Brazil is going to participate in the programme to develop an advanced combat plane, the PAK-FA T-50, that will be built by the Russian Sukhoi firm. The aircraft, invisible to radar, promises to equal or exceed in performance the F-22 Raptor fighter produced in the United States (the most expensive in the world at a unit cost of 225m dollars) …
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/SAT5MZQHN_I/AAAAAAAAAeg/aBD8lRWf76M/s1600-h/300px-JF-17_testing.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/SAT5MZQHN_I/AAAAAAAAAeg/aBD8lRWf76M/s320/300px-JF-17_testing.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189546661969868786″ border=”0″ //aOne of the more obvious avenues is tied to the way the two countries continue working together to promote their arms industry. Earlier this year, at the Singapore Air Show, there was much interest in the JF-17 Thunder fighter jet jointly …
The F-22 Raptor is an adaptable high-technology military flying machine with capability to become an early 21st Century anti-satellite weapon launcher, according to a recent report indicating that a derivative of the Aim-120 AMRAAM missile is being modified for just such a new mission.br /br /A senior U.S. Air Force official confides that the capability is inherently that of a …
Sikorsky aircraft is revving up for the first test flight of what could become the fastest helicopter ever fielded in battle: The recently unveiled 5.300-pound X2 demonstrator attack chopper, built to reach sustained speeds of 250 knots. “For a light tactical helicopter, the X2 could be arrayed with a gun, rockets or some more precise weapons like Hellfire. We are …
In a recent interview in Foreign Policy, former US cybersecurity czar Richard Clark discussed the US military’s forthcoming Air Force Cyber Command and the nation’s overall security picture in the global, networked knowledge economy. Clark’s concern is not that we’ll have an earth-shaking, stupor-dispelling Internet version of 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, but that we won’t. Instead, Clark fears that …
The U.S. Air Force awarded two new contracts Monday for 24 Predator MQ-1B unmanned aircraft and four Predator B Reaper MQ-9 unmanned aircraft worth about $78.7 million to General Atomics, according to an Air Force press release.br /br /Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has continually pressed the Air Force to increase its number of combat air patrols Predators fly over …
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/R_IoDm9B1PI/AAAAAAAAAdg/bGQS8dDy2q4/s1600-h/240px-Redflagalaska.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_RRbP6fpJWAc/R_IoDm9B1PI/AAAAAAAAAdg/bGQS8dDy2q4/s320/240px-Redflagalaska.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184250163518100722″ border=”0″ //aRED FLAG is an advanced aerial combat training exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and Eielson Air Force Base Alaska. Since 1975, air crew from the United States Air Force (USAF) and other U.S. military branches and allies take …
