The new Colombian government has begun the process for the eventual realization of the long-delayed renewal of combat aircraft- finding successor to the aging Israeli Kfir fighters.
Colombia plans to allocate up to 1,200 million dollars for the eventual renewal of its current fleet of supersonic combat aircraft, as Infodefensa.com has learned. This sum would be assigned to the process of purchasing new fighters within the budget of 1,900 million dollars established, during the administration of Iván Duque (2018-2022), for the materialization of the Integral System of Defense and National Security (Siden), and with which it is expected to finance new air, naval and land systems for the next ten years.
Currently, the new Colombian government has already begun the process for the realization of the long-delayed renewal of air superiority aircraft, something that has been confirmed by both President Gustavo Petro and Defense Minister Iván Velásquez.
In fact, in recent statements to the press of his country, Petro has recognized the need to replace the current fleet of fighters (IAI Kfir C10/12 COA) emphasizing the issues of costs and financing as conditions for a possible purchase of any of the models analyzed to date: Saab Gripen NG, Airbus Eurofigther Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16 Block-70 and Dassault Aviation Rafale C/F3.