Equatorial Guinea orders two C295

Equatorial Guinea has acquired a pair of Airbus Defence & Space C295s, one for troop transport and the other for maritime surveillance.
The first example is expected to be delivered in September, the cargo variant. Delivery of the maritime surveillance aircraft is anticipated in 2017.
The C295s will bolster the nation's relatively modest military fleet, which includes an Antonov An-72 transport, four Sukhoi Su-25 combat aircraft and two Aero Vodochody L-39 jet trainers, plus a number of Russian-built rotorcraft.
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Equatorial Guinea inducts new frigate

Equatorial Guinea on 3 June inaugurated a new frigate in the capital Malabo.
The Equatoguinean media claimed the frigate, Wele Nzas (F 073), was built locally. However, it was largely built by MTG Dolphin in Varna, Bulgaria, as the 'salvage and rescue' vessel Savior (IMO: 9664500) under Project SV 02. It was then outfitted with combat systems at a naval shipyard - thought to be Astilleros de Guinea Ecuatorial (ASABA GE) - in Malabo. ASABA GE was established in 2010 with Israeli assistance, although Ukrainians are also involved in running the shipyard.
The warship's keel was launched in Varna on 26 February 2013. The outfitting of the ship at Malabo in a 210 m navy-owned floating dock was well underway by November 2013.
Like the 88 m corvette Bata that was built under Project SV 01 and commissioned in January 2012, the Wele Nzas was designed by the Ship Research and Design Center in Nikolaev, Ukraine. Weapons and combat systems are also largely sourced from Ukraine, probably from the company Impulse 2, which has outfitted other warships in Malabo. Like Bata , the Wele Nzas was procured from Bulgaria using various entities in Panama and the Comoros.
With an overall length of 107 m, a beam of 14 m and a draft of 3.7 m, Wele Nzas is about 20 m longer than Bata . Displacement, based on similar Ukrainian corvette designs, is around 2,500 tonnes.
Wele Nzas has a raised helicopter deck amidships. The ships' boats are housed in partially enclosed hangars amidships. These are covered by a sliding screen, with the boats launched by a swinging davit.
The combat systems are also an improvement on Bata 's capabilities. 76.2 mm AK-176 guns are fitted both fore and aft, two MS 227 multi-barrelled rocket launchers are fitted forward, while two 30 mm AK-630M guns mounted besides the funnel stack provide close-in defence.
Primary sensors include a dome-enclosed radar, two navigational radars and a Delta-M radar on a mast located ahead of the funnel stack. The Delta-M is thought to be interfaced with the Cascade integrated self-defence system that provides targeting data for the AK-176 and AK-630M guns. SATCOM antenna are also fitted.
Equatorial Guinea is currently engaged in a major, but little-reported naval expansion. In recent years it has acquired four Bulgarian-built ships (two PV 50 patrol vessels, as well as Wele Nzas and Bata ), two 62 m offshore patrol vessels, two Shaldag fast attack craft from Israel Shipyards, and a Chinese-built 91.45 m roll-on/roll-off landing ship.
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Guinea Ecuatorial negocia compra de buques a Corea del Sur/ Equatorial Guinea seeks to buy 3 corvettes amid growing relations with South Korea

Guinea Ecuatorial está negociando la compra de tres corbetas a Corea del Sur. La negociación comenzó tras la visita a Seúl del presidente Teodoro Obiang Nguema, el pasado agosto de 2010.
No se han publicado detalles pero no es probable que la compra fuera de buques nuevos, sino de la clase Pohang o Donghae, ya retiradas del servicio por Corea del Sur, y tan solo utilizadas para maniobras militares. Ambos países están aumentando la cooperación en los campos petrolíferos y de gas natural.
La Marina de Guinea Ecuatorial está formada por un patrullero P-20, de construcción holandesa, donado por Nigeria, y patrulleros de construcción china clase Shantou, con un total de 120 marineros en servicio.
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The government of Equatorial Guinea is in negotiations for the purchase of three corvettes from the Republic of Korea.
Negotiations began after Equatorial Guinea's President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, met his counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, in mid-August 2010.
No further details about the possible purchase have yet been provided but it is not probable that Equatorial Guinea would acquire newly-built vessels.
The two countries vowed to increase co-operation in the fields of petroleum and liquefied natural gas (LNG)
If Equatorial Guinea is set to purchase corvettes, these could be Pohang-class or Donghae-class vessels
Equatorial Guinea’s fleet consists of few ageing patrol vessels of different origin, including a Dutch-built P-20 patrol craft which was donated by Nigeria, as well as two Chinese-built Shantou-class vessels. In 2008, the Equatorial Guinean Navy consisted of 120 sailors.
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