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Messaggio da richelieu » 14 dicembre 2018, 9:26

USN & USMC ..... tira aria di crisi per le loro aviazioni .....
US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft availability has continued to suffer and decline since 2011 due to old age, poor depot maintenance and parts shortages, among other issues.
That’s according to the Government Accountability Office, which said the USN and USMC generally did not meet aircraft availability goals in fiscal years 2011 - 2018 for the seven aircraft it reviewed.
Fonte: flightglobal.com ..... "GAO: US Navy and Marine Corps aircraft readiness declined since 2011" .....

La pagina del GAO contenente i relativi links ..... https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-225T .....
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Messaggio da richelieu » 30 gennaio 2020, 23:48

F-35C ... i Marines fanno progressi ...
On January 21, the first Lockheed Martin F-35C joined the Third Marine Air Wing at MCAS Miramar, California.
The aircraft is assigned to VMFA-314 “Black Knights,” the first Marine squadron to operate the carrier-capable version.
The Corps is acquiring a total of 80 F-35Cs, which will equip four operational squadrons, each with 10 aircraft.
Others will be used for training and as a reserve.
The “Black Knights” - with a long and distinguished operational career - are no strangers to introducing new types, having been the first Marine unit to fly the F-4 Phantom in 1962, and in 1983 became the first unit in any service to adopt the F/A-18A Hornet.
Having flown its last Hornet missions in June 2019, the squadron has been training on the F-35C throughout the latter half of the year with the joint Navy/Marines Fleet Replenishment Squadron (VFA-125 “Rough Raiders”) at NAS Lemoore, California, from where the aircraft was flown into Miramar.
A number of Marine F-35Cs have already been delivered to VFA-125 and the training unit (VFA-101 “Grim Reapers”) at Eglin AFB, Florida, to aid the conversion process.

... ainonline.com ... "Marines Start Building Frontline F-35C Force" ...

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Perché ...
The US Marine Corps (USMC) believes it needs to be leaner and meaner to defeat China in a hypothetical war in the Pacific Ocean.
Over the next 10 years, the service plans to drastically downsize its force, cutting 12,000 personnel and reducing its number of aircraft, including a significant number of its bespoke Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighters, Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotors and Sikorsky CH-53 heavy lift helicopters.

... flightglobal.com ... "Why the US Marine Corps plans big downsizing, including some F-35s, MV-22s and all tanks" ...

... news.usni.org ... "New Marine Corps Cuts Will Slash All Tanks, Many Heavy Weapons As Focus Shifts to Lighter, Littoral Forces" ...

Intanto ... marines.mil ... "First Marine F-35C Squadron Attains Next Aviation Milestone" ...

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AH-64E ... se ne sta studiando l'impiego in ambito navale ...
The US military has conducted joint operations in the Arabian gulf to demonstrate army attack helicopters teaming with naval assets to engaged simulated surface targets.
The work involved Boeing AH-64E attack helicopters operating from the USS Lewis B. Fuller, an Expeditionary Landing Bas ship, says the US Naval Force Central Command (*).

... flightglobal.com ... "AH-64E explores maritime attack role in Arabian Gulf" ...

(*) ... cusnc.navy.mil ... "U.S. Navy Surface Forces and Army Attack Helicopters Conduct Integration Operations in Arabian Gulf" ...

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USMC ... da "Semper Fidelis" a ... "Semper Paratus" ...
The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself in its reputation as the “First to Fight” in any clime and place.
While 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing is a significant part of America’s force in readiness, it does not fly or fight alone.
In an effort to ensure fellow pilots are trained and equipped with the latest in 5th Generation stealth technology, 3rd MAW’s Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 and VMFA-211 recently delivered eight F-35B Lightning IIs to 1st MAW’s VMFA-121 in Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
VMFA-121 permanently relocated from MCAS Yuma, Arizona, to MCAS Iwakuni in 2017 after becoming the Corps’ first operational F-35B squadron in 2012.
As a forward-deployed squadron in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of operations, it is imperative that the “Green Knights” have access to the most modern aviation weapon systems available.

... marines.mil/News ... "SHARPENING THE “FIRST TO FIGHT” FORCE: 3RD MAW DELIVERS PRISTINE, COMBAT-READY F-35BS TO 1ST MAW" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 11 maggio 2020, 10:45

Full Metal Jacket ... today ... :nurse:

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Messaggio da richelieu » 11 maggio 2020, 12:32

Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) ... dopo il 'prima' ... viene sempre il 'poi' ... 

