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e replacement of the Apartheid regime in 1994, which relatively had changed South Africa's defense standpoint and budget. As a result, the indigenous CAVA fighter program was dropped, as was the SAAF's requirement to acquire 32 advanced heavy fighters. However, the Cheetah's future looks gloomy as a new aircraft procurement, which included 28 advanced light fighters, was announced by the SAAF later. A deal to acquire 19 single-seat and 9 two-seat Gripens from the Saab-BAE Systems (now Gripen International) was signed in December 1999. The first two-seat Gripen is expected to be delivered in 2006 and all 19 single-seaters in 2010. Even though South Africa's policy of keeping a low profile on its military deployment has not been altered, but we can assure that Cheetahs' service in SAAF will ultimately come to an end by the time when a more capable fighter - Gripen leads the SAAF as the dominant regional air power in the first half of 21st century.
二十世纪八十年代末期，南非终于撤走了它在纳米比亚的非法军事占领，减轻了在安哥拉边境的军事压力。在一九九四年，南非的种族隔离政府被推翻，前政府的军事政策和预算也同时受到了变更。如之前的自研ＣＡＶＡ战机计划，以及获取三十二架先进重型战机的计划都分别被取消。但是随着不久后宣布的一个包括二十八架先进轻型战机在内的引进计划，“猎豹”的前景仍是那么的暗淡。一九九九年十二月，一项从“萨伯-英国宇航”公司(Saab-BAe)（现为鹰狮国际(Gripen International)）引进十九架单座和九架双座“鹰狮”(Gripen)的交易正式签署。第一架双座“鹰狮”将预料在二○○六年交付到南非空军，而十九架单座型亦会在二○一○年左右全部交付。虽然南非对它内部的军事部署，仍然是守口如瓶，不过我们可以肯定的是“猎豹”的服役期在不久的将来会告一段落──先进的“鹰狮”战机将代替“猎豹”，在二十一世纪初期，领导南非空军延续它在南部非洲的空中优势。
2002年，巴基斯坦空军从南非购得三架猎豹E及一架猎豹D战斗攻击机。
AIRCRAFT VARIANTS:
Cheetah C: a further upgrade of the single-seat Cheetahs; a new "Advanced Combat Wing" design for performance improvements; with a new EL/M-2035 radar and a new engine.
Cheetah D: two-seated trainer; conversion of the Mirage III-BZ, DZ and D2Z; longer fuselage and more delicate equipment; with a SNECMA Atar 9K-50 engine.
Cheetah E: single-seat interceptor/fighter bomber; conversion of the Mirage III-EZ; retains the original engine from the Mirage III; mostly retired or converted to C standard.
Cheetah R: reconnaissance fighter version; retains the recce configurations from the Mirage III-RZ and R2Z.
“猎豹”的各种型号：
“猎豹”Ｃ(Cheetah C)：“猎豹”的最新型号。改良自单座“猎豹”或者不明型号的“幻影”Ⅲ（“幼狮”？）战机。机翼引入“先进战翼”(ACW)的概念，提高了飞机的性能，并采用了新的(EL/M-2035)雷达和发动机。“猎豹”Ｄ(Cheetah D)：双座型教练机，改自双座“幻影”Ⅲ-ＢＺ、ＤＺ和Ｄ２Ｚ等飞机。机身较长，设备比单座型要复杂。发动机改 上一页 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] 下一页 |
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