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Altre due basi per gli F-35 assegnate alla ANG ... ... af.mil/News ... Air Force makes final basing decision for next two Air National Guard F-35A bases ... ??

Il Marocco è stato autorizzato all'acquisto di dieci missili antinave "Harpoon" da impiegare sui suoi F-16 ... ... flightglobal.com ... Morocco approved to buy 10 Harpoon anti-ship missiles for its F-16s ... (*) ... dsca.mil ... Morocco – AGM-84L Harpoon Air Launched Block II Missiles ... ?? ??

"Presidential Desert Eagle" ... una pistola di grosso calibro (.50 AE) per Donald Trump ... ... shootingillustrated.com ... https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/4/10/first-look-magnum-research-presidential-desert-eagle/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=0420 ... ??

Nel frattempo ... l'elicottero aveva ricevuto un nome ... ... airforcemag.com ... Combat Rescue Helicopter Named the ‘Jolly Green II’ ... ??

HH-60W Jolly Green II ... al caldo, freddo, pioggia e vento ... ? ? ?️ ?️ ... flightglobal.com ... Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II finishes extreme conditions testing ... (*) ... af.mil/News ... Jolly Green II taken to extremes ... ??

"eVTOL" ... l'USAF prende l'iniziativa ... ... flightglobal.com ... US Air Force to launch ‘Agility Prime’ eVTOL development on 27 April ... (*) ... Agility Prime to hold virtual launch event ... ??

India ... acquisti autorizzati ... ... defensenews.com ... India cleared to buy two anti-ship munition packages ... (*) ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/morocco-agm-84l-harpoon-air-launched-block-ii-missiles ... (*) ... https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/india-mk-54-lightweight-torpedoes-0 ... ?? ??

"The most advanced version" ... ... flightglobal.com ... First F-15QA fighter flown for Qatar ... (*) ... Boeing’s F-15 Qatar Advanced Jet Completes Successful First Flight ... ?? ??

Ha volato l'unico esemplare destinato al Lussemburgo ... ... flightglobal.com ... Luxembourg’s A400M completes 5h debut flight ... (*) ... Luxembourg Armed Forces A400M makes its maiden flight ... ??

Ulteriori aggiornamenti per il "venerabile" ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... U-2 to get avionics, mission computer update ... (*) ... U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Avionics Tech Refresh Contract To Advance U-2'S Capabilities For The Future Battlespace ... ??

CH-53K ... rifornito in volo ... ... flightglobal.com ... CH-53K King Stallion demonstrates first air-to-air refuelling ... (*) ... CH-53K demonstrates successful air refueling tests ... ??

Aviano AB è operativa ... ... airforcemag.com ... Aviano Airmen Stay Mission Ready in a COVID-19 Hot Spot ... ??

Oggi è il 12 Aprile ...

Gripen F ... "an important milestone" ... ... saabgroup.com ... https://saabgroup.com/media/news-press/news/2020-03/gripen-f-fighter-production-under-way/ ... ?? ??

La verniciatura si è screpolata ... ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/09/veneer-of-chinas-charm-offensive-cracked-by-vietnamese-fishing-boat-incident ... ?? >>>>> ??

Ho l'impressione sia sparito qualcosa ... ?

FN FAL ... e se, a suo tempo, un fucile d'assalto non americano fosse stato adottato dall'US Army ? ... https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/4/8/the-classics-t48-the-american-fal/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=0420 ... ?? ??

Indovina chi viene in volo ... Ovvero ... come un volo omaggio su un caccia ad alte prestazioni può trasformarsi in una sorta di commedia degli errori ... ? ... aerotime.aero ... Fighter jet crash averted by defect in civil ejection incident ... E qui trovate anche il rapporto ufficiale ... https://www.defense.gouv.fr/portail/ministere/organisation-du-ministere-des-armees/organisation-du-ministere-des-armees/organismes-dependant-du-ministre/les-bead/bea-e/2019/rapports-2019/a-2019-03-i ... ??

Il caso Roosevelt ... messaggio di commiato alla flotta ... ? ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/08/modlys-final-message-to-the-fleet ... ??

La nave ospedale Comfort pronta a ricevere fino a 500 pazienti ... ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/07/usns-comfort-prepared-for-500-covid-19-patients-crewmember-diagnosed-with-virus ... ??

CdG a casa prima del previsto per sospetta epidemia a bordo ... ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/08/french-carrier-heading-home-early-amid-suspicion-of-covid-19-outbreak ... ??

L'invio di centinaia di migliaia di kit per tamponi verso gli Stati Uniti sta continuando ... ... airforcetimes.com ... https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/04/06/inside-one-air-force-c-17-crews-journey-to-bring-covid-19-test-swabs-to-the-us/ ...

"Noi non ci stiamo" ... ovvero: sulle orme di Oscar Luigi Scalfaro ... ? ... RID ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3535.html ...

Il caso della portaerei Roosevelt ... dove si parla di dimissioni ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/07/modly-offers-resignation-amidst-carrier-roosevelt-controversy ... ??

Il caso della portaerei Roosevelt ... mentre l'inchiesta procede ... entra in campo la politica ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/06/modly-tells-carrier-roosevelt-crew-former-co-could-have-broken-military-law ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/06/navy-stretching-out-investigation-into-carrier-roosevelt-cos-letter-trump-says-hes-going-to-get-involved ... ??