BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE

UNCLAS BOGOTA 002074 SIPDIS FOR PM/DTCC-BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC ECON CO SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON LICENSE 050059746 REF: STATE 58815 ¶1. In response to reftel, Econoff initiated efforts with MilGroup Officer to confirm the purchase by the Colombian Air Force (CAF) of 2 Wheel Assemblies, part number 3-1588. Post specifically sought to confirm the items incorporation into Super Tucano aircraft manufactured by Foreign Consignee Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica of Brazil or use as spare parts for said aircraft. ¶2. On June 9, Econoff and MilGroup Officer met with Colonel Jaime Ivan Reyes Rincon, Director of Logistics Procurement for the CAF, and Lt. Colonel Armin Oswaldo Gomez Guzman, Subdirector of Acquisitions for the CAF. Reyes and Gomez confirmed that the CAF had ordered the subject Wheel Assemblies as part of a larger, USD 2.384 million contract with Embraer for spare parts for Super Tucano aircraft. BROWNFIELD