Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Greek CH-47D on approach...
#HellenicArmyAviation CH-47D Chinook approaching to land in #Kastellorizo Airport KZS/LGKJ in east #Mediterranean Sea as Deputy Minister of National Defence Mr Alkiviadis Stefanis visited Army garissons in the area for #Christmas pic.twitter.com/H6LBao9eZh— AegeanHawk (@AegeanHawk) December 25, 2019
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
SU-57 crashes during routine flight tests...
Thanks to S300V4 for the news!
via RT.
One of Russia’s cutting-edge Su-57 fighter jets has crashed during routine factory test flights near the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant in the Far East. The pilot ejected safely and was picked up by a Mi-8 rescue helicopter.Here.
The aircraft involved in the incident belonged to the manufacturer and was undergoing a series of flight tests some 110 kilometers of Dzyomgi air base in Russia's Khabarovsk region.
There were no casualties or damage on the ground, the manufacturer confirmed in a brief statement. The crashed jet's black boxes are yet to be recovered.
Hmm. What happened with this I wonder. Military Aviation is inherently dangerous and shit happens but this will be shouted to the rooftops by F-35 supporters.
They got word out quick, and I hope they're as quick with an explanation of the "hows and whys"...
Pendleton Marines put Amphibious Combat Vehicle to the test
via Marines.mil
The world is constantly advancing around us. As the most feared fighting force in the world, it is imperative Marines advance their capabilities along with it. The Corps’ new Amphibious Combat Vehicle is here to improve Marines’ amphibious capabilities.You all know I've been a huge supporter of this vehicle. I still am. One thing though. Isn't it ironic that at a time when we're going from being the so called "Navy's Army" to a "naval force that can go ashore" that we're getting a vehicle that is more capable on land than its predecessor?
Marines with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, tested the ACV’s maneuverability and performance during low-light and night operations on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s beaches, Dec. 16-18. The Marines spent hours driving ACVs the Southern California surf and in the open ocean to assess how well they could interface with the vehicle and conduct operations in low light.
“AVTB has been on Camp Pendleton since 1943,” said David Sandvold, the director of operations for AVTB. “We are the only branch in the military who uses our warfighters to test equipment that is in development.”
The ACV will be replacing the Amphibious Assault Vehicle starting in late 2020. The AAV has been in service since 1972, serving in countries around the world. The AAV has been the go-to vehicle to carry Marines and gear from ship to shore, but with adversaries around the world growing more powerful, the ACV was created to enhance the capabilities of ship to shore missions and amphibious assaults.
The ACV will come in four different variants derived from the armored personnel carrier base. There’s a recovery variant, a command and control variant, and an up-armed variant to engage enemy armored vehicles. Each ACV comes equipped with eight wheels instead of the tracks originally on the AAV.
“It’s a huge difference on how the ACV and the AAV drive and handle,” said Marine Sgt. Fernando Alvarez, an AAV operator with AVTB. “The main difference (with wheels) is that it’s a lot faster on land. But instead of pivoting like the AAV, we have to make three-point turns now, which is not a problem.”
The ACV powers through high surf, traverses over trenches and trucks over sloped terrain. The ACV’s significant protective assets make it resilient to direct attacks and allow it to operate with degraded mobility in an ever-changing battle environment. The vehicle possesses sufficient lethality to deliver accurate fire support to infantry, whether stationary or on the move.
“Technology is modernizing,” explained Sandvold. “As we learn about the ACV, we see everything it has to offer.”
The ACV also has a unique V-shape underbelly to deflect the blast of improvised explosive devices. Since IED’s were the most lethal weapons used against AAV’s, the new ACV was designed to take a blast from an IED, continue the mission and bring Marines home safely.
“I am loyal to tracks, but the more I learn about these vehicles, the more impressed I get with all its features and how it will improve our warfighting capabilities,” said Sandvold.
Don't get it twisted.
The BAE-IVECO Amphibious Combat Vehicle is a capable rig and will serve us well.
My only head scratching moment comes with the thinking behind the rumblings from the Commandant. With his marching orders it would seem that the EFV would better fit with his vision. Ultra high water speed mixed with heavy fire power.
