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AIRCRAFT Argentina LMAASA LOCKHEED MARTIN AIRCRAFT ARGENTINA SA Avenida Fuerza A h a Argentina Km 5500, CP5010 C6rdoba Tel: (+54 351) 466 87 33 Fax: (+54 351) 466 87 34 e-mail: busdev@lmaasa.com PRESIDENT: James A Taylor GENGRALMANAGGR PROGRAMS AND MANUFACTUW:
Alberto 0 Buthet INTtiRNAnONALBUSINESS DEVEIDPMENT DIRECTOR:
Bernard R Kelleher Original FMA (Mihtary Aircraft Factory) came into operation 10 October 1927 as cenhal organisatiou for aeronautical research and moduction; underwent several name changes before rever&ng, in 1968, to original title as component of A 6 n de Matenal Chdoba (AMC)of Argentine Air Force. FMA converted lnto a joint stock company from Apnl 1992, Air Force buying 30 per cent of the shares to establish itself as holding and management authority;control of FMA handed over to PIanmng Secretary of MODon 20 December 1993. MODand Lockheed Aycraft Argentina SA siened concession a m m e n t on 15 December 1994, allocating-management of &lA to Lockheed Martin, now Lockheed Martin Aircraft Argentina SA, from 1 July 1995. Principal activities are aircraft design, manufacture, upgrading, maintenance and repair, current tasks including maintenance and modification of A-4AR Fighting Hawks, C-130 Hercules, IA 58 Puca* and IA 63 Pampas and proposed manufacture of a further batch of 12 Pampas. Argentine Air Force maintenance contract renewed in January 2001 for five years at estimated value of US$230 million, but national financial crisis has severely curtailed military conhacts. Laboratories, factories and other aeronautical division buildings occupy total covered area of 220,000 m2(2,368,075 sq ft); had workforce of 900 in early 2003. C6rdoba facility also accommodatesCentro de Ensayos en Vuelo (Flight Test Cenhe), a separate division also conholled by Argentine Air Force, at which all aircraft produced in Argentina undergo certificationtesting. --
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LMAASA AT-63 PAMPA TYPE: Basic jet hainerfight attack jet. PROGRAMME: Fist-generation IA 63
Pampa initiated by Fuena A6rea Argentina (FAA; Argentine Air Force) 1979, eventual configuration being selected over six other designs early 1980, with Dornier of Germany providing technical assistance (including manufacture of prototypes' wings and tailplanes); two staticlfatigne test airframes and three flying prototypes built (first flight, by EX-01, 6 October 1984);6rst flight of production Pampa October 1987; 14 of initial batch of 18 (including three prototypes) delivered to FAA (10 survivors currently serving I Escuadron of 4 Gmpo de Caza at El Plumerillo, Mendoza) from 1988; expected follow-on order for 46 did not materialise, and Argentine Navy requirement for 12 long remained in abeyance, but one new aircraft (E-816).
'First-generation' IA 6 3 Pampa tandem-seat jet trainer
assembledfromexisting and new components, delivered to FAA on 28 September 1999. 'New-generation' Pampa NG revealed late 1997 and offered to Argentine Air Force and Navy. Resumption of production announced 29 June 2000 for a further batch of 12 Pampas in new AT-63 (with hyphen) configuration, deliveries then scheduled to begin in 2003 and end in June 2005; contract (2001) includes option for further 12. This reaf6rmed in January 2001 to be p a t of five-year FAA support contract placed with LMAASA. US$230 million contract also includes upgrade of existing Pampas. Argentine Navy interest renewed in 2000; initial batch of eight in prospect. However, by early 2003, no conhacts bad been 6nalised because of national financial crisis; upgrade delayed and new production still not authorised. Unofficial report of mid-2002 alleged Colombian interest in 24 Pampas. CURRENT VERSIONS: IA 6 3 Pampa: Standard Argentine Air Force version; last described in 1998-99Jane's.
LMAASA AT-63 Pampa two-seat basic and advanced jet trainer (Jane'sLDennis Punneft)
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Naval version: Would have strengthened landing gear, uprated engine and some changed avionics. Pampa ZOO0 International:Details last appeared in 1997-98 Jane's. Pampa NG A: Proposed advanced trainer with updated avionics. Essentially became AT-63 (initial vers~on). Pampa NG B: Proposed combat-capable version; uprated engine and avionics. Features to be incorporated in later upgrade of AT-63. AT-63: Attackltrainer. Annonnced 2001 as new standard version for Argentine Air Force and potential export. Two prototypes modified from existing IA 63s in 2001-02, h t flight planned for November 2 W , but delayed following fundmg problems of FAA. Inihal version (Pampa Phase 11) f e a w new processor for DECU, Elbit avionics suite (MIL-STD-1553B databus, mission computer, RLG INSIGPS, mtegrated weapons system, liquid crystal MFD in each cockpit, and front cockp~t HUD). Advanced version (Pampa Phase III) proposed for 2005 with structurally enhanced (+7/-3 g) 18.9 kN (4,250 1b st) TFE7314R engne, mssionised aviomcs with enhanced tactical capabihties, nose-mounted laser range-finder, fin-mounted RWR, conformal chafflflare dispensers, two additional hardpoints (total seven) for AAMs and strengthened landing gear for increased MTOW. AT--65 version also proposed with ~ockheedarti in AN/APG-67(V)4 multimode radar in response to Colombian interest; announced at FIDAE, Chile, April 2002 that Lockheed Martin Naval Elechomcs & Surveillance Systems selected to integrate APG-67 m Pampa Also reported that Singapore planned to evaluate AT-63 in early 2003 as 5.21 1 replacement. Description applies to Phase ZZ Pampa. COSTS: US$8 million to US$9 nullion, inclnding radar (estimated, 2002). DESIGN FEATURES: Intended for cost-effective pilot haining in mission management techniques, advanced fighter lead-in training and extended-range anti-drug pahol missions. High degree of commonality with the original IA 63 Pampa, providing a customised low life-cycle cost fleet. Fail-safe senice life 8,000 hours. Non-swept shoulder-mounted wings and anhedral tadplane, sweptback fin and ~ d d e r single ; engine with twin lateral air intakes. W i g section Dornier DoA-71-8 advanced transonic; leading-edge sweep 5" 24'; thickness/ chord ratio 14.5 per cent at root, 12.5 per cent at hp; anhedral3".
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Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005