12 T-6C Texan Trainer Aircraft Command for TAF

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https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/tunisia-t-6c-texan-trainer-aircraft-0

Tunisia – T-6C Texan Trainer Aircraft



WASHINGTON, October 10, 2019 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for twelve (12) T-6C Texan trainer aircraft and related equipment and support for an estimated cost of $234 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale of twelve (12) T-6C Texan trainer aircraft, spare engines, cartridge actuated devices/propellant actuated devices operational flight trainer, spare parts, ground handling equipment, support equipment, software delivery and support, publications and technical documentation, clothing, textiles and individual equipment, aircraft ferry support, technical and logistical support services, site surveys, minor modifications/class IV support, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated value is $234 million.

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the defense capabilities and capacity of a major non-NATO ally, which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa. This potential sale will provide additional opportunities for bilateral engagements and further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Tunisia.

The proposed sale will replace Tunisia's aging trainer fleet and allow Tunisia to continue training pilots to support Tunisia's counter-terrorism and border security missions. Tunisia will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft into its armed forces.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The prime contractor will be Textron Aviation Defense LLC of Wichita, Kansas. There are no known offset agreement proposed with this potential sale. However, the purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of nine U.S. Government and one contractor representative to Tunisia.

[FENNEC]

C'est une trés bonne acquisition, par rapport au Alenia Aermacchi SF-260 W/C.
Même si le Pilatus PC-21 (Trainer / Light attack) aurait pu être considérer.

[barracuda]

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the defense capabilities and capacity of a major non-NATO ally,

Si la Tunisie est considérée comme un allié majeur hors OTAN, après les T-6C , a-t-elle l'intention d' acquérir des F-16 pour remplacer les F-5 ?

[geronimo]

Bonne conclusion Barracuda il faut juste préciser le lien

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the defense capabilities and capacity of a major non-NATO ally, which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in North Africa. This potential sale will provide additional opportunities for bilateral engagements and further strengthen the bilateral relationship between the United States and Tunisia. The proposed sale will replace Tunisia's aging trainer fleet and allow Tunisia to continue training pilots to support Tunisia's counter-terrorism and border security missions. Tunisia will have no difficulty absorbing this aircraft into its armed forces.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military ... zation.htm

[MansorDim]

C'est une trés bonne acquisition, par rapport au Alenia Aermacchi SF-260 W/C.
Même si le Pilatus PC-21 (Trainer / Light attack) aurait pu être considérer.

Le PC-21 est bien mieux adapté au budget Tunisien puisqu'il est à moitier du prix du T-6C qui est supérieur à un Yak-130!!!!!!

Si la Tunisie est considérée comme un allié majeur hors OTAN, après les T-6C , a-t-elle l'intention d' acquérir des F-16 pour remplacer les F-5 ?

Tout le monde autour de l'Algérie est devenu "un allié majeur hors OTAN". Il suffit d'acheter quelques petits avions US et vendre votre souveraineté.
La Tunisie ne pourra pas s'offrir des F-16 meme pas en EDA.

[kamikaziman]

Tout le monde autour de l'Algérie est devenu "un allié majeur hors OTAN". Il suffit d'acheter quelques petits avions US et vendre votre souveraineté.
La Tunisie ne pourra pas s'offrir des F-16 meme pas en EDA[/b].[/glow][/color]

KLEM 7SHOUMA, 3yb 3lyk t9oul hal klem elfaregh.
Well I'm not going to respond to your stupid comments, It's not really worth it, but instead I'll remind you that each country has it's own interest and national security and because you are sick in your mind and you always try to insult Tunisia and the Tunisians I'll remind you what Mr. President Kais Saiid Said when the journalists asked him what will be your first foreign visit, he replied Algeria, Because they are our brothers and we share the same National Security issues.
So please stop being fool.

[MansorDim]

KLEM 7SHOUMA, 3yb 3lyk t9oul hal klem elfaregh.
....
So please stop being fool.

Machi klam faregh and please stop being fool.
This is what Tunisian media said after they discovered that the US established a military base in Tunisia used to fly intelligence drones near Algerian borders.

you always try to insult Tunisia and the Tunisians
...
Mr. President Kais Saiid Said when the journalists asked him what will be your first foreign visit, he replied Algeria

7acha, I've never said a bad word regarding Tunisia or Tunisians. Let me remind you that talking about corrupt politicians who can't say no to the US isn't an insult to the people.
Your new president has nothing to do with what the preceden did, and let's be honnest, he can't say to the US your drones can't fly from our land anymore.
I don't blame him, because this is a heritage of who came before him but this doesn't change the reality of Tunisia isn't souvereign when we talk geopolitics.

