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E' ritornato ... dopo 780 giorni ... ...af.mil ... https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1999734/x-37b-breaks-record-lands-after-780-days-in-orbit/ ... ??

Secondo l'Agenzia TASS ... In dettaglio ... https://tass.com/defense/1085260 ... ??

Lancio di missili balistici a lungo raggio nel corso di un'esercitazione ... ... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/training-sim/2019/10/24/russian-nuclear-subs-launch-icbms-in-military-drill/ ... ??

Da AW&ST ... ulteriori rivelazioni ... ... https://aviationweek.com/defense/usaf-unit-moves-reveal-clues-rq-180-ops-debut ... ??

Arrivati ! ?? ??

Prossimo acquirente il Canada? ... nationalinterest.org ... Why Canada May Choose to Buy 88 F-35 Fighters ... ?? ??

Si avvicina l'annuncio dell'assegnazione di un contratto plurimiliardario riguardante i lotti 12, 13 e 14 ... ... airforcemag.com ... New F-35 Block Buy is Close, Lockheed Says ...

La stessa notizia ... ma con qualche ulteriore dettaglio ... ... defensenews.com ...https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2019/10/18/taiwan-says-f-16-upgrade-back-on-track-as-it-seeks-recon-pods-that-can-watch-chinas-coastline/ ... ?? ??

Buone notizie per Fincantieri ... ... ilsecoloxix.it ... https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/economia/2019/10/23/news/fincantieri-e-piaggio-via-libera-dalla-commissione-el-senato-a-commesse-per-piu-di-850-milioni-di-euro-1.37780687 ... ??

Buone notizie per Piaggio ... ... ilsecoloxix.it ... https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/economia/2019/10/23/news/fincantieri-e-piaggio-via-libera-dalla-commissione-el-senato-a-commesse-per-piu-di-850-milioni-di-euro-1.37780687 ... ??

Pur non trattandosi di un caccia a tutti gli effetti ... la Corea del Sud spinge il suo FA-50 sui mercati internazionali ... E uno degli obiettivi è l'Argentina ... ove anche Leonardo concorre con il suo M-346FA ... ... flightglobal.com ... KAI stays focused on FA-50 despite T-X setback ... ??

Reaction Engines Ltd ... la lunga strada verso il successo ... Anche qui ... esa.int ... http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Air-breathing_engine_precooler_achieves_record-breaking_Mach_5_performance ...

Problemi di verniciatura? ??

In visita in ... Sud Africa ... ... theaviationist.com ... "Russian Air Force Tu-160 Strategic Bombers To Make Unprecedented Visit To South Africa" ... ?? ??

Rispolvero questa vecchia discussione in quanto, in occasione del 75° anniversario dell'evento, sono apparsi, sul sito dell'USNI, alcuni interessanti articoli ... ... https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1952/may/battle-leyte-gulf?utm_source=U.S.+Naval+Institute&utm_campaign=92efca36c3-Proceedings_Editor_EMAIL_2019_10_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adee2c2162-92efca36c3-222757277&mc_cid=92efca36c3&mc_eid=fa7ca1ce14 ... ... https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/october/navys-aerial-arsenal-leyte-gulf?utm_source=U.S.+Naval+Institute&utm_campaign=92efca36c3-Proceedings_Editor_EMAIL_2019_10_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adee2c2162-92efca36c3-222757277&mc_cid=92efca36c3&mc_eid=fa7ca1ce14 ... ... https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2019/october/commander-ernest-evans-us-navy?utm_source=U.S.+Naval+Institute&utm_campaign=92efca36c3-Proceedings_Editor_EMAIL_2019_10_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_adee2c2162-92efca36c3-222757277&mc_cid=92efca36c3&mc_eid=fa7ca1ce14 ... ?? ??

Una cifra enorme per gli "Aggressori" ... ... ainonline.com ... U.S. Air Force Awards $6.4 Billion of Adversary Contracts ... Anche qui: flightglobal.com ... USAF awards $6.4bn for mock dogfighting services ... ??

F-16 ... ancora buone prospettive ... ? ... flightglobal.com ... Lockheed Martin sees big demand for F-16 in Middle East & Asia ... ??

Tre nuovi super-caccia per la Marina della Corea del Sud ... ... navalnews.com ... https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/madex-2019/2019/10/madex-2019-hhi-secures-deal-for-kdx-iii-batch-ii-destroyer-initial-production/ ... E già HHI pensa al futuro ... e svela una serie di nuovi 'concetti' ... ... navalnews.com ... https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/10/madex-2019-hhi-unveils-kddx-design-concept-for-rok-navy-future-ddg-requirement/ ... ... navalnews.com ... https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/madex-2019/2019/10/madex-2019-hhi-unveils-hcx-19-concept-ship/ ... ??

Alla faccia del terremoto ... ... usni.org ... Earthquakes or No, Navy Expands China Lake With More Land for Future Weapons, Drones ... ??

Salto di qualità ... ... c4isrnet.com ... The US nuclear forces’ Dr. Strangelove-era messaging system finally got rid of its floppy disks ... ??

Il sistema MUOS vicino alla piena operatività ... ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2019/10/17/muos-passes-final-tests-before-full-operational-capability-declaration ... Un articolo 'nostrano' di un paio di mesi fa ... formiche.net ... https://formiche.net/2019/08/muos-niscemi-sentenza-catania/ ... Chissà la gioia di chi lo contesta ... ?? ??

FFG(X) ... nuovo rapporto al Congresso ... ... news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2019/10/18/report-to-congress-on-u-s-navy-frigate-ffgx-program-5 ... ... fas.org ... https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/R44972.pdf ... ??

Vengono divulgati alcuni messaggi e ... scoppia la tempesta ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-delays-alerting-faa-of-pilots-2016-messages-461596/ ... ... washingtonpost.com ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/text-messages-show-boeing-employees-knew-in-2016-of-problems-that-turned-deadly-on-the-737-max/2019/10/18/8578c990-f1ca-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html ... ... faa.gov ... https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=93206 ... E Boeing parla di 'fraintendimento' ... ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-says-text-messages-between-pilots-were-misint-461616/ ... ... seattletimes.com ... https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-denies-pilot-messaging-chat-shows-prior-knowledge-of-737-max-flight-control-problem/ ... ... boeing.mediaroom.com ... https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130533 ...

Ancora a proposito della Corea del Sud e dei suoi caccia ... ... flightglobal.com ... USA clears possible Korean AMRAAM sale ... (*) ... dsca.mil ... Korea – AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) ... ?? ??