Vietnam Interested in T-6 Texan II to Prepare for F-16?

19 Februari 2019

Beechcraft T-6 Texan II training aircraft (photo : smed)

Information of Vietnam interested in T-6 Texan II primary training aircraft announced by Admiral Philip S. Davidson has caused many questions.

On February 12, Admiral Philip S. Davidson at a hearing in the US Senate Military Commission provided information about Vietnam's intention to order T-6 Texan II propeller training aircraft, unmanned scouting UAV Scan Eagle and received more patrol boats of Hamilton class.

If Vietnam wants to have another 3,200-ton patrol ship or receive Scan Eagle reconnaissance UAVs, it is no wonder that these are the means we are missing, the T-6 trainer causing great surprise.

This is because Vietnamese military pilots are currently trained on the Yak-52 propeller aircraft and must follow Yak-152 instead of another T-6 system is in use, what is the cause?

According to analysts, having planned to order American trainer aircraft is definitely a way to move toward owning future jet fighters, because pilots need to familiarize themselves with the platform before. controls that cannot be performed on Russian-made aircraft.

The T-6 Texan II is designed with a digital cockpit capable of perfectly simulating the manipulation of 4th generation fighter aircraft serving in the US Air Force, all American pilots are must pass the T-6 line before being lifted to higher-class aircraft.

USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons, mothballed at AMARG Boneyard (photo : Peter Cook)

Although the appearance of the T-6 trainer looks like it was born half a century ago, it is in fact integrated with American and NATO ultra-modern avionics, helping Public avoidance crestfallen when working with later jet fighters.

In recent years, the Vietnam Air Force is still actively looking for a 4th generation light fighter line to replace the retired MiG-21 as well as preparing for the Su-22 fleet to be nearing the deadline stop flying.

There has been a lot of information about how Vietnam has made contacts with many Western manufacturers to learn about the features of JAS 39 Gripen or Eurofighter Typhoon fighter but their high cost is considered to be main obstacle.

The most feasible solution for Vietnam is still to buy a used F-16 squadron stored at the Davis-Monthan base, which is the optimal option when meeting both cost criteria. and tactical skills.

The US Embassy in Vietnam has provided quite a bit of information about our pilot student groups to your country to learn about the fighters, now more information about T-6 Texan training planes II is probably the most obvious sign of the F-16 being able to be present in the S-shaped strip of land.

(BaoDatViet)