For all the "new think" it seems like in reality we might be going back to a remixed Ship To Objective Maneuver (STOM) just the 2020 version of it....just add a few flourishes and vehicles being currently procured. Oh and with a big emphasis on supporting combat in the littorals (but that's a throw back too).
Monday, December 23, 2019
Urlaub Vejers Strand juni 2013 (C-130 landing on a beach)...
Thanks to Joe for the vid!
Ok. Let's tell the truth and shame the devil! That sand is so hard packed those engines aren't even blowing dust into the air! Wonder how long it took them to prep this stunt?
Even more curious is this. Why aren't we seeing more practice of C-130's landing on roadways? From Syria to the megacity of your choice it would seem a no brainer with widely dispersed units operating in or close to urban areas.
Putting aside my little bluster its still pretty damn cool though...
Ok. Let's tell the truth and shame the devil! That sand is so hard packed those engines aren't even blowing dust into the air! Wonder how long it took them to prep this stunt?
Even more curious is this. Why aren't we seeing more practice of C-130's landing on roadways? From Syria to the megacity of your choice it would seem a no brainer with widely dispersed units operating in or close to urban areas.
Putting aside my little bluster its still pretty damn cool though...
NASA, Boeing Complete Successful Landing of Starliner Flight Test
via Press Release.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed the first land touchdown of a human-rated capsule in U.S. history Sunday at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, wrapping up the company's uncrewed Orbital Flight Test as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.Here.
Starliner settled gently onto its airbags at 7:58 a.m. EST (5:58 a.m. MST) in a pre-dawn landing that helps set the stage for future crewed landings at the same site. The landing followed a deorbit burn at 7:23 a.m., separation of the spacecraft's service module, and successful deployment of its three main parachutes and six airbags.
"Congratulations to the NASA and Boeing teams on a bullseye landing of the Starliner. The hardest parts of this orbital flight test were successful," said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. "This is why we conduct these tests, to learn and improve our systems. The information gained from this first mission of Starliner will be critical in our efforts to strengthen NASA's Commercial Crew Program and return America's human spaceflight capability."
How did so many American forget that space flight is hard. People have died. Tests are for testing!
Football fans can watch a college or pro game and forget the real beauty of the thing. You have 11 men that are acting as one. One misstep can cause the whole thing to blow up (figuratively). On just a running play you have the exchange from center to quarterback that can get jumbled. Then you have all the linemen blocking in a certain direction and/or performing stunts so that a hole can be created. Then you have wide receivers that are either running routes to deceive or blocking to aid the run. We then get to the exchange from quarterback to running back. That leaves the running back to hit the right hole and complete this entire action.
Multiply all that by about a billion and you're approaching the complexity of space flight...except you also toss in some complex engineering, rocket science and probably a ton of calculus that will boggle the mind (at least mine).
This thing wasn't a failure. It was a stepping stone to American domination in space.
Personally I'm pleased with the effort and don't see a failure. Hopefully you won't either (although the Boeing haters certainly will).
1st Warsaw Armored Brigade Tadeusz. Kosciuszko....in action...
Note. Apologizes to my Polish readers. I'm not at all familiar with your unit designations. I'm rolling with the full title given to me by the pics. Is "Tadeusz. Kosciuszko" part of the unit name or a location? Help me out cause I'm much confused.
Check out this units website here...quite informative....
Check out this units website here...quite informative....
CIA's flying blender slices again in Syria
CIA's flying blender sliced again in syria— Harry Boone (@towersight) December 22, 2019
Abu Khudigah al-Urduni, prominent commander of al-Qaeda's Horas al-Din killed in a drone strike with a low collateral ammo, likely AGM-114 R9X "Hellfire" near Termanin, Northern Idlib prov
vid. @BabakTaghvaeepic.twitter.com/VBXsesgjST
I'm kinda wondering about this thing. Have you noticed all the released pics of this thing? From what I've seen they're always used on the open road. Yeah their might be other vehicles around but concrete bombs can accomplish the same without the extravagance of "ninja blades" popping out.
Is this a terror weapon in disguise?
Are we using this as a means to put an added bit of fear in the hearts of our targets? I've said it before and I'll say it again. Being micro fragmented by a bomb is one kind of hellish death. Being put into a proverbial blender is something else entirely....
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