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Intanto ... Aerojet Rocketdyne ...

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/aerojet-rocketdyne-successfully-tests-rocket-booster-450973/

http://www.rocket.com/article/aerojet-rocketdyne-boosters-complete-simulated-air-launch-tests

 

 

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Dall'Accademia dell'USAF uscirà, nel 2019, un numero di piloti che sarà il più alto degli ultimi 30 anni ...

https://gazette.com/news/air-force-academy-boss-jay-silveria-sees-sweeping-change-ahead/article_9556d760-9688-11e8-92ef-abc56d69c4d3.html

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L' Air Force all'opera per proteggere la vista dei piloti dai sempre più frequenti attacchi laser ...

... flightglobal.com ... Air Force Research Lab developing anti-laser glasses and visors for pilots ...

Dalla pagina dei contratti del 'DoD' del 10 Agosto 2018 ...

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UES Inc, Dayton, Ohio, has been awarded a $49,057,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development associated with the Flash and Laser Airborne Protection System program.  
This contract is for exploratory and advanced research and development of materials and technologies to control, manipulate, and protect against photonic energy.  
Research involved in the processing, structure, properties and performance of photonic materials will provide a means to mature and transition the highest priority products needed by the Air Force.  
These efforts will ultimately result in developed technologies that can be transitioned to legacy, developmental and future Air Force system components to provide an increase in aircrew protection, performance and efficiency while reducing cost and accelerating manufacture.  
The objective of this program is to increase aircrew survivability to flash-blindness and directed energy threats through unique and innovative research and development solutions, and to advance the current state-of-the-art in photonic materials technologies, interactions, and applications. 
Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Nov. 10, 2024. 
This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and four offers were received. 
Fiscal 2018 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $1,072,134 are being obligated at the time of award. 
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8650-18-D-5424).

 

 

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Forte presenza di F-22 in Europa (dal 'Daily Report' dell'AFA) ...

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F-22s Train Alongside Norwegian F-35s During Europe Deployment ...

US F-22s on Wednesday flew alongside Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s for the first time in airspace over Norway, part of a Raptor deployment intended to increase the fifth generation presence in Europe.

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1601282/f-22s-forward-deploy-to-orland-ab-norway/

US Air Forces in Europe posted photographs of two 95th Fighter Squadron F-22s flying alongside two Norway F-35s behind an RAF Mildenhall KC-135 tanker during training operations in Norwegian air space. 

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1603807/f-22s-train-with-royal-norwegian-air-force/

The 95th Fighter Squadron F-22s deployed to Spangdahlem AB, Germany, earlier this month and are forward deploying throughout Europe to demonstrate the Air Force’s “commitment to field and operate a fifth-generation aircraft” in Europe, according to USAFE. 

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1595073/us-air-force-f-22s-arrive-in-europe-for-flying-training-deployment/

The command announced Wednesday that five F-22s from the contingent forward deployed to Powidz AB, Poland, for theater familiarization and training. 
During the visit, the Raptors conducted a flyover in in Warsaw in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Polish independence, USAFE said in a release. 

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1601267/f-22s-forward-deploy-to-powidz-ab-poland/

Last week, two F-22s from the squadron deployed to Greece for training. 

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1598461/f-22s-forward-deploy-to-larissa-ab-greece/

- Brian Everstine

 

 

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Il pellegrinaggio europeo degli F-22 prosegue ...

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1603802/f-22s-forward-deploy-to-albecete-ab-spain/

Toccherà anche l' Italia ?

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L'addestramento in Spagna degli F-22 ...

 

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1605335/f-22s-typhoons-train-over-spain/

 

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F-22 in Europa ... tappa in Romania ...

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Article/1606285/f-22s-forward-deploy-to-campia-turzii-ab-romania/

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U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles, F-22 Raptors and Romanian F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation above Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 20, 2018.

During their deployment to Germany, the F-22s forward deployed to operating locations to assert the U.S. ability to quickly respond and assure allies and partners of U.S. presence in Europe is forward and ready.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dawn M. Weber)

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L'USAF ... potrebbe non farcela ...

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-air-force-not-large-enough-to-handle-future-globa-451591/

Nota 1 ... C3ISR/BM (command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance/battle management) ... accidenti agli acronimi ... 

Nota 2 ... Kratos Defense’s XQ-58A Valkyrie ... usurpatori ... giù le mani dal B-70 ... 

 

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Sarà proprio il caso di tenerli d'occhio ... e se lo dice VeraLinn Jamieson ... 

... airforcemag.com ... USAF ISR Chief: US Must Monitor Russian and Chinese Investment, Innovation, RTD&E ...

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F-22 in Europa ... la missione è terminata ed i caccia sono rientrati negli USA ...

 

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"We’re a team" ... una coppia (di piloti) molto affiatata lascia l'Air Force ...

(From left) Lt. Cols. Jennifer and John Avery sit together during their retirement ceremony Sept. 7, 2018 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. 
The Averys were the first husband-wife team to fly the B-2. 
The couple served with the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base and then with the base’s Missouri National Guard 131st Bomb Wing. 
(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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Lt. Col. John Avery and Lt. Col. Jennifer Avery were the first husband-wife pilot team to fly the B-2.
Their two, 20-year-long careers culminated with the couple’s joint retirement ceremony on Sept. 7, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.
Jennifer retires with more than 1,600 flying hours in the active-duty Air Force and Missouri Air National Guard. 
John retires with more than 2,500 flying hours in the active-duty Air Force and Missouri Air National Guard.

