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2002-10-07, Manch: ~~~Так их порезали или нет?

2002-01-03, Serge Pod: Gripen International awarded Hungarian contract 2 January 2002 FMV (The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) has awarded Gripen International, owned jointly by Saab of Sweden and the United Kingdom's BAE SYSTEMS, a contract for the adaptation and…

2001-07-07, Serge Pod: ~~~Advanced 27mm Gun Pod unveiled 5 July 2001 [IMG]http://defence-data.com/sto rypic/27mmac.jpg[/IMG]The Boeing-led team of international ordnance companies that developed the Advanced 27mm Aircraft Cannon for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) unveiled a new…

2001-07-07, Serge Pod: ~~~Royal Air Force pilot goes vertical 3 July 2001 [IMG]http://defence-data.com/sto rypic/x35b1strafleft.jpg[/IMG][I MG]http://defence-data.com/story pic/x35b1strafright.jpg[/IMG]Squ adron Leader Justin Paines has become the first Royal Air Force pilot to…

2001-02-17, Serge Pod: ~~~Apache Longbow demonstrates aerobatics at Avalon 15 February 2001 The multi-role AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopter is in the spotlight this week at Australian International Airshow 2001, performing a series of loops and rolls designed to demonstrate the aircraft's aerobatic prowess. While Apache Longbow is fully aerobatic, it doesn't need to be. The radar is capable of picking up all ground and airborne targets within an area of more than 50 square kilometres -- all with a single scan. And the weapons can be aimed and fired by the crew's simply looking at the target. The Apache Longbow, produced by The Boeing Company in Mesa, Ariz., is competing for the Australian Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter program, an effort known as Air 87, which will enhance Australian Army and Australian Defence Force capabilities. Boeing says Apache Longbow offers Australia a low- risk, cost-effective and off-the-shelf solution to its defence needs. The AH-64D Apache Longbow is the newest version of the…

2001-02-12, Dron: http://www.indiatimes.com/toit/1 2indi16.htm India first nation to get Su-30MKI By K.R. Sreenivas The Times of India News Service BANGALORE: India will become the first country to have the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, two-seat, multi-purpose fighter, the Russo-Indian variant, which has enthralled the Bangloreans at the Aero India-2001 with its manoeuvrability. The Su-30 MKI is an upgrade over the Su-30 and is with the Russian Airforce only. The Irkutsk Aviation Industrial Association (IRKUT), which is going to co-produce the Su-30 MKI in partnership with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), will deliver the first aircraft to India by 2004-2005, after which HAL will commence licenced production of 140 Su-30 MKIs. The Su-30 MKI did not fly on Saturday as it was a rest day for ace test pilot V.I.Ayeryanov. It is scheduled to fly on Sunday. IRKUT spokesman Vitoli Zelenkov, told The Times of India that the Su-30 MKI is better than the F-22s produced by the Americans. Also, the characteristics of radar in the Su-30 MKI…

2001-02-11, Dron: ~~~ Nine people are missing after a Japanese fisheries research ship sank off Hawaii after being struck by a US nuclear submarine. I felt two great shocks... I looked back and saw the submarine surface Ehime Maru captain Hisao Oonishi The accident happened 14km (nine miles) off Honolulu harbour at 1345 (2345 GMT) as the USS Greeneville was surfacing. Its stern hit the Ehime Maru, a training vessel from a Japanese fishery high school with 35 people on board including 13 students. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said the US had apologised for the incident. Coastguards said they had picked up 26 people, some with minor injuries. Those missing include four 17-year-old students, two teachers and three crew. The survivors were said to have been huddled in three life rafts and soaked with diesel fuel. A search plane, helicopters and patrol boats are searching the area for the missing. Chief Petty Officer Gary Openshaw of the US Coast Guard said: "We remain hopeful, but as the hours pass any chance of finding…

