V-22 Osprey

[Daishi]

Volvi a ver MASH hace un par de años (la vi en su tiempo, lo cual me coloca en "grupo de riesgo") y lo que me sorprendio es que fuera una serie considerada como de marcada tendencia ideologica progresista en su momento ¡Y hoy seria imposible de emitir por todo lo contrario! El argumento estaba lleno de cosas como esos medicos persiguiendo enfermeras, esas mujeres florero, y nada sutil precisdamente, etc, que la colocarian inmediatamente en solfa. Justificadisima, eso si. Pero resulta curioso desde ese punto de vista.
Desde el resto de angulos, la serie sigue siendo divertidisima y una joja de la television.

Yo era muy canijo para que en su día me dejaran ver la serie...aun así recuerdo perfectamente la sintonía y a muchos de los personajes. Refleja la mentalidad de la época y se hace un uso muy inteligente del humor precisamente para criticar todos esos "ismos"...
Con todo lo que se pueda de decir de los Estados Unidos, permitir ese nivel de critica - no voy a entrar en si justificada o no, pero en cualquier caso nada complaciente - hacia sus propias instituciones, aquí no tiene paragón.

Saludos

[champi]

MV-22B operando desde el Queen Elizabeth británico: https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6639194/ ... -elizabeth

Photo by 1st Lt. Zachary Bodner

[champi]

Cuatro CV-22B atravesando la península de norte a sur a 270+ nudos: https://twitter.com/RadarSpain/status/1 ... 9807421443

[Kique]

https://twitter.com/SPAR655/status/1408 ... 28896?s=20

[champi]

Un MV-22B de los USMC vuela por primera vez con el sistema de guerra electrónica "Intrepid Tiger II (V)4" integrado en el compartimiento de carga: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... first-time

[champi]

"Los paracaidistas de la Brigada "Almogávares" BRIPAC en un salto desde el MV-22B Osprey. Fotografía Jesús de los Reyes": https://twitter.com/jmscaronte/status/1 ... 8069852161

[Orel]

Como comentan, espectacular ese cableado al descubierto en el techo bajo del V-22. ¿Será por su dificultad de mantenimiento que prefieren tenero "a la vista y a mano". Como las tuberías de agua fría y caliente en ciertos edificios públicos antiguos, que van por fuera de la pared para facilitar detección y reparación de averías.

[Atticus]

Como comentan, espectacular ese cableado al descubierto en el techo bajo del V-22. ¿Será por su dificultad de mantenimiento que prefieren tenero "a la vista y a mano". Como las tuberías de agua fría y caliente en ciertos edificios públicos antiguos, que van por fuera de la pared para facilitar detección y reparación de averías.

Mas me preocupa a mi la complejidad que revela. Que ya sabemos que dicen que esos aparatos son "dificiles" y "complejos" hasta decir basta, pero verlo directamente....

[champi]

Contrato de mantenimiento de cinco años (11/8/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2728223/

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Textron Systems Corp., Hunt Valley, Maryland, is awarded an $11,285,913 five-year, long-term, firm-fixed price contract under a previously awarded performance-based logistics requirements contract (N00383-19-D-U501) for the logistics and repair support of MV-22B, CMV-22 (Navy) and CV-22 (Air Force) Osprey components in support of the Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Tester system. All work will be performed in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by August 2026. Appropriate fiscal year working capital funds (Navy) will be obligated as individual task orders are issued, and funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. One source was solicited for this non-competitive requirement and one offer was received in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1). Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00383-21-D-ZD01).
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[champi]

MV-22B entregando ayuda humanitaria en Haití: https://twitter.com/USMC/status/1432339386419580934

[champi]

Contrato de mantenimiento para cinco años (1/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2762096/

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Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, Illinois, is awarded a $60,697,125 five-year, long-term, firm-fixed-priced requirements contract for the repair of the constant frequency generator used on the V-22 aircraft in support of the weapon replaceable assemblies and shop replaceable assemblies programs. All work will be performed in Rockford, Illinois, and work is expected to be completed by September 2026. No funds will be obligated at time of award. Working capital funds (Navy) will be obligated as individual task orders are issued, and funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One source was solicited for this non-competitive requirement under authority 10 U.S. Code 2304 (c)(1), with one offer received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity (N00383-21-D-ZQ01).
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[Atticus]

¿Es impresion mia o no se han visto a estos aparatos lo que seria esperable en la evacuacion de Kabul?

[champi]

Parece que se quiere un nuevo sistema de intercomunicación entre el piloto y copiloto: https://sam.gov/opp/cb4516479baf40159bc ... f5420/view

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Naval Air Systems Command, V-22 Joint Program Office, PMA-275 intends to negotiate and issue a Delivery Order modification under Basic Ordering Agreement N00019-17-G-0002 to the Bell Boeing Joint Program Office on a sole-source basis to provide the design, development, integration Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE), Retrofit Recurring Engineering (RE), and kits to facilitate the incorporation of a redesigned Pilot/Co-Pilot ICS Harness onto MV-22, CV-22, CMV-22, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Japan Osprey aircraft.
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Y también mejoras en la APU: https://sam.gov/opp/5e4ad25c3f9648caaaa ... 20ee4/view

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Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a sole source contract to Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (JPO) to provide nonrecurring engineering for the design, development, test and evaluation, integration, and airworthiness qualification of improvements to current Auxiliary Power Unit start contactors to include procurement of kits in support of the V-22 aircraft. This requirement was procured in accordance with the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition under Title 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements." As the sole designer, developer, and manufacturer of the V-22 aircraft, Bell Boeing JPO is the only source that has unrestricted access to the totality of technical data needed to support the requirement herein. Further, the Government does not possess adequate license rights to the required technical data package necessary to support a competitive procurement to fulfill the requirement herein.
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[champi]

Hoy ha sido el día de Boeing. Otro contrato importante más, en el que se ve parte de lo que van a actualizar (27/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/2790164/

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Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $214,394,944 cost-plus-incentive-fee order (N0001921F0327) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001917G0002). This order provides for the redesign and development of the V-22 Flight Control System, to include the flight control computer, cockpit interface unit and associated test equipment due to functional obsolescence, cybersecurity initiatives, and diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (54.92%); Endicott, New York (41.53%); Fort Worth, Texas (3.29%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (0.26%), and is expected to be completed in June 2026. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $26,974,249; and fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $3,924,090 will be obligated at the 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.
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[champi]

Más contratos (28/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/ ... e/2791886/

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Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $15,373,444 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001921F0805) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001917G0002). This order provides systems engineering, technical, logistics support and retrofit of the Miniaturized Airborne Global Positioning System Receiver 2000 for integration onto the V-22 Osprey aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (95%); and Amarillo, Texas (5%), and is expected to be completed in November 2024. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $3,000,000; and fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $800,000 will be obligated at the 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.
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Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded an $8,947,039 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001921F0057) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001917G0002). This order provides for the design and development of a replacement keyboard unit for the V-22 control display unit due to functional obsolescence in support of the V-22 Flight Control System redesign. Work will be performed in Tempe, Arizona (74%); Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (22%); and Fort Worth, Texas (4%), and is expected to be completed in December 2023. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $5,160,016; fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $358,037; fiscal 2020 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,184,266; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $845,904 will be obligated at the time of award, $1,184,266 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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