04.10.2023, 20:17
Zitat:Latvia revealed to be undisclosed customer of Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopterhttps://www.janes.com/defence-news/defen...helicopter
Latvia is to field the MD Helicopters (MDH) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack rotorcraft in a deal that was disclosed by neither the manufacturer nor the customer.
First revealed by the scramble.nl aviation blog on 1 October, the order came to light in a US Army Contracting Command (ACC)-Redstone Arsenal notification for component repair and contracted field service in support of Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa spēki: LGs) MD 530F helicopters.
This notification filed on behalf of the US Multi-National Aviation Special Project Office (MASPO) referred to four helicopters to be located at Lielvārde Air Base, with support work to run for a minimum of two years from calendar years 2026–27. While the ACC-Redstone Arsenal notification did not provide specifications for the helicopters to be provided to Latvia, it noted they will be armed.
Neither the Latvian Ministry of Defence, ACC-Redstone Arsenal, nor MDH had responded to a Janes...
Das wäre eigentlich eine recht interessante Entwicklung: Einerseits haben die Letten gerade mal ein halbes Dutzend Hubschrauber insgesamt (übrigens wohl 3-4 Blackhawks darunter), aber ansonsten keine nennenswerten light attack helicopter capabilities. Falls die Meldung stimmt, so ist es aber andererseits doch wieder spannend, da man sich auf ein Konzept berufen würde, dass in der Ukraine eigentlich wenig Durchschlagkraft angesichts des SHORAD- und MANPAD-"Waldes" entfalten konnte.
Schneemann