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[ljiga]

Još da je nevidljiv kao ovaj.
Samo da ne završi kao ovaj black knight.

[Tyndall]

Ne želim da bude nevidljiv, dapače. Ne možeš se bojati onoga za što ne znaš da postoji.

Just a scratch!

[Manaslu11]

Tyndall AFB kaže:

Black Knight

Izgleda da je netko ukrao Ljiginu ideju.

[Tyndall]

Jane's, danas.

Otokar and AM General develop high-protection Cobra
Designs have been drawn up for a radically enhanced version of the Otokar Cobra armoured patrol vehicle, based on AM General's XM1211 ECV II evolutionary concept vehicle, a growth version of the US Army's High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The US Army has ordered 15 examples of the ECV II, which it is due to start testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground in January 2008

Developers consider growth path for NLOS-C
A range of new modifications are being developed for the US Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) Non Line Of Sight Cannon (NLOS-C), which has recently been accorded the nomenclature XM1203. As the lead platform in the FCS Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) programme, it is now well advanced in development

First FCS elements reach the field
As the US Army begins fielding the first pieces of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) equipment, service leaders are pressing for further collaboration with their UK counterparts on land forces modernisation. FCS is a long-term effort led by Boeing and Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) to develop a networked family of manned ground vehicles (MGVs), unmanned aircraft systems, unattended sensors, robotic vehicles and precision munitions that will eventually equip future brigade combat teams

Israel continues to replenish war stocks
Israel is continuing its significant procurement of ammunition to replenish and expand its emergency stocks of air- and ground-launched weapons following the 2006 war in Lebanon and in anticipation of another conflict. Following the announcement of several major requirements for precision-guided munitions for the Israel Air Force (IAF), Israel has issued a requirement for USD1.33 billion worth of ammunition to be acquired from the US under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme

Czech MoD asks Steyr to tackle Pandur problems
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has asked the Steyr consortium (General Dynamics Land Systems Europe) to correct a list of technical problems on its Pandur II 8 x 8 armoured vehicles before they undergo operational testing by the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR). The MoD sent the Steyr consortium a list of technical specifications, which are not in accordance with documentation initially agreed on by both sides during the contract signing in April 2006 for 199 Pandur II 8 x 8s

Fighter aircraft status report: FA-18E/F - Super Hornet delivers its sting
The US Navy's Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft was not originally envisaged to be a multirole air-to-ground fighter. However it is proving to be an effective, adaptable weapon in Iraq ground operations. For example, the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) summary of air combat over Iraq on 31 August reflects the F/A-18's new role in today's theatre of operations

Concerns emerge over funding for Israel's air defence system
Israeli government and industry officials are optimistic that a forthcoming air defence system will create an impenetrable 'dome' around the country's borders against short-range missile and rocket attacks, particularly from Gaza, although defence experts are sceptical about the system's promised price, delivery schedule and performance criteria. Codenamed Iron Dome, the system is being put together by prime contractor Rafael

Raytheon blames NCADE trials failure on radar lock
Raytheon has ascribed the failure of the Network Centric Airborne Defense Element (NCADE) missile trial planned for September to "range issues". The trial was supposed to mark the first carriage and launch trials of the new NCADE boost and ascent-phase missile-defence system, but Mike Booen, vice-president of Raytheon's Directed Energy Weapons business, told Jane's the trial window closed when the host aircraft's radar lost lock on target at a critical stage

Portuguese F-16s take up Baltic air-policing reins
Portuguese Air Force (FAP) Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter aircraft took over NATO air-policing missions for the Baltic States on 31 October, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has announced. The FAP contingent, which comprises four F-16s and about 70 support personnel, has assumed responsibility for patrolling the region from the Romanian Air Force, which, for the past three months, has conducted operations with its MiG-21 Lancer C interceptor aircraft

New Zealand starts negotiations on RNZAF's A109 acquisition
New Zealand's Minister of Defence, Phil Goff, announced on 30 October that contract negotiations have begun with AgustaWestland to purchase five A109 light utility and training helicopters and a flight simulator for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). The A109 will replace Bell 47G-3B Sioux helicopters - a type that has been in service with the RNZAF since 1965 - in the training role

