Military and Aviation News Thread (NO DISCUSSION)

ejection is mandatory procedure when the jet is out of control at the runway.

I thought so too, that ejecting under such circumstances would be a part of SOP.

ejection is mandatory procedure when the jet is out of control at the runway.

If I was to do that - I would be ejecting as soon as i release parking brakes :D :D :D

Su-27 can bellyland without big damage, ejection is not mandatory there but is also safest :)

Anyway, I hope the pilot will not have remorse and delay ejection if needed in future.

belly land is not the same as out of control. The F-16 can also land on its central external tank as do other fighters, the issue here is when the jet is in danger driving off an edge and tipping over, an event that might easily kill the pilot.

IAI Unveils a UHF Radar that Tracks Stealth Aircraft from Hundreds of Kilometers Away

http://defense-update.com/20150607_ultra_radar.html#.VXmHDvlViiY

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is unveiling an advanced, UHF, Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radar at the Paris Air Show. It is designed to search, detect and track ‘air breathing targets,’ including low-observable (stealth) aircraft, missiles, UAVs and ballistic missile targets at very long range, providing operating early warning. The new radar, which has already become operational with an unspecified customer, is part of the new ULTRA family of UHF radars developed by IAI’s ELTA Systems Group and subsidiary.

http://www.iai.co.il/2013/36563-46340-en/IAI.aspx

http://www.iai.co.il/Sip_Storage//FILES/2/41482.pdf

ELM-2090U ULTRA EARLY WARNING UHF DIGITAL RADAR FAMILYIAI-ELTA's ELM-2090U UHF ULTRA Early Warning and long range search and track radars are a family of transportable land-based radar systems designed to autonomously detect and simultaneously

track dozens of Ballistic Missiles (BMs), satellites and airborne targets at very long ranges. The radar operates under all weather conditions and in the presence of dense electromagnetic environments.

The modular digital Active Electronic Steering Array (AESA) includes thousands of transmit/receive modules and digital units which provide high redundancy, graceful degradation, high

reliability and high availability.

The modular design enables the construction of scalable radar configurations using multiple antenna building blocks (clusters) according to customer requirements.

Features

Autonomous very long range detection and acquisition of targets with low Radar Cross Section (RCS)

Detection and classifcation of BMs, satellites and airborne targets

Digital beam forming technology

Modular design 1,6 clusters, and up to 22 clusters (depicted on front page)

Multi-mode operation - simultaneous tracking of BMs, airborne targets and satellites

Very wide and fexible spatial coverage

Accurate impact and launch point estimation

Advance Electronic Counter Counter Measure (ECCM) capabilities

Interoperability with complementary legacy air defense system

Advanced on-line Built-In Test (BIT) capabilities

Data recording and analysis capability

Transportable confguration

Stand alone power and cooling subsystem

Field proven

New Missile Killer Performs Test Flight, on Schedule for 2018 Deployment

http://defense-update.com/20150608_sm-3block2a.html#.VXmKeflViiY

The United States and Japan have conducted the first flight test of a new version of the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3 Block IIA).

 

 

This new missile interceptor is designed to extend the reach of current AEGIS Ballistic Missile defense systems deployed on naval ships and ashore. It is being developed jointly by the two countries at a combined cost of $2 billion. When deployed, the new missile will extend the defensive capability of AEGIS BMD systems to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles (missiles capable of attacking targets at ranges of up to 5,500 km.).

Hungary suffers second Gripen clash in two months.

http://www.janes.com/article/52187/hungary-suffers-second-gripen-crash-in-two-months

Circa 15000 NATO soldiers take part in live exercises in Poland, Baltic Countries...

Noble Jump (land/combined)

Saber Strike (land/combined)

Baltops (navy)

Eagle Talon (air forces)

A Bio Sensing Helmet Would Take Control When the Pilot Can’t

Elbit Systems is developing new applications for smart helmets for pilots that will be able to sense life-threatening developments during flight. The helmet is fitted with unique bio-sensors that measure physiological life signs. Monitoring the pilot’s heartbeat, blood flow and oxygen level in the blood stream. The system can identify developing conditions that could lead to hypoxia or G-induced loss of consciousness (GLOC).

“These two conditions are life threatening, since they often cannot be sensed by the pilot,” Yaron Kranz, Business Development and R&D Director at Elbit Systems told Defense-Update. Hypoxia can develop at different pace, with oxygen concentration in the blood falling and no clear signs that would signal the pilot to take preventive measures. Measuring consciousness is even harder, as GLOC may happen suddenly and comes without warning...

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/paris-air-show/2015/06/15/paris-joint-strike-fighter-lockheed-block-buy-multiyear-purchase/71268726/

JSF Block Buy Could Reach 500 Fighters

PARIS — Countries signing up to buy the joint strike fighter have all said they are interested in a block buy that could see commitments to purchase 500 of the aircraft, a Lockheed Martin official said Monday.

Video of HU Gripen Ejection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=59&v=37LVQe09wjQ

"Unstopable Lighting" (really?)

