Thursday, March 24, 2011

UAE - United Arab Emirates Contribute 12 Jets To No Fly Zone In Libya

 UAE F-16

UAE Mirage

The United Arab Emirates is the first Arab nation to contribute fighter jets to the no-fly zone coalition patrolling Libya. The mix of aircraft has not been confirmed, but speculation is that 6 F-16s and 6 Mirage fighter jets will join the air fleet.

The participation of an Arab country in active combat engagement sends a strong signal that this not simply a group of western countries imposing their will on another Arab nation. An article titled
UAE contributes 12 planes to Libya no-fly zone: US official” by the AFP March 24, 2011 and published on Yahoo News has details on the announcement.


Below are specifications on the F-16 and Mirage fighter jets.

Mirage 2000 by Dassault
General characteristics
  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.13 m (29 ft)
  • Height: 5.20 m (17 ft)
  • Wing area: 41 m² (441.3 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 7,500 kg (16,350 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 13,800 kg (30,420 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,500 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1× SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan
    • Dry thrust: 64.3 kN (14,500 lbf)
    • Thrust with afterburner: 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf)
Performance
  • Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,530+ km/h, 1,500+ mph) at high altitude/ 1,110 km/h (690 mph) at low altitude
  • Range: 1,550 km (837 nmi, 963 mi) with drop tanks
  • Ferry range: 3,335 km (1,800 nmi, 2,073 mi) with auxiliary fuel
  • Service ceiling: 17,060 m (59,000 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,000 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 337 kg/m² (69 lb/ft²)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.91
Armament
  • Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun
  • Hardpoints: 9 total (4× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance
  • Rockets: Matra 68 mm unguided rocket pods, 18 rockets per pod
  • Missiles:
    • Air-to-air missiles:
      • 6× MBDA MICA IR/RF
      • 2× Matra R550 Magic-II and 2× Matra Super 530D
    • Air-to-surface missiles:
      • 2× AM.39 Exocet
      • 2× AS-30L laser guided missile
      • 1× ASMP tactical nuclear cruise missile
  • Bombs: 9× Mk.82
Avionics
  • Thomson-CSF RDY (Radar Doppler Multi-target) radar


F-16 by Lockheed Martin
General characteristics

    * Crew: 1
    * Length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
    * Wingspan: 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m)
    * Height: 16 ft (4.88 m)
    * Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²)
    * Airfoil: NACA 64A204 root and tip
    * Empty weight: 18,900 lb (8,570 kg)
    * Loaded weight: 26,500 lb (12,000 kg)
    * Max takeoff weight: 42,300 lb (19,200 kg)
    * Powerplant: 1× F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan
          o Dry thrust: 17,155 lbf (76.3 kN)
          o Thrust with afterburner: 28,600 lbf (127 kN)

Performance

    * Maximum speed:
          o At sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)[39][92]
          o At altitude: Mach 2+[92] (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h[1]) clean configuration
    * Combat radius: 340 mi (295 nm, 550 km) on a hi-lo-hi mission with six 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs
    * Ferry range: 2,280 NM (2,620 mi, 4,220 km) with drop tanks
    * Service ceiling: 60,000+ ft (18,000+ m)
    * Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
    * Wing loading: 88.3 lb/ft² (431 kg/m²)
    * Thrust/weight: 1.095

F-16C block 52 with conformal fuel tanks.
M61A1 on display.

Armament

    * Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon, 511 rounds
    * Hardpoints: 2× wing-tip Air-to-air missile launch rails, 6× under-wing & 3× under-fuselage pylon stations holding up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of payload
    * Rockets:
          o 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70 mm rockets, respectively) or
          o 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm rockets) or
          o 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets)
    * Missiles:
          o Air-to-air missiles:
                + 2× AIM-7 Sparrow or
                + 6× AIM-9 Sidewinder or
                + 6× IRIS-T or
                + 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM or
                + 6× Python-4
          o Air-to-ground missiles:
                + 6× AGM-45 Shrike or
                + 6× AGM-65 Maverick or
                + 4× AGM-88 HARM
          o Anti-ship missiles:
                + 2× AGM-84 Harpoon or
                + 4× AGM-119 Penguin
    * Bombs:
          o 8× CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
          o 8× CBU-89 Gator mine
          o 8× CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
          o Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable
          o 4× GBU-10 Paveway II
          o 6× GBU-12 Paveway II
          o 4× JDAM
          o 4× Mark 84 general-purpose bombs
          o 8× Mark 83 GP bombs
          o 12× Mark 82 GP bombs
          o 8× Small Diameter Bomb
          o 3× B61 nuclear bomb
    * Others:
          o SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
          o AN/ALQ-131 & AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or
          o LANTIRN, Lockheed Martin Sniper XR & LITENING targeting pods or
          o up to 3× 300/330/370 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time.

Avionics

    * AN/APG-68 radar

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