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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="Teseo" data-source="post: 42234" data-attributes="member: 33">India Grounds Early Warning Helicopters By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI, NEW DELHI  The Indian Navy’s fleet of Russian-built Kamov Ka-31 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) helicopters has been grounded due to technical defects.A senior Indian Navy official said the nine Ka-31s have been parked at the naval aviation base in Goa for the past two to three months. The service is now looking for parts on the export market to repair the aircraft.He said there are serious defects in the airframes of the helicopters. Other problems include the failure of seat baskets, bubble formations on rotor blade edges, minor cracks in airframes and the poor material state of rivets and fasteners.The Navy has no infrastructure or support system for maintenance and overhaul of the fleet, which also is due for upgrade work on main gearboxes, engines and columns.The Navy ordered four Ka-31 AEW helicopters in 1999, and another five were ordered in 2001. The first batch of four entered service in April 2003 and the second batch was delivered by the end of 2004. The $200 million deal penned with Russian export agency Rosoboronexport in 1999 for the nine helicopters included a service guarantee, which expired in October and has not been renewed.The helicopters have been deployed on the Navy’s sole aircraft carrier, INS Viraat.Sources in the Navy said the defects in the frame were detected within the guarantee period, and Rosoboronexport was informed, but no remedial action was taken by either side.Ministry of Defence sources said that following the detection of faults in the Ka-31 helicopters, there is a belief among defense planners here that India should buy antisubmarine warfare helicopters from other international sources, rather than committing to operate only the Ka-31s.India and Russia signed a deal in 2004 for the refit and re-equipment of the Russian Admiral Gorshokov carrier, on which will be deployed 16 MiG-29K aircraft and six Ka-31 helicopters.<a href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1682975&C=asiapac" target="_blank">http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1682975&C=asiapac</a>Como se lee en el articulo original, los problemas de célula comenzaron a ser descubiertos durante el período de garantía, se le informó a Rosoboronexport, pero ningúna de las dos partes tomó acciones.La que no cacho es cual es la intención de poner un titulo "aeronaves rusas...no gracias", cuando el problema es del Ka-31.Entonces yo debería poner "Aeronaves americanas...no gracias", y ponerme a echar los cuentos de la vida de nuestros F-16 HOY, o lo que las flotas de Pakistan, Indonesia y unas cuantas mas han sufrido solo con un sistema...?No lo veas en mala onda amigo Claudio, pero a veces se siente que incluso en un foro de debate se juega al lobby...nada de malo, pero para sobredimensionar experiencias, las hay para todos lados...y acá lo sabemos bien.</blockquote>

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