Not a single F-35 was “shot down” during the joint-force Green Flag exercises testing the jet and its pilots’ prowess operating it in a contested air-support role in the Western U.S. this month, according to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cameron Dadgar, head of the exercise and leader of the 549th Combat Training Sqdn. at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

http://aviationweek.com/defense/f-35-unscathed-hostile-fire-green-flag?NL=AW-19&Issue=AW-19_20150618_AW-19_628&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1&utm_rid=CPEN1000000900520&utm_campaign=2922&utm_medium=email&elq2=c2db562a48bb4242aed4fb5d1c1d3374

Is that really hard to believe? It is a much better aircraft than the media like to suggest. F-16 type performance with the added benefit of stealth is a good combination.

F-16 type performance with the added benefit of stealth would be a good combination...

:sleep:

New 40mm CSAT.

Traditional steam catapults on aircraft carriers are yesterday.

EMALS - the new electromagnetic aircraft launch system - is today.

ANG F-16 flown by Iraqi pilot crashes in Arizona

A single F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that crashed Wednesday night in southern Arizona was being flown by an Iraqi pilot who has been training in the U.S. for four years, an official said Thursday.

 

"We have no word yet on his fate or the reason behind the crash," Brig. Gen. Tahseen Ibrahim, a spokesman for the Iraqi defense minister, told The Associated Press. "We are in contact with the Americans to get more details."

 

The pilot flying with the 162nd Wing Arizona Air National Guard was the only person on board during the training mission overnight, according to an Arizona Air National Guard statement. The pilot’s condition is still unknown. No civilian casualties were reported.

No additional information so far.

http://aviationweek.com/awin-only/boeing-discloses-advanced-missile-tests-will-unveil-other-programs

ST. LOUIS—Boeing conducted four flight tests under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (Darpa) Triple Target Terminator (T3) program, Boeing Phantom Works President Darryl Davis said here May 18.

The test vehicles, about the size of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Amraam), flew “faster and farther” than an Amraam, Davis said, but he did not provide any other details.

 

Darpa issued T3 contracts to Boeing and Raytheon in 2010, with the aim of demonstrating technology for a single weapon type that could function as an anti-radar missile, an air-to-air Amraam replacement and a cruise-missile defense weapon. The program has now been concluded, but the Navy now plans to develop a longer-range version of its AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile.

 

Davis also said Boeing will unveil some previously undisclosed Phantom Works programs “in the next month or two,” and that these will be separate from the unit’s work with Saab on the T-X program.

Short version: Russian Air Force MiG-29 crashed in Kuban region. Cause: pilot noticed on-board fire, contacted base and ejected; aircraft crashed in a deserted area.

http://rbth.com/news/2015/07/03/fighter_jet_that_crashed_in_kuban_had_fire_onboard_-_source_47456.html

http://breakingdefense.com/2015/07/aegis-ashore-navy-needs-relief-from-land/

Today, however, you can add precision guidance to ballistic missiles, as with China’s DF-21“carrier killer.” The actual capabilities of the DF-21 anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) are much debated, but its significance is clear. “It’s serious enough that you’ve seen it impact behavior, thinking, and investments,” said Tom Karako, head of the missile defense program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The Navy is already working on ballistic missile defenses for the fleet.

 

But the anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) threat hasn’t gone away: In fact, it’s getting worse. That means an advanced adversary could threaten a Navy task force with a simultaneous salvo of cruise missiles — skimming in low over the water — and ballistic missiles — plummeting down from the upper atmosphere. Such a two-pronged attack is the 21st century equivalent of torpedo bombers (low) and dive bombers (high) converging on carriers at Midway.

 

This one-two punch creates a major problem for the Navy: Most Aegis BMD systems in service can defend either against ballistic missiles or cruise missiles at any given time, but not both at once. So while there are 33 Aegis BMD ships now in service, just three have Aegis “Baseline 9,” the software capable of engaging both kinds of missiles simultaneously. For a major war, the Navy says it needs 40.

Solar Impulse finished record-breaking leg.

The solar powered aircraft finished its leg from Japan to Hawaii, going 8279 km during an 118 hour non-stop flight, piloted by André Borschberg. He now holds the record for the longest solo flight in history, having been allowed to sleep no more than 20 minutes at a time during the leg while the aircraft was on autopilot.

This was also the longest solar powered flight in history.

Awesome achievement, congratulations! :thumbup:

Solar Impulse's trip around the world will continue with a leg to Phoenix, USA.

More: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Rekordflug-Solar-Impulse-2-hat-riskante-Pazifiketappe-geschafft-2735162.html (German)

Bad day for the attack aviation

A Su-24M crashed upon take-off in the Khabarovsk region, Russian Far East. Unfortunately, unlike luckier pilots who escaped in the past months, both crew members died at the scene. (Source)

All Su-24 flights have been grounded until further notice. (Source)

On a separate note, investigators suspect either a bird strike or a technical failure of one of the engines caused last week's MiG-29 crash in Kuban'. (Source)

Reports: Mid-air collision between F-16 and small plane in SC

http://wavy.com/2015/07/07/reports-mid-air-collision-between-f-16-and-a-small-plane-in-sc/

What a disastrous couple of months for military aviation... :(

From the top of my head, we had 2 F-16s in the US (1 dead), 1 MiG-29, 1 MiG-29KUB, 1 Su-34, 1 Tu-95 (1 dead) and 1 Su-24 (2 dead) in Russia, plus that horrible Indonesian C-130B crash with 141 deaths.