Pressure mounts to terminate the Skjold-class FAC
A report from the Norwegian Defence Policy Commission (DPC) has recommended that Norway's low defence budget should be increased by "at least" NOK1 billion (USD185 million) over the present level of NOK31.5 billion. The DPC also supports the recommendation of Chief of Defence General Sverre Diesen to terminate the NOK4 billion Skjold-class fast-attack craft (FAC) programme as even with the recommended budget increase it will not be possible to operate the planned fleet of six Skjold vessels

Audit reveals problems with Australia's frigate upgrade programme
An Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) report on the AUD2 billion (USD1.84 billion) upgrade of four Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Adelaide-class guided-missile frigates (FFGs) has disclosed a serious contractual rift between prime contractor ADI Ltd, now Thales Australia, and the country's Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO). The report has also revealed performance deficiencies in the underwater warfare system and electronic support system (ESS) aboard the first ship in the programme

Astute submarine completes first submerged trial
The first of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines has undertaken initial submerged trials at the Barrow-in-Furness yard of BAE Systems Submarine Solutions. During two days of tests, involving a crew of 60 jointly staffed by BAE Systems and RN personnel, the dive characteristics of Astute were tested, together with safety-critical systems including escape hatches, hydraulics and electrics

ODAM 60 mm guided mortar bomb begins trials
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and BAE Systems displayed their ODAM (Optically Designated Attack Munition) 60 mm guided mortar bomb at the AUSA show in October 2007. Development has so far been pursued under a USD10 million 24-month technology demonstration contract awarded by the DARPA Advanced Technology Office to BAE Systems Electronic and Integrated Solutions, Advanced Systems and Technology Organisation, Nashua in early 2005

ASCG enhances Type 23 close-in defence
First at-sea firing trials of the UK Royal Navy's (RN's) new 30 mm Automated Small Calibre Gun (ASCG) system have been successfully completed aboard the Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset . MSI-Defence Systems was awarded a contract worth more than GBP15 million (USD30.7 million) in August 2005 by the Maritime Gunnery and Missile Systems Integrated Project Team to supply a total of 26 ASCG systems for retrofit to the RN's 13 Type 23 frigates as part of the wider littoral Defensive Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) upgrade programme

Exercise 'Noble Midas' provides NATO lessons ahead of French command of NRF
NATO's Exercise 'Noble Midas' served as the penultimate certification test before the French Navy's first Maritime Component Command of the NATO Response Force (NRF) 10 and established a number of important firsts and lessons learned. Held in the Adriatic between 1 and 12 October, the exercise was effectively a warm-up trial for the six-month period of French command, which starts on 1 January 2008

US Navy prepares Japan for nuclear-powered first
The US Navy has begun preparations to forward deploy the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington in Japan - the first time a nuclear-powered warship has been permanently stationed in the country. In a mission fraught with diplomatic difficulties, navy officials are anxious to balance Japanese domestic political and safety concerns with the security issues involved in protecting the 102,000-ton vessel's reactor plant and other classified technologies

Danish support ship works up to operational deployment
The first of two new Absalon-class combat support ships for the Royal Danish Navy is set to achieve full operating capability by the end of April 2008, following combat system acceptance testing and weapon system qualification trials. Meanwhile, the 6,300-ton HDMS Absalon is working up towards a first operational deployment that could see it assume the role of flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 in August

Ohio-class submarine prepares for cruise missile platform inauguration
The first of four US Navy (USN) Ohio-class strategic ballistic missile submarines to be converted to cruise missile platforms is gearing up for its inaugural deployment in its new role. The crew of the former Trident D5 nuclear missile boat USS Ohio have embarked for final training off Hawaii in preparation for deployment in the western Pacific Ocean

[Kontraktnik]

Nova kaciga specijalno za britanski F 35

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/De...fTheFuture.htm

[ljiga]

Izgledaju kao negativci iz nekog SF-a.

