US Air Force

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Incidente ... purtroppo mortale ... 

... airforcemag.com ... http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/November 2019/Two-Vance-Airmen-Killed-in-T-38-Mishap.aspx ...

... theaviationist.com ... https://theaviationist.com/2019/11/21/two-confirmed-dead-in-crash-of-two-t-38s-at-vance-afb/ ...

 

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Il 23/9/2019 in 19:47 , Flaggy ha scritto:

Mah, a me quella della "Century Series" continua sempre a sembrare un po' una supercazzola ...

Intanto ... se ne torna a parlare ...

... airforcemag.com ... http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/November 2019/Ropers-Six-Keys-to-Century-Series-Success.aspx ...

I calzini ... 

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Ha senso un'operazione del genere ?   

https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2019/12/us-plans-buy-22-f-5-fighter-jets-switzerland.html

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La prima linea invecchia, ma probabilmente non è destinabile proficuamente per ruoli aggressor causa costi di gestione maggiori e ritardi nel rimpiazzo con l'F-35, il T-7 Red Hawk è di là da venire e comunque è pensato per rimpiazzare prima gli ancor più decrepiti T-38. Evidentemente hanno scelto il male minore per tirare avanti considerato che l'F-5 è già in servizio in quel ruolo sia nella NAVY e nei Marines che già in passato hanno preso aerei ex-svizzeri.

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Nasce la 'Space Force' ...

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President Donald Trump on Dec. 20 established the US Space Force as America’s sixth military service, one of the most significant changes in Air Force history and a milestone in America’s exploration and militarization of the cosmos.
The Space Force is the Pentagon’s first branch of the military solely dedicated to organizing, training, and equipping personnel to operate and protect military space assets like GPS satellites. 
It sits within the Air Force and draws on much of the service’s existing bureaucracy, while aiming to create its own culture and structure to prioritize and tackle space in new ways.
Trump signed the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act into law the evening of Dec. 20 at JB Andrews, Md. 
Under that legislation, Air Force Space Command, the USAF organization that provides space experts and systems to military commanders, is transformed into the Space Force.

... airforcemag.com ... Space Force Established as Trump Signs NDAA ...

Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... America establishes sixth military branch: US Space Force ...

E qui ... defensenews.com ... May the Space Force be with you. Here’s what we know about the US military’s newest service ...

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Video che mostra personale dell'USAF all'opera nella torre di controllo di Aviano AB ... con presenza italiana ...

... dvidshub.net ... Roll Up Your Sleeves: Air Traffic Control ...

 

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Asia-Pacifico ... l'USAF tenta di rafforzare i rapporti con le forze aeree dell'area ...

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/singapore-air-show-2020/usaf-looks-to-beef-up-asia-pacific-partnerships/136623.article ...

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Exercise Cope North ... USAF, JASDF e RAAF in azione nel Pacifico ...

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/cope-north-underway-in-the-pacific/ ...

  

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All'ombra dei recenti dissapori con la Turchia ... la Segretaria per l'Air Force ha ha fatto visita agli aviatori americani della Incirlik Air Base ... 

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/secaf-visits-incirlik-amid-us-turkey-tensions-over-f-35-sanctions/ ...

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"The fighter jet era has passed" ... e se lo dice lui ... 

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Speaking in front of a crowd of fighter pilots for the US Air Force (USAF), technology entrepreneur Elon Musk pronounced the end to the manned fighter jet era.
“The fighter jet era has passed,” says the founder of rocket builder SpaceX and artificial intelligence company OpenAI at the Air Force Association Air Warfare conference in Orlando, Florida on 28 February. 
The crowd of hundreds, perhaps more than a thousand, fighter pilots went noticeably silent before murmuring among themselves.

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/the-fighter-jet-era-has-passed-elon-musk/137017.article ...

Anche qui ... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/elon-musk-the-fighter-jet-era-has-passed/ ...

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"Spiacenti, Elon ... i piloti da caccia voleranno e combatteranno (ancora) per lungo tempo" ...

... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2020/03/02/sorry-elon-fighter-pilots-will-fly-and-fight-for-a-long-time/ ...

[Flaggy]

Per la serie pensa al tuo che ne hai abbastanza...

https://video.repubblica.it/tecno-e-scienze/space-x-esplode-durante-un-test-il-prototipo-della-navicella-che-portera-gli-uomini-su-marte/354962/355529

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Dalla didascalia associata : 

...."  Non c'è da preoccuparsi. Si fa il test, fallisce, si interviene, si fa un altro test, fallisce, si interviene di nuovo per sistemare: è il gioco di SpaceX. Impareranno da qui e lo faranno funzionare".  .... "

Non mi preoccupo !?  

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Nominato il nuovo CSM dell'USAF ...