Prima ... minister.defence.gov.au ... https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/min ... e-covid-19 ...

Poi 1 ... RID ... https://www.portaledifesa.it/index~phpp ... ,3579.html ...

Poi 2 ... dvidshub.net ... https://www.dvidshub.net/news/369386/ma ... ent-resume ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 14 maggio 2020, 19:01

Grandi portaerei ... la Marina USA ci ripensa ...
Il Segretario dell’US Navy ad interim James McPherson, d’accordo con il Segretario in pectore Kenneth Braithwaite, ha deciso di interrompere lo studio Future Carrier 2030 che avrebbe potuto portare al taglio del programma per le nuove portaerei FORD, limitandole a 4 esemplari, ed all'acquisizione di portaerei più piccole a propulsione convenzionale.
Lo studio era stato lanciato dal precedente Segretario Thomas Modly ...

... RID ... "Portaerei, la confusione dell’US Navy" ...

La notizia secondo l' USNI ...

... "Acting SECNAV McPherson Ends Navy Future Carrier Study - Nominee Braithwaite Gives Full Support to Ford Program" ...

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In partenza il programma che punta all'acquisto, in tempi ovviamente abbastanza lunghi, di un nuovo addestratore non navalizzato destinato alla Marina USA ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 8 giugno 2020, 8:44

USS Gerald R. Ford ... in mare con il Carrier Air Wing 8 a bordo ...
With Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) logged significant milestones this week during Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) operations at sea.
During Ford’s largest aircraft embark to date, CVW-8 completed critical milestones on the first-in-class ship, testing secure communications and tactical data links, supporting the use of Network Enabled Weapons (NEW), Combined fixed- and rotary-wing Close Air Support integration, and SIMDIS, a multi-dimensional interactive graphical and video display to playback large events for debriefs.
Underway, CVW-8 conducted day and night cyclic flight operations totaling 324 catapult launches and arrested landings, qualifying 50 pilots, including Ford’s Commanding Officer, Capt. J.J. Cummings.

... navy.mil ... "Ford Completes Largest Aircraft Embark" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 8 giugno 2020, 10:18

La USS Gerald R. Ford a confronto con le portaerei classe Nimitz ...
The Navy's $13B first of its kind Ford class supercarrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), which now has Carrier Air Wing 8 embarked onboard, is slowly showing signs of improvement to its various systems after a litany of engineering setbacks, but it still has a long way to go before becoming available for actual operational deployments.
As such, the Navy's 10 Nimitz class carriers will continue providing for America's national defense needs alone.
Beyond their general configurations, the two classes have major differences, both outwardly visible and not.
Pictures released by the Navy today showing the USS Harry S. Truman sailing alongside USS Gerald R. Ford give us our best visual comparison yet of the two classes.
... thedrive.com ... "These Photos Of Ford And Nimitz Class Carriers Sailing Side-By-Side Offer Best Comparison Yet" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 18 giugno 2020, 10:04

Blue Angels ... la pattuglia acrobatica della U.S. Navy ha ricevuto il suo primo Super Hornet ...
Boeing has delivered the first Super Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron.
The unpainted aircraft now enters the flight test and evaluation phase at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
Boeing expects to deliver a total of 11 aircraft for the squadron in 2020.
“The Super Hornet is an iconic representation of excellence in naval aviation,” said ret. Admiral Pat Walsh, vice president of U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Services for Boeing.
Walsh flew with the Blue Angels from 1985 to 1987 as the Left Wingman (#3) and Slot Pilot (#4).
“As Boeing continues to support the operational fleet of Navy Super Hornets, we are excited to see this platform enter a critical phase of its journey to joining the team.”

... boeing.mediaroom.com ... "Boeing Delivers First Super Hornet Blue Angel Test Jet" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 18 giugno 2020, 10:18

TOPGUN ... primi diplomi per piloti di F-35C ...
Two F-35C pilots are the first naval aviators to graduate from the TOPGUN course flying the fifth-generation Joint Strike Fighter, the Navy announced.
Marine Maj. Derek Heinz and Navy Lt. William Goodwin are among the latest graduates of the Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor course, run at Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nev.
Heinz is a member of the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, and Goodwin is a member of the “Argonauts” of VFA-147, both F-35C Lightning II squadrons based at NAS Lemoore, Calif.

