The International Community's Betrayal of UNAMID

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deployments do not always use the largeCH-47 aircraft. If this is indeed the case, itcould allow Rome to deploy up to 39aircraft in support of U.N. peacekeepingoperations, which would allow around 13aircraft to be based on a rollingdeployment.7.10 LatviaThe Latvijas Gaisa spēki (Latvian AirForce) has a small force of around four MilMi-8 aircraft. 37 At least one of thesemachines will be deployed at any one timesupporting domestic commitments andtherefore the country could probably onlyspare a single aircraft to support a rollinginternational helicopter deployment.7.11 LithuaniaLike Latvia, the Lithuanian air force has asmall fleet of Mi-8 aircraft, possiblynumbering around eight aircraft. 38 It isestimated that at least two of theseaircraft might be deployed supportingnational commitments at any one timewhich in turn might mean that up to sixhelicopters could be available to helpsupport international peacekeepingdeployments. This could permit a rollingdeployment of up to two aircraft. As withall of the Mil helicopters operatedthroughout NATO, there might be theneed to significantly upgrade thesehelicopters with new subsystems beforethey could be considered fit for U.N.operations.7.12 NetherlandsThe Netherlands operates a significantnumber of helicopters across theKoninklijke Luchtmacht (RoyalNetherlands Air Force) with a fleetcontaining around 28 CH-47D and AS-532U2 medium transport helicopters. 39The country also has significantinternational commitments deployingaround three CH-47s to support ISAFoperations in Afghanistan 40 . At any onetime, around eight aircraft will bedeployed to support nationalcommitments. This leaves a balance ofaround eleven helicopters which could beused to support a rolling deployment of upto four aircraft to support a U.N.peacekeeping operation.7.13 PakistanPakistan Army Aviation is a significantuser of Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. 41 Theforce operates around 40 of these aircrafttypes. Of these helicopters, around six aredeployed to existing U.N. operations 42 ,with a further 11 aircraft estimated to beinvolved with domestic obligations.Potentially, this could mean that the armymight have around nine aircraft whichcould be made available to support theU.N. mission in Darfur, which could allow20
the country to maintain a rollingdeployment of around three airframes.7.14 PolandThe Polish armed forces have one of thebiggest Mi-8 and Mi-17 fleets in NATOwith over 50 aircraft spread across the airforce, army and navy. 43 The Polishgovernment has committed around eightof these aircraft to support ISAFoperations in Afghanistan which couldrequire around 24 helicopters to beearmarked to support this deployment. 44When national commitments are takeninto account, which probably absorbaround 15-20 aircraft, this could leaveapproximately 10 Mi-17s or Mi-8s tosupport international peacekeepingoperations. These 10 aircraft would allowthe Polish government to maintain arolling deployment of around threehelicopters.7.15 PortugalThe Portuguese are one of Europe’snewest AW-101 operators and around 12of the aircraft serve with the country’sForça Aérea Portuguesa (Portuguese AirForce). 45 The country is not reported to bedeploying any of these aircraft forinternational commitments, although it isestimated that around four of thehelicopters may be supporting nationalobligations at any one time. That wouldpotentially leave the air force free todeploy up to eight aircraft to support U.N.peacekeeping efforts, allowing for adeployment of between two to threehelicopters.7.16 RomaniaThe Forţele Aeriene Române (RomanianAir Force) operates a mix of Western andRussian-designed medium lift helicoptersin the form of Mi-8 and ICA-Brasov IAR-330L helicopters; the latter being a locallyproduced version of the Eurocopter SA-330 Puma. 46 A number of these aircraftare also operated by the Forţele NavaleRomâne (Romanian Navy) which gives thecountry a medium lift utility helicopterfleet of around 37 aircraft. Like Portugal, itis unknown whether the country deploysany of these aircraft in support ofinternational obligations, althoughdomestic commitments could require thecountry to use around eleven machines.This potentially would make around 26aircraft available to support U.N.peacekeeping operations, which couldtranslate into the country being able tomaintain a permanent deployment of upto nine aircraft.7.17 SlovakiaWith a helicopter fleet size similar to theirBaltic counterparts, the Vzdušné silyozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky(Slovak Air Force) has a modest-sizedmedium lift helicopter fleet comprising21
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