2001-02-10, Serge Pod: ~~~ S-80 (c) www.redstar.ru

2001-02-03, Serge Pod: IAI develops MI-8 & MI-17 tactical upgrade package 2 February 2001 A modular Tactical Upgrade Package for modernising the Russian MI-8 and MI-17 helicopters has been developed by Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. (IAI). These assault helicopters, manufactured in the thousands, are in operational service in many countries. Most of them, however, require upgrading to enable them to operate effectively in modern battlefield conditions. IAI's upgrade package includes a modular Avionics System based on the "Glass Cockpit" concept, an Electronic Warfare suit, and a flexible armament package. The Lahav Division's upgrade uses subsystems, which were designed for the Russian MI-35 and KA-50-2 attack helicopters, and so achieves a common architecture for both assault and attack helicopters. http://defence-data.com/storypic /mi17glasscockpit.jpg [Not image: 200, text/html] The new glass cockpit The upgrade transforms the old cockpit into modern computerised crew stations, which include multifunction electronic displays…

2001-01-31, Dron: ~~~Russia vows to restore wrecked airplane The AN-70 prototype, which crashed on January 27, will be restored and put back in the air. This was reported by main designer of OKB Antonov in an exclusive interview to ITAR-TASS news agency. While falling on…

2001-01-27, Dron: ~~~ WASHINGTON -- After bombing missions against Japanese targets in 1944, three troubled American B-29s made emergency landings at the Soviet town of Vladivostok in southeastern Russia. The U.S. pilots assumed that as allies, they would be in friendly Russian hands. But they were wrong. "They didn't realize what was going to happen to the airplanes. But when you're on fire, you look for a place to land," said George Larson, the editor of "Air and Space/Smithsonian Magazine." Soviet leader Joseph Stalin eventually released the crews, but he ordered the B-29 Superfortresses seized and copied. He put his security chief Lavrenty Beria in charge of thousands of engineers and workers -- using fear and patriotism to drive the project. Failure could land workers in exile in Siberia. < !-- ======= WRAPPER ======= --> < !-- ======= /WRAPPER ======= --> The crews dismantled one of the planes into 105,000 parts, created blueprints and then reproduced the bomber in just two years. "What he wanted to do was close a…

2001-01-14, Serge Pod: ~~~F-16 test aircraft is retired 11 January 2001 F-16 serial number 75-0750 has completed a distinguished career as an advanced technology test aircraft for more than 22 years. It is best known for its service as the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI)/F-16 technology demonstrator since the early 1980s. Aircraft 750 flew its final flight on Jan. 9, 2001 from its birthplace in Fort Worth, Texas, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, where it will be retired and placed in the Air Force Museum there. AFTI/F-16 "The AFTI/F-16 has been an excellent platform because of the F-16's basic modern systems, the relative ease of incorporating advanced technologies and the F-16's low cost of operation and maintenance," said Don Swihart, AFTI Programme Manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton. "The AFTI/ F-16 has been a real workhorse in proving advanced fighter technologies, and it is fitting that this aircraft have its final resting place in the Air Force Museum." Aircraft 750 was…

2000-12-31, Typhoon: ~~~Hey its cool. Underwater city and mermaids at the corner of every street. Yeah baby. For the military, ummm... military mermaids. :)

2000-12-29, Nikita: ~~~> 1985 isn't old at all. It's infact pretty > new. also, don't forget that every new year > designers make improvements. May be, but IMHO improvements are not significant in this situation. > No two Topol-M missiles are alike. > Designers work on…

2000-12-23, Serge Pod: ~~~Boeing JSF X-32A goes supersonic 22 December 2000 The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft broke the sound barrier yesterday, expanding the flight envelope and meeting another of the company's 'up- and-away' test objectives. Lt. Col. Edward Cabrera, US Air Force lead test pilot assigned to the Boeing X-32A test programme, took the X-32A to 30,000 feet and exceeded Mach 1.0 in achieving supersonic flight. The flight was the aircraft's 49th since its 18 September first flight. "The X-32A approached and exceeded Mach 1 effortlessly, demonstrating significant tactical potential,'' Cabrera said. "I'm very impressed with the fact that the plane continues to fly as predicted based on extensive modelling and simulation.'' Frank Statkus, Boeing vice president and JSF general manager, said the milestone puts an exclamation point on what has been an extremely productive flight-test programme to date. "As planned, we completed the customer-required test objectives before moving on to our…