... news.usni.org ... "First F-35C Pilots Graduate from TOPGUN" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 13 luglio 2020, 21:15

La USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) in fiamme a San Diego ...

Dal sito dell' USNI ...

... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/12/breaki ... chard-fire ...

... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/13/fire-f ... spitalized ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 14 luglio 2020, 19:05

Dal sito dell'USNI ... un commento a proposito del rischio di incendi a bordo delle navi da guerra in manutenzione ...

... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/13/warshi ... ire-damage ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 15 luglio 2020, 16:56

USS Bohomme Richard ... siamo ormai al terzo giorno ... 🔥 🔥 🔥

news.usni.org ... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/14/navy-f ... -third-day ...

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USS Bonhomme Richard ... aggiornamenti dal sito dell' USNI ...

... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/15/on-day ... -flare-ups ...

... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/16/uss-bo ... resilience ...

... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/17/fire-c ... ions-begin ...

L' incendio è stato spento ed ora parte l' inchiesta ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 18 luglio 2020, 0:38

USS Bonhomme Richard ... il CNO della US Navy vuole risposte ...

... defensenews.com ... "The US Navy’s top officer wants answers on the Bonhomme Richard fire" ...

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USS Bonhomme Richard ... dal sito dell' USNI ...

Assegnato un contratto ... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/22/nassco ... r-response ...

NCIS (con un team ATF) ed altre commissioni d'inchiesta indagano ... https://news.usni.org/2020/07/24/atf-te ... tion-board ...

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USS Carl Vinson ... pronta a ricevere gli F-35C ...
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) departed Bremerton, Wash., on Sunday bound for its new homeport in San Diego after completing a year and a half of maintenance, the Navy announced.
Part of the 17-month dry dock repair period was to make the carrier ready for the Navy’s first F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter deployment that is planned for next year.
The F-35C modifications added classified spaces to the carrier and replaced the carrier’s jet-blast deflectors.
The ship’s current carrier launch and recovery systems don’t require modifications to handle the new fighters.
The docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility that began on Feb. 28, 2019, added the systems needed to fly and maintain the Navy’s F-35 ...
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The ship is now underway for sea trials and will arrive at its new homeport in San Diego, Calif., before beginning the months-long training period to integrate the air wing and surface forces for the anticipated 2021 first operational deployment of the F-35C. The “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 are expected to be first F-35C squadron to deploy.

... news.usni.org ... "Carrier Vinson Heading to San Diego Ahead of First F-35C Joint Strike Fighter Deployment" ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 9 settembre 2020, 19:15

In visita nel Regno Unito ...
Ten US Marine Corps (USMC)-operated Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 ‘Wake Island Avengers’ arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk, UK, on September 3.
During the deployment, VMFA-211 will work alongside Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35Bs – operated by No 617 Squadron ‘Dambusters’ – and their US Air Force (USAF) colleagues at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.
The unit will embark with the ‘Dambusters’ on the Royal Navy’s newest flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), at the end of the month to take part in Exercise Joint Warrior.
It will also participate in Exercise Point Blank with Lakenheath-based F-15s and other NATO partners during its time in the UK.

... key.aero ... USMC F-35Bs arrive at RAF Marham ...

Anche qui ... raf.mod.uk ... US F-35 Jets arrive at RAF Marham ...
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Ad Est delle Filippine ...
Joint forces are assembling around Guam and the Mariana Islands Range Complex for high-end Pacific exercise Valiant Shield 2020, which kicks off today.
The exercise, which takes place every other year following the Rim of the Pacific international exercise, is U.S.-only and typically covers more sophisticated warfighting tactics and systems than does RIMPAC, which is meant to be more inclusive for all partners and allies.
Valiant Shield 2020 will run from Sept. 14 through 25.
Participants include aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD-18), dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42) – all of which are forward-based in Japan – as well as other surface ships, approximately 100 aircraft and an estimated 11,000 personnel from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps ...