[kamikaziman]

KLEM 7SHOUMA, 3yb 3lyk t9oul hal klem elfaregh.
....
So please stop being fool.

Machi klam faregh and please stop being fool.
This is what Tunisian media said after they discovered that the US established a military base in Tunisia used to fly intelligence drones near Algerian borders.

you always try to insult Tunisia and the Tunisians
...
Mr. President Kais Saiid Said when the journalists asked him what will be your first foreign visit, he replied Algeria

7acha, I've never said a bad word regarding Tunisia or Tunisians. Let me remind you that talking about corrupt politicians who can't say no to the US isn't an insult to the people.
Your new president has nothing to do with what the preceden did, and let's be honnest, he can't say to the US your drones can't fly from our land anymore.
I don't blame him, because this is a heritage of who came before him but this doesn't change the reality of Tunisia isn't souvereign when we talk geopolitics.

It looks like you know nothing about the Tunisian medias.
What you used as evidence to talk about the existence of an US base in Tunisia and how the USA trying to surround Algeria with some military bases is totally irresponsible and wrong.
The US has no bases in Tunisia. They are using Sidi Ahmed Air Base to Use and train the Tunisian air force personals with the new drones that we bought from the USA. even the existing of the US military in the Base in very limited, 72 personals, and all of them drones pilots and trainers and they work directly under the instructions of the Tunisian Armed forces Commanders.
Yes, the Tunisian and the US military intelligence share the information collected from the drones and guess what, most of the information the Tunisian military intelligence receive shares it with the Algerian authorities when it comes to fighting the terrorist groups in our borders and the cooperation between the 2 countries, Tunisia and Algeria in the security and defense domains is very high, strong and in daily bases too.
The last thing I would like to say is there will be no US bases in Tunisia, not yesterday, not today, and no tomorrow. we have a common interest to defeat the terrorist groups and the US in a strong ally to Tunisia and to Algeria too and I don't think that the US wants to harm Algeria in what so ever, Plus there is a military training and cooperation between the Algerian and the US army in the south of Algeria and I can send you a lot of videos and articles talking about that, so Please again stop judging the book from its cover.
During the dictatorship regime in Tunisia the Tunisian military was eliminated and was forgotten for years, but now we have the right to build our military and have a strong enough army to defend our land and interests.
A STRONG DEMOCRACY NEEDS A STRONG ECONOMY AND A STRONG MILITARY TO PROTECT IT.
Thank you

[barracuda]

Kamikaziman a écrit:
<<The US has no bases in Tunisia>>.

Si l'on se base sur la définition du mot base ( Lieu de concentration de troupes et de matériels destinés aux opérations militaires) comment appele-tu les lieux de repli des forces spéciales américaines pendant la guerre en Lybie entre 2011-2015 ? Les facilités accordées à l'US AIR FORCE, aux moyens ELINT, aux DRONES sur la base de SIDI-AHMED/BIZERTE et dans le sud de la TUNISIE ?

[Dragunov]

Au bout d'un moment qu'est-ce qu'on en a à foutre,les tunisiens,font se qu'ils estiment être le mieux pour leurs protection et leurs defense nationale,maintenant s'il y'a base US ou pas sa va changer quoi ? Absolument rien du tout,je salue l'effort que l'armée tunisienne a fourni pour reequiper ses hommes et tout contrat qu'ils passent assure un peut plus notre protection à tous Algériens comme Tunisiens,ces derniers ne se sont jamais mentré hostile bien au contraire,alors s'il vous plaît arrêter de devenir paranoïaque à chaque fois qu'un voisin achete US الله يسهل

[kamikaziman]

Kamikaziman a écrit:
<<The US has no bases in Tunisia>>.

Si l'on se base sur la définition du mot base ( Lieu de concentration de troupes et de matériels destinés aux opérations militaires) comment appele-tu les lieux de repli des forces spéciales américaines pendant la guerre en Lybie entre 2011-2015 ? Les facilités accordées à l'US AIR FORCE, aux moyens ELINT, aux DRONES sur la base de SIDI-AHMED/BIZERTE et dans le sud de la TUNISIE ?

