F-35 Lightning II - Discussione Ufficiale

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Forse Blob e HiroToMe intendevano non " prototipi " ma " preserie " ....

A proposito di sviluppo & evoluzione , a quando il primo F 35 italico con il cannone ?

 

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[Flaggy]

Direi proprio di no...

Cannone? Gli A hanno già il cannone.

[TT-1 Pinto]

Colpo di fulmine ...

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Two airmen from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, were involved in "a nearby indirect lightning strike" on Nov. 7 while working on an F-35 at Eglin AFB, Fla., 53rd Wing public affairs chief Maj. Ashley Conner told Air Force Magazine Thursday. 
The airmen were clearing the flight line when the incident occurred, she said, explaining that this process is normally undertaken after lightning is spotted "or lightning warnings are issued."
"One airman was closing an F-35 canopy and the other airman was winding up a grounding wire," Conner explained.

 Fonte: airforcemag.com ... F-35 Lightning: Airmen Involved in Strike While Working on Eglin Flight Line ...

[Flaggy]

c.v.d.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/11/09/italy-signals-slowdown-on-f-35-orders/

[TT-1 Pinto]

12 minuti fa, Flaggy ha scritto:

c.v.d.

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/11/09/italy-signals-slowdown-on-f-35-orders/

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The source said the plan did not envisage a reduction in orders, merely a slowdown of intake, which would leave the decision of the total F-35 purchase to a future government. 

Non trattandosi di tagli effettivi ... la cosa mi sembra meno brutta di quanto si potesse temere.

Bisognerà vedere come la prenderà la base 'talebana' del M5S che, anche in questo caso, viene menata per il naso dalla propria dirigenza ... che promette, promette ma, di fronte alla realtà dei fatti, si trova costretta a rimangiarsi anche i ci ...

Salvo poi scaricare opportunamente la patata bollente a un non meglio specificato 'futuro governo' ...

 

[TT-1 Pinto]

Mega-contratto per LM ...

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Lockheed Martin has won a $22.7 billion contract to supply 255 F-35 Lightning II fighters for the three branches of the US armed services and international operators.
The contract covers 106 F-35s for the USA, comprising 64 F-35As for the air force, 26 F-35Bs for the marines, and 16 F-35Cs for the navy, a US Department of Defense contract announcement states (*).
In addition, 71 F-35As and 18 F-35Bs will go to international programme participants, and 60 F-35As to customers under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.

Fonte: flightglobal.com ... Massive F-35 deal covers production into 2023 ...

(*) ... dalla pagina 'Contracts' del DoD del 14 Novembre 2018 ...

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Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $22,712,874,822 not-to-exceed undefinitized contract modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm-target, firm-fixed-price advanced acquisition contract (N00019-17-C-0001) for 255 aircraft. 
This modification provides for the production and delivery of 106 F-35 aircraft for the U.S. services (64 F-35As Air Force; 26 F-35Bs Marine Corps; 16 F-35Cs Navy); 89 F-35s for non-Department of Defense (DoD) participants (71 F-35As, 18 F-35 Bs); and 60 F-35s for Foreign Military Sales customers (60 F-35As). 
The U.S. aircraft quantities are for the Lot 12 program of record plus fiscal 2018/fiscal 2019 aircraft quantity congressional adds. 
Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (57 percent); El Segundo, California (14 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (9 percent); Cameri, Italy (4 percent); Orlando, Florida (4 percent); Nashua, New Hampshire (3 percent); Baltimore, Maryland (3 percent); San Diego, California (2 percent); Nagoya, Japan (2 percent); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2023.  
Fiscal 2018 and 2019 aircraft procurement funds (Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy) in the amount of $3,505,522,468 (59 percent); non-DoD participant funds in the amount of $1,578,531,164 (26 percent); and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $916,667,000 (15 percent) for a total of $6,000,720,632 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  
The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

 

[fabio-22raptor]

https://fightersweep.com/10696/watch-the-uk-navy-invented-a-new-way-to-land-f-35s-with-heavy-payloads-on-their-carriers/

 

Atterraggi “creativi” della UK Navy. In pratica gli F-35 atterrano anche con pieno carico usando una combinazione fra il classico atterraggio assistito da cavi (che mancano sulla Queen Elizabeth e il vertical landing. Cioè un atterraggio in slow motion. Video nell’articolo. 