2000-12-21, Serge Pod: ~~~KC-10 Tanker Refuels X-32A Joint Strike Fighter (Source : US Department of Defense ; issued Dec. 20, 2000) EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.---The Joint Strike Fighter program reached a significant milestone here Dec. 19 when a KC-10 Extender from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., performed the first aerial refueling of Boeing's X-32A Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator. The Travis crew, part of the 6th Air Refueling Squadron, joined people from Edwards' 418th Flight Test Squadron for the X-32A's 40th sortie. A five-month test period began here Sept. 18. This mission involved three contacts between the X-32A and the KC-10. Because the X-32A is the Navy's JSF version, the KC-10 was required to refuel the X-32A with a drogue and probe. This required X-32A lead test pilot Cmdr. Phil Yates to carefully maneuver the fighter's refueling probe to a basket receptacle that flies freely behind the tanker. Even though probe and drogue refueling is primarily performed on Navy aircraft by Marine Corps C-130s, Yates…

2000-12-06, Dron: ~~~ [IMG]http://www.wargamer.com/sp/ military/aircraft/mig-21/mig-21- 101.jpg[/IMG] Russia and Croatia are planning to increase their military co-operation. Among high-priority points here may be modernization of MiG-21 fighter jets in service with Croation Air Force. Payment for the service could be both financial and material. There is a possibility that a part of modernization bill will be used to settle 1 billion 600 million Soviet debt to Yugoslavia. According to UN resolution, Croatia is eligible for about 28% of this sum therefore Russia will have a chance to earn cash and pay off debts while Croatia will get its air force fixed and tighten relations with an old friend. [This message has been edited by Dron (edited 07-12-2000).]

2000-12-06, muxel: ~~~Вот только фотка левая, Индии [b]Ту-22М[/b] предлагаются, а не Ту-22 :) ------------------ wbr, muxel

2000-12-03, Serge Pod: ~~~The Gripen solution for Hungary 1 December 2000 SAAB-BAE SYSTEMS Gripen's response to the Hungarian government's request for information (RFI) for the modernisation of the Hungarian Air Force has proposed a solution based on the supply of up to 24 NATO-interoperable Gripen fourth-generation fighters, supported by a flexible finance package and an industrial co-operation programme. The aircraft would be delivered from 2005. Gripen says the specific benefits to Hungary would be: From 2005, the delivery of up to 24 fourth-generation NATO-interoperable Gripen fighters, (including four two-seater variants) which will form the core of Hungary's modernised air force to fulfil its national defence and NATO requirements. Linked to the procurement of Gripen, an opportunity to stimulate Hugarian industry in both the commercial and defence sectors through the development of strategic partnerships with key European companies. A long-term and flexible finance proposal, backed by the governments of Sweden and the United…

2000-11-24, Serge Pod: ~~~Elbit to upgrade 4 MiG-21 trainers for Romanian Air Force 23 November 2000 Elbit Systems has received an order from the Romanian Ministry of Defence for the upgrade of 4 MiG-21 UM trainer aircraft for the Romanian Air Force. MiG-21 Lancer This order is an extension of the existing contract with the Romanian Ministry of Defence for the upgrade of the Romanian Air Force fleet of MiG-21 aircraft. Elbit Systems has already upgraded more than 90 MiG-21 Lancer aircraft ("single seaters" and "two seaters") which constitute the operational backbone of the Romanian Air Force. Under the new contract, the additional trainers will replace four "single seater" MiG-21 aircraft and an additional full mission simulator for the upgraded MiG-21 Lancer aircraft will be supplied by Elbit Systems, thus expanding the training capability of the Romanian Air Force. REF XQQMA XQQEE XQQAR DSD

