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The defense establishment has chosen a replacement for Yasur, these are the next steps in the deal

After 3 years of delays, it was decided that ch53k would enter the Air Force ranks.

The Ministerial Committee on Equipping will now be required to approve the purchase, which will be the opening shot for negotiations between the defense establishment and the US Department of Defense on the details. Cost: $ 100 million per helicopter, not including simulators and ancillary systems

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Amir Bohbot

Saturday, 27 February 2021, 12:51

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In the video: Lockheed Martin CH53K helicopter (Lockheed Martin)

After three years of delays, the process of selecting the ch53k transport helicopter made by Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky - as the future heavy helicopter of the Israeli Air Force - ended yesterday (Friday).

The reasons for the delays included receiving the data from the manufacturer and analysis companies, the test flights abroad, and the combination of Defense Minister Bnei Gantz's request and the ministry's CEO Amir Eshel to include the V-22 in the same deal, which was eventually dropped.

In addition, the process was delayed as it had to approve, despite opposition from the Ministry of Finance, the outline of financing the huge procurement deal that included refuelers, fighter jets, armaments and helicopters, and then a gathering of the Ministerial Committee on Equipment that did not convene for two years.

Now that Gantz has confirmed his identity, the Ministerial Committee on Equipping Affairs will be required to reconvene to approve the framework of the deal, in the hope that there will be no further political tension to prevent this.

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The new helicopter made by Lockheed Martin (Photo: Official website, Lockheed Martin)

After this phase will begin real negotiations between the IDF and Procurement Administration in the Ministry of Defense in front of the US Defense Department on the details of the transaction: the number of helicopters, the cost of each of them, the amount of spare parts, trainers, technological systems will be integrated in the helicopter and approval to implement systems made in Israel.

According to sources The Ministry of Defense already has an orderly budget framework of two billion dollars, and a small shekel addition to finance the deal in 2028. The Ministry of Defense hopes that signing an agreement with the Israeli Air Force's reputation will lead to a significant price reduction for each helicopter, and overall deal flexibility with the manufacturing company. Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky and the US Department of Defense

"The Americans have a very strong interest in coming to Israel because it will help them sell the helicopter to other countries," said the same sources. Depending on the transaction costs, it will be possible to determine how many heavy helicopters Israel will buy. About twenty helicopters.12 In the initial phase and the rest according to the final costs, in the second phase and subject to the option in seven years.Or alternatively a possibility of a total deal of 20-18 helicopters is being considered.

The Americans have a very great interest in coming to Israel.

Gantz Kochavi (Photo: official website, Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry spokeswoman)

The cost of the ch53k helicopter is around one hundred million dollars, not including simulators, spare parts and related systems.

The helicopter is almost twice as expensive as the Chinook helicopter that lost the competition.

According to Air Force sources, what was crucial in the eyes of Corps Commander Major General Amikam Nurkin were a few key things: cheap maintenance costs over 25 years, an estimated flight time of about $ 11,000, helicopter speed exceeding 175 knots thanks to three powerful engines in line with a global trend Of procurement of high-speed helicopters, an operating radius of around 2,300 km without refueling and allows for special commando operations very deep in enemy territory, an external carrying capacity of 12 tons - twice the storm helicopter, refueling capability that upgrades flight ranges, and a fly-by-wire system - A flight control system in which the steering means of the aircraft are not controlled by a computer or by a pilot.

Just similar externally.

Air Force Storm Helicopter (Photo: Walla! NEWS, Wikipedia)

The purpose of the future heavy transport helicopter includes flying special forces, flying vehicles, evacuating the wounded, land and sea rescue, landing commando forces on vessels, operations in complex areas like built-up areas, mountains, and flying VIPs.

Despite the festivities surrounding the helicopter selection, there was Quite a bit of criticism of the ch53k helicopter, especially given its high costs, the very fact that it is a very new helicopter that has not undergone operational immersions unlike the much cheaper and older Chinook helicopter. The ch53k helicopter is only externally similar to a storm but is a larger helicopter, and brand new. There were also air crew members who claimed that he was literally big on the IDF’s dimensions, in the price and power of its engines that would pose a challenge for the rescue unit in the Hits 669 that are also required to rescue with an external cable to the helicopter.

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