[TT-1 Pinto]

17+18 = 35 ...

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The UK is set to double its number of world-beating F-35 stealth jets after ordering 17 more aircraft, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced.
The 17 new F-35B aircraft will be delivered between 2020 and 2022 and will complement the 16 British aircraft currently based at RAF Marham and in the US, as well as two additional aircraft which are already on order.
Overall, the UK has committed to procure 138 aircraft over the life of the programme.

Fonte: gov.uk ... UK to double F-35 fleet with 17-jet order, Defence Secretary announces ...

Anche qui ..... flightglobal.com ... UK confirms new deal for 17 F-35Bs ...

[Flaggy]

Si... bene per i britannici...

Il problema per gli italiani sono invece le sottrazioni...

18-17=1

É il numero di F-35B italiani in quel mega ordine...

 

[TT-1 Pinto]

1 ora fa, Flaggy ha scritto:

Si ... bene per i britannici ...

Il problema per gli italiani sono invece le sottrazioni ...

18-17=1

É il numero di F-35B italiani in quel mega ordine ...

 

Purtroppo è vero ... e la situazione non è per noi di certo esaltante.

Quindi, almeno per ora, dovremo accontentarci di quel che passa il convento ... nella speranza che non duri troppo a lungo e che si riesca a capire che, se si continua così, non si andrà a finire da nessuna parte.

[fabio-22raptor]

Malfidati. Da qualche parte si andrà. Il problema è che probabilmente non ci piacerà andarci. 

[TT-1 Pinto]

Tutti in Israele !

 

[TT-1 Pinto]

"And will make the F-35A even more lethal" ...

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The 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron recently returned from a weapons evaluation exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where they employed the GBU-49 for the first time in F-35A combat training. 
The GBU-49 is a laser and GPS guided bomb that can be used in a variety of conditions against many types of moving or stationary targets.
“It’s a really flexible weapon. It was reliable, accurate, and effective,” said Lt. Col. Matthew Johnston. 
“Like any new weapon, what we learned, and what we will learn as we continue to train with the GBU-49, will directly impact our tactics and will make the F-35A even more lethal.”

Fonte: af.mil/News ... 388th FW drops GBU-49 in combat training ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Il 14/8/2018 in 09:04 , TT-1 Pinto ha scritto:

Trump blocca la consegna degli F-35 alla Turchia ...

... thedrive.com ... No Stealth For You!: Trump Signs Defense Bill That Blocks Transfer Of F-35s To Turkey ...

 

Intanto ...  il Pentagono consegna un rapporto segreto al Congresso ...

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The U.S. Defense Department has delivered a report to Congress detailing implications of Turkey receiving 100 F-35 fighter jets, five people familiar with the report said, removing a key hurdle to concluding the deal.
Turkey’s planned purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system has raised concerns in the West, since it could be used to give Moscow deep insight into the vulnerabilities of the most advanced U.S. warplane at a time of tension between the two powers, experts have said.
Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s chief arms buyer, told Reuters in an interview that Turkey’s plans to buy the S-400 system were “extremely problematical” and numerous U.S. officials had discussed the issue with Ankara, but there were no signs that Turkey had changed its mind about buying the Russian system.

Fonte: reuters.com ...Pentagon report on Turkey's F-35 program delivered to Congress ...

Anche qui ... sputniknews.com ... DoD Gave Congress Secret Brief on Turkish Participation in F-35 Program - Report ...

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Il 16/11/2018 in 14:56 , TT-1 Pinto ha scritto:

Tutti in Israele !

 

Ulteriori informazioni ...

... iaf.org.il ... International F-35 Conference ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Un contratto per Leonardo ...

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Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced today that it was awarded a contract from Cubic Global Defense, a business division of Cubic Corporation, to deliver more than 500 P5 Combat Training System (P5CTS) internal subsystems for the latest-generation air combat training  for the F-35 Lightning II. 
With this order, over 1,000 F-35 aircraft will be equipped with this training equipment and delivered to multiple F-35 user nations.

Fonte: leonardodrs.com ... Leonardo DRS Receives Contract to Deliver P5 Combat Training Subsystem for Next-Generatin F-35 Air Combat Training ...