[Il Bestione]

Izgledaju ko mačići sa kacigom

[Kontraktnik]

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi...&modele=jdc_34

PARIS --- In an abrupt policy shift, Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to buy over 150 Russian-made Mi-35 Hind and Mi-17 Hip helicopters worth over $2.2 billion, ending French hopes of sealing a long-delayed sale of 148 helicopters and raising doubts about future French arms sales to the Saudi kingdom.

Sources say the Memorandum of Understanding with Russia was signed in Ryad in mid-September by members of the private cabinet of Saudi King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, and follows extended visits to Russia by Saudi military delegations in February and March 2007 to appraise the capabilities of Russian helicopters and other weapons.


Jel ovo opet nešto u stilu debka trash files

[Tyndall]

Malo mi je čudno, ali to nije prva objavila debka pa ajde, ima možda 5% kredibilnosti.

[Konev]

Kontraktnik kaže:

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi...&modele=jdc_34

PARIS --- In an abrupt policy shift, Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to buy over 150 Russian-made Mi-35 Hind and Mi-17 Hip helicopters worth over $2.2 billion, ending French hopes of sealing a long-delayed sale of 148 helicopters and raising doubts about future French arms sales to the Saudi kingdom.

Sources say the Memorandum of Understanding with Russia was signed in Ryad in mid-September by members of the private cabinet of Saudi King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, and follows extended visits to Russia by Saudi military delegations in February and March 2007 to appraise the capabilities of Russian helicopters and other weapons.


Jel ovo opet nešto u stilu debka trash files

Ovo je istinito i objavile su također sve Ruske agencije ... također u pregovorima je dodatni ugovor vrijedan oko 1 Milijardu dolara za oko 150 T-90A i neke još neimenovane protuzračne sustave srednjeg dometa ( BUK-M2 možda)

[Kontraktnik]

Tyndall AFB kaže:

Malo mi je čudno, ali to nije prva objavila debka pa ajde, ima možda 5% kredibilnosti.

Slažem se !

Konev kaže:

Ovo je istinito i objavile su također sve Ruske agencije ... također u pregovorima je dodatni ugovor vrijedan oko 1 Milijardu dolara za oko 150 T-90A i neke još neimenovane protuzračne sustave srednjeg dometa ( BUK-M2 možda)

Vidim i na site-u Rosproma to preneto, sumnjiv mi je broj i tip helikoptera (Mi 35)

Možda su kupili termalne uređaje Catherine FC od Thales-a upravo zbog toga drugog što pominješ, who knows

[el Duderino]

405 Pumi za Bundeswehr

Ono što je tu fascinantno je cijena. Na kraju to ispada 10 milijuna dolara po vozilu. I, koliko kužim, ugovori za razvoj, prototipove itd su već plaćeni prije - ovo je dakle prava proizvodna cijena. Ove cifre lagano šišaju i najmodernije tenkove...

[Manaslu11]

Testira se prvi AEW za Tursku:
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boei...craft_999.html
Australci prve od svojih 6 Wedgetaila planiraju primiti 2009., Turci prvi od svojih 4 2010.
S obzirom da Grčka koristi 4 Erieyea, vrlo zanimljivo.

[Kontraktnik]

http://www.kommersant.com/p825296/naval_forces/

http://www.vpk-news.ru/pics/2005/92/04_01_01_big.jpg

[...ska]

el Duderino kaže:

405 Pumi za Bundeswehr

Ono što je tu fascinantno je cijena. Na kraju to ispada 10 milijuna dolara po vozilu. I, koliko kužim, ugovori za razvoj, prototipove itd su već plaćeni prije - ovo je dakle prava proizvodna cijena. Ove cifre lagano šišaju i najmodernije tenkove...

10 miliona ?! WTF ?! Mora da je neka greska...

