Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. (USAF)

[Vorlon]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... he-jet-age

Es necesario cambiar el modelo de entrenamiento.

Saludos

[Truquichan]

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41789/the-truth-about-the-air-forces-biggest-changes-to-pilot-training-since-the-dawn-of-the-jet-age

Es necesario cambiar el modelo de entrenamiento.

Saludos

Muy interesante. Es una cosa que he estado leyendo en los últimos informes: Los pilotos de caza/ataque USAF apenas llegan a unas 120 horas anuales de vuelo reales de media, desde hace años. A los pilotos les calzan simulador a saco y a saber, visto lo visto, de qué calidad. Está claro que el nº de salidas es el baremo que usan como base...volar recto y nivelado lleva tiempo, pero no "sirve de mucho".

3740 pilotos de caza/ataque, no tengo el reparto por cuerpos.
2015-2050 cazas maomenos entre el 60% y 70% de disponibilidad (FY19: 1332 AF - 575 GN - 109 R)
Horas de vuelo de media por mes PreCovid: 8,5h para Activos, 8,4h GN y 6,8h Reserva

Horas de vuelo medio de las células (precovid) Con la disponibilidad unas tendrán mas otras menos.
a10 280
f16 204
f15 235
f22 150
f35 99



Info sacada del Air Force Magazine y de la de seguridad de la USAF, algunos datos no son a la misma fecha y hay +-6 meses en algunos de variación, por lo que habrá un 5% bailando seguro, mas lo que no hayan informado.

[Orel]

Muy interesante. Es una cosa que he estado leyendo en los últimos informes: Los pilotos de caza/ataque USAF apenas llegan a unas 120 horas anuales de vuelo reales de media, desde hace años. A los pilotos les calzan simulador a saco y a saber, visto lo visto, de qué calidad.

Desde luego es llamativo. Aunque como dices, es cierto que según aumente la proporción de F-35, menos horas de vuelo real tendrán, ya que con cada nueva generación se hace más entrenamiento sintético de calidad. Hasta que lleguemos a que la mayoría sean UCAS que no necesitan estar siendo volados, estarán almacenados tranquilamente (con sus chequeos claro) hasta el día que tengan que salir a repartir estopa.

Saludos

[Truquichan]

Muy interesante. Es una cosa que he estado leyendo en los últimos informes: Los pilotos de caza/ataque USAF apenas llegan a unas 120 horas anuales de vuelo reales de media, desde hace años. A los pilotos les calzan simulador a saco y a saber, visto lo visto, de qué calidad.

Desde luego es llamativo. Aunque como dices, es cierto que según aumente la proporción de F-35, menos horas de vuelo real tendrán, ya que con cada nueva generación se hace más entrenamiento sintético de calidad. Hasta que lleguemos a que la mayoría sean UCAS que no necesitan estar siendo volados, estarán almacenados tranquilamente (con sus chequeos claro) hasta el día que tengan que salir a repartir estopa.

Saludos

Como se ha visto en otras noticias en el foro ya trabajan en ello y en montar todo el trayecto, reclutamiento, formación, operación. Ya tiene mucho cuerpo eso.
Y Skyborg.
Y la "Autopista"

[pagano]

La USAF pone tiritas en la gangrena talibán http://galaxiamilitar.es/estados-unidos ... fganistan/

[champi]

Contrato para la actualización de los centros de entrenamiento de los F-15 (18/8/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2737831/

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AIR FORCE

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded a $9,987,543 modification (P00001) to previously awarded contract FA8621-21-C-0001 for F-15C and F-15E Mission Training Centers (MTC). The contract modification provides for updates to the F-15 MTC training systems in order to achieve training service objectives. The locations of performance are Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina; Nellis AFB, Nevada; Kadena Air Base, Japan; and RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England. Fiscal 2021 Air Force 3400 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,987,543 were obligated at the time of award. The contracting activity is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.
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[champi]

Contrato para blancos aéreos (20/8/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2741226/

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AIR FORCE

PAE Aviation and Technical Services LLC, Marlton, New Jersey, has been awarded a $20,919,888 (approximate) modification (P00073) to previously awarded contract FA4890-15-C-0018 for the Aerial Targets Program. The contract modification provides for the exercise of an option for an additional year of service under the multiple year contract, directly supporting live-fire weapon system testing and enabling the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group’s developmental and operational air-to-air missiles testing. The locations of performance are Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; and Holloman AFB, New Mexico. The work is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2022. Fiscal 2022 operation and maintenance funds will be utilized and no funds will be obligated at time of award. Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Langley AFB, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
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[champi]

Contrato para actualizar el AN/ALQ-172 del B-52 y C-130 (31/8/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2760545/

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L3 Harris, Clifton, New Jersey, has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in the amount of $947,292,440 for the AN/ALQ-172 Countermeasures Program and modernization. This contract provides for engineering services for block cycle, non-block cycle and sustaining engineering services and for Air Force Global Strike Command enhancement modernizations. Work will be performed in Clifton, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 30, 2031. This award is the result of a sole source acquisition, and fiscal 2021 operation and maintenance funds in the amount of $9,789,811 are being obligated at the time of award. Electronic Warfare Contracting Branch, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8523-21-D-0004).
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También para más moderno alertador radar AN/ALR-69A:

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Raytheon Co., Goleta, California, was awarded a $9,584,400 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide software engineering support for the ALR-69A program. This is a follow-on effort to the sole-source. Work will be performed in Goleta, California, under a basic one-year ordering period with nine one-year options, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 30, 2026. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. This award is the result of a justification and approval stating only one responsible source. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8523-21-D-0010).
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[champi]

Contrato muy importante bajo la coordinación de la base aérea de Eglin durante 11 años (3/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2764928/

