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Nuovo contratto a supporto del futuro elicottero presidenziale ... ... ainonline.com ... VT Group Wins Support Contract for New Marine One Helo ... (*) ... https://vt-group.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Final-Press-Release-PRESIDENTIAL-HELICOPTER_NAVAIR-APPROVED-Copy.pdf ... ??

Erickson sta sviluppando un nuovo software che permetterà una maggiore precisione nello scarico dell'acqua sulle aree il fiamme ... ? ? ? ? ... ainonline.com ... https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2020-05-08/erickson-looks-improve-firefighting-through-rd-unit ... ??????

Full Metal Jacket ... today ... ? ??

Rientrata sulla Terra una capsula spaziale cinese di seconda generazione ... ... air-cosmos.com ... https://air-cosmos.com/article/retour-sur-terre-de-la-capsule-chinoise-xzf-23062 ... ??

La Turchia ... nonostante la sospensione dal programma ... ... reuters.com ... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-turkey-defence/turkey-says-it-is-still-delivering-parts-for-u-s-f-35-jets-idUSKBN22J1Y7 ... ??

FFG(X) ... primi, prevedibili mugugni ... ? ... usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/05/07/huntington-ingalls-industries-execs-disappointed-over-ffgx-loss ... ??

Nuove applicazioni dell' Intelligenza Artificiale ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... Lockheed Martin Skunk Works demos autonomous reconnaissance pod ... (*) ... news.lockheedmartin.com ... Artificial Intelligence Powers Novel ISR Capability For Operations In Denied Communications Environments ... ??

Oltre lo AIM-120 ... l'Air Force guarda al futuro ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/air-force-seeking-faster-longer-range-air-to-air-missiles/ ... ??

X-37B ... imminente la prossima missione ... ... airforcemag.com ... Shadowy X-37B Spaceplane Heading Back to Orbit ... Anche qui ... c4isrnet.com ... Here are a few of the experiments hitching a ride on the Air Force’s secret space plane ... ??

Launch America ... ... nasa.gov ... https://www.nasa.gov/specials/dm2/ ... ??

Possibile utilizzo dell'urina degli astronauti nell'ambito della futura edilizia lunare ... ... esa.int ... http://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronaut_urine_for_building_a_Moon_base ... Nel frattempo ... mi è arrivata la stessa informazione in italiano ... ?? ... http://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Italy/Costruire_una_base_lunare_con_l_urina_degli_astronauti ...

Intanto ... il Dipartimento di Stato ha approvato la vendita di 6 Apache alle Filippine ... ... dsca.mil ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/philippines-apache-ah-64e-attack-helicopters-and-related-equipment-and-support ... E non solo quella ... dsca.mil ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/philippines-ah-1z-attack-helicopters-and-related-equipment-and-support ... Ora le Filippine dovranno scegliere fra le due offerte ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/ah-64e-versus-ah-1z-competition-in-philippines-brews-with-us-sale-approval/138171.article ... ?? ??

Una rinfrescata per gli Apache egiziani ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/usa-approves-23bn-refurbishment-package-for-43-of-egypts-ah-64e-apaches/138284.article ... ... dsca.mil ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/egypt-ah-64e-refurbished-apache-attack-helicopters-and-related-equipment-and ... ?? ??

US Navy 2020 ... ... usni.org ... https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/may/us-navy-review?utm_source=U.S.+Naval+Institute&utm_campaign=f71085bfb0-Proceedings_This_Week__2020_1_23_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adee2c2162-f71085bfb0-222757277&mc_cid=f71085bfb0&mc_eid=fa7ca1ce14 ... ??

Il traguardo dell'80% non è stato raggiunto ... ? ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/05/07/the-air-force-bails-on-mattis-era-fighter-jet-readiness-goal/ ... ??

Gli operatori che utilizzano lo S-92 per i collegamenti con le piattaforme petrolifere attendono con ansia i risultati dell'inchiesta sulla recente perdita di un esemplare della sua versione militare ... ... flightglobal.com ... Offshore helicopter firms await outcome of CH-148 crash investigation ... All'estensore dell'articolo è probabilmente sfuggito il fatto che c'è qualcun altro che dovrebbe preoccuparsi per questo incidente ... ?

In arrivo ... 30 nuove navi anfibie leggere per i Marines ... ... RID ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3576.html ... Anche qui ... thedrive.com ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33299/navy-wants-to-buy-30-new-light-amphibious-warships-to-support-radical-shift-in-marine-ops ... E qui ... navyrecognition.com ... https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/may-2020/8377-u-s-navy-wants-to-buy-as-many-as-30-of-a-new-class-of-light-amphibious-warships.html ... Se continuano così ... andrà a finire che riesumeranno anche i vecchi progetti della SCS ... ? ??

FFG(X) ... rapporto al Congresso ... https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6882265/Navy-Frigate-FFG-X-Program-Background-and-Issues.pdf ... ... e ... 5 cose che dovreste sapere ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/05/05/5-things-you-should-know-about-the-us-navys-new-frigate/ ... ?? ??

Ma c'è chi dice: "Calma un attimo" ... ... attivissimo.blogspot.com ... https://attivissimo.blogspot.com/2020/05/tom-cruise-va-nello-spazio-calma-un.html ... ?

Che gli Americani siano, talvolta, alquanto "strani" non è una novità ... ma ... come si fa a dare a un neonato un nome di tal genere ? ... thedrive.com ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33317/elon-musk-and-his-partner-grimes-name-their-newborn-after-the-a-12-spy-plane ... https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/1257836061520101377 ?? ?? ? ?

Da fonte cinese ... ... scmp.com ... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3082465/chinas-long-range-xian-h-20-stealth-bomber-could-make-its-debut ... ??

"... il nuovo bombardiere strategico cinese H-20 potrebbe essere pronto e presto presentato ufficialmente al pubblico." ... Fonte ... RID ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3572.html ... ??

Una porta fra due generazioni ... ? ... airforcemag.com ... Northrop Working on GatewayONE to Link Fourth-, Fifth-Gen Fighters ... (*) ... news.northropgrumman.com ... Northrop Grumman to Rapidly Develop Net-centric Gateway ... Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... Northrop to prototype communications gateway for fifth-generation fighters ... ??

Bronco II offresi ... per il SOCOM ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/bronco-ii-light-attack-aircraft-returns-with-leidos-bid-for-us-special-ops-armed-overwatch/138221.article ... ... leidos.com ... https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-paramount-usa-and-vertex-aerospace-team-pursue-us-special-operations-command-armed ...

FFG(X) ... parla Bono ... ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/05/04/interview-fincantieri-ceo-bono-on-winning-the-us-navys-frigate-competition/ ... ??