[Tyndall]

Jane's, danas:

Taliban evolving to counter ISAF threat
Afghanistan's Taliban is acting on lessons learned from contacts as the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) bears down on the group's traditional stronghold of eastern and southern Afghanistan, according to Brigadier-General Joseph Votel, deputy commander of operations for ISAF's Regional Command East. "The Taliban is learning from their experience [in conflicts with ISAF], in the same way we are," he said, "and we see increasing use of heavier weapons on their part," Brig Gen Votel said from ISAF's Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan on 15 November

EU identifies capability gaps for Chad, CAR
The EU's senior military official, General Henri Bentegéat, chairman of the EU Military Committee (EUMC), has stated that he is lacking logistics support and helicopters as the organisation plans to launch a peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR). "Our mission in Chad will not be the largest the EU has launched, but it will be about the most difficult," said Gen Bentegéat

Front-line helicopter gunships evolve for the modern battlefield
The delivery of the US Army's first Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter on 3 October 2007 (built under the extended Block II contract) illustrates the continued importance of this particular genre of battlefield helicopter. The dedicated attack helicopter was born out of the armed close-air support applications for utility helicopters, notably the UH-1 'Huey' series, during the Vietnam conflict of the mid-to-late 1960s

Czech MoD selects Dingo
The Czech Ministry of Defence (MoD) has downselected the Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann (KMW) Dingo II as its preferred light armoured 4 x 4 vehicle for the Army of the Czech Republic's (ACR's) 601st Special Forces Battalion. The VOP-026 Sternberk military repair depot was informed in a letter sent by the MoD that its vehicle, the BAE Sytems OMC Land Systems RG-31, was being rejected on the grounds that the manufacturer could not deliver the vehicle within the two-month deadline following the completion of the tender

ADF receives the first two of 46 MRH90 helos
The first two of 46 NH90 helicopters destined for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) were delivered to Australia during a ceremony on 14 November. Named the MRH90 (multirole helicopter) in ADF service, these helicopters were procured as part of the Air 9000 programme, which is a multistage project aimed at enhancing Australia's rotary-wing assets

US-Australian agreement offers promise of improved bandwidth capacity
The United States and Australia signed an agreement on 14 November to assure mutual access to a new generation of military communications satellites known as the Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) system. The WGS replaces the US military's ageing Defense Satellite Communications System, which has served as the US Department of Defense's main military communications system for the past two decades

USN forges ahead with new DDG 1000 schedule
With a new shipbuilding schedule finalised that transfers the first of two lead Zumwalt-class destroyers to General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works, the US Navy (USN) has begun issuing a series of contracts to get the first DDG 1000 under way. On 12 November the USN awarded Bath Iron Works USD142 million and Northrop Grumman Ship Systems USD90 million in 'cost-reimbursement modifications' to both shipyards for long-lead items and pre-production work each company had begun for their lead DDG 1000 vessel

RNLN's Johan de Witt undergoes sea trials
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is taking its new Landing Platform Dock, Johan de Witt (JWIT), through its paces during combined live and command post exercises off the coast of southern England. Dubbed 'Orange Marauder 07-02' and 'Bright Archer 07' respectively, the exercises are led by the Netherlands Maritime Force deployable battle staff (NLMARFOR), with augmentees from Belgium, France, Germany and the UK

UK shipbuilding JV eyes export opportunities
The proposed UK surface ships joint venture (JV) between BAE Systems and VT Group will look towards export opportunities in countries such as Greece and Libya in addition to pending domestic programmes, it emerged on 13 November. The JV - which is expected to have annual sales in excess of GBP700 million (USD1.45 billion) and a payroll of 6,850 divided between the two companies' Portsmouth and Glasgow sites - is expected to come into being before the end of the year

Training the tiger: Malaysian industry tries to balance domestic and overseas ambitions
Despite a period of growth from the mid-1990s, which transformed the Malaysian defence industry from being capable only of providing common-user items and maintenance support for foreign equipment, Malaysia's defence industry still has a long way to go before it can claim to be a major global player. For example, though Malaysian defence industries manufacture a vast range of equipment, much is built under licence

ViaSat plans US Army FBCB2-BFT satellite upgrade
ViaSat intends to increase the capacity of the US Army's Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below - Blue Force Tracking (FBCB2-BFT) satellite network by a factor of at least seven in its solution for the planned system upgrade. In April 2007 ViaSat was awarded an initial USD9.3 million contract by FBCB2-BFT prime contractor, Northrop Grumman, to develop a prototype network and terminals for the system that provides situational awareness for ground and air platforms and which is seen as a key technology in US command and control at the tactical level

