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Nuovo maxicontratto assegnato a LM ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/lockheed-gets-nearly-5-billion-in-f-35-contracts/ ... ??

Armi ipersoniche ... l'USAF assegna un contratto relativo a studi sull' impiego di razzi sonda per test di vario tipo nell'ambito dello sviluppo di nuove armi ipersoniche ... ... flightglobal.com ... US Air Force looks at using small sounding rocket for hypersonic testing ... ??

Ad uso dei VIP ... ... flightglobal.com ... Bell promotes potential of VIP V-22 tiltrotor ... ??

Le navi ospedale della US Navy impiegate nella lotta alla pandemia ... A Norfolk in partenza per New York ...defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2129502/trump-esper-send-off-usns-comfort-to-join-new-yorks-covid-19-fight/ ... A Los Angeles ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2129077/usns-mercy-arrives-in-los-angeles-to-aid-covid-19-response/ ... A Los Angeles ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2130375/usns-mercy-begins-treating-patients-in-los-angeles/ ... Un pò di storia ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/2128626/navy-hospital-ships-have-history-of-answering-nations-call/ ... ??

Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) ... una prima valutazione ... ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2128549/joint-team-ensures-hypersonic-test-success/source/GovDelivery/ ... ??

I Merlin della Royal Navy in azione in appoggio alle popolazioni colpite dalla pandemia ... ... royalnavy.mod.uk ... https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/april/01/20200401-helicopters-fight-against-virus-in-south-west ... ??

Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/03/26/germany-reportedly-moving-toward-a-split-buy-of-super-hornets-and-eurofighter-typhoons-to-replace-tornado-jets/ ... Evidentemente anche la Germania ha un suo "Ufficio per la Complicazione degli Affari Semplici" ... ?? ?

Anche su DefenseNews ... ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/03/31/the-air-forces-kc-46-tanker-has-another-serious-technical-deficiency-and-boeing-is-stuck-paying-for-it/ ... ??

Perdita di carburante ... ed ora si passa a "difetto di 1^ categoria" ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/fuel-is-leaking-from-the-boeing-kc-46a-in-flight-refuelling-tanker/137624.article ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-announces-new-kc-46-category-one-deficiency/ ... ??

Assegnato a Boeing contratto miliardario per la produzione di 18 velivoli ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-wins-15bn-contract-for-18-p-8a-patrol-aircraft-for-south-korea-new-zealand-and-us-navy/137625.article ... ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2131035/ ... ?? ?? ??

Approvate migliorie per gli F-16 del Corea del Sud ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/usa-approves-new-iff-datalink-for-korean-f-16s/137630.article ... ... dsca.mil ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/korea-f-16-identification-friend-or-foe-iff-link-16-upgrades ... ?? ??

Infatti ... lo avevo tratto da AW&ST ...

Un 'rendering', recentemente rilasciato, del futuro caccia giapponese ...

Un'amara delusione per la cordata europea che sperava di portare il Giappone nel programma Tempest ... Nell'articolo, però, le fonti anonime citate fanno notare che, per quanto riguarda molti dei sistemi di bordo, sarà pur sempre necessario l'appoggio delle industrie di altri paesi ... se non altro per ridurre gli enormi costi di ricerca e sviluppo ...

Armi ipersoniche ... un pò di storia ... ... aerosociety.com ... From Sänger to Avangard – hypersonic weapons come of age ...

A bordo della PoW ... ... aerosociety.com ... On board Britain’s new supercarrier ... ??

Fiocca la neve ... fiocca ... ??

L'ha dunque spuntata il Koreano? ... airforcemag.com ... Air Force to Lease T-50A Trainers Ahead of T-7As ... (*) ... KAI to lease trainer jets to US despite losing contract to Boeing ... ??+??>>>>>>>>>>??

Modernisation ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/an-225-returns-to-flight-after-modernisation/137555.article ... ??

A proposito della 'manetta d'armamento' ... ... https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2019/9/4/charging-handle-placement-does-it-matter/ ...

Valmet M76 ... il Kalashnikov finlandese ... ... https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/1/15/classic-guns-valmet-m76/ ... ??

La Marina Russa introduce in servizio il Kamov Ka-31R ... ... ainonline.com ... Russian Navy Inducts Kamov Ka-31R ... (*) ... tvzvezda.ru/news ... Море как на ладони: новейший разведывательный вертолет Ка-31Р показали на видео ... ??

Anche KEY.AERO ... ... key.aero ... MODIFICATION WORK BEGINS ON NEW AIR FORCE ONE ... (*) ... aflcmc.af.mil ... VC-25B begins modification to create the next Air Force One ... ??

Di tanto in tanto ... ... key.aero ... THE NIGHTHAWK RETURNS! ... ??

Perché ... ... flightglobal.com ... Why the US Marine Corps plans big downsizing, including some F-35s, MV-22s and all tanks ... ... news.usni.org ... New Marine Corps Cuts Will Slash All Tanks, Many Heavy Weapons As Focus Shifts to Lighter, Littoral Forces ... Intanto ... marines.mil ... First Marine F-35C Squadron Attains Next Aviation Milestone ... ??