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AIR FORCE

The Air Force awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling of $46,000,000,000 to 55 vendors: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., McLean, Virginia; Sierra Nevada Corp., Centennial, Colorado; Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California; Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona; General Dynamics OTS Inc., Niceville, Florida; Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Applied Research Associates Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico; L3 Technologies Inc., Camden, New Jersey; General Atomics, San Diego, California; MBDA Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Tangram Flex Inc., Dayton, Ohio; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Northridge, California; Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Logicquest LLC, Huntsville, Alabama; Intuitive Research and Technology Corp., Huntsville, Alabama; Serco Inc., Herndon, Virginia; Kihomac Inc., Reston, Virginia; Linquest Corp., Los Angeles, California; DCA Corp., Alexandria, Virginia; Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida; Odyssey Systems Consulting Group LTD, Wakefield, Massachusetts; Zitech Inc., Niceville, Florida; Parsons Government Services Inc., Pasadena, California; KBR Services LLC, Lexington Park, Maryland; Cummings Aerospace Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Radiance Technologies Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; MAG Aerospace, Fairfax, Virginia; Applied Research Solutions Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio; Autonodyne LLC, Boston, Massachusetts; Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Morsecorp Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts; Blue Force Technologies Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina; OST Inc., McLean, Virginia; Signalink Inc., Madison, Alabama; Strategic Technology Consulting LLC, Toms River, New Jersey; Cintel Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Graham Technologies LLC, Largo, Maryland; Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, Colorado; The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri; AGR LLC, Dallas, Texas; CFD Research Corp., Huntsville, Alabama; Corvid Technologies LLC, Mooresville, North Carolina; Shield AI Inc., San Diego, California; Systems & Technology Research LLC, Woburn, Massachusetts; Strategic Technical Services LLC, Carmel, Indiana; Textron Systems Corporation, Hunt Valley, Maryland; Cyberspace Solutions LLC, Herndon, Virginia; Episys Science Inc., Poway, California; Opto-Knowledge Systems Inc., Torrance, California; Riverside Research Institute, New York, New York; Defense Warriors Government Solutions LLC, Portsmouth, Virginia; Systima Technologies Inc., Mukileto, Washington; The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts; Simmonds Precision Products, a part of Collins Aerospace, Vergennes, Vermont; and Accurate Machine & Tool Corp., Madison, Alabama, for work within the Eglin Air Force Base Armament Mission. This contract provides for work in digital engineering and model based systems engineering, agile processes, open systems architecture, weapons and enterprise analytics for Eglin AFB, Florida, and its mission partners. The location of performance spans across the 55 vendors’ locations receiving award, and work is expected to be completed by Sept. 6, 2032. This award is the result of a competitive source selection for which one solicitation was published and 58 offers were received. Fiscal 2020 and 2021 3600 (research and development) funds in the amount of $55,000 were obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin AFB, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8656-21-D-A001).
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Por lo que se ve, diría que parece un incentivo importante para abrazar los estándares abiertos, la ingeniería basada en modelos y la nueva manera de trabajar con la USAF...

[Truquichan]

Contrato muy importante bajo la coordinación de la base aérea de Eglin durante 11 años (3/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2764928/

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Por lo que se ve, diría que parece un incentivo importante para abrazar los estándares abiertos, la ingeniería basada en modelos y la nueva manera de trabajar con la USAF...

Por no decir que es tan goloso que van a tener que entrar si o si. Jaque Mate de la USAF. Tendrá a todos los fabricantes donde quiere: comiendo de su mano y haciendo las cosas de forma que las pueda hacer otro si es necesario: Competitividad, fin de la exclusividad, bajada de precios y "future proof" (si no la han cagado en las definiciones)

[Truquichan]

NOTICIA: El oficial jefe de software de la USAF dimite y se va soltándolo todo (de malas prácticas) sobre sus jefes.

We would not put a pilot in the cockpit without extensive flight training; why would we expect someone with no IT experience to be close to successful? They do not know what to execute on or what to prioritize which leads to endless risk reduction efforts and diluted focus. IT is a highly skilled and trained job; staff it as such.

Los del periódico también ponen de su parte British:

In the British armed forces mid-ranking officers are posted, regardless of qualifications or professional experience, to manage equipment-purchasing projects for the Ministry of Defence. These postings are of fixed length and last for two years, meaning any project that takes more than two years has the potential to end up turning into a hugely expensive and unproductive mess.

EDITO: La carta de despedida en el Linkedin tiene chicha: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-say ... -chaillan/

[champi]

Contrato para reparación rápida de pistas dañadas (16/9/2021): https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Contra ... e/2777767/

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AIR FORCE

AMS Industries LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, has been awarded a $210,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Airfield Damage Recovery (ADR) Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Kit capability. This contract provides updated capabilities to rapidly repair damaged airfield pavements using FRP panels. Work will be performed in Charlotte, North Carolina; and Lake Charles, Louisiana, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2026. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition and one offer was received. No funds are being obligated at the time of award. The 772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity (FA8051-21-D0003).
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De nuevo, contrato relacionado con el hangar donde se va a reparar la capa RAM del B-21, por unos $136 millones: https://sam.gov/opp/e6d11475bdde4dcdb89 ... 88086/view

[Lepanto]

Un B2 se sale de la pista en la base de Whitenam (Missouri).

[Atticus]

Perdona que te corrija, pero has escrito mal la noticia. Ya lo hago yo.

Mil millones de dolares se salen de la pista en la base de Whitenam (Missouri).

Es bueno ser rey.

[ruso]

¿Es posible que el B-2 sea más inestable en pista que otros modelos de aviones? que le cueste menos que a otros volcar en un giro mal dado, quiero decir.