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Dovrebbero metterci il J 15.

Pare che l' "F-35" cinese alias J-31 non entusiasma piu tanto i militari !! http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/09/27/china-says-j-31-fighter-will-compete-with-f-35-for-sales/ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/10/01/chinese-junk-latest-fighter-plane-from-people-army-ticketed-for-export/ http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20130925000144

Io personalmente ritengo abbastanza affidabile Inside Defense http://insidedefense.com/ , Military Aerospace http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index.html, National Defense Magazine http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/Pages/default.aspx, Second Line of Defense http://www.sldinfo.com/category/home/whats-new/ Ma la questione e' che quando leggo articoli dove non vengono citate le fonti (con virgolettato) e pieni di "could", "maybe", "possible", "preliminary".....e altri sostantivi che danno un idea del vago capisco che siamo come minimo nel mondo dei desideri e che non c'e niente di sicuro nonostante i titoloni ad effetto!

Hai toccato un punto non da poco. Stiamo parlando di un programma che non ha raggiunto la sua piena maturita. Ad oggi si puo fare un analisi (se ci fossero i dati) di altri aerei che sono entrati in servizio da circa 10 anni. Qui parliamo di un jet la cui IOC e' fissata per la fine del 2015 almeno per la versione -B. Si possono scattare delle "foto" su qualcosa che e' ancora in divenire e analizzare quello. Non possiamo pero dire che "quello" e' il risultato ultimo......sempre se si metteranno d'accordo su quale e' l' "ultimo" rapporto: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/30/lockheed-fighter-idUSL1N0HQ13R20130930

A me interesse che l'aereo voli a mach 1.6+, sostenga angoli d'attacco a 55 gradi, il casco funzioni, il Das e il radar pure.....poi se vogliamo discutere di roba come "Human Resources, Infrastructure Work Environment, Customer-Related Processes".....per carita' cose importanti se si analizzano tutti gli aspetti industriali e manageriali e pretendere la "perfezione assoluta". Peraltro siamo ancora al 3% dei jet previsti dall'intero programma. Come detto noi conosciamo tutte queste "sfumature" perche sono stati pubblicati enormi quantita di dati e rapporti. Se avessero adottato la stessa linea che hanno adottato altri produttori in giro per il mondo, il rancio sarebbe "buono e abbondante", anche se il cuoco ci mette dentro porcherie.

Molti dei parametri presi in considerazione nel rapporto hanno poco o nulla a che vedere con le prestazioni dell'aereo in se, visto che comprendono: QMS-General QMS-Documentation Management, Customer Focus, , Management Review Provisions & Resources, Human Resources, Infrastructure Work Environment, Planning of Product Realization Customer-Related Processes, Production and Service Provision, Measurement & Analysis, Monitoring & Measurement, Processes Control of Nonconforming Product. Si tratta di una sorta di analisi industrial-manageriale dell'intero programma. E' comunque un aspetto interessante di cui dovranno tener conto. Aggiungiamo un altro tassello analitico a questa straordinaria banca dati che nessun programma aeronautico ha mai pubblicato prima d'ora. Aspettiamo che prima o poi qualcuno pubblichi gli stessi rapporti per i vari Eurofighter, Rafale, Gripen, T 50 e J21.

E infatti gli articoletti a cui mi riferisco sono quelli che parlano del ritiro del mezzo, non dei kit o aggiornamenti concordati con la Boeing e altre aziende.

Propulsione elettrica per i futuri SSBN http://defensetech.org/2013/09/27/ohio-class-subs-to-shift-to-electric-drive/

C'entra nulla il "default" che e' una questione politica con i programmi di pensionamento dell'A-10C. Starei attento a non confondere i soliti articoletti postati da questi siti che non perdono occasione per riportare mezze notizie o questioni che sono semplici opzioni (se ne fanno a non finire) con i piani veri che vengono elaborati altrove.

