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Secondo il blog The Aviationist .... ma per ora non c'è conferma .... Link .... http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/05/lancer-nk/#.UV7ENn5H6M8 Steve Douglass .... http://www.webbfeatproductions.com/About_Me.html ....

I missili sono due ? Fonte .... http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/05/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE93406S20130405 Yonhap News Agency .... http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/04/05/59/0301000000AEN20130405004351315F.HTML

La Polonia ha lanciato lo scorso anno un bando di concorso allo scopo di equipaggiare le proprie forze armate di un moderno elicottero medio .... AgustaWestland parteciperà proponendo il suo AW149, Sikorsky si presenterà con lo S-70i International Black Hawk mentre Eurocopter, in partnership con l'azienda polacca Military Aviation Works No.1 (WZL 1), è orientata a offrire la versione "brasiliana" dello EC725 .... Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_04_05_2013_p01-01-565716.xml I precedenti .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/poland-launches-military-helicopter-tender-370379/ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/poland-nears-lift-off-in-military-helicopter-contest-376162/ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/poland-ups-military-helicopter-contest-to-70-aircraft-377192/ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ec725-will-lead-polish-competition-claims-eurocopter-boss-377237/

Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA del 2 Aprile 2013 .... Barnes Gets its First AESA-equipped F-15 The Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes ANG Base accepted its first F-15 equipped with an active electronically scanned array radar. Wing spokesman Maj. Matthew Mutti confirmed to the Daily Report on Monday that the upgraded F-15 arrived at Barnes on March 21. "This is our first of six AESA-equipped aircraft that we will leverage to better protect the Northeast airspace," said Col. James Keefe, 104th FW commander, in a base release. "This is the right aircraft for the alert mission, and we are very excited about the opportunity to utilize this new enhanced capability," added Keefe. The wing is expected to have all six of its AESA-equipped F-15s in place sometime next year, according to the release. The Air Force is replacing the APG-63(V)0 mechanically scanned radar on most of its F-15C/D aircraft with Raytheon's APG-63(V)3 AESA system. The Florida Air Guard's 125th FW in Jacksonville was the first F-15 unit to receive the upgrade, which offers significant performance improvements and reliability enhancements. The Air Force's F-15Es are also getting AESAs under a separate modernization initiative. 4/2/2013

E' confermato .... Fonte .... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22037844 E' ipotizzabile possa trattarsi di vascelli classe KDX-III dotati di radar multi-funzione AN/SPY-1 e di sistemi antimissile .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sejong_the_Great_class_destroyer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k09xHYC47q0

Il gruppo Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity Project del "Jet Propulsion Laboratory" della NASA vince il Collier Trophy per il 2012 .... Dal sito della NAA (National Aeronautic Association) .... Link .... http://naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=62

Alcune informazioni sul missile Musudan che La Corea del Nord avrebbe riposizionato sulla costa orientale del paese .... Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... Link .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2005%202013/North-Korea-Moves-Mid-Range-Missile-to-Launch-Site.aspx

Ripresa delle normali attività di volo ....il comunicato dell' AIR COMBAT COMMAND .... http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123343030

AW&ST conferma l'interesse di Singapore per la versione B .... Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/asd_04_04_2013_p06-01-565328.xml

Gli F-22 tornano alla consueta operatività .... dopo le modifiche .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-f-22-raptors-return-to-normal-flight-operations-384233/

Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA di questa mattina .... Sequestration Hits Air Force Museum .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2004%202013/Sequestration-Hits-Air-Force-Museum.aspx Anche il grande museo dell'USAF, situato presso la Wright-Patterson AFB, soffre gli effetti del "sequestro" .... http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/index.asp

C-27J USAF .... procede il piano di dismissione .... Dal "Daily Report" dell'AFA del 1° Aprile 2013 .... Link .... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pages/2013/April%202013/April%2001%202013/Air-Force-Details-C-27J-Divestiture-Plan.aspx

New START .... dati aggiornati .... http://russianforces.org/blog/2013/04/march_2013_new_start_data.shtml

Aero Vodochody, Alenia Aermacchi, BAE Systems e Lockheed Martin UK .... ecco i quattro concorrenti per il contratto polacco AJT (Advanced Jet Trainer) .... .... il vincitore verrà scelto entro la fine dell'anno .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/four-bid-in-polish-ajt-contest-384159/

Una notizia non recentissima .... comunque interessante .... Dal sito di BAE Systems .... http://www.baesystems.com/article/BAES_157202/tranche-3-typhoon-goes-on-test?_afrLoop=605946399787000&_afrWindowMode=2&_afrWindowId=null

Così sembrerebbe .... Se ne era già fatto cenno ieri sera nella discussione dedicata al programma FX-III .... http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2013/Korea_13-10.pdf E mai momento è stato più propizio per gli Americani per spingere il loro prodotto ....

