God natt

 

Æsj, det ble en drittdag

The "Graced By God" President prayed for..... - The Economist

Trump ødela den vakre dagen med pisspreik. Jeg kommer tilbake i morgen med en sak om Bell 525 helikopteret som ble presentert for en stor gjeng seniorer fra CHC i Flymuseets lokaler på Sola i dag. Det var også en noe merkelig "øvelse" kan en si; slik jeg ser det. Men det kommer i morgen.

The US of A - The Land of the Free is going down the drain

 

Arktis - Russisk crew change med helikopter nær Nordpolen - The Barents Observer

 

April 2, 2025

Sjekk hele saken her: https://tinyurl.com/266ckncu

God natt

 

De siste F-35A er i anmarsj - ABC Nyheter

 

De siste F-35-jagerflyene er på vei til Norge – leveres tidligere enn ventet

NTB

1. apr. 2025 18:48 – Oppdatert 1. apr. 2025 19:14

 

De siste to F-35-kampflyene er på vei til Norge fra flyfabrikken i Texas, bekrefter Forsvarsdepartementet. Foto: Aijaz Rahi / AP / NTB

De siste to av totalt 52 F-35-jagerfly er på vei fra flyfabrikken i Texas og er ventet å ankomme Norge innen to dager.

– Det gjør Norge til det første landet som fullfører oppkjøpsprogrammet, skriver produsenten av kampflyene, Lockheed Martin, i en pressemelding.

Etter et års pause i leveransene sa Forsvarsmateriell i fjor høst at de ventet at Norge kom til å motta de siste tolv av bestillingen på 52 F-35-jagerfly innen utgangen av mai.

Nå er flyene imidlertid på vei, bekrefter Lars Gjemble, pressevakt i Forsvarsdepartementet, overfor NTB. Han sier at de kommer tidligere enn ventet.

Alle flyene skulle egentlig leveres i løpet av 2024, men leveransen ble satt på pause i sommeren 2023. Dette skyldtes forsinkelser med en stor oppgradering.

– F-35 er verdens beste jagerfly, og jeg er veldig glad for at vi får det siste av de 52 jagerflyene fra Lockheed Martin som Norge har bestilt. Flyene sørger for at vi kan ivareta norsk suverenitet og opprettholde enda bedre kontroll over våre områder på land, til sjøs og i luften, sier forsvarsminister Tore O. Sandvik (Ap).

Norges F-35-flåte bidrar til å styrke den transatlantiske sikkerheten, sier visepresident og daglig leder for F-35-programmet i Lockheed Martin, Chauncey McIntosh.

– Vi er stolte over å videreføre vårt mer enn 50 år lange samarbeid med Norge, og sikre at det norske Luftforsvaret er rustet til å møte nye trusler og verne om sikkerheten til Norge og dets allierte i flere tiår framover, sier McIntosh.

Avalon Airshow Down Under - FlightGlobal

 

Doubts about American reliability seep into Avalon show Last week’s Avalon air show was a magnificent showcase of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) capabilities. The event, held amid dusty pastures near Melbourne, featured the backbone of RAAF combat aircraft, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35A, Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. Other show stalwarts included the Boeing C-17, E-7A and P-8A, and Lockheed C-130J. On the army side, the first of 40 Sikorsky UH-60M helicopters made an appearance, as Canberra anticipates its first of 29 Boeing AH-64E Apaches in late 2025. The origin of all this kit, of course, is the USA. This reflects the high premium Canberra places on interoperability with its ally across the Pacific, especially given an increasingly aggressive and militaristic China.   Source: Greg Waldron/FlightGlobal American made, Australian operated Yet, show attendees of a certain age might have recalled the lyrics of the old Roxy Music tune ‘Avalon’, about the aftermath of a party: ‘Yes the picture’s changing, every moment… and your destination, you don’t know it…” During FlightGlobal’s previous visits to Avalon, Canberra’s reliance on Washington, DC was viewed as a sure-fire strategy. The second administration of Donald Trump and its disdain for traditional allies, however, raises serious questions about America’s reliability. To be sure, American companies and military officials were thick on the ground at Avalon, including representatives from the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs or ‘SAF/IA’. Yet, more viscerally the sense of a quavering US commitment was underlined by the late arrival of US fighters, which traditionally have a strong presence at the show. While US Air Force Lockheed F-16s and F-22s showed up for the first public day on 28 March, during the preceding trade days their absence raised eyebrows. As it happened, the late arrival was due not to Trumpian machinations, but technical issues with the fighters and a lack of tankers. Yet, their absence on the trade days seemed to symbolise America’s wavering commitment. Moreover, Avalon is a traditional platform for US generals to speak publicly. At past iterations major stories about programmes such as the F-35 have broken at the show. Yet US defence officials – likely fearful of the Trump administration – kept a very low profile with media. In public, of course, RAAF officials did not touch on political matters, but on 27 March the service’s head of capability was asked about rumours that Washington has a ‘kill switch’ for the F-35. He quashed these concerns categorically, but in years past the question would not have been raised in the first place. Officials have also made much about Australia’s ability to support the F-35 and other US-supplied aircraft locally. There are signs that Canberra is at least contemplating greater autonomy. Boeing Defence Australia and the RAAF continue to develop the MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft. If the RAAF orders the type, it will be produced locally. In a similar vein, Australia has been briefed on the multi-national Global Combat Air Programme being developed by Italy, Japan and the UK – countries who also have reason to fear the changes in the USA. For now, Australia is firmly locked into US programmes, but its future capability acquisition moves will serve as a bellwether for allies’ changing views of the USA. In addition to covering Avalon, the FlightGlobal defence team was also in Portugal, where a senior air force official said that an F-35A buy is still possible, despite recent concerns about the type expressed by its defence minister. Elsewhere, Taiwan received its first F-16 Block 70, while Hindustan Aeronautics scored a massive attack helicopter order. For this and more coverage, visit our defence landing page.

