The Algerian Air Force has published photos of the Be-200 aircraft during crew training. The Russian Embassy in Egypt, which published the photo, commented that four Be-200 amphibious aircraft will be delivered to Algeria to fight forest fires, local pilots have already started training on them.
"Our country will supply Algeria with four floating aircraft to fight devastating forest fires," the embassy's Telegram channel says.
The roll-out of the first Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft (Be-200ES), intended for the Ministry of National Defense of Algeria, took place at the TANTK. Beriev at the end of December 2022. The car became the 19th manufactured aircraft of the Be-200 family. The ES version is equipped with a fully glass cabin in English and a tropical version of the equipment.
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| Source: Press Service of the Algerian Air Force |
Earlier, the Algerian media reported that by the summer of 2023, the country will have two Be-200ES, and in the future, two more aircraft will replenish the fleet. The amphibious aircraft will be piloted by Algerian crews who have completed a training course in Russia, and the machines will be serviced by technical specialists who have also studied in Russia. One of the photos shows two Be-200 aircraft, from which it can be concluded that two machines have already been delivered and are being mastered by Algerian pilots – crews are training in the Mediterranean Sea.
Algeria pays attention to the versatility of the Be-200, it is planned to use it both for maritime search and rescue operations and for the transportation of personnel or cargo.
On August 17, 2021, the Ministry of National Defense of Algeria issued a press release stating that, pursuant to the instructions of the President of the Republic Abdelmajid Tebboun, it entered into negotiations with manufacturers of fire-fighting aircraft and opted for the Russian Be-200 aircraft. On August 23, 2021, the head of the KLA, Yuri Slyusar, reported that Algeria had sent an official request for the supply of four Be-200 amphibious aircraft. The conclusion of this contract has not been officially reported.
