early 2010s

Russia Seen Pursuing U.S. Missile Shield Tech Thursday, March 24, 2011 Russia is pursuing an agreement with the Obama administration that would give Moscow access to U.S. technology for interceptors designed to destroy enemy missiles on impact, the Washington Times reported on Wednesday (see...

Air Force to launch new UAV program Read more: Air Force to launch new UAV program | Dayton Business Journal Scott Sullivan, president of SelectTech Services Corp., is among the Dayton-area business leaders who say their companies can get a boost from the new UAS effort at Wright-Patt...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12281640 Here is a sad story. :(

One from CAC: http://bit.ly/fO3ucj One from SAC: http://bit.ly/fiz2Vh

Leaks reported on SDSR were accurate. Harrier and current carriers to be retired, in 2011 for Harrier. 1 CVF to get cats and traps and F-35C from 2020. Other CVF to be mothballed. Nimrod MRA.4 cancelled, new 'low cost frigates' to join escort force numbering 19. Reduced Tornado fleet retained...

Lockheed Martin and Skunk Works unveiled a concept of medium-altitude /long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called "Multi purpose long endurance" (MPLE) at the AUVSI yesterday. Links: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2010/08/auvsi-skunk-works-unveils-medi.html...

Latest stories are that the entire RAF Tornado fleet may be retired. The £7.5bn 'saved' may help pay for a Trident replacement. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1298871/RAF-Tornado-fleet-faces-axe-bid-save-7bn.html This is still speculative (the 'leak' was hardly an agreed policy...

I thought it was about time for a bit of bar thumping. Now that we have a new Government the MOD will be doing a Strategic Review. It seems to me that the Royal Navy will have an opportunity to shape its escort fleet for the next 20 to 30 years. Some things seem to be given already...

Story from NTM-A (Nato Training Mission - Afghanistan) Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2010--U.S. Air Force Major Caleb Nimmo is the first American Mi-35 HIND attack helicopter pilot to fly in combat. He is deployed to Afghanistan advising the Afghan National Army Air Corps’ rotary wing squadron...

Piasecki gets the award for the most concept models at AHS 2010. Good news for them is that they got the go-ahead to go to Phase 2 with the X-49 program. That should allow them to go beyond the NATOPS which they were not allowed to do in Phase 1.

FYI some links to images of the Indian Limited Upgrade Sea Harrier (LUSH). Images with outboard missile rails with one Magic and one Israeli Derby Missile, taken on board INS Viraat (ex-Hermes): http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/5267-1/viraat01+039.jpg...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/03/25/russia.uk.intercepts/index.html?hpt=T2 Is this just payback for all the times we did it to them over the years?

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/boeing-proposes-missile-with-global-reach/19405693 "The company says it has a missile concept ready, and that if it gets the go-ahead and funding from the Pentagon, the weapon could be ready for fielding within 30 months. The missile, which was developed...

Story NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon are dead. So are the rockets being designed to take them there — that is, if President Barack Obama gets his way. When the White House releases his budget proposal Monday, there will be no money for the Constellation program that was supposed...

Artist's impression of the Lockheed Martin Littoral Combat Ship - Israel (LCS-I) for the Israeli Navy. Some sources define LCS-I as Littoral Combat Ship - International. Drawing showing the participation of the United States Defense Industry and the Israeli Defense Industry in the LCS-I...

I open this thread for a big secret project ! ;D The Future Surface Combatant project ! This project replace eventually all US cruisers of Ticonderoga class & very probably all (a minima, all earlier DDG of arleigh burke class) arleigh burke DDG. Any news, any data, info, possible drawing ? ;D...

Light-Attack Plane Could Save USAF Millions of Dollars Per Year Inside the Air Force, Aug. 21, 2009 -- The Air Force could save hundreds of millions of dollars each year in fuel and operation costs alone if it replaced one-and-a-half of its deployed fighter squadrons with smaller, light-attack...

WaveRider test vehicle meets B-52 by Derek Kaufman 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs 8/4/2009 - WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) -- Airmen successfully mated the X-51A WaveRider flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress July 17 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The fit check...

Does anyone have additional information or concept art for the Air-Dominance Cruiser, CG(X)? It sounds like it will be a replacement of the Ticonderoga-class (CG-47) and use technology developed from the Zumwalt-class project. http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/CGX/default.htm

FAST program seeks to mature hypersonic air vehicles and space launch technologies AFRL Air Vehicles News and Accomplishments, January 2008 AFRL is teaming up with a number of aerospace industry contractors to begin ground experiments as part of the Future-responsive Access to Space...