哥倫比亞空軍就採購額外的 T-6C Texan II 教練機進行談判

哥倫比亞空軍 (FAC) 正在與德事隆航空公司談判購買更多 T-6C Texan II 教練機。

Colombia’s Air Force (FAC) is negotiating with Textron Aviation to acquire four additional T-6C Texan II trainers, Defense News reported on August 11, 2023.

根據《防務新聞》2023 年 8 月 11 日報道，哥倫比亞空軍 (FAC) 正在與德事隆航空公司談判購買另外四架 T-6C Texan II 教練機。

The negotiations were confirmed by Brett Pierson, president and CEO of Textron Aviation Defense, on his social networks.

德事隆航空防務公司總裁兼執行長布雷特·皮爾森在其社交網路上證實了此次談判。

“Great meeting today with Colombian Air Force discussing their future T-6C needs. The T-6C is a key enabler for advanced pilot training and light attack missions,” Pierson wrote on his Twitter account.

「今天與哥倫比亞空軍舉行了一次精彩的會議，討論了他們未來的 T-6C 需求。 T-6C 是高級飛行員訓練和輕型攻擊任務的關鍵推動者，」皮爾森在他的推特帳號上寫道。

The potential deal, valued at $38 million, would increase the FAC’s fleet of T-6Cs to 10 aircraft. The service currently operates six T-6Cs, which are used for advanced pilot training.

這筆價值 3800 萬美元的潛在交易將使 FAC 的 T-6C 機隊數量增加到 10 架。該軍種目前擁有六架 T-6C，用於高級飛行員培訓。

The Beechcraft T-6C Texan II story in Colombia begins in 2020, when an order is placed for 8 of these aircraft, to replace the old Cessna T-37B ‘Tweet’ in their task of advanced pilot training.

哥倫比亞的 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II 故事始於 2020 年，當時訂購了 8 架此類飛機，以取代舊的塞斯納 T-37B“Tweet”，執行高級飛行員培訓任務。

The first two T-6Cs arrived in Colombia in July 2021, and so far six units have already been received, which are the next step in the training of FAC pilots, after the modernized Embraer AT-27M Tucano.

首批兩架 T-6C 於 2021 年 7 月抵達哥倫比亞，迄今已收到六架，這是繼現代化巴西航空工業公司 AT-27M Tucano 之後 FAC 飛行員培訓的下一步。

According to the sources, the armed aircraft would be used for tactical combat flight training with a secondary light attack role. They would also replace A-37B light attack aircraft and complement Colombia’s fleet of 24 Embraer AT-29 Super Tucano ground attack and counterinsurgency (COIN) Embraer AT-29s.

消息人士稱，這架武裝飛機將用於戰術戰鬥飛行訓練，並承擔次要的輕型攻擊任務。它們還將取代 A-37B 輕型攻擊機，並補充哥倫比亞由 24 架巴西航空工業公司 AT-29 超級巨嘴鳥地面攻擊和反叛亂 (COIN) 巴西航空工業公司 AT-29 組成的機隊。

The Colombian Air Force also considered purchasing an advanced trainer/LIFT jet with light combat capability, having received offers from Leonardo for its M-346FA and KAI for the FA-50, but such a purchase will have to wait until the IAI Kfir fleet is replaced.

哥倫比亞空軍也考慮購買具有輕型作戰能力的先進教練機/LIFT 噴射機，已收到萊昂納多提供的M-346FA 和KAI 提供的FA-50 的報價，但此類購買必須等到IAI Kfir 機隊建成後才可購買。

See also: No Rafale, No Gripen: Colombian Air Force fails to close new fighter deal and Kfir fleet won’t have a replacement

另請參閱：沒有陣風，沒有鷹獅：哥倫比亞空軍未能達成新戰鬥機協議，幼獅機隊也沒有替代品

Errata

勘誤表

In the first version of this article, the erroneous version that the Colombian Air Force would be negotiating with Textron Aviation the eventual purchase of 24 T-6C Texan II, both for training purposes and for light attack missions, was reproduced. However, this information was denied by the press team of the company. So far, the FAC has acquired six T-6Cs.

在本文的第一個版本中，複製了哥倫比亞空軍將與德事隆航空公司談判最終購買 24 架 T-6C Texan II 的錯誤版本，用於訓練目的和輕型攻擊任務。不過，這項消息被該公司新聞團隊否認。到目前為止，FAC 已購買了 6 架 T-6C。