Noticias aéreas

[champi]

Artículo de "The Times" donde anuncian grandes recortes para las fuerzas armadas británicas: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/2ba3 ... f8a2091922

Respecto a la RAF, especulan con dar de baja a los Hércules y cerrar varias bases.

La respuesta del primer ministro no se ha hecho esperar, aunque curiosamente no niega los recortes y se va a detalles: https://no10media.blog.gov.uk/2020/07/0 ... july-2020/

Response to Sunday Times claims: 5 July 2020

Posted by:Number 10 media team, Posted on:5 July 2020 - Categories:Uncategorized

Once again, a series of inaccurate claims have been made in the Sunday Times this week.

Claim: In an article about the Ministry of Defence, it is claimed [PM’s foreign policy special advisor] John Bew ‘did not even know about’ the OneWeb plan.

Reality: John Bew was fully involved in the discussions and present at meetings on OneWeb.

Claim: Dominic Cummings held a “getting-to-know-you” exercise with the service chiefs last month, when sources say the “personal chemistry” was “ a disaster”.

General Sir Patrick Sanders, who as Commander of Strategic Command is in charge of all the MoD’s special forces and intelligence units, “boasted” about his work on cyber-warfare but a source present said Cummings “shot him down in flames” leaving Sanders “humiliated”.

Reality: Dominic Cummings did not meet service chiefs last month, and this entire account is false.

Editado: añado la posible venta a Francia de E-2D: https://dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/franc ... -equipment

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WASHINGTON, July 6, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France of three (3) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of France requests to buy three (3) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft, ten (10) T-56-427A engines (6 installed and 4 spares), three (3) AN/APY-9 radar assemblies, four (4) AN/ALQ-217 electronic support measure systems (3 installed and 1 spare), three (3) AN/AYK-27 Integrated Navigation Channels and Display Systems, five (5) Link-16 (MIDS-JTRS) Communications Systems (3 installed and 2 spares), ten (10) Embedded GPS/INS (EGI) Devices (6 installed and 4 spares), four (4) AN/APX-122(A) and AN/APX-123(A) Identification, Friend or Foe systems (3 installed and 1 spare) and one (1) Joint Mission Planning System. Also included are Common Systems Integration Laboratories with/Test Equipment, one in Melbourne, FL, and the other in France; air and ground crew equipment; support equipment; spare and repair parts; publications and technical documentation; transportation; training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor logistics, engineering, and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $2 billion.
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The principal contractor will be Northrop Grumman Systems Corp, Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, FL. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the Purchaser and the prime contractor.
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[Kique]

El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. acaba de anunciar ventas por 7.000 millones de dólares en Defensa:

- Francia: 3 aviones E-2D Hawkeye por 2.000 mill.

- Lituania: 6 helis UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters ($380 mill.).

- Israel: fuel JP-8 para aviones (3.000 mill.)

- Indonesia: 8 aeroconvertibles MV-22 Osprey!!!! (2.000 millones) |

https://twitter.com/Villarejo/status/12 ... 8072641538

[Tercio norte]

https://www.infodefensa.com/es/2020/07/ ... irbus.html

se ha creado un grupo de trabajo, para asegurar el empleo de airbus en España, además se estudia como, o más bien cuanto, aumentar el peso español en el accionariado, todo esto para ayudar a airbus que las va a pasar de todos los colores en esta crisis, como todo el sector aéreo.

y digo yo, si vamos a meter una pasta, pero un pastizal, para que no quiebre, y estamos mirando como mantener los puestos de trabajo, vamos, su negocio. Seria buen momento para apretarles y decirles "de lo mío que??". Me explico, nos sobran un puñao de A400 que se empezaran a fabricar dentro de unos año, pero me están pidiendo dinero (mucho dinero) y carga de trabajo ahora. Ok yo aumento mi participación en la empresa, pido ya los 20 (x los que sean) efas, los mrtt, te compro las colas blancas que tienes del c295 para transporte y hacemos algo con los c295 mpa, alguna ayudita por los ertes al i+d+i.... esas cosas pero los 13 A400 sobrantes ya no son problema mío. No se, no me parece tan disparatado, y ayudarles les vamos a tener que ayudar de todas formas....

