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Kenya seeking Skytruck aircraft from US

by Guy Martin, December 7, 9:48 am

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Kenya has requested C-145A Skytruck transport aircraft from the United States under the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) programme, with the US allocating three to the East African country.

This is according to the EDA database, which notes that six C-145As were requested for Kenya, but only three were allocated on 15 August. They are currently worth $9 million (versus the $30 million spent on their acquisition).

Also in August, the EDA programme authorised the delivery of two C-145As to Costa Rica, two C-145As to Estonia and two to Nepal.

The C-145 is the US Air Force designation for the PZL Mielec M28 - USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC) acquired 18 C-145A Skytruck/Combat Coyotes, which entered service from 2009, being acquired through Sierra Nevada Corporation, which prepares the aircraft for their specific roles prior to delivery. The Skytrucks are flown in locations across the globe performing infiltration, exfiltration, resupply and other missions as well as foreign air force training.

In July 2015 AFSOC announced it was retiring two thirds of its C-145A fleet, with 11 aircraft subsequently being disposed of.

The M28 is built in several guises, including for passenger, VIP, cargo, paratroop, medical, SAR, and maritime patrol missions. The M28 has good short takeoff and landing performance and can land on unprepared airstrips less than 1 000 feet (345 metres) long thanks to its high lift wing, thrust reversing propellers and low pressure tyres. It is powered by two 1 100 hp (820 kW) Pratt &Whitney Canada PT6-65B turboprops which are protected by inlet particle separators.

The 16 500 lb (7 500 kg) M28 can carry 5 000 lb (2 300 kg) over 225 nm (450 km). It can cruise at speeds of up to 192 knots (356 km/h) and stalls at 53 knots with engines idling and flaps extended. Service ceiling is up to 25 000 feet with crew oxygen.

New build M28s have been offered to various African countries, with South African aviation company Safomar the sales representative for Sikorsky Aircraft (which owns PZL Mielec) in six African countries. The type has also been offered to the South African Air Force for the maritime mission.

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Let’s wait and see what role they will be given.

#ReinstateJirani

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Hebu niwaulize, mbona hii serikali ikibuy chochote then lazma bei itriple??

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What do you mean bei imetriple? This is a bargain. The Americans bought them new at $30 million, KDF is buying them at $9 million from the americans. Whatever avionics and tricks they put on them we get at a bargain

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mseh @Jazzman, hamuezi fightia handle ya jirani irudi… tuliwapigania mkiwa away kizee

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patia monkey mandizi isay

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Ooh didn’t understand

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No tulijaribu and we asked you questions on this handle to say what happened before we started the campaign but you didn’t respond . Jazz man too was waiting for your answer for us to build a case .

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si wanunue OSPREY mara moja

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Nimeuliza mamods what happened sijawai jibiwa. Thread inakuja

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Poa

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Mkubwa,Kenya inaweza fika bei ya Su34 Frontline interdictors kama zile za ango Putin kweli? Hizo jets ni beauriful tu sana.

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Unfortunately, a huge chunk of Kenya’s defence budget is funded by the West. Hiyo peda lazma irudi kwao in one way or another.

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damn… Si kamwana aende apromise Putin ngamia 1 oil reserves tusukumiwe izo sukhoi then amruke afterwards.

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Hehehe, Putin ako na oil yake. Alafu Su-34 ni strike fighter mainly. Kitu KDF wanatafuta ni multi-role fighter.

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wajikaze wafike bei ya Rafales juu very soon Hindustan Aeronautics watakuwa wanaproduce key parts locally huko india. Walifinya france makei hadi wakakubali io deal. Nasikia pia Ango Sam anapitch the same idea to the Indians if they agree to get f16.

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Hehehehe, afadhali Su-34 ni kitu $30m. Rafale imefika $80m per unit. Sasa ongeza cost per flight hour kitu $25k.

Gripen ndio ingekuwa closest na F-5 at $6k per hour lakini range ndio upus. Next affordable thing ni F-16

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Si wangebuy C-17 globemaster for once. Hii inakaa kidogo.

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  1. Unit flyaway cost- +$250mn

  2. Cost per flight hour- +$30k

Hiyo ni bei ya port ya Lamu na barabara hadi Archers Post

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Can’t wait for the headlines “KENYAN AIRFORCE F16s BADLY HITS ALKEBBAB BASE OBLITERATING MANY” #Godspeed

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Hehehe, hiyo utangoja. F-5 ndio itakuwa relegated to strike/counter insurgency role