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Russland mobiliserer 30 000 soldater i måneden - Forsvarets forum

 

Sjekk saken her: https://tinyurl.com/32dd237m

Ukraina - Russland er i ferd med å få et betydelig overtak - VG

 

Ekspert bekymret for russisk overtak: – Vi har ikke tatt inn over oss hvor galt det er på vei

Vladimir Putin (71) har nå et mulighetsvindu i krigen – som kan få katastrofale følger.

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Sjekk Strøms innlegg her: https://tinyurl.com/27vyzp24

Sen påskekrim fra NRK: Døden på rom 106

Ola Dan Eide - Foto fra artikkelen

Norsk flyger døde på Bodø Flystasjon under mystiske omstendigheter.

En sann historie som er uløst: https://tinyurl.com/3t3z6a5b

Gaza - USA med mer militært utstyr til Netanyahu - Stars & Stripes

 

US signs off on more bombs and warplanes for Israel Despite a growing rift between the U.S. and Israeli governments over the Gaza war, the Biden administration continues to authorize major weapons transfers.

Droner - Kan Triton bli vår nye drone? - Forsvarets forum

 

Denne dronen ble presentert på Akershus Festning i 2015 da Forsvarssjefen la frem sitt militærfaglige råd. Norge har antakelig opparbeidet seg litt erfaring med tilsvarende type, men da med  Global Hawk/Euro Hawk som ikke er spesielt utrustet for den typen maritime oppdrag Triton er. Allikevel tror jeg at typen kan bli voldsomt vanskelig å operere fra Norge på grunn av sin high aspect ratio wing (lange og smale)  Vi kan muligen stasjonere den i andre NATO land, men jeg mener typen er for stor. Vi bør i stedet går for en drone som også kan være våpenværende, som også kan ha maritime oppgaver, nemlig RQ-9 Reaper. Sjekk innlegg her den 19. november 2015. Søk på Triton. (Red.)

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ASW - P-8A med vesentlige oppdateringer - Sea Power / AW&ST

 U.S. Navy Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Increment 3 Block 2 Modifications 

The U.S. Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities to Boeing on March 27. Modificationsare expected to be complete in late 2025. NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — 

The U.S. Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities to Boeing on March 27, enabling the fleet to be outfitted with the full antisubmarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities outlined in the P-8A program’s evolutionary acquisition strategy. 

The P-8A is the Department of Defense’s only long-range fullspectrum ASW, cue-to-kill platform, with substantial armed ASuW and networked ISR capabilities.  Increment 3 Block 2 provides a significant upgrade to the P-8A airframe and avionics systems, and includes new airframe racks, radomes, antennas, sensors, and wiring.

 The modification incorporates a new combat systems suite with an improved computer processing and higher security architecture capability, a wide band satellite communication system, an ASW signals intelligence capability, a track management system, and additional communications and acoustics systems to enhance search, detection and targeting capabilities. 

“Increment 3 Block 2 brings the capability that the P-8A was made for. These modifications will allow aircrews to search, locate and track the most advanced submarines in the world, enabling the fleet to pace the threat with the required capability and capacity to win the fight,” said Capt. Erik Thomas, program manager for the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft program office, PMA-290.

“This delivery demonstrates the PMA-290 team’s outstanding work ethic, professionalism and dedication to the fleet.” Increment 3 Block 2 related modifications will begin at Boeing’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul hangar at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The first fleet aircraft modification is expected to be complete in January 2025. “P-8A Increment 3 is the next step in the spiral evolution of Poseidon. By design, and through the efforts of NAVAIR and industry teaming, Increment 3 Block 2 represents the baseline configuration the Navy needs to address tomorrow’s high-end threat,” said Rear Adm. Adam Kijek, Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group/Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Pacific.

 In response to evolving threats around the world, future P-8A modifications will be implemented via a sequence of rapid capability insertion efforts that build upon this new Increment 3 Block 2 baseline. 

As of March 2024, U.S. Navy fleet squadrons have taken delivery of 119 P-8A aircraft. P-8A active duty and reserve squadron transition training is complete for all 14 fleet squadrons and one fleet replacement squadron.  In addition, the P-8A fleet has flown for more than 503,783 flight hours and recorded more than 440,558 landings. 

PMA-290 manages the acquisition, development, support and delivery of the U.S. Navy’s maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. 

Sjekk også dette som er nær det samme fra AW&ST: https://tinyurl.com/5n8wd7ay

Dette imponerer: ......incorporation of Multi-Static Active Coherent-Enhanced wide area anti-submarine warfare search capability,

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Ukraina - Dagens dronesnutt - X video

 

Sjekk den her: https://tinyurl.com/2v4bc799

Hva forventer Storberget av langtidsrapporten? - Forsvarets forum

 

Sjekk hans forventninger her: https://tinyurl.com/hzdtwj8x

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Global Hawk på tur igjen sammen med en USN P-8A på sin vanlige stasjon

Senere på kvelden. Ganske intens overvåking av Novorusyisk. Putin har dasjaen sin like sør for havnen.