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Gen. Charles Q. (CQ) Brown, Jr., the commander of Pacific Air Forces, a decorated pilot who has held key commands and served as a military advisor at the highest levels, has been nominated to serve as the Air Force’s 22nd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced March 2.
If confirmed by the Senate, Brown would assume one of the two highest positions in the Air Force from Gen. David L. Goldfein, who is retiring June 30 after four years as Chief of Staff. 
Brown would be the first African-American to serve as a service chief.

... af.mil/News ... Gen. Charles Q. Brown nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff ...

Anche qui ... airforcemag.com ... Meet Your Next Chief of Staff of the Air Force: Gen. Charles Q. Brown ...

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Un messaggio inequivocabile ...

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The Air Force recently sent an unexpected aircraft over the village of Kismayo, a rural town on the Somali coast that has been a hotbed of extremist activity by groups such as al-Shabab.
A nuclear-capable B-52, forward deployed to U.S. Central Command, flew an unmistakable show of force over the region last month. 
USAF leaders said the Feb. 15 flight was a direct message, not necessarily to the violent extremist groups armed with AK-47s and pickup trucks, but to global powers working to exert their influence on a continent that is becoming increasingly important to the global power structure.
“There’s a message opportunity here, not just to al-Shabab and [violent extremist organizations] on the ground, but more broadly to Russia and China that: ‘Hey, we’re competing with you down here, we’re engaged here, we have high situational awareness as to what’s going on, and we’re going to use this opportunity to demonstrate that to the collective world,’” US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa boss Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian told Air Force Magazine.

... airforcemag.com ... US Sends Message to Russia, China in Africa ...

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David Goldfein, CSM USAF uscente, difende la proposta di ritirare una certa quantità di velivoli considerati non più all'altezza dei tempi ...

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Air Force leaders are urging members of Congress to participate in classified briefings in order to fully understand the thinking behind the service’s fiscal 2021 budget request, which once again attempts to retire a host of legacy platforms to free up funding for new technology.
The Air Force’s 2021 budget does not divest entire fleets as originally expected, but it does look to cut 44 A-10 Warthogs, 29 legacy tankers, 24 C-130Hs, 21 RQ-4 Global Hawks and three EQ-4 variants, as well as 17 B-1B Lancers.
Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said all of these aircraft have “performed well” in combat but are nearing the end of their service lives and either cannot survive against a peer adversary or cannot “contribute significantly” to a 2030 fight.

... airforcemag.com ... Goldfein Defends USAF Decision to Retire Legacy Aircraft ...

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In merito ... da parte della senatrice McSally ...

... Air Force Chief to McSally: You Saved the A-10 ...

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Lo vogliono sostituire con questo ?

https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2020/03/usaf-purhases-a29-super-tucano-light.html

Magari era meglio il Thunderbolt 1 ( vmax = 697 km / h )  mentre lo A 29 ... vmax = 590 km / h.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano

E' vero che costerà meno in termini di manutenzione , avrà la sensor - fusion ( forse ) , un sistema ECM  e un suo ALIS / ODIN che oggi non si nega a nessuno , ma ...   

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L'USAF si dà da fare ... e trasporta negli USA, da Aviano, 500.000 tamponi di probabile produzione italiana ...

... corriere.it ...https://www.corriere.it/cronache/20_marzo_18/coronavirus-500-mila-test-portati-lunedi-notte-dall-italia-stati-uniti-bf470e54-6946-11ea-913c-55c2df06d574.shtml?refresh_ce-cp ...

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-air-force-c-17-moves-500000-swabs-from-italy-to-usa-and-activates-24/7-crisis-battle-staff/137381.article ...

... defenseone.com ... https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/03/us-air-force-flew-half-million-coronavirus-test-kits-italy-tennessee/163879/ ...

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-ferrying-covid-19-test-kits-to-impacted-areas/ ...

 

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Fabbricati  dove ? 

In Cina ?

Oppure   a  Brescia ?

http://www.bresciatoday.it/social/copan-tamponi-coronavirus.html

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49 minuti fa, engine ha scritto:

Fabbricati dove ? 

In Cina ?

Oppure a Brescia ?

http://www.bresciatoday.it/social/copan-tamponi-coronavirus.html

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"Secondo diplomatici americani, consultati dal Corriere della Sera, i tamponi sarebbero però stati prodotti da un’azienda italiana."

Il "Corriere" ha usato il condizionale ...

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Sembrerebbe   che gli  americani  non si fiderebbero  troppo  del  marchio   CE  (  "China Export " )   

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Ora  il  Boeing  T-7 ( ex T-X ) non basta  più  ?  

Idee  confuse : 

https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2020/03/usaf-looks-rent-t-50-m-346-trainer-aircraft.html

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10 minuti fa, engine ha scritto:

Ora  il  Boeing  T-7 ( ex T-X ) non basta  più  ?  

Idee  confuse : 

https://www.blogbeforeflight.net/2020/03/usaf-looks-rent-t-50-m-346-trainer-aircraft.html

Vedasi anche l'ultimo post nella discussione "Programma T-X" ... 

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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/ ...