"Meet all the requirements": Algeria began negotiations on the purchase of Russian Be-200
Algeria is targeting Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft, and the Algerian military is determined to acquire a batch of these aircraft. The reason is trivial - fires are raging in the country, and the specialized aviation there is no extinguishing technique.
The Algerian Ministry of Defense has already begun negotiations with the Russian side on the acquisition of a batch of Be-200 amphibious aircraft, follows from a communiqué issued by the Algerian military department. We are talking about four aircraft.
As explained in the Ministry of National Defense, large-scale fires that occurred in several regions of the country forced the authorities to think about purchasing aircraft capable of fighting fires in extreme conditions. The market for such aircraft was studied, after which the choice fell on Russia. According to the Algerian military, the Be-200 meets all the requirements.
The world famous Be-200 water bombers have proven their effectiveness against forest fires in a number of countries around the world.
- says the communique.
For our part, we note that in the event of a contract, the issue of the Be-200 engines will remain unresolved. At present, these aircraft are equipped with Ukrainian D-436TPs manufactured by Motor Sich, and Ukraine can “clip wings” on an order, refusing to supply them to the “aggressor country”. At the same time, there is an option in which Algeria will independently order the engines for the aircraft, and then transfer them to the manufacturer.
In 2018 at the TANTK im. Beriev announced the launch of the production of Be-200 aircraft with the Russian-French SaM146 engine, and the remotorization of the aircraft for it, but News on this topic no. Also, there is no news yet about the Russian PD-10, which is planned to be installed on the Be-200.
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