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Russerne skjøt ned eget jagerfly - X video

 

Sjekk video tatt opp utenfor Sevastopol: https:/https://tinyurl.com/275ewtka og her: https://tinyurl.com/5c349v7u

Flygeren skjøt seg ut og ble berget.

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There was indeed a #Russia SU-27 that was in difficulty in #Crimea and it almost crashed, but its pilot Sergei Kaipiroski aka “Ghost of Sevastopol” managed to conduct a safe landing on the sea and survived He’s another hero fighting the evil #Ukraine #NATO that deserves a medal

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Today's Episode: Russia, Iran military partnership rears its head with drones in Ukraine   The assessment comes from a U.S. Central Command report. Listen Here

 

 

 

UK firm supports Ukrainian armed forces in drone tech race   (Reuters) In an anonymous warehouse in southern England, engineers at Evolve Dynamics are working on technology that could help keep Ukraine's reconnaissance drones in the sky even after Russia tries to jam them electronically. Read More

 

 

Russia strikes Ukraine’s Kharkiv with aerial bombs for the first time since 2022   (The Associated Press) Russia struck the northeastern city of Kharkiv with aerial bombs Wednesday for the first time since 2022, killing at least one civilian and wounding 16 others, local officials said. Read More

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AAM: Advanced Air Mobility

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'Harsh' eVTOL Operating Demands Shorten Battery Life   Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee studied the effects of an eVTOL aircraft’s power demands on lithium-ion batteries after repeated cycling. The research team found that the power and performance demands for air taxi operations, particularly during takeoff, reduce battery performance and longevity. READ MORE

Electron Aerospace Shows New Design for Electric Five-seat Utility Aircraft   Electron sees its all-electric fixed-wing aircraft connecting smaller cities over distances of up to 500 kilometers based on currently available batteries, with energy reserve provision for an additional 250 kilometers. READ MORE

 

Reliable Robotics Gains Fresh Funding for Autonomous Flight Tech   Autonomous flight pioneer Reliable Robotics has announced two new government contracts from NASA and the Department of Defense that will bolster its efforts to bring remotely piloted aircraft to market. NASA has awarded Reliable and Ohio State University $6 million for a collaborative research project to advance autonomous flight tech and industry standards. Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force’s Afwerx innovation unit has selected Reliable to participate in the Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) program, which could provide up to $1.9 million. READ MORE

Honeywell Sees Consolidation and Longer Path to Market for eVTOL Makers   The next two years for the advanced air mobility sector will see a wave of consolidation as some eVTOL aircraft developers drop out of the intense competition to make it to market, according to Honeywell Aerospace, a strategic partner and supplier to multiple new programs. Leaders with the U.S. group’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems/Urban Air Mobility business unit told journalists at a briefing in London on March 22 that it does not expect to see air taxi operations launching until 2026, with another two years before these scale up significantly. READ MORE

 

Nasdaq-listed XTI Advances Turbine-powered VTOL Aircraft   The leadership team of XTI Aerospace on Monday updated investors on plans to bring the TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft to market, almost two weeks after the company’s March 13 listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange following the merger between XTI Aircraft and tech group Inpixon. READ MORE

FAA Consults on Special Conditions for Safran Electric Engine   The FAA has opened a consultation on proposed special conditions for certifying Safran’s EngineUs 100 electric motors. The propulsion systems have been selected for use on multiple new electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, including the nine-passenger eSTOL model being developed by Electra and Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer family. READ MORE

 

UK Government Issues Action Plan for eVTOL and UAS Operations   The UK government has pledged to back industry stakeholders in facilitating the launch of passenger-carrying, piloted eVTOL air services in 2026, with autonomous flights to be trialed by 2030. These ambitions are spelled out in the UK Future of Flight Action Plan, published by the Department for Transport on March 18. READ MORE

How the Advanced Air Mobility Ecosystem Will Make eVTOL Flights a Reality   Providing the right ground and air traffic management infrastructure for new eVTOL aircraft operations is a big task for the advanced air mobility sector in terms of investment and planning. AIN recently invited experts from Supernal, Skyports, Beta Technologies and Rolls-Royce to discuss what this will take and to flag up issues some may not have adequately considered.  Watch Video

 

UPCOMING EVENTS   May 28 - 30, 2024 / Geneva, SWITZERLAND The annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva is the world's second-largest trade show for the private aviation industry. Increasingly, the event attracts pioneers from the advanced air mobility sector, including eVTOL aircraft developers, and is a venue for announcing sales agreements and commercial partnerships. READ MORE