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Novaer / Calidus to launch B250 light attack aircraft during Dubai Air Show 2017
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Oct 10, 2017
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The B250 "Dragon" is based on the A-67 Dragon that was being developed jointly by one of Novaer's formative companies, Geometra.
Last May, Brazilian Defense Minister
Raul Jungmannreceived in Brasilia the retinue of his
United Arab Emirates counterpart , Minister
Mohamed Albawardi Alfalasi .
Alfalasi said: "We are interested in participating in projects in Brazil in all areas, whether military or commercial," said the minister. In fact, it was announced on that occasion, with great repercussion, the interest of companies of the United Arab Emirates to invest in Brazil, especially in the defense sector.
Meeting of Minister Raul Jungmann with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed Albawardi Alfalasi. "We are interested in participating in projects in all areas, whether military or commercial," said Minister Mohamed.
This trend, confirmed with the arrival of arms manufacturer
Caracal LLC to Brazil (a subsidiary of
Emirates Defense Industries Company ) was reinforced with the announcement of interest by the Emirates in the
Tamandaré Corvettes project .
This has affected the local press as well as a clear interest in the
Embraer Defense & Security KC390 military transport jet . The United Arab Emirates is one of the ten largest buyers of defense products in the world. At the Brazilian National Congress, an agreement is under way for the protection of military information, something that could further enhance cooperation between the two countries.
Last May, the delegation of the Arab Emirates visited, in addition to Novaer, the industrial parks of Avibras and Embraer.
But what most analysts said was an excerpt from the statement issued by the
Ministry of Defense , which reads "
The Arab Emirates, through the company Calidus , develop in partnership with the Brazilian Novaer , the B250 aircraft, which is currently in the certification phase ".
Novaer / Calidus B250, the game changer designed in Brazil
Novaer / calidus B250 Dragon can be seen in this single existing image of the model so far.
The
Dubai Air Show 2017 , to be held from November 12 to 16, will witness the official launch of the
Novaer / Calidus B250 , in the form of the prototype exhibited in static display at the
Calidus booth (stands A34 and A35).
At the end of last June, the first engine turn of the prototype # 1 was carried out at
Novaer's facilities in São José dos Campos. From there, a series of small pieces of the puzzle were fitting together to form an amazing backdrop.
Calidus is a new technology company that is part of the Emirates Defense Industrie Company.
The
Calidus is a company focused on the development of new technologies based in Abu Dhabi. It operates through partnerships with innovative companies in the field of aviation to provide cutting-edge, mission-oriented and cost-effective solutions for its customers. Exactly where
Novaer fit with its expertise in composites and innovative aeronautical projects.
The
B-250 light attack aircraft , a development program of the
Calidus / Novaer companies , is a carbon fiber aircraft designed to operate in asymmetric warfare and coping with modern threats. Certainly, his project received all the inputs of the development of the
T-Xc family , but
Newe r went beyond.
Among Novaer's projects, SOVI promises to be the replacement for the venerable T-25 Universal and the long-lived T-27 Tucano (above and below, three-shot views and in-flight image of SOVI / T-Xc)
Deeply acquainted with the
T-27 Tucano and A
-29 Super Tucano aircraft , there is no doubt that
Novaer used these two models as a starting point. In the design of the new airplane, which is larger and more capable than the A-29, answers to questions such as power and reliability of the engine and its installation, durability and resistance to wing fatigue, increased payload loads with eight hard-points fixation of the armament and / or extra fuel tank, intelligent weapon integration and state-of-the-art active / passive defensive systems, according to customer needs, have been extensively studied and answered with effective and current solutions.
The new model offers a comfortable cockpit equipped with
Rockwell Collins avionics , allowing pilots to perform long missions of
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR),
Close Air Support (CAS) and / or training, with great resource savings and maintaining superlative performance, all thanks to a modern design and great maneuverability.
The large "wet" wings have altogether eight hard points for the installation of armament, and according to the preliminary data the author had access to, the performance of the
B250 should clearly put it in a category of performance superior to the A-29 Super Tucano , and by wide margin, as the plane could fire a wide range of intelligent weapons with much greater power of destruction, between missiles and guided bombs.
Today,
COIN aircraft , in which the
B250 is a
light attack airplane, are sought after by nations of the
Persian Gulf region, Africa and the Middle East . In the
United States of America , the
OA-x competition
is expected to choose the veteran
A-10A Thunderbolt II replacement within the "
Light Attack Experiment " initiative , among others, the
A-29 Super Tucano manufactured in Jacksonville, the
AT-6 Wolwerine the
Beechcraft and
Textron Scorpion .
All airplanes in this category, except the Scorpion, use the engines of the
PT-6A turboprop family , but the report has yet to find out what the
B250 engine is .
It is not yet clear whether the serial production will take place in Brazil or in the Emirates, but many observers interested in the aircraft point to a binational solution.
The
B250 , if approved by
the United Arab Emirates Military Forces after the completion of its certification flight campaign, should be adopted by its Air Force and offered on a win-win basis to allies of the
United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf and Middle East.
Three-shot views of the A-67 Dragon, in which the B250 project was based as a starting point.
The aircraft has aroused great interest
from the Brazilian Air Force , as it could, in the last case, replace the
A-29 Super Tucano itself as a light attack aircraft and advanced training of the FAB, paving the way for the adoption of the
T-Xc family as the new primary / intermediary / acrobatic coaches of
the Brazilian Air Force Academy , among other possibilities.
