TT-1 Pinto

Mai costruito in serie .... ma il "caccia coi baffi" venne però realizzato allo stadio di prototipo .... e presentato a Le Bourget nel 1969 .... .... ove ebbi l'occasione di vederlo volare .... http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1969/1969%20-%201063.PDF Dassault Aviation .... http://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/passion/avions/dassault-militaires/milan/ avionslegendaires.net .... http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/dassault-milan/

Il Mirage e lo Hornet appartengono a due diversi periodi di tempo .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Swiss_Air_Force In pratica il secondo (anni '90) .... http://www.lw.admin.ch/internet/luftwaffe/fr/home/dokumentation/assets/aircraft/fa18.html .... è stato il successore del primo (anni '60) .... http://www.lw.admin.ch/internet/luftwaffe/fr/home/themen/history/mittelaus/miriiis.html

Un importante riconoscimento .... Fonte .... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA ....

Il punto di vista di un generale dei Marines .... Fonte .... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA ....

Entra in scena "Bluefin-21" .... http://www.bluefinrobotics.com/products/bluefin-21/ Fonte .... "Underwater vehicle to be deployed in MH370 search" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/underwater-vehicle-to-be-deployed-in-mh370-search-398186/ JACC .... "Media Release - 14 April 2014—am" .... http://www.jacc.gov.au/media/releases/2014/april/mr021.aspx

MSA (Maritime Surveillance Aircraft) .... la mossa di Boeing per andare incontro a chi non può permettersi il P-8A .... Fonte .... "Boeing Maritime Patrol Demonstrator Makes First Flight" .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2014-03-05/boeing-maritime-patrol-demonstrator-makes-first-flight Inoltre .... "Boeing to target current P-3 operators for MSA sales" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-to-target-current-p-3-operators-for-msa-sales-397994/

Due non le bastano .... Fonte .... "India Wants Long-endurance Awacs" .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2014-04-10/india-wants-long-endurance-awacs

Espansione .... balistica .... "China’s Undersea Nuke Arsenal Could Match U.K. and France" .... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/d7a73e2b3da1

I 'computers volanti' dell'USASOC .... " U.S. Army‘s New Commando Training Planes Are ‘Flying Computers’ " .... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/965b3affba3c

Oggi è il 12 Aprile .... Come un quotidiano .... molto vicino a Von Braun .... diede allora la notizia ....

Con quella macchina allora segretissima .... Fonte .... http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/veteran-dusts-off-topsecret-dday-equipment-11042014

La ricerca .... U.S. Navy Lt. Kenneth Savage performs preflight checks in the cockpit of a P-8A Poseidon before a mission to search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 from Perth, Australia, April 4, 2014. Savage is a naval aviator assigned to Patrol Squadron 16, which is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to support security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Keith DeVinney

USS Port Royal (CG-73) .... è proprio il caso di rottamarla ? "The Navy Wants to Scrap a Perfectly Good Cruiser - Watchdog group says USS ‘Port Royal’ is worth keeping" .... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/13b5c0d7186a Febbraio 2009 .... arenata .... Gennaio 2013 .... "Congress Queries Navy Over Retiring USS Port Royal" .... http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/01/11/congress-queries-navy-over-retiring-uss-port-royal.html

JACC .... il programma di oggi .... Fonte .... http://www.jacc.gov.au/media/releases/2014/april/mr019.aspx

I primi tre anni di Iron Dome .... Fonte .... http://www.iaf.org.il/4407-41736-en/IAF.aspx

"The C-130J Hercules Lands At Nevatim Airbase" .... http://www.iaf.org.il/4407-41739-en/IAF.aspx

Darth Putin ....

NROL-67 .... comunicati e varie .... AFSC .... "45th Space Wing launches NRO Satellite on board Atlas V" .... http://www.afspc.af.mil/news1/story.asp?id=123406931 Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno (un nome che sembrerebbe suonare italiano) comandante del 45th SW .... http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/108885/brigadier-general-nina-m-armagno.aspx ULA .... "United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches Second Mission in Just Seven Days" .... http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/pages/News.shtml#/171/ NRO .... .... http://www.nro.gov/news/press/2014/2014-02.pdf Lista dei lanci NRO .... molto probabilmente incompleta .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRO_Launches

Lanciato NROL-67 .... un satellite militare con compiti tuttora sconosciuti .... Fonte .... "Atlas V successfully launches secretive NROL-67 Spacecraft" .... http://www.spaceflight101.com/atlas-v-nrol-67-launch-updates.html The mission patch for NROL-67 depicts the winged horse Pegasus above the Earth, with the words “in scientia opportunitas” which translate as “In knowledge there is opportunity”. Significantly, the depiction of the Earth prominently shows Europe, rather than North America like most US military patches. This may indicate where the satellite will be positioned in geostationary orbit.

Intanto .... l'Australia è prossima alla conferma dell'acquisto di ulteriori 58 esemplari .... "Australia Likely To Order More F-35s" .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_04_07_2014_p34-676627.xml Il commento di Eric Palmer .... Dal blog di Eric Palmer .... "The Australian taxpayer is buying bad advice" .... http://elpdefensenews.blogspot.it/2014/03/the-australian-taxpayer-is-buying-bad.html ASPI (Australian Strategic Policy Institute think-tank) .... "Taking wing: time to decide on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter" .... https://www.aspi.org.au/publications/taking-wing-time-to-decide-on-the-f-35-joint-strike-fighter/SI70_F35_decision.pdf

Dopo ben sette anni (!) .... ho ripescato questa discussione per segnalare che Israele ha lanciato un nuovo satellite .... Ofek 10 .... "Israël lance un satellite espion" .... http://www.air-cosmos.com/2014/04/10/21640-israel-lance-un-satellite-espion "Introducing Ofek 10, the just-launched Israeli satellite likely designed to keep tabs on Iran" .... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/04/10/introducing-ofek-10-the-just-launched-israeli-satellite-designed-to-keep-tabs-on-iran/ Palmachim .... 1 .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmachim_Airbase 2 .... http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/palmachim.htm Shavit .... IAI .... http://www.iai.co.il/2013/14471-15689-en/IAI.aspx Wiki .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shavit

JACC .... era un falso allarme .... http://www.jacc.gov.au/media/releases/2014/april/mr018.aspx Le ricerche, dunque, continuano .... http://www.jacc.gov.au/media/releases/2014/april/mr017.aspx Però .... non sarebbe più giusto, prima di alimentare false speranze, analizzare a fondo i dati e poi rilasciare il relativo comunicato? Ah si .... la trasparenza .... la pressione dei media .... e così via .... P.S. .... dimenticavo .... .... e l'immancabile 'presenzialismo' dei politici .... "Australian PM 'very confident' signals are from MH370's recorders" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/australian-pm-39very-confident39-signals-are-from-mh37039s-398148/

I Francesi la chiamano la grandeur .... loro la chiamano a grandeza (forse) ....

In effetti .... se lo era già mangiato .... è stato Obama che non lo ha digerito (il 101) .... e pensare che non potrà neanche godersi il nuovo 'giocattolo' .... perché, quando quello entrerà in servizio, lui sarà già andato in pensione da quel dì .... e il mondo se ne sarà, per fortuna, dimenticato (di Obama) ....