TT-1 Pinto

Come in precedenza annunciato .... "Two RS-24 Yars regiments begin combat duty" .... http://russianforces.org/blog/2013/12/two_rs-24_yars_regiments_begin.shtml

Con il programma MMRCA .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_MRCA_competition .... l'India intende sostituire una quantità di velivoli avviati all'obsolescenza .... Gli attuali SU-30, il futuro derivato del PAK-FA e il problematico Tejas (che appartengono peraltro ad altre categorie) niente hanno a che vedere con tale programma .... Fonte .... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dwindling-number-of-fighters-biggest-challenge-for-new-IAF-chief/articleshow/28204246.cms

JASSM per la Finlandia .... un aggiornamento .... "Lockheed moves forward with Finland’s JASSM integration" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-moves-forward-with-finlands-jassm-integration-394747/ Lockheed Martin .... http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2014/january/mfc-010914-lm-receives-jassm-contract-for-additional.html

Gates contro tutti .... e gli stracci continuano a volare .... "Gates vs. Air Force Round Two" .... http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=7c996cd7-cbb4-4018-baf8-8825eada7aa2&ID=1371&RootFolder=%2Fblog%2FLists%2FPosts "Gates details headaches caused by Air Force during his tenure" .... http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140109/NEWS05/301090014/Gates-details-headaches-caused-by-Air-Force-during-his-tenure

Expansion .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/france-approves-latest-rafale-upgrade-plan-394734/ Fonte .... http://www.air-cosmos.com/defense/le-rafale-f3-r-officiellement-lance.html

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Fonte .... http://www.strangemilitary.com/

Mi ricorda troppo questa .... .... ragion per cui .... sarei propenso a ritenerla un fake ....

Se c'è da perdere qualcosa stando dietro agli arzigogoli indiani .... quella è la testa ....

Spazioplani .... dopo "Hermes" .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes_(spacecraft) .... l'Europa ci riprova .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/europe-chases-dream-of-spaceplane-operations-394705/ IXV - Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle .... http://www.cira.it/it/comunicazione/news/ixv-intermediate-experimental-vehicle

B-52H .... importanti modifiche alla stiva bombe .... "B-52 upgrade to increase smart-weapons capacity" .... http://www.afgsc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123376099 La stiva di un B-52B(RB) conservato presso il museo del SAC .... http://www.sasmuseum.com/aircraft/b-52b-stratofortress/

Forse imminente la tanto agognata firma del contratto .... ma soltanto per la parte riguardante i primi 18 esemplari da prodursi in Francia .... Fonte .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2014-01-09/india-may-close-interim-mmrca-deal-soon-plus-mrtt

JASSM .... per LM un contratto multimilionario .... "Lockheed Martin Awarded $449 Million JASSM Contract" .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2014/January%202014/January%2010%202014/Lockheed-Martin-Awarded-$449-Million-JASSM-Contract.aspx "Lockheed gets fresh JASSM orders from USAF" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-gets-fresh-jassm-orders-from-usaf-394704/ Lockheed Martin .... http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2014/january/mfc-010814-lm-receives-449-million-in-contracts-for-jassm.html

Tyndall AFB .... arrivano i "Raptor" .... "First Combat Raptors Arrive to Tyndall" .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2014/January%202014/January%2010%202014/First-Combat-Raptors-Arrive-to-Tyndall-.aspx Col. David Graff, 325th Fighter Wing Commander, speaks to a guest audience during the arrival ceremony for five new F-22 Raptors Jan. 6. These jets mark the beginning of a new mission at Tyndall and are the first five of 24 marked to call Tyndall their new home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dustin Mullen)

Lunga vita alla Stazione Spaziale Internazionale .... Fonte .... http://blogs.nasa.gov/bolden/2014/01/08/obama-administration-extends-international-space-station-until-at-least-2024/ International Space Exploration Forum (ISEF) .... http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/01/219503.htm

Buon compleanno .... "Rodman sings Happy Birthday to North Korean leader" .... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/08/us-korea-north-rodman-idUSBREA070DN20140108

Il necrologio apparso sull'ultimo numero del settimanale britannico "The Economist" .... Link .... http://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21593387-mikhail-timofeyevich-kalashnikov-weapons-inventor-died-december-23rd-aged-94-mikhail

Anatoly Grishchenko .... http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=7746

A proposito di quanto ipotizzavo qualche ora fa .... Dal sito AINonline .... Link .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2014-01-09/us-coast-guard-inherits-air-force-c-27j-spartans

Grave incidente in Gran Bretagna a un HH-60G "Pave Hawk" dell'USAF .... "USAF Pave Hawk crashes in UK, killing four" .... http://www.janes.com/article/32132/usaf-pave-hawk-crashes-in-uk-killing-four "Four Killed in Pave Hawk Crash" .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2014/January%202014/January%2009%202014/Four%20Killed%20in%20Pave%20Hawk%20Crash.aspx "UK officials investigate fatal USAF helicopter crash" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-officials-investigate-fatal-usaf-helicopter-crash-394636/ "PICTURE: Pave Hawk crash investigation continues" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-pave-hawk-crash-investigation-continues-394648/ "Investigation Begins Into U.K. Pave Hawk Crash" .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_01_08_2014_p0-652625.xml

Attività di nave Cavour nel Golfo Arabico .... ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 19, 2013) The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), right, and the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (550) transit the Arabian Gulf. Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Veronica Mammina/Released) ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 19, 2013) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter sits on the flight deck of the Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (550) while the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits alongside. Boxer is the flagship for the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert R. Sanchez/Released) GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 3, 2014) The Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), front, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91), conduct operations in the Gulf of Oman. Harry S. Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is conducting operations with Task Force 473 to enhance levels of cooperation and interoperability, enhance mutual maritime capabilities and promote long-term regional stability in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ethan M. Schumacher/Released) Inoltre .... "The U.S. Navy and Its Friends Just Won the Flattop Photo Contest - THREE allied aircraft carriers appear in same self-portrait" .... https://medium.com/war-is-boring/8710bd85f4d8 Di tali attività, stranamente, il "Giornale di Bordo" della MM non fornisce, almeno per ora, alcuna informazione .... soltanto notizie, come si suol dire, "di colore" ....

I C-27J ex-USAF sono stati assegnati, come già segnalato alcuni giorni fa, alla Guardia Costiera degli Stati Uniti .... Interessante, nel comunicato ufficiale di Alenia North America, la battuta sarcastica nei confronti dello "EADS HC-144A Ocean Sentry" (in arte CN-235A) .... Link .... http://www.aleniana.com/14-alenia-aermacchi-c27js-transferred-us-coast-guard Forse non hanno ancora del tutto "elaborato" la sconfitta subita nell'ambito del programma "Deepwater" .... Si tratterà ora di vedere se, alla luce della presente acquisizione, la Guardia costiera continuerà o meno ad introdurre ulteriori HC-144A (ne sarebbero previsti 36) nei propri reparti di volo .... Vedansi, in merito, questi articoli .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-coast-guard-buys-additional-cn235-381944/ http://www.airbus-group.com/airbusgroup/int/en/news/press.U-S--Coast-Guard-s-HC-144A-Program-Earns-Acquisition-Program-of-the-Year-from-the-Department-of-Homeland-Security.html

Meglio tardi .... che mai .... Fonte .... http://www.air-cosmos.com/defense/le-mi-28n-bon-pour-le-service-en-russie.html

La qual cosa mi da la netta impressione che negli USA, per ovvi motivi, si stiano affannando a dimostrare, urbi et orbi, che "Tutto va ben .... Madama la Marchesa" ....