TT-1 Pinto

Grossa grana a bordo della portaerei Roosevelt ... un aggiornamento ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/05/navy-probe-into-letter-from-carrier-roosevelt-co-ends-monday-report-says-brett-crozier-has-covid-19 ... ??

Il sistema di addestramento a terra del T-7A ha superato la revisione critica di progettazione ... ... airforcemag.com ... T-7A Ground Training System Passes Critical Design Review ...

Imminente la firma del contratto relativo alla prima coppia di U-212 NFS ... ... RID ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,3531.html ... ??

Assegnato a Boeing un contratto per la produzione di tre esemplari ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-navy-awards-boeing-847m-for-three-more-mq-25a-unmanned-refuelling-tankers/137717.article ... ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2135175/ ... ??

Grossa grana a bordo della portaerei Roosevelt ... dal sito dell'USNI ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/03/31/carrier-roosevelt-co-asks-navy-to-quarantine-entire-crew-ashore-as-covid-19-outbreak-accelerates ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/03/31/aquilino-navy-working-to-fight-carrier-roosevelt-covid-19-outbreak-on-guam ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/01/navy-plans-to-put-uss-theodore-roosevelt-sailors-in-guam-hotel-rooms ... ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/02/carrier-roosevelt-co-relieved-over-extremely-poor-judgement-in-creating-firestorm-over-covid-19-outbreak ... ??

Sulle due navi ospedale della US Navy cominciano ad arrivare i primi malati ... ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/04/02/patients-start-arriving-on-navy-hospital-ships-medical-officials-expect-more-transfers-for-care-in-nyc-la ... ??

Ulteriormente ... ... flightglobal.com ... USAF gives Boeing $882m to help cash flow and fix KC-46 refuelling boom camera ... ... airforcemag.com ... USAF, Boeing Reach Plan to Replace KC-46’s Problematic Remote Vision System ... ... af.mil ... Air Force, Boeing agree on final KC-46 RVS 2.0 design ... ... defensenews.com ... Boeing to get $882M in withheld KC-46 funds back for COVID-19 ... ??

Contratto a LM per la produzione di otto F-16 destinati alla Bulgaria ... ... flightglobal.com ... US awards Lockheed $512 million for Bulgarian F-16 production ... (*) ... https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2135175/ ... ?? ??

La Edwards AFB chiude parzialmente i battenti a scopo precauzionale ... cosa che rallenta temporaneamente il lavoro di messa a punto dello F-35 ... ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/coronavirus/2020/03/25/f-35-testing-at-edwards-air-force-base-paused-impact-to-full-rate-production-decision-unknown/ ... ? ??

Top Gun Maverick ... uscita rinviata a Natale ... ... theaviationist.com ... https://theaviationist.com/2020/04/02/top-gun-maverick-release-date-delayed-to-december-due-to-covid-19-crisis/ ...

Remote Vision System ... trovato l'accordo ... e Boeing pagherà di tasca propria ... ... defensenews.com ... Done deal: Boeing will have to rip and replace KC-46 sensor and camera systems on its own dime ... ??

Gripen E ... Saab esprime soddisfazione per i risultati dei primi test ... mentre il programma accelera ... ... flightglobal.com ... Gripen E testing picks up the pace ... ??

AH-64E ... se ne sta studiando l'impiego in ambito navale ... ... flightglobal.com ... AH-64E explores maritime attack role in Arabian Gulf ... (*) ... cusnc.navy.mil ... U.S. Navy Surface Forces and Army Attack Helicopters Conduct Integration Operations in Arabian Gulf ... ??

CH-53E ... verso la soluzione di un problema di non poco conto ... ... flightglobal.com ... NAVAIR fast tracks technology to help CH-53E in ‘brownouts’ ... (*) ... navair.navy.mil ... Low Speed Precision Control gets a fast contracting success story ... ??

Nuovo maxicontratto assegnato a LM ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/lockheed-gets-nearly-5-billion-in-f-35-contracts/ ... ??

Armi ipersoniche ... l'USAF assegna un contratto relativo a studi sull' impiego di razzi sonda per test di vario tipo nell'ambito dello sviluppo di nuove armi ipersoniche ... ... flightglobal.com ... US Air Force looks at using small sounding rocket for hypersonic testing ... ??

Ad uso dei VIP ... ... flightglobal.com ... Bell promotes potential of VIP V-22 tiltrotor ... ??

Le navi ospedale della US Navy impiegate nella lotta alla pandemia ... A Norfolk in partenza per New York ...defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2129502/trump-esper-send-off-usns-comfort-to-join-new-yorks-covid-19-fight/ ... A Los Angeles ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2129077/usns-mercy-arrives-in-los-angeles-to-aid-covid-19-response/ ... A Los Angeles ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2130375/usns-mercy-begins-treating-patients-in-los-angeles/ ... Un pò di storia ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/2128626/navy-hospital-ships-have-history-of-answering-nations-call/ ... ??

Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) ... una prima valutazione ... ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2128549/joint-team-ensures-hypersonic-test-success/source/GovDelivery/ ... ??

I Merlin della Royal Navy in azione in appoggio alle popolazioni colpite dalla pandemia ... ... royalnavy.mod.uk ... https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/april/01/20200401-helicopters-fight-against-virus-in-south-west ... ??

Anche qui ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2020/03/26/germany-reportedly-moving-toward-a-split-buy-of-super-hornets-and-eurofighter-typhoons-to-replace-tornado-jets/ ... Evidentemente anche la Germania ha un suo "Ufficio per la Complicazione degli Affari Semplici" ... ?? ?

Anche su DefenseNews ... ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/03/31/the-air-forces-kc-46-tanker-has-another-serious-technical-deficiency-and-boeing-is-stuck-paying-for-it/ ... ??

Perdita di carburante ... ed ora si passa a "difetto di 1^ categoria" ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/fuel-is-leaking-from-the-boeing-kc-46a-in-flight-refuelling-tanker/137624.article ... ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-announces-new-kc-46-category-one-deficiency/ ... ??

Assegnato a Boeing contratto miliardario per la produzione di 18 velivoli ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-wins-15bn-contract-for-18-p-8a-patrol-aircraft-for-south-korea-new-zealand-and-us-navy/137625.article ... ... defense.gov ... https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contracts/Contract/Article/2131035/ ... ?? ?? ??