TT-1 Pinto

Vola il primo NH90 navale belga .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-belgian-maritime-nh90-makes-first-flight-384388/ Nel Gennaio scorso era stato invece accettato il primo NH90 'terrestre' .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-belgium-accepts-first-nh90-transport-helicopter-380647/

MEADS .... ancora finanziamenti per il 2013 .... Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_04_10_2013_p01-02-567075.xml

Respirando .... SSgt. Mitchell Newman and SrA. Daniel Bohn, members of the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron's fuels facilities section, push a cart filled with liquid oxygen for a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale AFB, La., April 4, 2013. A B-52 can hold up to 75 gallons of LOX, which supplies the aircrew with breathable air at high altitudes, according to squadron officials. (Air Force photo by A1C Andrew Moua)

"Il Comando del Pacifico è pronto" .... così afferma il suo comandante .... ammiraglio Samuel Locklear .... Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2010%202013/Locklear-Vows-PACOM-is-Prepared.aspx http://www.pacom.mil/commander/j00-biography-admiral-samuel-j-locklear.shtml

Test operativi completati .... entro l'anno l'entrata in servizio nell' US Navy .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-p-8-testing-complete-set-for-2013-deployment-384441/ Intanto .... proseguono le consegne alla Marina USA .... http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2634 .... e sono cominciate quelle alla Marina indiana .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/india-receives-first-p-8i-neptune-aircraft-380472/

Embraer stima in oltre 700 esemplari il potenziale mercato per il KC-390 .... mentre attende per il prossimo anno i primi ordini definitivi .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/laad-embraer-expects-first-operational-kc-390-buyer-in-2014-384442/ Altre informazioni in questo articolo .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-brazil-defence-growth-opens-new-doors-for-embraer-383831/

Installata ad Eilat la quinta batteria di "Iron Dome" .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-deploys-iron-dome-to-counter-sinai-threat-384400/

Si prospetta una battaglia fra Bell-Boeing e Northrop Grumman sulla prevista successione degli ormai obsoleti aerei "COD" della US Navy .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/battle-brews-over-us-navy-c-2a-greyhound-replacement-384445/

Verso una versione "K" del V-22 .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-developing-osprey-aerial-refueling-kit-384446/

Sui laser avio-trasportati puoi pure fare a meno di contarci .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a2cce307f-7e3e-4d24-978c-f7d2adc09212 http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123291308 (From left to right) Lt. Col. Jeff Warmka, the Airborne Laser Test Bed Combined Test Force director; Doug Canning, the ALTB CTF test conductor; Barry St. Germain, a Boeing pilot; and Roc White, the ALTB CTF test conductor, step to the ALTB aircraft Feb. 14, 2012, before starting engines for its final flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Rob Densmore)

E l'Olanda lo mette in naftalina .... almeno per ora .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dutch-government-opts-to-store-f-35-test-aircraft-384394/

24 Heures .... http://www.24heures.ch/suisse/parcours-gripen-parlement-reste-seme-embuches/story/18524823 http://www.24heures.ch/suisse/Les-Eurofighter-lowcost-pourchassent-toujours-les-Gripen/story/10143113 Blick .... http://www.blick.ch/news/politik/gripen-deal-sistiert-id2264703.html http://www.blick.ch/news/politik/eurofighter-unterbietet-gripen-preis-id2263967.html

Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... Le 7000 ore di volo dello Spirit of Florida .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2009%202013/B-2-Reaches-7,000-Flight-Hours.aspx .... U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit, the “Spirit of Florida,” awaits a post-flight inspection at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2013, after becoming the first B-2 to surpass 7,000 flight hours. The “Spirit of Florida” was the first B-2 to amass 5,000 and 6,000 flight hours, as well. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keenan Berry/Released) Digital

Gennaio 1983 .... in visita al contingente britannico ....

Rotazione di B-52 a Guam .... Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... Link .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2009%202013/Minot-BUFFs-Rotate-to-Guam.aspx

E' confermato .... questa estate Boeing darà l'avvio ad un programma dimostrativo concernente possibili miglioramenti da apportare al "Super Hornet" .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-to-demo-super-hornet-enhancements-in-summer-384367/ CAPT. FRANK “SPANKY” MORLEY Program manager, F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265). BIO: Born in Miami, raised in Kansas, Missouri and Arizona; married. WORDS OF WISDOM FOR ASPIRING MAJOR PROGRAM MANAGERS: “Most of us come in to fly, then discover we have to lead. We grow to like it. At this level, it’s about solving problems. You’ve got to commit -- it’s a lot of time and effort. Great leadership support is important. My predecessor in the [F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office] was Rear Adm. [Mark] Darrah. He took an interest in me and answered my stupid questions. It doesn’t matter how you got here; it matters how you do.” (U.S. Navy photo)

Con la conseguenza che per lui sarà l'ultimo .... ma con quale terrificante prezzo di altre vite?

Alla ricerca di una partnership in Medio Oriente .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/mbda-courts-middle-eastern-partner-for-marte-missile-384099/ Il precedente (2009) .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-air-show-mbda-reveals-two-new-variants-of-marte-anti-ship-missile-328034/

Oppure .... .... un novello Eric Clapton ....

E se decidesse di darsi all'ippica? .... forse il mondo avrebbe tutto da guadagnarci ....

Un mugugno di alto rango .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/laad-brazilian-air-force-official-complains-about-f-x2-delay-384350/

Trattative in corso .... Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_04_08_2013_p01-02-566099.xml

Allora .... qui hai che di divertirti .... http://www.news.com.au/technology/four-excellent-pictures-of-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un/story-e6frfro0-1226606691841

PC-24 .... Embraer lo tiene d'occhio .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pilatus-pc-24-earns-scrutiny-from-embraer-384311/

Nonostante il linguaggio deciso .... le opzioni della Cina nei confronti del piccolo, ma ingombrante, alleato sembrano essere poche .... Fonte .... http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/08/us-korea-north-china-idUSBRE9370BO20130408 Che qualcuno lo tenga lontano da quel pulsante rosso ....