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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 ... ??

Slittamento al 4 Maggio ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/administrator-extends-deadline-for-piaggio-bids/137500.article ... In precedenza ... piaggioaerospace.it ... http://www.piaggioaerospace.it/it/media/archivio-news/news/2020-02-26-piaggio-aerospace-al-via-il-bando-internazionale-per-la-vendita ... ? ... ??

Top Gun Maverick ... a proposito dei "Super Hornet" utilizzati nel film ... ... theaviatinist.com ... https://theaviationist.com/2020/03/23/not-two-but-three-super-hornets-were-given-special-color-scheme-for-top-gun-maverick-filming/ ... ??

Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) ... importante test che apre la strada a futuri sviluppi ... ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2119458/department-of-defense-tests-hypersonic-glide-body/ ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/army-navy-hypersonic-test-clears-way-for-weapon-development/ ... ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/smr/army-modernization/2020/03/20/pentagons-major-hypersonic-glide-body-flight-test-deemed-success/ ... Anche su RID ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3513.html ... ??

Nonostante la situazione ... RID sarà puntualmente in edicola anche questo mese ... ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3512.html ... ??

Ormai è un massacro ... sotto tutti gli aspetti ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/americas-23-march-in-review-boeing-shuts-seattle-factories-airlines-repatriate-citizens/137485.article ...

La lunga crociera, non rilevata dai sistemi di scoperta della Marina USA, del sottomarino Aleksander Nevsky ... ? ... tass.com ... https://tass.com/defense/1132447 ... ... navalnews.net ... https://navalnews.net/russia-claims-that-the-u-s-navy-failed-to-detect-borei-class-submarine/ ... ??

L' Aeronautica Militare annuncia la conclusione di Red Flag 20-02 ... ... aeronautica.difesa.it ... CONCLUSA LA RED FLAG 20-02 ... ??

RID ha dato questa notizia ... ieri ... ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3511.html ... ?

Il secondo esemplare del Tu-22M3M ha effettuato il primo volo ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/latest-modernised-tu-22-strategic-bomber-takes-flight/137445.article ... ... tass.com ... https://tass.com/defense/1133057 ... ??

Ne parla anche FlightGlobal ... ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-air-force-looks-to-rent-t-x-contest-losers-to-prepare-for-boeing-t-7a/137416.article ...

Vedasi anche l'ultimo post nella discussione "Programma T-X" ... ?

Il "Corriere" ha usato il condizionale ...

L'USAF si dà da fare ... e trasporta negli USA, da Aviano, 500.000 tamponi di probabile produzione italiana ... ... corriere.it ...https://www.corriere.it/cronache/20_marzo_18/coronavirus-500-mila-test-portati-lunedi-notte-dall-italia-stati-uniti-bf470e54-6946-11ea-913c-55c2df06d574.shtml?refresh_ce-cp ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-air-force-c-17-moves-500000-swabs-from-italy-to-usa-and-activates-24/7-crisis-battle-staff/137381.article ... ... defenseone.com ... https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/03/us-air-force-flew-half-million-coronavirus-test-kits-italy-tennessee/163879/ ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-ferrying-covid-19-test-kits-to-impacted-areas/ ...

L'ideona ? di Mike Holmes e le manovre occulte (ma non troppo) per tener fuori il '346' ... ? ?? +?? >>>>> ??

FACO Cameri ... si riapre dopo due giorni di chiusura per disinfezione generale ... ? ... defensenews.com ... As coronavirus rages, Italian F-35 plant to reopen tomorrow after precautionary cleaning ... ??

ALIS ... nonostante le numerose migliorie apportate ... i problemi persistono ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... F-35 ALIS open deficiencies grow to 4,700 over past two years ... (*) ... gao.gov ... DOD Needs a Strategy for ReDesigning the F-35’s Central Logistics System ... ??

E gli Americani ci hanno propinato, bontà loro, l'ennesimo, inevitabile acronimo ... FLRAA ... ? ??

Il Peru sta programmando importanti acquisti di aerei da trasporto e di elicotteri ... Lo annuncia FligthGlobal citando ... defensa.com/peru ... https://www.defensa.com/peru/claves-activado-programa-adquisicion-aviones-transporte-para ... La Fuérza Aerea intenderebbe acquistare, entro l'anno altri due (dopo i primi quattro) C-27J ... più, successivamente, altri sei suddivisi in scaglioni di due per anno ... Anche l'Aviaciòn del Ejército sarebbe interessata al velivolo italiano per la sostituzione dei propri obsoleti An-32B ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/peru-eyes-double-digit-deals-for-c-27j-and-mi-171/137336.article ... ?? + ??

Dal sito dell'USNI ... Dopo il primo ... https://news.usni.org/2020/03/07/u-s-sailor-in-naples-has-navys-first-known-coronavirus-case ... ... ora il secondo ... https://news.usni.org/2020/03/16/2nd-sailor-assigned-to-naples-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-18-us-service-members-confirmed-with-virus ... ??

Posto qui la notizia ... Cambio della guardia al vertice di Lockheed Martin ... il nuovo Presidente e Amministratore Delegato è James D.Taiclet ... ... news.lockheedmartin.com ... https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2020-03-16-Lockheed-Martin-Elects-James-D-Taiclet-as-President-and-CEO ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/lockheed-martin-names-taiclet-as-ceo/137313.article ... ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/03/16/lockheed-names-taiclet-next-top-executive/ ... ??

VC-25B ... partono i lavori di modifica ... ... airforcemag.com ... First New Air Force One Begins Modification Process ... Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... Boeing starts ‘Air Force One’ modifications of 747-8 ... ??

I sottomarini russi vengono equipaggiati di particolari contromisure destinate a contrastare le boe acustiche rilasciate dai pattugliatori navali USA ... ... thedrive.com ... https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32584/russian-submarines-getting-electronic-warfare-buoys-that-jam-sonobuoys-dropped-by-enemy-aircraft ... ?? > ??

Un paio di "curiosi" ?? intercettati nei pressi dell'Alaska ... ... thedrive.com ... Navy Filmed Russian Maritime Patrol Planes Buzzing Their Arctic Submarine Base Camp ... ?? anche qui ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-canadian-fighters-intercept-russian-aircraft-north-of-alaska/ ... ?? ??