{"id":62775,"date":"2022-09-19T15:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T15:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/19\/colombia-relaunches-plan-to-buy-fighter-jets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:42:50","slug":"colombia-relaunches-plan-to-buy-fighter-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/the-americas\/2022\/09\/19\/colombia-relaunches-plan-to-buy-fighter-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia relaunches plan to buy fighter jets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SANTIAGO, Chile \u2014 Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reactivated the process to acquire new fighter jets to replace the country\u2019s aging Kfir fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petro\u2019s decision may come as a surprise given his stance earlier this year on the campaign trail, when he said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2022\/05\/10\/colombia-seeks-abrams-tanks-amid-new-ally-status-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">purchase of combat aircraft or other military hardware<\/a> would not be a priority during his time in office, if elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military sources in the capital Bogota, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect their careers, told Defense News that the credit for Petro\u2019s U-turn belongs to Gen. Luis Carlos C\u00f3rdoba, the chief of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2020\/08\/21\/a-vision-for-us-air-force-partnerships-in-the-americas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colombian Air Force<\/a>. They explained that C\u00f3rdoba convinced Defense Minister Iv\u00e1n Vel\u00e1squez about the urgent need to replace at least part of the Kfir fleet, which will begin retirements later this year, and Vel\u00e1squez in turn persuaded the president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 1989, Colombia has acquired 24 Kfir jets, made by Israel Aerospace Industries. To counterbalance the acquisition of Sukhoi Su-32 fighters by Venezuela, Colombia\u2019s Kfir fleet underwent upgrades between 2009 and 2017 performed by IAI\u2019s Lahav Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last upgrade, to the C-60 standard, involved fitting Elta Systems\u2019 ELM-2032 active electronically scanned array radar and a data link as well as integrating Rafael Advanced Defense Systems\u2019 Derby weapon \u2014 an air-to-air, beyond-visual-range missile. IAI says that standard is equivalent to the F-16 Block 52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia\u2019s modernized Kfirs are possibly the most advanced fighter jets with the most capable systems in service in South America. But the age of the airframes is taking its toll; between 2012 and 2014, multiple aircraft were lost in accidents, at one point grounding the entire fleet. Extensive maintenance support from IAI brought the aircraft back to service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Colombian government is now considering how it can afford to buy new fighters. The president is already  pressing for investments in social issues, and about 25% of the country\u2019s annual budget is earmarked to pay off debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bogota-based independent defense and security analyst Erich Saumeth is skeptical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Preto came into power making many promises about social development spending, and has a core group of supporters that are not friendly about buying military equipment. On the other hand, the Army and Navy also have need of modernization,\u201d Saumeth told Defense News. \u201cSo either nothing will happen, or [there will be] a not-so-good, sort-of-mediocre stopgap solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia previously received offers of secondhand Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale fighters, but the Air Force, which prefers single-engine aircraft, appears focused on Lockheed Martin\u2019s F-16 and Saab\u2019s Gripen. 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