Just to end this argument, the Tunisian government and the people of Tunisia has no attention, in what so ever, to be part of any action against our neighbors in Algeria or Libya or any other country in the area. We have a lot of issues to deal with in our country especially Terrorism. We are rebuilding and modernizing our military forces to secure our borders and defeat the terrorist groups and impose the peace and reinforce the friendship between our nations. Again and for the last time there is no US bases in Tunisia and the presence of the 72 US soldiers in SIDI AHMED base for training the Tunisian military personnel on the Drones that we already bought from the US and yes those drones fly daily over Libya and on the Tunisian side of the Tuniso-Algerian borders to detect the halloufs (the terrorists) and eliminate them and our forces did great in the last few years.
Again we have our security interest and our allies, and Algeria is one of the important ally to Tunisia.

[Le Kairouanais]

L'avion d'entraînement militaire de nouvelle génération T-6C Texan II de Beechcraft (anciennement Hawker Beechcraft) est une version améliorée du système d'entraînement principal des avions T-6B Texan II.

L'entraîneur militaire T-6C Texan II a été considérablement amélioré pour fournir des opérations d'entraînement fiables avec moins de coûts de maintenance et d'exploitation. L'avion fournit des solutions d'entraînement air-sol et air-air synthétiques intégrées, tout en prenant en charge des tâches d'entraînement au combat simulées.

L'entraîneur T-6C est doté d'une aile rigide pour transporter des réservoirs de carburant externes, des armes et d'autres magasins externes. L'avion est capable de fournir une formation militaire pendant plus de 18 720 heures.

Il est équipé d'un dispositif d'aide au trim pour réduire le besoin de commande du gouvernail et utilise les systèmes de formation au sol (GBTS) de CAE, y compris un entraîneur de vol opérationnel (OFT), des systèmes de formation en classe sur ordinateur, des didacticiels et des simulateurs de mission complète. .

L'avion a une hauteur de 3,2 m, une longueur de 10,2 m et une envergure de 10,2 m. Il a un poids à vide de 2 337 kg et un poids maximum au décollage de 3 130 kg.

Le cockpit en verre intégré de pointe, à architecture ouverte, entièrement numérique, se compose de six écrans multifonctions à cristaux liquides couleur à matrice active 5 pouces x 7 pouces. Il comprend également un système de commande de vol à commande manuelle d'accélérateur et de manche (HOTAS), deux sièges éjectables Martin-Baker MkUS16LA 0/0 et un panneau de commande avant intégré (UFCP).

La suite avionique avancée Esterline CMC Cockpit 4000 comprend un système de gestion de vol double (FMS) certifié par la FAA et intégré, des systèmes de navigation GPS / INS, un affichage de vol principal (PFD), un affichage tête haute SparrowHawk avec F-16 ou F / A-18 capacités d'affichage sélectionnables, unité de référence inertielle, altimètre radar, enregistreur vidéo numérique / système de transfert de données et formation synthétique embarquée.

L'avion est également équipé d'un système de contrôle environnemental automatique (ECS) pour maintenir une température de cockpit confortable pendant le vol.

L'avion T-6C Texan II est propulsé par des turbopropulseurs Pratt & Whitney PT6A-68, qui génèrent une puissance totale de 1 100 shp.

L'avion peut voler à une altitude de croisière maximale certifiée de 9 449 m et grimper à un rythme de 1 173 ma minute. Le temps de montée du niveau de la mer à une altitude de 15 000 pieds est de 5,9 minutes.

Les vitesses maximales et basses de l'avion sont respectivement de 586 km / h (vitesse de l'air indiquée) et de 500 km / h. La portée maximale du ferry avec deux réservoirs de carburant externes est de 2 559 km, tandis que la gamme sans réservoir de carburant externe est de 1 637 km.

[Le Kairouanais]

Contrat confirmé aujourd'hui par le ministre de la défense devant la commission de défense au parlement

[Le Kairouanais]

Au lieu de 12 texan T-6C a crédit US pour 234 millions de dollars, le MDN achète 8 texan T-6C pour 140 millions de dollars sans crédit.

https://www.africaintelligence.com/nort ... 625655-ar1

[kamikaziman]

It looks like the 12 T-6C Texan Trainer aircrafts are coming soon.