[Orel]

La empresa española Simloc formará parte del programa europeo para un futuro sistema de formación de pilotos de combate entre España, Francia, Italia, Rumanía y Dinamarca:
https://www.infodefensa.com/es/2020/07/ ... mbate.html

[BlasdeLezo]

El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. acaba de anunciar ventas por 7.000 millones de dólares en Defensa:

- Francia: 3 aviones E-2D Hawkeye por 2.000 mill.

Este precio es solo por tres aviones??.

[champi]

Lo tienes en el último post de la página anterior.

[Kique]

El CBC pide a Airbus un ERTE hasta que Defensa aclare si le adjudica un avión
La planta opta a fabricar parte del futuro reactor de entrenamiento del Ejército del Aire

https://www.diariodecadiz.es/noticias-p ... n=noticias

[Lepanto]

Thales vende a Bangladesh dos radares para control de amenazas aéreas a cualquier altitud y largo alcance. Aquí

[champi]

Japón compra motores para su C-2: https://www.monch.com/mpg/news/air/7171 ... s-c-2.html

The Japanese MoD has ordered 12 CF6-80C2K1F propulsion systems from GE Aviation for the Kawasaki C-2 transport aircraft programme. The units covered by the order, valued at ¥18.8 billion (€156 million), will be delivered from late 2021.

The C-2 for the Japanese Air Self-Defence Force is a key strategic component of the nation’s priority modernisation programme, aimed at strengthening core components of Japanese defence capability. The CF6 was selected to power the aircraft in 2003 and in 2017, on completion of the lengthy development programme, GE supplied 26 propulsion systems – including nacelle systems and thrust reversers.

The MoD has worked closely with GE Aviation in an effort to reduce acquisition costs and, with this contract, expects to demonstrate a reduction of up to ¥4.8 billion. The company continues to work diligently on supplying cost-effective propulsion systems for the balance of the Japanese requirement.

[Orel]

Japón se plantea compartir información radar de sus centros de mando y control con Filipinas para vigilar a los aviones chinos. Me parece lógico y deberían aliarse entre más en la zona:
https://twitter.com/alert5/status/1282484163451383808

[champi]

Del Twitter del EdA: https://twitter.com/EjercitoAire/status ... 9285444608

Áreas funcionales proyecto BACSI (Base Aérea Conectada Sostenible Inteligente):
AF1 Conectividad Global
AF2 Eficiencia Energética y sostenibilidad medioambiental
AF3 GIC y optimización de procesos
AF4 Protección de la Fuerza
AF5 Seguridad en la operación
AF6 Sostenimiento 4.0

Por aquí algo de información al respecto: https://ejercitodelaire.defensa.gob.es/ ... bacsi.html

[champi]

Interesante artículo sobre el progreso del T-7: https://www.airforcemag.com/boeing-says ... -complete/

July 14, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The Boeing-Saab T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer is making progress despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with 80 percent of developmental testing complete and the first engineering and manufacturing development aircraft under construction, Boeing officials reported July 14.

“We’ve had over 200 flights with our two test aircraft,” which sometimes fly multiple times a day, Thomas Breckenridge, company vice president for international sales, told reporters on a media call. Boeing does not call the jets prototypes, because they were built on production tooling, but the eventual production aircraft will be somewhat different than the initial version.

Dan Draeger, chief test pilot, said the test pace has slowed only a bit during the pandemic in order to maintain social distancing among pilots, ground crew, and technicians in the telemetry room. It has not been possible to fly the two aircraft simultaneously as a result, but they have been taken to 557 knots and testing in “negative G” conditions—to test whether lubricants and fuel flow properly when the jet is inverted—is nearly complete, he said. The advent of very hot weather in the St. Louis, Mo., area will facilitate hot-weather testing in the coming weeks, he noted.

Draeger said the Air Force’s threshold requirement was for the jet to be able to maneuver at 20 degrees angle of attack, but testing shows it can maneuver “and demonstrate excellent aircraft performance well above” 25 degrees AOA, which was the objective requirement.

USAF’s sustained turn requirement was 12.5 degrees per second and an instantaneous turn rate of 18 degrees per second, “and we’re in excess of those” requirements, Draeger said. The sustained G requirement was 6.5 and the objective 7.5, and he said the jet is performing “well above” the 6.5 level. “We’re definitely demonstrating fighter-like performance,” Draeger added.

