TT-1 Pinto

A tutto gas ....

Non è ancor detto che il programma CRH vada definitivamente in porto .... "Despite reports, Sikorsky CRH contract is not done deal" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/despite-reports-sikorsky-crh-contract-is-not-done-deal-394991/ "Omnibus Bill Funds Combat Rescue Helicopter" .... http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140114/DEFREG02/301140035/Omnibus-Bill-Funds-Combat-Rescue-Helicopter

Sia quel che sia .... la posizione della Marina su un programma relativo a 52 navi è solida .... "SNA 2014: 52-Ship LCS Requirement is ‘Solid’" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/16/sna-2014-52-ship-lcs-requirement-solid

La USCG e il C-27J .... "se avessimo avuto i soldi ...." Fonte .... "SNA 2014: Coast Guard Bullish on New C-27Js" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/16/sna-14-coast-guard-bullish-new-c-27j

E' definitivo .... lo "Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center" cambia nome .... e viene intitolato a Neil A. Armstrong .... "NASA Center Renamed in Honor of Neil A. Armstrong" .... http://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-center-renamed-for-neil-armstrong/#.UtldpRB5MSY H.R. 667 .... http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr667enr/pdf/BILLS-113hr667enr.pdf Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryden_Flight_Research_Center Dr. Hugh L. Dryden .... http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-018-DFRC.html

Il Senato approva! Fonte .... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA ....

Ruolo nucleare per gli F-35 olandesi .... "Dutch Leaders: F-35 Aircraft May Have Nuclear Role, Despite Controversy" .... http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/dutch-leaders-possible-nuclear-role/

Già in assemblaggio il quarto ed ultimo degli esemplari destinati ai collaudi .... "Boeing assembles final KC-46A test aircraft" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-assembles-final-kc-46a-test-aircraft-394946/ The Boeing Company .... http://boeing.mediaroom.com/Boeing-Starts-Assembly-of-Final-KC-46A-Test-Aircraft

Altro scandaluccio .... si sono passati un compito in classe .... Fonte .... http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2014/Cheating-at-Malmstrom.aspx

Al lavoro .... Fonte .... http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-01/15/content_17235772.htm

E "Flight International" conferma che la Cina ha confermato .... Link .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-confirms-test-of-hypersonic-missile-delivery-394903/ Boni, state bboni! .... "China seeks to calm US fears over missile" .... http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-01/16/content_17238287.htm

Dateci un taglio! "Pentagon to Trim LCS Total to 32" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/15/report-pentagon-trim-lcs-total-32 Il programma .... http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/the-usas-new-littoral-combat-ships-updated-01343/

Calore .... .... continua la ricerca di adeguate misure atte alla soluzione dello "scottante" problema .... Fonte .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/15/sna-2014-heat-f-35-mv-22-continue-plague-big-deck-amphibs

Un elicottero pericoloso? Fonte .... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/8ba98289ba4f In merito all'ultimo incidente .... dal sito dell'USNI .... "Updated: Two Dead, One Missing Following Navy Helo Crash" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/08/breaking-navy-helo-goes-norfolk-four-saved-one-missing "Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Sailor From Helo Crash" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/09/coast-guard-suspends-search-missing-sailor-helo-crash "Navy Identifies Missing Pilot from Sea Dragon Crash" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/10/navy-identifies-missing-pilot-sea-dragon-crash "Navy Recovers Remains of Missing Pilot From Last Week’s Helo Crash" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/15/navy-recovers-remains-missing-pilot-last-weeks-helo-crash

Un articolo testé apparso sul sito "War is Boring" .... "This Is How the World Could Have Ended - World War III would have kicked off with hundreds of nukes" .... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/1ecd1db17ff2

Meno uno .... "U.N. Surveillance Drone Crashes In Congo" .... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/15/us-congo-democratic-un-idUSBREA0E0I720140115

Il "duetto" aereo .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/ariel-view/2014/01/aerial-duet-saves-lives-combat-zones/ Anche dal sito della IAF .... "How Do Combat and Transport Helicopters Work Together?" .... http://www.iaf.org.il/4404-41468-en/IAF.aspx

La Cina è (più) vicina .... alla parità .... Fonte .... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA .... Da altre fonti .... "Missile defense buster: China tests new hypersonic glide vehicle" .... http://rt.com/news/supersonic-china-delivery-vehicle-554/ "Did China test a new hypersonic glide vehicle?" .... http://earthsky.org/human-world/china-test-new-hypersonic-glide-vehicle "Pentagon Says China Holds First Test of Ultra High Speed Hypersonic Missile, Challenges Current Capabilities of U.S. Missile Defenses" .... http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/534239/20140114/pentagon-china-hypersonic-missile-u-s-defense.htm

Altri aggiornamenti di F-16 in vista .... questa volta tocca a Singapore .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-outlines-2.4-billion-singapore-f-16-upgrade-394854/

Israele ne vuole sei .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-requests-six-aircraft-v-22-purchase-394855/

I colori del pianeta più vicino al Sole ....

Lockheed Martin .... esce dalla porta .... "Lockheed Martin Drops Protest over Next Generation Destroyer Radar" .... http://news.usni.org/2014/01/13/lockheed-martin-drops-protest-next-generation-destroyer-radar .... ma .... tenta di rientrare dalla finestra .... "Lockheed Poised To Marry Aegis, AMDR" .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_01_13_2014_p0-654262.xml

Una spia è caduta nella rete .... Fonte .... http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140113/DEFREG02/301130030/

Kfir .... non è un aggiornamento .... bensì una rinascita .... .... e il suo radar, secondo quanto afferma Arie Egozi sul blog "Ariel view", sarà un Elta EL/M-2052 AESA .... Link .... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/ariel-view/2014/01/upgrade-exactly-reborn/

Il commento di Frank Morring (AW&ST) .... "More Years Eyed For ISS, To Increase Utilization" .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_01_13_2014_p18-653040.xml