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