Interessante punto di vista di Friedman: http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/geopolitical-journey-us-european-relationship-then-and-now ....The Syrian crisis began not with the United States claiming that action must be taken against al Assad's use of chemical weapons but with calls to arms from the United Kingdom, France and Turkey. The United States was rather reluctant, but ultimately it joined these and several other European countries. Only then did the Europeans' opinions diverge. In the United Kingdom, the parliament voted against intervention. In Turkey, the government favored intervention on a much larger scale than the United States wanted. And in France, which actually had the ability to lend a hand, the president favored intervention but faced a less enthusiastic parliament. .......Most important to note was the division of Europe. Each country crafted its own response -- or lack of response -- to the Syrian crisis. The most interesting position was taken by Germany, which was unwilling to participate and until quite late unwilling to endorse participation. I've talked about the fragmentation of Europe. Nothing is more striking than the foreign policy split between France and Germany not only on Syria but on Mali and Libya as well. One of the central drivers behind the creation of the European Union and its post-war precursors was the need to bind France and Germany economically. French and German divergence was the root of European wars. It had to be avoided at all costs. ....Nothing has ruptured in Europe, but then Europe as a concept has always been fluid. The European Union is a free trade zone that excludes some European countries. It is a monetary union that excludes some members of the free trade zone. It has a parliament but leaves defense and foreign policy prerogatives to sovereign nation-states. ........Europeans obsess much more over U.S. presidents than Americans obsess over European leaders. They have strong opinions, most of them negative, about whomever is in office. My response to such criticism has always been a tricky one. Imagine the fine sophisticates of 1914 and 1939 with nuclear weapons. Do you think the ones responsible for entering two horrible wars could have resisted using nuclear weapons? It is the good fortune of Europe that when leaders were wont to use nuclear weapons, the Europeans didn't have their fingers on the launch buttons. These weapons were controlled by American cowboys and fools and by Russian "conspirators" -- the European vision of all Russian leaders. Amid profound differences and distrust, U.S. and Soviet leaders managed to avoid the worst. Given their track record, Europe's leaders might have plunged the world further into disaster. The Europeans think well of the sophistication of their diplomacy. I have never understood why they feel that way. ....When Americans can be bothered to think of Europe, they think of it as a continent with strong opinions of what others should do but with little inclination to do something itself. As an American diplomat told me, "I always go to Paris if I want to be told what America should do." The American perception of Europe is that it is unhelpful and irritating but ultimately weak and therefore harmless. The Europeans are obsessed with the U.S. president because, fool or cowboy or both, he is extraordinarily powerful. .........For example, a friend pointed out that he spoke four languages but Americans seem unable to learn one. I pointed out that if he took a weekend trip he would need to speak four languages. Citizens of the United States don't need to learn four languages to drive 3,000 miles. The dialogue between the United States and Europe is a dialogue between a single entity and the tower of Babel. The United States is a unified country with unified economic, foreign and defense policies. Europe never fully came together; in fact, for the past five years it has been disintegrating. Division, as well as a fascinating pride in that division, is one of Europe's defining characteristics. Unity, as well as fascinating convictions that everything is coming apart, is one of the United States' defining characteristics. ........Europe's past is magnificent, and its magnificence can be seen on the streets of any European capital. Its past haunts and frightens it. Its future is not defined, but its present is characterized by a denial and a distance from its past. U.S. history is much shallower. Americans build shopping malls on top of hallowed battlefields and tear down buildings after 20 years. The United States is a country of amnesia. It is obsessed with its future, and Europe is paralyzed by its past. Whenever I visit Europe -- and I was born in Europe -- I am struck by how profoundly different the two places are. I am struck at how the United States is disliked and held in contempt by Europeans. I am also struck at how little Americans notice or care. There is talk of the transatlantic relationship. It is not gone, nor even frayed. Europeans come to the United States and Americans go to Europe and both take pleasure in the other. But the connection is thin. Where once we made wars together, we now take vacations. It is hard to build a Syria policy on that framework, let alone a North Atlantic strategy.

Al via acquisto del missile SM-6 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/us-raytheon-missile-idUSBRE98Q18U20130927

I numeri del contratto: The Pentagon on Friday said it had finalized two contracts with Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) valued at $7.8 billion for 71 more F-35 fighter jets The U.S. Defense Department said it signed a $4.4 billion contract for a sixth batch of 36 F-35 aircraft, with the average cost of the planes down 2.5 percent from the previous deal. All but $743 million of that amount had already been awarded to the company under a preliminary contract. The two sides also signed a $3.4 billion contract for 35 aircraft in a seventh batch, which reflected a 6 percent drop in the average price from the fifth group, it said in a statement. The Pentagon's F-35 program office said the cost of each F-35 conventional takeoff A-model jet would drop to $98 million in the seventh batch of jets, excluding the engine, from $103 million in the sixth lot. It marks the first time the price of the jet will have dipped below $100 million. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/27/us-lockheed-fighter-idUSBRE98Q18720130927

Il concetto HYDRA della DARPA http://www.dailytech.com/DARPA+Plans+Hydra+Mothership+for+Underwater+Attacks/article32034.htm http://www.suasnews.com/2013/07/23918/darpa-hydra-unmanned-submersible-mothership-designed-to-deploy-drones/

Oltre 25 test di volo. http://www.defencetalk.com/northrop-grumman-maturing-key-triton-unmanned-aircraft-sensor-49129/

Intanto arriva il radar SABR http://www.defencetalk.com/scalable-agile-beam-radar-will-extend-viability-of-f-16s-beyond-2025-49147/

La vecchia Ma Deuce non muore mai! http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/ma-deuce-still-going-strong-03539/

Progetti DARPA. http://fcw.com/articles/2013/09/26/6-sci-fi-darpa-projects.aspx

Continua l'impegno operativo in afganistan e ci sono reali possibilita di una vera flotta http://defensetech.org/2013/09/25/marines-work-to-extend-k-max-through-2014/#more-21393

Comuncia a prendere forma la competizione per l'elicottero utility dell' Us Army. http://defensetech.org/2013/09/26/army-set-to-award-contracts-in-next-generation-helicopter-development/

Testato il GPS Block III http://defensesystems.com/articles/2013/09/24/gps-iii.aspx?admgarea=DS

L' MQ-8C Fire Scout accende i motori http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/09/23/575161/10049467/en/Photo-Release-Northrop-Grumman-Readies-MQ-8C-Fire-Scout-for-Flight-Operations.html http://www.aviationtoday.com/the-checklist/Navys-First-MQ-8C-Unmanned-Helicopter-Completes-Ground-Testing_80233.html

Novita per gli snipers http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20130925.aspx

Arriva FINDER http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-290

Nella versione drone http://video.repubblica.it/mondo/f-16-come-un-drone-primo-volo-senza-pilota/140978/139516?ref=HREV-3

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/skorea-rejects-boeing-15-good-20353896 Mi pare che ci sia una sorta di guerra tra i militari e alcuni circoli politici.