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Il 16/11/2018 in 14:56 , TT-1 Pinto ha scritto:

Tutti in Israele !

Oppure tutti ad Amendola !

http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/2018/11/21/prova-del-fuoco-per-gli-f35-italiani-ad-amendola-esercitazione-tlp-top10_20181121_143755/

https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/puglia-con-le-stellette/1083070/amendola-eurofighter-ed-f-35-insieme-via-all-esercitazione-internazionale.html

[TT-1 Pinto]

20 minuti fa, engine ha scritto:

Oppure tutti ad Amendola !

http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/2018/11/21/prova-del-fuoco-per-gli-f35-italiani-ad-amendola-esercitazione-tlp-top10_20181121_143755/

https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/puglia-con-le-stellette/1083070/amendola-eurofighter-ed-f-35-insieme-via-all-esercitazione-internazionale.html

Qualche informazione (in questo caso ufficiale) anche qui ... http://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/comunicazione/notizie/Pagine/2018_tlp_amendola.aspx

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[ShadowRider]

Pare che il Governo Giapponese abbia deciso di acquisire anche i Lightning-B per la Marina:

 

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/november-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6689-japan-set-to-procure-f-35b-stovl-aircraft-for-jmsdf-izumo-class-helicopter-destroyer.html?fbclid=IwAR2p0oHoryWAH1YOQqkN_Gcwy7NVYg74J1-IRVvYs_OR_2-mTBhQ2V9RlYQ

[TT-1 Pinto]

Dimostrazione di forza ...

 

Fonte: theaviationist.com ... Check Out These Cool Videos Of the Largest F-35 Formation Ever ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Altri 100 F-35 per il Giappone ?

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Tokyo is reportedly considering the acquisition of an additional 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters, adding to the 42 F-35As already planned.
According to an unsourced report in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, Tokyo would spread the acquisition between the conventional takeoff and landing F-35A variant and the short take off vertical landing F-35B.
When asked about the potential 100 aircraft acquisition, Lockheed Martin said: “Japan is a critical customer and their current program of record is for 42 F-35A aircraft. While we have not been officially notified of an increased order, as always, we will support our US and Japanese government customers to ensure they can meet their current and future defense need.

Fonte: flightglobal.com ... JAPAN AEROSPACE: Tokyo eyeing 100 more F-35s - report ...

... asia.nikkei.com ... Japan to order 100 more F-35 fighters from US ...

[Flaggy]

Credo di averlo scritto a più riprese che il rinnovamento dell’aeronautica giapponese non fosse del tutto compatibile con i sogni di gloria di un caccia autoctono tutto nuovo, cui affidare in toto i futuri piani di riequipaggiamento.

La presenza cinese si fa sempre più ingombrante e la Corea del Nord non è certo diventata di punto in bianco un paese per figli dei fiori solo perché Kim è diventato (…) culo e camicia con Trump.

Parte degli F-15 devono essere sostituiti in tempi più brevi di quelli consentiti da un aereo di nuova progettazione, che al momento non si sa manco cosa sia e con chi farlo e non tanto e non solo perché gli Eagle siano vecchi anagraficamente (sappiamo quanto possono essere fatte durare quelle cellule), ma perché lo sono concettualmente.

La Cina costruisce portaerei e J-20: il Giappone deve costruire più F-35A e piazzare qualche F-35B sulle Izumo.

Adesso si aspetta di capire se anche lo ski jump delle Camberra  australiane sia veramente un inutile accessorio retaggio della Juan Carlos, come qualcuno dice sia, o se certi problemucci in quell’angolo di mondo non mettano prima o poi  in secondo piano i costi di adattamento all’F-35B.

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[fabio-22raptor]

http://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2689.html

 

Operativi gli A Italiani. 

[TT-1 Pinto]

3 ore fa, fabio-22raptor ha scritto:

http://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phppag,3_id,2689.html

Operativi gli A Italiani. 

Se permetti ... aggiungo il comunicato ufficiale ...

... TLP Amendola, Gen. Rosso: conseguita Initial Operational Capability F-35 ...

[TT-1 Pinto]

Anche su DefenseNews ...

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/11/30/italy-f-35s-reach-initial-operating-capability/