Si parla di un missile a lunga gittata .... ma non in grado di raggiungere gli Stati Uniti .... Fonte .... http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/world/asia/north-korean-missile-moved-to-coast.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Quando si dice "corsi e ricorsi storici" .... qui gli Stati Uniti vengono definiti Impero del Male .... Qualcuno, a questo punto, dovrebbe rivendicare i diritti d'autore ....

Ha volato il terzo F-35B destinato alla Gran Bretagna .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/04/third-british-f-35b-flies-at-l.html

Il nuovo sistema fly-by-wire installato sugli F-15SA dell'Arabia Saudita richiede che l'aereo venga ri-certificato .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-and-usaf-will-have-to-recertificate-entire-f-15sa-flight-envelope-384156/

L'India ha congelato il programma per l'acquisizione di 197 elicotteri leggeri .... c'è odore di mazzette .... Link .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_03_2013_p0-564989.xml Anche qui .... http://www.difesa.it/Sala_Stampa/rassegna_stampa_online/Pagine/PdfNavigator.aspx?d=04-04-2013&pdfIndex=29 E qui .... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-asks-govt-to-probe-bribery-charge-against-Brigadier-in-197-helicopter-deal/articleshow/19348024.cms

Fu l'Unione Sovietica di Baffone a mandare la Cina a fare una guerra per interposta persona .... la Russia non doveva assolutamente figurare come partecipante .... però rifornì in abbondanza le armate cinesi di equipaggiamenti di ultimo tipo (vedasi i Mig-15) .... molti dei quali furono però portati in volo contro gli F-86 da piloti sovietici .... Quel Casey Jones del film "I cacciatori" sarà stato veramente un asso cinese o piuttosto un veterano russo della Seconda Guerra Mondiale?

Dal sito della Nasa .... Speed Agile Team Wins Laureate .... Almost since the dawn of powered flight, military aircraft have benefitted from NASA aeronautics research. Back then - in 1917 – it wasn't called NASA. It was the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which changed its name to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1958. That legacy continues today and is getting recognition. A government/industry team, led by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and including NASA, won Aviation Week magazine's 2013 prestigious Laureate Award in Aeronautics and Propulsion for the Speed Agile Powered Lift System Concept Demonstrator. The idea behind the program is to design a next-generation tactical mobility aircraft that could give the U.S. Air Force more flexibility to deliver supplies and troops to remote regions of the world that might not have traditional infrastructure such as long, paved runways. Included on the award winning research team were not only NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Fixed Wing Project, but also Boeing Research & Technology; Lockheed Martin; Advanced Technologies, Inc.; and Williams International. Since the research efforts started in 2002, AFRL and its partners have designed, tested and validated technology for cruise-efficient short takeoff and landing aircraft. NASA's primary interest is in the dual use technology and its potential application to future airliners. NASA contributed computational tool, wind tunnel, simulator and aerodynamic expertise at its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. and Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. Researchers tested several concepts in NASA Langley's National Transonic Facility and 14 by 22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel. They also used NASA Ames' Vertical Motion Simulator to evaluate flying qualities and control schemes for an advanced transport. Image Credit: NASA Langley/George Homich

Approfittando della tensione fra due Coree .... il Pentagono fa la sua mossa .... Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-reveals-details-of-f-15se-f-35a-bids-for-south-korea-384180/ Fonte .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_03_2013_p0-565381.xml Documento F-15SE .... http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2013/Korea_13-11.pdf Documento F-35 JSF .... http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2013/Korea_13-10.pdf

Antimissili THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense) presto a Guam .... Fonte .... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-03/u-s-to-deploy-thaad-anti-missile-system-to-guam-pentagon-says.html Il comunicato del DoD .... http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=119687 Arriveranno in tempo ?