Fonte: whiteman.af.mil ... ’We’re a team’: First husband-wife pilots to fly the B-2 retire from the Air Force ...

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More squadrons for the Air Force ...

airforcemag.com ... http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2018/September 2018/USAF-Plans-Dramatic-Increase-in-Number-of-Squadrons.aspx

flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-secretary-wants-to-grow-squadron-numbers-by-24-451957/

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ASC18 ... parla il Vice-Presidente ...

... airforcemag.com ... Pence to USAF: “We’re Gonna Make Sure You Have the Best Equipment on Earth” ...

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Il 31/8/2018 in 21:54 , TT-1 Pinto ha scritto:

L'USAF ... potrebbe non farcela ...

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-air-force-not-large-enough-to-handle-future-globa-451591/

Nota 1 ... C3ISR/BM (command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance/battle management) ... accidenti agli acronimi ... 

Nota 2 ... Kratos Defense’s XQ-58A Valkyrie ... usurpatori ... giù le mani dal B-70 ... 

 

Ora FlightGlobal si chiede se l'USAF sia effettivamente 'too small' ...

... OPINION: Is US Air Force really too small? ...

 

 

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The Need for Speed ...

http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2018/November 2018/Air-Force-Feels-the-Need-for-Speed.aspx

 

 

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Dopo l'uragano ...

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2018/October 2018/Pence-Tyndall-F-22-Training-Operations-Center-Will-Be-Back-by-Start-of-2019.aspx

Notevole lo F-15 a pancia all'aria ... 

 

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Tyndall AFB ...

Una domanda (in realtà sono sei) ... airforcemag.com ... Can Tyndall Recover? ...

La possibile risposta (dipendente dalle decisioni del Congresso) ... airforcemag.com ... F-22s Likely to Leave Tyndall For Good; Base Would Host New F-35 Squadrons ...

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L' Air Force si trova alle prese con i problemi che gli scarsi finanziamenti ricevuti negli ultimi anni le hanno causato ...

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The US Air Force’s average funding level in recent years is too little to replace, on a one-for-one basis, aging aircraft with new aircraft in the coming decades.
That’s according to research (*) by the Congressional Budget Office, which notes that costly-to-replace Lockheed Martin F-16C/D and Boeing F-15C/D fighters, F-15E multirole fighters, Lockheed Martin C-130 cargo aircraft, and Rockwell B-1B bombers are nearing the end of their service life.
CBO projects that replacing aircraft in the current fleet would cost an average of $15 billion a year in the 2020s. 
That figure would rise to $23 billion in the 2030s and then fall back to $15 billion in the 2040s.

Fonte: flightglobal.com ... CBO: US Air Force funding too little to replace aging aircraft ...

(*) ... https://www.cbo.gov/system/files?file=2018-12/54657-AirForceAviationFunding.pdf ...

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L'anno appena trascorso ...

 

 

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Tre B-2 in missione alle Hawaii ...

https://www.pacaf.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1729148/b-2-bombers-deploy-to-hawaii/

 

 

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"Ahi, le Hawaii" ...

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Just two days ago we showcased some beautiful pictures of Marine One creating its own blizzard as it touched down on the White House's snowy lawn. 
Now we go from frigid to warm with pictures that showcase American air power in pretty much the exact opposite climate. 
B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, which call Whiteman Air Force in Missouri home, are back at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii to fulfill U.S. Strategic Command's bomber task force power projection mission to the Pacific. 
B-2s regularly rotate through the Indo-Pacific region to train with forward-deployed U.S. assets and allies. 
They also bring the USAF's hardest-hitting and most coveted combat capability to a tense region. 

Fonte: thedrive.com/the-war-zone ... Take In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over Hawaii ...

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Dal 'Daily Report' dell'AFA del 18-01-2019 ...

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Air Force Releases Report on Competition, Threats in Space ...

The Air Force’s National Air and Space Intelligence Center on Wednesday published an overview of the threats Russia and China pose in space, from cyber attacks, electronic jamming, and other anti-satellite weapons to the growing chance assets will collide in orbit. 
The 25-page report (*) also touches on Chinese and Russian space exploration and the proliferation of foreign satellite communications, navigation, and launch services. 
“Foreign space competitors will pursue new capabilities to access, operate in, and conduct war using the space domain, while working to deny the same to others,” according to the report. 
“Development of some space technologies could lead to a misperception of intent, driving countries to adopt a more hostile posture. 
Understanding the risks created by emerging technologies is critical to maintaining a peaceful space domain.” 

- Rachel S. Cohen

(*) ... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Documents/Competing in Space.pdf ...

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La pizza !!!!!

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What do deployed troops do after Dining Facility food gets repetitive during deployment? 
Watch a how Senior Airman Jordan Smith, a KC-10 In-Flight Refueler deployed from Travis Air Force Base, took it upon himself to make something different for himself and his crew. 
Between refueling and other duties and responsibilities, Senior Airman Smith, a native of Port Orange, FL, becomes a popular pizza guy in the sky with his creative culinary efforts.

 

 

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