... news.usni.org ... Valiant Shield 2020 Kicks Off Today As Joint Force Assembles in Mariana Islands ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 19 settembre 2020, 16:37

"Andate avanti e costruite quella grande nave" ... all'ammiraglio piace il fatto che la Cina stia costruendo una terza portaerei ... così sarebbe giustificata la richiesta, da parte dell' US Navy, volta alla realizzazione di ulteriori portaerei americane ...
China’s pursuit of more aircraft carriers validates the U.S. Navy’s commitment to building more American aircraft carriers in the future, the U.S. admiral in charge of providing forces to the fleet said on Thursday.
“Good on ‘em. It makes the argument that carriers are important,” Adm. Chris Grady, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces, said on Thursday.
“We have them. They want them and they’re building them.”
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“Lot of blood, lot of loss of life, a lot of sweat and tears to make naval aviation work. We’ve got a huge lead and one that will continue to expand into the future. Go ahead and build that big ship, but to build the eco-system that is naval aviation that brings that ship to life – that’s going to take a lot of hard work and time.”

... news.usni.org ... U.S. Admiral Talks 3rd Chinese Aircraft Carrier: ‘Go Ahead and Build that Big Ship’ ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 24 settembre 2020, 17:32

Benvenuti a bordo !!!
HMS Queen Elizabeth has embarked the largest number of warplanes ever onto her deck as she prepares to take her place at the heart of a UK-led NATO Carrier Strike Group.
Two squadrons of F-35B stealth jets, the RAF’s 617 Squadron (The Dambusters) and the US Marines Corps VMFA-211 (The Wake Island Avengers), have joined the 65,000-tonne carrier as she sails for exercises with allies in the North Sea.
With a total of 14 jets and eight Merlin helicopters, it’s the largest concentration of fighter jets to operate at sea from a Royal Navy carrier since HMS Hermes in 1983, and the largest air group of fifth generation fighters at sea anywhere in the world.


... royalnavy.mod.uk ... HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH WELCOMES UK AND US JETS FOR MAJOR EXERCISE ...

In precedenza ...

... royalnavy.mod.uk ... US F-35BS ARRIVE FOR WORK-UP WITH HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH ...

... royalnavy.mod.uk ... POINT-BLANK TRAINING FOR F-35S BEFORE JOINING HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH ...
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Messaggio da richelieu » 26 settembre 2020, 0:42

Next year ...
Next year, the most advanced carrier air wing in history will sail to the Pacific aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).
Last week, the Carrier Air Wing 2 took the first steps in getting its new F-35C Joint Strike Fighters and CMV-22B Ospreys integrated into the air wing and aboard the carrier.

... news.usni.org ... VIDEO: USS Carl Vinson Preparing for First F-35C, ‘Advanced Carrier Air Wing’ Deployment ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 30 settembre 2020, 1:03

Quelli che stanno per averli vanno a imparare da quelli che li hanno già ...
An overseas deployment with Marines is giving some of the Navy’s first crews that will operate its new cargo-delivery fleet of CMV-22B Osprey aircraft hands-on experience with tiltrotor technology and operations.
Ten aircraft maintainers and one naval aviator from Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30 are deployed with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis-Response-Central Command 20.2, flying, operating and maintaining MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors in the Persian Gulf region.

... news.usni.org ... Sailors Get Experience with Marine MV-22s Before Operating First Navy Ospreys ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 30 settembre 2020, 16:34

USMC ... collisione in volo fra un F-35B e un KC-130J ...
A Marine F-35B aircraft has crashed near Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., following an air collision with a KC-130J, defense officials confirmed to USNI News.
At approximately 4 p.m. local time, “it was reported that an F-35B made contact with a KC-130J during an air-to-air refueling evolution, resulting in the crash of the F-35B.
The pilot of the F-35B ejected successfully and is currently being treated,” read a statement from Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Joseph Butterfield to USNI News.
“The KC-130J is on deck in the vicinity of Thermal Airport. All crew members of the KC-130J have been reported safe.”


... news.usni.org ... Marine F-35B Crashes After Collision With KC-130 Over California; All Aircrew Recovered Safely ...


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Messaggio da richelieu » 2 ottobre 2020, 12:01

Ulteriori informazioni circa la collisione ...

... usni.org ... Marines Release More Details on F-35B, KC-130J Collision ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 4 ottobre 2020, 0:32

CH-53K King Stallion ... i principali problemi sono stati ormai superati ...
In 2018 the Marine Corps received its first CH-53K King Stallion, capable of lifting more than three times the weight of its predecessor.
But with more than 100 technical issues found with the helicopter, the promising program was set back by two years.
Now nearly all the technical issues have been solved and only a few tests remain before the King Stallion can be cleared for operational testing, a Sikorsky official told Marine Corps Times.
“The majority of the issues are closed, all the tough ones are already behind us and done,” said Bill Falk, a program director from Sikorsky, the helicopter’s manufacturer.