2000-11-17, Serge Pod: ~~~Boeing JSF X-32a begins simulated carrier landing tests 16 November 2000 The Boeing Joint Strike Fighter X-32A concept demonstrator aircraft has begun field carrier landing practice (FCLP) tests to demonstrate flying and handling qualities during low-speed aircraft carrier approach. This is the first flight since the X-32A was grounded after a hydraulics failure caused an unscheduled landing on a dry lake bed at Edwards AFB. Engineers said they have found an interim fix to the problem and hope to have a final solution by the end of the month.. US Navy Cmdr. Phillip 'Rowdy' Yates, the US government's lead test pilot for the Boeing JSF program, and Boeing lead test pilot Fred Knox are demonstrating simulated carrier landings using a Frensel lens on the ground to provide pilot cues during their approaches to a simulated carrier deck outlined on a runway at Edwards Air Force Base. 'The X-32A demonstrated excellent low-speed flying qualities in the carrier mode configuration,'' Yates said. 'Flight path control…

2000-10-31, Dron: ~~~ Officials say that at least 66 people dead in Singapore Airlines crash [b] Part of a Singapore Airlines jetliner is engulfed in flames after crashing while taking off from Taipei's airport on Tuesday night [/b]   179 on board, says airline tst= new String(document.location.hostnam e); tst=tst.toLowerCase(); if (!(tst.indexOf("europe.cnn.com") ==-1)) { document.write(' October 31, 2000 Web posted at: 21:48 HKT (2148 GMT) '); } else { if (!(tst.indexOf("asia.cnn.com")== -1)) {document.write(' November 1, 2000 Web posted at: 5:48 HKT (0548 GMT) '); } else { document.write(' November 1, 2000 Web posted at: 5:48 a.m. HKT (2148 GMT) '); } } November 1, 2000 Web posted at: 5:48 a.m. HKT (2148 GMT) [URL=http://www.cnn.com/2000/ASI ANOW/east/10/31/taiwan.crash.05/ taiwan.taipei.gif] Taiwan[/URL] (CNN) -- Airline officials say that at least 66 people died when Los Angles-bound Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashed during takeoff in stormy weather in Taipei late Tuesday. James Boyd, an airline spokesman in Los…

2000-10-28, Dron: ~~~ Investigations are underway into crashes involving Merlin helicopter and Jaguar jet, as reported by BBC. The Merlin air support chopper crashed into the sea off the coast of Scotland. It was conducting trials on the new generation sonar when engine failure occurred. One hour later Jaguar fighter-bomber jet hit a flock of seagulls and lost power in both engines soon after.  No fatalities were reported. Five pilots of the Merlin and one Jaguar commander ejected to safety.  The new generation Merlin choppers is the pride of RAF. It entered service in 1999 and cost of each is estimated to be around 40-50m of pounds.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english /uk/scotland/newsid_994000/99404 1.stm  

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2000-10-22, Dron: ~~~ KIEV, 18 OCTOBER-2000. /ITAR-TASS/. During the ongoing testing program of the AN-70 freighter, fascinating performance characteristics have been acheived. The AN-70 became the only airplane of its kind capable of maintaining stable flight at speeds as low as 98km/h(!!!). According to OKB Antonov media service, for the first time in history of aviation, a 120-ton monster airship conquered speeds acheivable previously only on ultra-light planes. Joint Russian-Ukrainian pilot teams reached astonishing AOA of 30 degrees which is accessible only to highly advanced fighter jets of today. Also, immitated engine-failure never resulted in stalling/spinning etc. The AOA test results indicate that the aircraft remains manually conrolable under most extreme conditions and therefore is completely safe in all flight modes and completely satisfy National standards for new-generation airlift. [Редактировалось Dron (22-10-2000 в 05:46).]