 

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Småfly savnet nær Bergen - NRK

 

Stor redningsaksjon – melding om at småfly har gått ned i vatn

Eit småfly har truleg gått i vatn ved Os utanfor Bergen.

Sjekk saken her: https://tinyurl.com/yzh63h7n

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Flight Safety Information  - April 1, 2025    No. 065

In This Issue : ARGUS can help you identify your data needs with CUSTOM REPORTS  : Incident: LATAM Brasil A319 at Chapeco on Mar 31st 2025, overran runway on landing : DEN Selects ProSafeT : Accident: Delta BCS1 near San Francisco on Mar 19th 2025, fumes in cabin : Incident: Enter B738 near Antalya on Mar 31st 2025, engine problem : Incident: Finnair A320 at Berlin on Mar 31st 2025, engine fire indication : Incident: Swiss BCS3 at Berlin on Mar 30th 2025, dropped gear parts on departure : Flight turns around after passenger tries to force plane door open over Indian Ocean : Delta Air Lines Tries to Silent its Former Pilot Over Toronto Plane Crash : FAA Allows Some Aircraft Owners To Hide Registration Details : Nearly 1/4 of near-midair collisions involve military aircraft, CBS report finds : TSA detects gun at Newark Liberty International Airport checkpoint : Tokyo or Texas? Japan-bound American Airlines flight diverted to DFW over maintenance issue : Etihad Airways Eyes New Flights to Sao Paulo, Recruiting Pilots : Boeing slows output of 737 Max to 31 a month jets due to wing systems issues : China Airlines finalises order for ten A350-1000

Drone krig - Norge må forberede seg - DefenseNews

 

Every Marine a drone operator? New team aims to compete, set standards for unmanned aircraft warfare.

(Military.com) In mid-December, Col. Scott Cuomo, the commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico's Weapons Training Battalion, walked into a holiday party with senior service officials wearing an ugly Christmas sweater. Read More

USA i dag

 

Trump says he’s considering ways to serve a third term as president (The Associated Press) President Donald Trump said Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends at the beginning of 2029. Read More Sen. Cory Booker gives marathon speech on Senate floor to protest Trump administration’s actions

(The Hill) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Monday evening took to the Senate floor to speak as long as he is “physically able” in protest of actions taken by President Trump’s administration. Read More

Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot

(The Associated Press) President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Read More

Oppdatering fra Aviation24.be

 

Aviation24.be In the 04/01/2025 edition:

Budapest Airport’s record-breaking Summer 2025 schedule easyJet launches twice-daily flights from Munich to Rome SAS expands Delta codeshare, boosting Transatlantic connectivity Condor expands city network with new flights from Frankfurt to Munich, Vienna & Zurich Iberia expands winter routes to Rome, Paris & Vienna; adds seasonal Nordic destinations Binter launches direct Granada-Tenerife flights Air Canada expands European network with new Montreal-Edinburgh route by Boeing 737 MAX Gulf Air launches direct flights to London Gatwick, expanding UK presence Truck collides with parked easyJet A320 at Paris Orly Passenger demand growth slows in February, but traffic hits record levels, according to IATA

Droner - Nytt fra UAS Vision

 

Sjekk spesielt den håndholdte anti drone dingsen til svenskene - Kan bli instant megasuksess... (Red.)

Raytheon Launches New Coyote Variant from Helicopter

By The Editor on Apr 01, 2025 06:51 am

– Raytheon, an RTX business, fired a new version of the company’s combat-proven Coyote family of products from a helicopter during a recent test at Nine Mile Training Center, giving military forces a new capability to detect, identify, locate and defeat threats on the battlefield. The new variant, Coyote LE SR, is part of a […]

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University of North Dakota Launches ‘Project RuralReach’ to Advance UAS Applications

By The Editor on Apr 01, 2025 06:47 am

The University of North Dakota Center for Innovation recently announced three $50,000 awards — one to each of three companies, for $150,000 in total — for Project RuralReach, an initiative designed to harness unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology to revolutionize rural living, enhance economic resilience and support rural communities across North Dakota. This exciting project […]

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Netherlands Upgrades Puma AE Drones With VTOL Capability, Extended Endurance

By The Editor on Apr 01, 2025 06:47 am

The Netherlands is upgrading its Puma All Environment (AE) small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and procuring larger Puma Long Endurance (LE) UAS, the Dutch Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on its website on 19 March. The contract was signed with US company AeroVironment in Utrecht, the Netherlands, earlier the same day. Dutch Puma AE block […]

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Swedish Startup Develops Low-Cost Drone Interceptor

By The Editor on Apr 01, 2025 06:41 am

A Swedish defense technology startup is aiming to disrupt the counter-drone landscape with a low-cost, high-speed interceptor designed to meet the growing threat of small unmanned aerial systems. In an interview with NextGen Defense, Karl Rosander, CEO of Nordic Air Defence (NAD), detailed the company’s development of the Kreuger100 — a compact interceptor designed to […]

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US Marine Corps Leverages Cargo Drone to Resupply Troops on the Battlefield

By The Editor on Apr 01, 2025 06:29 am

The U.S. Marine Corps is actively integrating unmanned aerial systems into its logistics operations, with the T150/TRV150 cargo drone emerging as a pivotal asset in enhancing battlefield resupply capabilities. The TRV150 is a versatile, electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) drone designed for autonomous or remote-controlled delivery of essential supplies such as food, water, medical […]

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