Royal Marines Y Troop set to gain Soothsayer capability
The Royal Marines signals intelligence unit, Y Troop, will be the first recipient of the new Project Soothsayer electronic warfare capability, Jane's has learned. Mounted on the Supacat high-mobility platform, Soothsayer provides integrated electronic support measures and electronic countermeasures (ECM) and will replace equipment currently in service with the British Army and the Royal Marines

New US Africa Command adopts a benign stance for maximum appeal and support
The United States is taking further steps to extend its influence into Africa with the phased establishment of Africa Command (AFRICOM). In a visit on 8 November to the headquarters of the African Union in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, AFRICOM'S first commander, General William Ward, told reporters that he wanted to make the transfer of activities from the three separate US commands - European Command (EUCOM), Central Command (CENTCOM) and Pacific Command (PACOM) - "as seamless as possible"

Interview: Rear Admiral Jean-Paul Robyns, Commander, Belgian Maritime Component
Belgium's naval commanders are under no illusions about the difficulties inherent in shaping and maintaining a well-equipped navy within the constraints of a tight budget. The Belgian Maritime Component's (BMC's) share of national defence spending in 2007 was EUR118.4 million (USD175 million); for 2008 it will probably be limited to around EUR120 million

India's Kiev-class carrier could be delayed beyond 2011, say government sources
The delivery of the Kiev-class aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (formerly Admiral Gorshkov ) to India could be delayed indefinitely, according to government sources. Russia has submitted a revised schedule for completing the contracted refit and repair work on the 44,500-ton carrier, which was originally due to be handed over in August 2008

Attack helicopters adapt their role for the asymmetric battlefield
A decade ago the emerging doctrine of 'air manoeuvre' had begun to grip the military imagination; the enhanced sensor and armament capabilities of the latest generation of purpose-built attack helicopters promised new possibilities for forcing decisive actions against conventional forces on the contemporary battlefield. Taking this to its ultimate conclusion, future rapidly deployable ground formations could be cast in support of helicopter-borne assíault troops and attack helicopters, rather than the other way round

Germany approves Puma procurement plan
The German Bundestag's budget committee has cleared the way for the procurement of 405 Puma Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicles (AIFVs) for the Germany Army. Germany's Federal Office of Defence Technology and Procurement is expected to award the production contract, worth about EUR3 billion (USD4.4 billion), to Projekt System & Management (PSM) in 2008

US Air Force returns Strike Eagles to service
The US Air Force (USAF) is returning the F-15E Strike Eagle to service in Iraq and Afghanistan after grounding its fleet of nearly 700 F-15 aircraft on 3 November. The USAF grounded all F-15 models after an F-15C crashed in Missouri on 2 November

UK RAF reaps the benefit of MQ-9 deployment
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) announced on 8 November that its first MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is now in service and flying operations in Afghanistan. The official in-service date for the Reaper, operated by 39 Squadron RAF, was 31 October and an RAF spokesperson told Jane's it "flew its first operational flight in October 2007"

Skynet 5B finally launches
The UK's Skynet 5B communications satellite was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, on 14 November. Launched from an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle at 10.06pm GMT, the satellite was deployed in Geostationary Transfer Orbit some 27 minutes into the mission. The spacecraft will now be manoeuvred into its final geostationary position at 53 degrees east - at which point its solar array and UHF receivers and transmitters will be fully deployed and a full testing programme carried out before first operations commence

[Tyndall]

Čudno kako nitko nije primjetio...

Srušio se Rafale - pilot, Emmanuel Moriuser nije preživio (link na francuskom)

http://fr.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200712...ca02f96_1.html

[el Duderino]

Avioni padaju svaki dan. (karikiram) Bilo je pitanje vremena kad će se i prvi rafale srušit. Što me dovodi do još jednog pitanja: ima li negdje neka stranica sa statistikom letova/padova vojnih zrakoplova? Vjerojatno ne, jer podaci o broju letova mozda nisu javno dostupni ali ipak...

[Manaslu11]

Air Forces Monthly objavljuje gomilu toga u svakom broju.

[Tyndall]

Nekakva statistika bi mogla biti korisna. Možemo ju mi napraviti.