Breckenridge declined to provide details of how far along the first engineering and manufacturing development aircraft is and when it might fly, other than to say production is underway.

Progress is also being made on the simulation and ground-based training system, company officials asserted. Pam Valdez, vice president of Air Force services, said the first simulator will be delivered in 2023, “just before” the delivery of the first all-up airplane. It will help get the first cadre of instructor pilots ready for the T-7, she said.

Boeing designed the T-7 to have “growth capability” to allow it to serve in Air Forces desiring capability like that of the F-5 or Alpha Jet, Breckenridge said, and the company is exploring options for marketing the aircraft as a light attack platform. The aircraft as it stands has a single hardpoint on the centerline, although Boeing officials have previously said there is room under the wings for additional weapon stations. “We’re very confident the T-7 is able to fulfill that role,” he said.

He also said Boeing is looking at a Navy requirement for a T-45 carrier aircraft trainer, and the company is “confident” it can offer a T-7-based solution. He declined to say whether the landing gear or other structure would have to be altered to meet the Navy’s requirement, which is for a jet that can “touch and go” on a flight deck, but doesn’t have to make an arrested landing.

The Air Force recently rolled out a new concept of operations for fighter pilot training, called “Reforge,” that might require the purchase of more T-7s beyond the 351 called for in the 2018 contract. Breckenridge said Boeing has discussed it with the Air Force, but at this point the company has no idea how many additional T-7s might be needed. He said Boeing will remain “flexible” to support USAF pilot training in any way the service requires.

Valdez said the T-7 is “interoperable within its own network,” but there are no plans to integrate it with other jets through live, virtual, constructive training networks. She asserted that foreign customers could benefit from the jet because it would be interoperable with USAF trainers.

Discussions have continued with numerous potential customers on international sales even through COVID restrictions, Breckenridge noted. While he would not say when a first international aircraft could come off the line, “there is flexibility in the system to go over and above” the numbers already planned for the Air Force, so “we are able to meet needs that may arise from the international market.” He said it might be possible to start working on international contracts “as soon as the customer is ready for it.”

He also said Boeing is open to allowing licensed overseas production of the T-7 if the numbers required and conditions warrant.

[Kique]

España se adhiere a la iniciativa multinacional de entrenamiento de pilotos de la OTAN.

https://www.defensa.com/espana/espana-a ... to-pilotos

[Orel]

España se adhiere a la iniciativa multinacional de entrenamiento de pilotos de la OTAN.

https://www.defensa.com/espana/espana-a ... to-pilotos

Y que la traigan "p'acá", así como la inversión claro

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El Departamento de Defensa de Australia (DoD) ha confirmado algunas de las ideas generales para el reemplazo del avión Boeing E-7A Wedgetail de alerta y control temprano (AEW & C) de la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

Un portavoz del Departamento de Defensa le dijo a Janes que el proyecto de reemplazo de Wedgetail, designado AIR7002 Fase 1, comenzará en 2029. En ese momento, el programa "está diseñado para comenzar estudios de alcance y reducción de riesgos, informando posibles opciones de tecnología y reemplazo de plataforma para el E-7A Wedgetail. El reemplazo de la flota de Wedgetail [E-7A] comenzará en la segunda mitad de la década de 2030 ”.

El proyecto AIR5077 Fase 6 AUD2. se valora en 3/3.5 billones de dólares australianos (1,6/2,4 billones $) para aprobación por el Gobierno. Según el portavoz, una vez que el gobierno apruebe el trabajo de la Fase 6 del AIR5077, puede comenzar a definir los distintos tramos del ciclo de vida de la capacidad de la Fase 1 de AIR7002, como la capacidad operativa inicial y la capacidad operativa completa. Tras la finalización de la Fase 6 de AIR5077, que se prevé para 2028, se espera que los detalles del proyecto E-7A se divulguen a la industria de la defensa.

El resultado de estos estudios de alcance en el futuro ayudará a comprender el alcance de los requisitos de mando y control aerotransportados (C2) de la Fuerza de Defensa Australiana, que ayudarán a "determinar la mejor manera de obtener estos efectos", además del número de aviones. El Plan de Estructura de Fuerza 2020 también reconoció la necesidad de un aumento en la flota AEW & C de la RAAF de los seis aviones actuales.Ver