Belesarius Posted November 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2017 https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2017/11/02/us-clears-1b-qatar-f-15-package-amid-regional-tension/ Support package for the F-15 deal in June approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Airbus 5th Gen concept released. http://www.janes.com/article/75550/airbus-reveals-future-new-fighter-concept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 Quote Tu-95MS 16 Red w/ Kh-101 above Engels. Perfectly illustrates how Kh-101's 7.5m L prohibits it from being loaded into Tu-95MS's internal bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 US Navy has tested a Hypersonic missile. https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/11/12/navys_ultimate_weapon_sub-launched_hypersonic_missiles_112621.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Tyler Rogoway calling out Trump on BMD issues. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15823/trumps-alarming-confusion-over-ballistic-missile-defense-surfaces-again-in-japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 8 hours ago, Belesarius said: US Navy has tested a Hypersonic missile. https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/11/12/navys_ultimate_weapon_sub-launched_hypersonic_missiles_112621.html Quote the first conventional prompt strike missile for the United States Navy in the form factor that would eventually, could eventually be utilized if leadership chooses to do so in an Ohio-class tube, So that's why the virginia class have enormous VLS tubes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Quote New photo of FC-31V2 via cjdby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 ISIS drones become popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LoooSeR Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Quote The first flight of the Tu-160 bomber of the new production is planned for February 2018 According to Antony Angrand, in the article "Le Tu-160M2 volera en février 2018", published by the magazine "Air & Cosmos", the first flight of the upgraded version of the Tu-160M bomber with serial number 0804 will be held in February 2018. 16 planes of this type in the VKS will be modified to version M2, and another 50 Tu-160M2 of the new production will be added to them later. According to the publication, in November the plane with the serial number 0804 should arrive at the flight-testing station of the Kazan Aviation Plant named after. S.P. Gorbunov - branch of PJSC "Tupolev". The first flight will also take place from the factory airfield. The aircraft with the serial number 0804 is actually the usual Tu-160, which will be modified to version M2. The Ministry of Defense of Russia specified that the serial production of new planes will begin in 2023, and that the Russian Air Force will purchase 50 aircrafts. Earlier, the commander-in-chief of the VKS Viktor Bondarev said that the Tu-160M2 could begin to arrive in part since the end of 2018. https://bmpd.livejournal.com/2939236.html Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Russia's KTRV plans to export $1 billion worth of arms this year. Buried in the article are two interesting things. The first is that the Grom glide bomb is intended to fit into the SU-57's internal bays, as I guessed (this was not a difficult guess). The second is that live weapons firings from the SU-57 have begun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, Collimatrix said: Russia's KTRV plans to export $1 billion worth of arms this year. Buried in the article are two interesting things. The first is that the Grom glide bomb is intended to fit into the SU-57's internal bays, as I guessed (this was not a difficult guess). The second is that live weapons firings from the SU-57 have begun. So Syrian action as a marketing campaign looks to have worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Possibly Orion UAV getting combat-tested in Syria, providing laser designation of targets. Videofeed quality (except few places) is way better for a Fortpost UAVs and interface is also unique amongst all other UAVs used by Ru forces in Syria Orion UAV: Spoiler lol, BMPD post on a subject have 700+ comments, some number of Ukrainian posters got triggered by this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 C-2 Greyhound down in the Philippine Sea. 11 people on board, SAR efforts underway. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-usa-crash/u-s-navy-plane-crashes-in-philippine-sea-with-11-crew-and-passengers-idUSKBN1DM0Q5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted November 26, 2017 Report Share Posted November 26, 2017 Old story but I don't remember seeing it here; http://vintageaviationecho.com/starfighter-test-flight/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula_941 Posted November 27, 2017 Report Share Posted November 27, 2017 A lot of picture of HAVE DASH II aka stealth AAM，and the picture of a model of it i never seen these picture before and it makes me ashamed to even just to ask where did the guy find these..... anyone have any idea？ Belesarius, Ramlaen and Collimatrix 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula_941 Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 one more picture of one of the three Have Dash II FTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 My only guess is that those wooden models look like the mockups that would be made and stored in company collections. Sometimes during corporate restructuring these models are accidentally sold off. Northrop's FB-23 concept was accidentally disclosed that way. No idea where the other pictures came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flateric Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 19 hours ago, Akula_941 said: A lot of picture of HAVE DASH II aka stealth AAM，and the picture of a model of it i never seen these picture before and it makes me ashamed to even just to ask where did the guy find these..... anyone have any idea？ Source is SPF posts from this https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14091.0.html thread. Desktop model photos - I've found em several days ago at WorthPoint. FB-23 model was stolen from NG model shop by off-staff repair technician, before it was sold to one unsuspecting guy for a fistful of $$ and then offered for sale on eBay before partyvan has arrived. LostCosmonaut and Akula_941 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 3 hours ago, flateric said: Source is SPF posts from this https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14091.0.html thread. Desktop model photos - I've found em several days ago at WorthPoint. FB-23 model was stolen from NG model shop by off-staff repair technician, before it was sold to one unsuspecting guy for a fistful of $$ and then offered for sale on eBay before partyvan has arrived. Welcome to SH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula_941 Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 5 hours ago, flateric said: Source is SPF posts from this https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14091.0.html thread. Desktop model photos - I've found em several days ago at WorthPoint. FB-23 model was stolen from NG model shop by off-staff repair technician, before it was sold to one unsuspecting guy for a fistful of $$ and then offered for sale on eBay before partyvan has arrived. welcome to SH，i checked SP forum later on and finds them so yes, but still have no idea the original source. i should just cancel my AIAA membership... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted November 28, 2017 Report Share Posted November 28, 2017 8 hours ago, flateric said: Source is SPF posts from this https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14091.0.html thread. Desktop model photos - I've found em several days ago at WorthPoint. FB-23 model was stolen from NG model shop by off-staff repair technician, before it was sold to one unsuspecting guy for a fistful of $$ and then offered for sale on eBay before partyvan has arrived. Nice sleuthing. You also post on Key Publishing, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted November 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2017 Interesting article about the AC-130U. Rebuilding WW2 era shells and scrounging old barrels out of storage from allies to maintain the fleet. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/16523/the-usaf-is-rebuilding-world-war-ii-era-40mm-shells-for-its-ac-130u-gunships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted December 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 Mariana Popovich, a female Russian test pilot, and holder of 102 aviation records has passed away at 82 year old. http://tass.com/society/978444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 The Pentagon reverses the planned 2019 deadline on limiting cluster weapon use to weapons with 99%+ reliability. This also applies to artillery like DPICM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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