Also see: http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/military/su30mk/
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Sukhoi-30_aircraft_facts.html http://www.sci.fi/~fta/Su-30.htm ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Ssemakula <james_ssemak...@yahoo.com> To: "uc...@yahoogroups.com" <uc...@yahoogroups.com>; unaanet <unaa...@yahoogroups.com>; Buganda Discussion <buganda...@listserv.tamu.edu>; Baana <baanababugandasouthafr...@yahoogroups.com>; "gandat...@gandatalk.talklist.com" <gandat...@gandatalk.talklist.com> Sent: Wed, July 13, 2011 11:41:26 AM Subject: Fleecing Uganda: HUGELY overpriced fighter jets arrive in Uganda Recently Uganda ordered 6 Shukhoi SU-30 jet fighters from Russia in a $740M 'package' (i.e. heist). The top model of this plane costs $45M when NEW, while the lower model costs $30M (see link below). Assume (charitably) that UPDF orderd the top model. The cost'd be: 6 x 45 = $270M, leaving a difference of$740M - $270M = $470M. Further assume that they ordered spares and training, plus transportation to Uganda etc, totaling $100M. That would leave AT LEAST $370M, burning a serious hole in Museveni's pocket, especially if UPDF ordered the lower cost model: 6 jets x $33M = $198M, leaving a balance of: $740 - $198 = $542M or at least $442M swishing around in some one's pockets. Aaaah, the folly of clueless Western "donors", who perennially supply >50% of Uganda's budget! The media and all Ugandans need to do a little arithmetic and then start asking some pointed questions. As someone else has noted in todays Monitor: these wildly over-priced jets won't protect Ugandans from proverty, hunger or even jiggers! (btw: Uganda actually ordered the SU-30MK2 [a.k.a. SU-30MKK] model, which is modified for anti-ship duties, from Rosboronexport according to http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100405/158435702.html) Now, what is all that noise on Museveni caring deeply about the falling shilling, govt not being able to pay electric bill to geothermal generators, rotting roads, dilapidated schools, etc? Indeed, the best way to rob a country is to own it .... (with apologies to William Black author of: The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry). New Russian-built jet fighters arrive By Tabu Butagira & Martin Ssebuyira military equipment and personnel is confidential information “since it has a security element.” Monitor Wednesday, July 13 2011 at 00:00 Kampala The Shukoi Su-30 fighter jets that government bought from Russia at $740 million (Shs1.8 trillion) have arrived in the country, military sources confirmed last night. UPDF Airforce yesterday used one of the fighter planes to conduct test flights over Entebbe, sparking panic among residents with the din of the roaring engines. People residing in or around Entebbe town said the deafening noise took them unawares and disrupted peaceful living. Lugonjo, Katabi, Kitooro, and Kiwafu were the most affected areas. “I am a poultry farmer and earn my living by rearing layers. The jets being tested on Sunday and Monday caused a setback in the way the birds lay their eggs,” said Ms Rose Namagara, a resident. Airforce Spokesman, Capt. Tabaro Kiconco, however, said the test flights are “normal and people should not get scared whenever we fly our aircrafts”. He said: “Areas in close proximity of military installations or airbases the world over are synonymous with such noise.” Defence officials declined to state when the jets were shipped into the country on grounds movement of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30 Su-30 Su-30 of the Russian Air Force in flight over Russia RoleMultirole fighter[1] ManufacturerSukhoi First flight31 December 1989 Introduction1996 StatusOperational Primary usersPLA Air Force (China) Indian Air Force Venezuelan Air Force See Operators section for others Unit costUS$33–45 million Developed fromSukhoi Su-27 VariantsSukhoi Su-30MKI Sukhoi Su-30MKK also see: http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/su_30mk/ James Ssemakula ps. Uganda ordered SU-30 MK2 model The acquisition, at Shs1.8 trillion, of the military jets on the backdrop of soaring inflation stirred public anger with critics questioning the cost, timing and necessity - especially that Uganda is not known to be on the edge of war with any country. Mr Emmanuel Mutebile, the central bank governor, threw the Ugandan shilling into its worst volatility in 17 years, when he told UK’s leading business newspaper, the Financial Times, that President Museveni ignored technical advice to raid the country’s meagre foreign exchange reserves to buy the jets. The reserves that could last at least six months consequently diminished to a probable four months, he said. The statements triggered commotion in the local financial market, plunging the Ugandan shilling, which is now showing signs of recovery, to trade at 2, 700 to a US dollar. The Russian-built Shukoi SU-30 jet fighter, which the UPDF is understood to have acquired, is a twin-engine, multi-purpose aircraft for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions, according information gleaned from the Internet. It can undertake combat missions within 3, 000 kilometre range, affording the UPDF the legroom to strike at distant targets with precision and efficiency. Speaking about the jet fighters in May, the Chief of Defence Forces said the investment would relieve the army for at least 25 years and the UPDF is “late in acquiring the aircrafts.” “There is nothing to celebrate [in the acquisition],” Gen. Aronda Nyakairima told journalists then at his Mbuya office. He said Uganda had no country on its mind while buying the sophisticated jets that some analyst predict could spark arms race in the region. END &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& For more details on Shukhoi SU-30 jets go to (see excerpt below):
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