TT-1 Pinto

Le considerazioni di Aerospace Daily & Defense Report (AW&ST) .... "Iraq Orders 24 KAI T-50s For 2016-17 Delivery" .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_12_13_2013_p01-01-646475.xml

Il primo esemplare destinato alla RAF è in fase finale di assemblaggio .... "First UK A400M enters final assembly" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/first-uk-a400m-enters-final-assembly-394123/

Il link giusto .... http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/la-nouvelle-fregate-allemande-ne-devrait-pas-etre-livree-avant-2017

La Norvegia prosegue negli acquisti .... "Norway approves next round of F-35 acquisition" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/norway-approves-next-round-of-f-35-acquisition-394126/ .... mentre Singapore, al contrario, preferisce temporeggiare .... "Singapore in no hurry to purchase F-35s: defence minister" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/singapore-in-no-hurry-to-purchase-f-35s-defence-minister-394112/

Questo è quanto, almeno per ora, offre il sito You Tube "Scorpion Jet" .... http://www.youtube.com/user/TextronAirLand?feature=watch

Il commento di uno dei piloti .... “The airplane is very light — very nimble.” Hinson said. “You’re flying with your finger tips.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/12/12/3175403/scorpions-first-flight-is-milestone.html#storylink=cpy

Primo volo .... "Textron AirLand Announces Successful First Flight of Scorpion ISR/Strike Aircraft" .... http://www.scorpionjet.com/textron-airland-announces-successful-first-flight-scorpion-isrstrike-aircraft/ Textron AirLand’s prototype Scorpion twin-engine “tactical” jet, which was built by Textron subsidiary Cessna Aircraft, flew for the first time on December 12 in Wichita. (Photo: Textron AirLand)

Mani pulite ....

Quale sarà il caccia giusto per la Scozia ? Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/12/scotland-asking-right-fighter/ (*) .... "Braveheart defence plan will never fly" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flight-international-editors-blog/2013/12/braveheart-defence-plan/

L' Unità 108 delle forze aeree israeliane .... un reparto con un compito di primaria importanza .... Fonte .... "Israeli airforce unit 108 – an electronic commando force" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/ariel-view/2013/12/israeli-airforce-unit-108-electronic-coammdo-force/

On the road .... "NASA's Orion Spacecraft Heads Cross Country" .... http://www.nasa.gov/content/nasas-orion-spacecraft-heads-cross-country/

Sulle cupole del Cremlino .... Ми-8Т с инверсией промчался в небе над Тобольским Кремлем ....

Gli hanno attaccato le ali .... Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_12_12_2013_p01-02-645898.xml

Qualche dollaro in più? "Restoring Readiness" .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/December%202013/December%2012%202013/Restoring-Readiness.aspx

"China’s new air defense identification zone in the East China Sea is potentially dangerous" .... così sostiene il CSM dell'USAF generale Mark Welsh .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/December%202013/December%2012%202013/Zone-of-Confusion.aspx

Lo ha scelto l'Irak .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iraqi-air-force-orders-24-kai-t-50s-394051/ Korea Aerospace Industries .... http://www.koreaaero.com/english/pr_center/cpr_view.asp?pg=1&gubun=v&seq=25666&bbs=10

MiG-29 .... successore cercasi .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/russia-considers-funding-mig-29-successor-394022/

Spira una brutta aria anche per il KC-10 .... Fonte .... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA ....

Scelte di bilancio .... Fonte .... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA ....

Le nuove strategie di mercato di SAAB .... alla luce della partecipazione dell'azienda svedese alla competizione T-X .... "Saab's T-X bid highlights growing North American presence" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/saabs-t-x-bid-highlights-growing-north-american-presence-394025/

Dalla NASA .... aggiornamenti sullo stato della missione LADEE .... "LADEE Project Scientist Update: Science Observations Begin" .... http://www.nasa.gov/content/ames/ladee-project-scientist-update-science-observations-begin/

Ancora sull'incerto futuro dell' Hornet .... "Boeing confident over additional US Navy F/A-18 orders" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-confident-over-additional-us-navy-fa-18-orders-393979/ "Navy Cagey, Boeing Cocky, Over F-18′s Future" .... http://breakingdefense.com/2013/12/navy-cagey-boeing-cocky-over-f-18s-future/

"Eurofighter - EADS sieht weitere Jobs in Gefahr" .... http://www.aero.de/news-18688/EADS-sieht-weitere-Jobs-in-Gefahr.html Non conoscendo, purtroppo, il tetesco .... mi limito pertanto a leggere questo commento nella senz'altro più accessibile lingua di Albione .... "Op-Ed: EADS Job Cuts Appear Ill-timed, Timid" .... http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?shop=dae&modele=feature&prod=150105&cat=5

Buon compleanno .... Hornet .... "Navy Honors F/A-18 for 35 Years of Distinction" .... http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=78137 "Le F/A-18 Hornet fête ses 35 ans" .... http://www.air-cosmos.com/defense/le-f-a-18-hornet-fete-ses-35-ans.html The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum allows visitors to climb into their F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 17. The museum celebrated the F/A-18’s 35th anniversary of its first flight with the aircraft itself on display and additional models and information for visitors to see. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Thorn)

Fonte .... http://www.nasa.gov/jpl/msl/mars-rover-curiosity-20131209.html#