... marinecorpstimes.com ... Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion’s technical problems have been solved, maker says ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 4 ottobre 2020, 23:38

Ancora a proposito della collisione ... un pilota veterano parla dei rischi del rifornimento in volo ...
“I’m not sure I’d characterize Air-to-Air refueling (AAR) itself as risky.
Rather, I always thought of it as requiring strict attention to the slight but significant changes taking place as you approach, engage, and then maintain position on the drogue.”
That’s what former USMC F-4 Phantom II pilot, combat veteran, author and Stanford graduate John Trotti told TheAviationist.com about midair refueling using the drogue and probe system employed by U.S. Marine Aircraft.
Trotti’s remarks, both as a former USMC fighter pilot and perhaps more significantly even, as a subject matter expert and published author, are relevant to the discussion of this week’s loss of a USMC F-35B over the Coachella Valley in California.

... theaviationist.com ... Following F-35B, KC-130J Collision Former USMC F-4 Pilot Tells Us About the Risks of Midair Refueling ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 8 ottobre 2020, 23:00

US Navy ... Il Segretario alla Difesa Esper guarda al futuro ...
Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced a new future fleet plan for the Navy that would grow the attack submarine force, supplement nuclear-powered aircraft carriers with light carriers to achieve greater day-to-day presence, and invest heavily in small and unmanned ships for distributed operations.
Esper’s Battle Force 2045, which he rolled out during an online event today at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, lays out plans for achieving a fleet of 500 manned and unmanned ships by 2045, and a fleet of 355 traditional battle force ships by 2035 – all in a resource-constrained budget environment.

... news.usni.org ... SECDEF Esper Calls for 500-Ship Fleet by 2045, With 3 SSNs a Year and Light Carriers Supplementing CVNs ...

Anche se ... atlanticcouncil.org ... Battle Force 2045 raises important questions ... :scratch:

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Messaggio da richelieu » 9 ottobre 2020, 12:17

CVN-78 (Gerald R. Ford) ... il più recente Rapporto al Congresso ...

... Report to Congress on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program ...

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Messaggio da richelieu » 9 ottobre 2020, 23:35

Anche se non riguarda direttamente USN & USMC ...

Il Gruppo d'Attacco della QE in mare per il primo, impegnativo test ...

news.usni.orgVIDEO: HMS Queen Elizabeth Strike Group Assembles

Anche qui … ainonline.comUK’s Carrier Strike Group Faces Its First Test
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Messaggio da richelieu » 10 ottobre 2020, 16:28

Anche se non riguarda direttamente USN & USMC ...

Gli F-35B imbarcati sulla QE hanno effettuato un'esercitazione di sgancio dal vivo di bombe Paveway IV ...
Fighter jets embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth have been undergoing live weapons training in the North Sea.
The F-35B Lightning jets have stepped up to the next level of training after the pilots completed their carrier qualification in both day and night time conditions.
617 Squadron, ‘The Dambusters’, and the US Marine CorpsVMFA-211 jets, spent three days on exercise, dropping 500lb Paveway IV high explosive bombs onto a dedicated range off the coast of the UK.
The training proved HMS Queen Elizabeth’s ability to deliver F-35 strike mission sets from weapon prep through to execution.

royalnavy.mod.ukF-35 JETS ON HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH COMPLETE LIVE WEAPONS TRAINING
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Messaggio da richelieu » 26 ottobre 2020, 0:31

USMC ... ancora sulla collisione in volo fra un F-35B e un KC-130J ...
Ecco le immagini dell'aereo da trasporto danneggiato ...
We still don't know much about what exactly caused the collision between a KC-130J and an F-35B, both Marine Corps aircraft taking part in the Weapons Tactics Instructor course out of MCAS Yuma, Arizona, near the Salton Sea in Southern California on September 29th, 2020.
What we do know is the KC-130J crew did an incredible job keeping their cool and getting the badly damaged aircraft on the ground, a farmer's field near the town of Thermal, with all of its occupants alive.
The Hercules tanker-transport, which belongs to VMGR-352 'Raiders,' has since been partially disassembled and moved to Jacqueline Cochran Airport in Thermal and our friend and contributor Matt Hartman grabbed some shots of it.

thedrive.com/the-war-zoneCheck Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California

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