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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75)

http://defense-update.com/20140211_iai-designed-new-drone-mtcr-compliant-platform.html

Israel’s F-35s will Carry the Spice 1000 Guided Weapons Spice 1000 and Python V loaded on an IAF F-16 fighter jet. Photo: RAFAEL Rafael is proceeding with the adaptation of the Spice 1000 Electro-Optically, Stand-Off guided weapon as part of its roadmap to carry this family of weapons into the future. “The Israel Air Force will be able to operate the F-35s with Spice 1000 soon after these fighter jets arrive in Israel later in the decade” a source in RAFAEL told Defense-Update. The aircraft will be able to carry the weapon in either internal or external configuration.

Merci http://www.air-defense.net/forum/topic/1444-arm%C3%A9e-de-lair-alg%C3%A9rienne/page-160

MERCI claudio Que dieu les accueille dans son vaste paradis d’après les dernières infos l'accident est dut au mauvaise conditions météo qui règne dans la région.

L’AC-130J «Ghostrider» a volé! AC-130J «Ghostrider»: Base Aérienne d’Eglin en Floride le premier exemplaire de l’AC- 130J «Ghostrider» a effectué son premier vol au sein de l’Escadron 413 d’essai. Le «Ghostrider» doit a terme venir remplace les AC-130»Spectre» et AC-130U «Spooky» au sein de l’US Air Force. Lockheed-Martin a reçu un contrat d’un montant de 2,4 milliards de dollars pour développer la flotte de 32 AC-130J. http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2014/02/10/l-ac-130j-ghostrider-a-vole-855134.html

US. Army and Raytheon successfully fired 30 GPS-guided Excalibur projectiles during firing test. The U.S. Army and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) successfully fired 30 GPS-guided Excalibur Ib projectiles during an extensive First Article Test series at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. This test series validated performance and reliability of the Excalibur Ib production configuration, and moves the program toward full-rate production. Field test of an Excalibur round, a GPS-guided munition that allows warfighters to hit targets out of sight and miles away http://www.armyrecognition.com/february_2014_global_defense_security_news_uk/us._army_raytheon_successfully_fired_30_gps-guided_excalibur_projectiles_during_firing_test_0802142.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKxErbFeZUU&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oCLwwIPpu6s

The first newly upgraded operational B1-B Lancer taxis in prior to a crew swap Jan. 21, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo)

AC-130H Spectre gunships (U.S. Air Force photo) l'avion mutique de l'USAir force

F-15E Strike Eagle , the 391st Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho (U.S. Air Force photo)

Ravitailleurs KC-46A : le Pentagone s'attend toujours à un retard de 6 à 12 mois Le Pentagone vient de rendre ses conclusions concernant la mise au point des nouveaux matériels militaires américains. Dans un rapport publié le 27 janvier dernier, le DOT&E (la direction des évaluations de matériels et des essais opérationnels) maintient que l'avion ravitailleur Boeing KC-46A est un programme à « hauts risques », qui devrait connaître un retard de « six à douze mois ». C'est tout particulièrement la phase d'évaluation opérationnelle initiale (IOT&E), jusqu'ici programmée pour le printemps 2016, qui pourrait ainsi être retardée. Le Pentagone note également des retards dans la mise au point du système d'autoprotection ALR-69A de Raytheon, qui ferait pour le moment preuve de performances insuffisantes. http://www.air-cosmos.com/defense/ravitailleurs-kc-46a-le-pentagone-s-attend-toujours-a-un-retard-de-6-a-12-mois.html

Russia Delays Tests of UAE-Made Drone Russian military has postponed tests of a high-endurance drone until an unspecified future date, a spokesperson for the United Arab Emirates company that makes the vehicle said Monday. “All existing agreements will remain in force, but the Russian side has requested a delay in testing from February until a later date,” Tatyana Kirova of Adcom Systems said. CEO Ali Al Dhaheri said in December that the first test drone would be delivered for evaluation this month, to be followed by a purchase agreement if test flights were successful. The aircraft was debuted internationally at the MAKS air show outside Moscow last summer two months after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the country’s drone projects were inferior to foreign offerings. The Adcom Systems United 40 Block 5 is a long-range medium-altitude reconnaissance vehicle that can loiter above a single area for over four days, according to the company’s website. the drone, powered by twin turboprops, features steerable cameras and radar for reconnaissance missions and is capable of carrying almost a half-ton of weapons mounted on hard points under the craft’s wings. The United 40 would not be the first foreign drone purchase for the country. In 2009 Russia bought 12 drones from Israel Aerospace Industries in a deal worth $53 million that attracted criticism for neglecting the domestic aerospace industry. http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140210/187386040/Russia-Delays-Tests-of-UAE-Made-Drone-.html

The ROKF T-50B ‘Black Eagles’ demonstration team. The seven-aircraft Korean T-50B ‘Golden Eagle’ display team, the “Black Eagles”, fan out on the final manoeuvre of their impressive display at Singapore Airshow rehearsal on February 9th. The Korean Black Eagles flight demonstrations at the Singapore Airshow 2014. Photo: Noam Eshel

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Omani Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Ahmed bin Harith Al Nabhini during a visit to the country's capital. Mabus is in the region to meet with Sailors and Marines, and civilian and military officials, as part of a multi-nation visit to the U.S. Pacific, European, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani/Released) GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 6, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) transits the Gulf of Oman. Bulkeley is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Donald R. White Jr./Released)

Le Kazakhstan, pivot de l’Asie centrale . http://ripostelaique.com/le-kazakhstan-pivot-de-lasie-centrale-quelle-politique-face-a-lislam.html

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29OVT

Korean Aerospace Industries T-50B Golden Eagle

Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the internment ceremony of Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner, Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. Risner was the Air Force's 20th ace and survived more than seven years of captivity as a prisoner during the Vietnam War. Gunn is a 336th Fighter Squadron weapons system officer assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (Courtesy photo) An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a sortie training mission during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 30, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Combat units come together from the U.S. and its allied countries to engage in realistic combat training scenarios within Nellis AFB’s 2.9 million acre Test and Training Range Complex. The F-16 is assigned to the 120th Fighter Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado Air National Guard. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Wolfram M. Stumpf) A B-2 Spirit takes off during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 28, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The B-2 is a multirole bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. Red Flag gives Airmen an opportunity to experience realistic, stressful combat situations in a controlled environment to increase their combat readiness and effectiveness. The B-2 is assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Thomas Spangler) The first newly-upgraded operational B1-B Lancer arrives Jan. 21, 2014, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. The B-1B Lancer was recently upgraded with a new Integrated Battle Station. The IBS is a combination of three different upgrades, which include a Fully Integrated Data Link, a Vertical Situation Display upgrade, and a Central Integrated System upgrade. These three modifications fall under the IBS initiative, which is slated to be installed concurrently through 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Richard Ebensberger) Senior Airman Aljon Alfonso performs pre-flight checks before his assigned F-15E Strike Eagle heads out for a night training mission during Red Flag 14-1, Jan. 30, 2014, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Night missions have been integrated into Red Flag to prepare pilots and aircrews for missions in low-light environments. Alfonso is a crew chief from the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua Kleinholz)

Status of the Navy: http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2014/02/07/your-navy-today-gulf-of-oman-arabian-gulf-mediterranean-sea/