Accountability of the Ministry of Defense of El Salvador and foresight of military equipment
(Defensa.com) As part of the accountability of Salvadoran Defense Minister Gen. David Munguia Payés highlighted the role of the Armed Forces of El Salvador (FAES) in actions to support national security, specifying that were made more than 9,000 arrests of suspects caught in joint operations with the National Civil Police (PNC), and as part of the operating of Zeus, San Carlos, Sumpul, Thunder Eagle and commands. Under these operations 1,666 8,355 weapons and ammunition of various calibres were seized, along with large quantities of drugs.
As for the military command, the Zeus PNC supports more than 2,800 troops in the 33 municipalities most dangerous; while San Carlos Command ensures the prisons, using more than 1,260 troops; Command keeps watch Sumpul 130 unauthorized border crossing and Eagle Command, meanwhile, is responsible for providing security to 651 schools in the most vulnerable areas. It specifies that the new Special Forces Reaction (FER), established in April this have been grouped in the new Command Thunder.
The, reports, military industry repotenció 12 vehicles Storm M-240, plus 20 other unspecified. Indeed, we note that during the celebrations of national holidays were exhibited 12 Storm repowering, reestablished them Anti-Tank Company Support Cavalry Regiment, they all are equipped with recoilless rifles M40A1. Although the other 20 models were not specified repowering also exhibited five of the six AML-90 repowering, five UR-416, six armored updated. Locally, aeronautical workshops were commissioned to modernize two Hughes 500 helicopters while in the Navy, was reinforced Syncrolift Naval Base of the Union and the Maritime Patrol PM-8 repotenció.
Also during the period set forth in the accountability of the Ministry, the first Scout group "Steel Eagles" Air Force was formed. They joined and trained 776 new members of the FAES, and the Independent Air Unit, which would be deployed in Mali, Africa was created. The deployment of 176 troops contingent to Lebanon, Haiti and Mali in support of the UN, in addition to the deployment of ten military observers to the Western Sahara, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Sudan and South Sudan are also meant. The joint exercise with the US "Beyond the Horizon" produced 15 construction projects four and three veterinary medical campaigns.
The US has delivered only four J8 APV (armored), which have been distributed to the security units of the Joint Chiefs, while models J8 troopie have gone to the units in charge of peacekeeping operations under the umbrella of the United Nations. General Munguia Payés mentioned the donation of US military equipment in disuse for the use of the Armed Forces (FAES) is managed.
He also mentioned the offer of equipment used in Iraq and is in good condition. The cost to the state would be to transfer equipment and training in maintenance and use. Such materials could mention armored vehicles, light trucks, transport and other important and necessary equipment. We might mention that it could acquire the type Humvee light trucks pickup, shielded, where you can place the M40A1 (likewise modernized with electronic acquired from the same source and manner); this will allow the use of the Storm as a simple means of patrol and link, leaving the Humvee to operate with the other models M1151 already in use in the Cavalry Regiment.
The general spoke of a helicopter hypothetical donation worth 20 million dollars in origin and would be made available to El Salvador by 1.5 million. There has been talk of the arrival of UH-60, a very expensive model to operate. It is remarkable the presence of UH-1H devices without numerals, with some modifications in the cabin, which could mean the arrival of any of these models. Undoubtedly appreciate the FAS transport aircraft STOL capabilities, as a smaller pair of C-130H, and other four models, mentioning and C-145 (though no surpluses available). The US offer of such equipment is still being assessed and their details are handled confidential. There are a number of shortcomings, from the need to modernize the M60 machine guns (which could be done with A4 and E6 molds), mechanization and automation of the antiaircraft pieces M55A2, lack of tactical motorized, lack of hospitals, the no coast guard vessels, and a long list.
Among the details given by Defence functioning fighter jets to Chile acquired in 2013 is cited, it is also specified that the goal is for the new battalions of immediate reaction (FER) will eventually constitute more than 400 elements each .
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