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Today at 8:29 AM
I had checked the Soryu though, and this led me to make that comment
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A vision of the future:
They can see in the dark, communicate without sound and act as a team. Each of them knows where their comrades are even if they can’t see them. All soldiers are connected via a network. A computer inside the “electronic back” – a kind of rucksack – processes and transfers the data that supports soldiers during battle.
They can see in the dark, communicate without sound and act as a team. Each of them knows where their comrades are even if they can’t see them. All soldiers are connected via a network. A computer inside the “electronic back” – a kind of rucksack – processes and transfers the data that supports soldiers during battle.
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Greece to upgrade 85 F-16s to Block 70/72 Viper configuration.
Lockheed Martin announced that it will launch the upgrade of 85 Greek F-16s to the Block 70/72 Viper configuration on Monday.
While the value of the contract was not mentioned, an earlier US DOD announcement of a foreign military sale approval (October 2017) of F-16 upgrade to Greece had quoted a figure of US$ 2.4 billion.
The F-16V or Viper is the latest variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation, multi-role, fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The Viper integrates advanced capabilities as part of an upgrade package to better interoperate with fifth-generation fighters, including the F-35 and the F-22. They even share some technology, with those aircraft like the new radars that will be installed, the APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) which will significantly enhance the aircraft’s ability to identify and engage enemy aircraft.
The F-16V can be deployed in suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) missions, air-to-ground and air-to-air combat, and deep interdiction and maritime interdiction missions. It features an airborne mission role-change capability, and can detect and track time-critical hard-to-find targets in all weather conditions. It also reduces operational costs for the users.
According to Lockheed Martin, a great part of the upgrade will take place in Greece.
The first two years will be spent on engineering for the prototype and the registration of the systems. The installation on Greek fighter jets will take place during the third year of the program, and the Hellenic Airforce pilots will be trained in the fourth year. The training is anticipated to be brief, as he said, because of the expertise of Greek fighter pilots.
The upgrade of the 85 warplanes to Vipers will provide the Hellenic Airforce with an entirely new aircraft, as basically the only element that will be kept will be the fuselage.
Earlier this year, Bahrain ordered 16 new F-16 V Block 70s.
Lockheed Martin announced that it will launch the upgrade of 85 Greek F-16s to the Block 70/72 Viper configuration on Monday.
While the value of the contract was not mentioned, an earlier US DOD announcement of a foreign military sale approval (October 2017) of F-16 upgrade to Greece had quoted a figure of US$ 2.4 billion.
The F-16V or Viper is the latest variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fourth generation, multi-role, fighter aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The Viper integrates advanced capabilities as part of an upgrade package to better interoperate with fifth-generation fighters, including the F-35 and the F-22. They even share some technology, with those aircraft like the new radars that will be installed, the APG-83 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) which will significantly enhance the aircraft’s ability to identify and engage enemy aircraft.
The F-16V can be deployed in suppression of enemy air defences (SEAD) missions, air-to-ground and air-to-air combat, and deep interdiction and maritime interdiction missions. It features an airborne mission role-change capability, and can detect and track time-critical hard-to-find targets in all weather conditions. It also reduces operational costs for the users.
According to Lockheed Martin, a great part of the upgrade will take place in Greece.
The first two years will be spent on engineering for the prototype and the registration of the systems. The installation on Greek fighter jets will take place during the third year of the program, and the Hellenic Airforce pilots will be trained in the fourth year. The training is anticipated to be brief, as he said, because of the expertise of Greek fighter pilots.
The upgrade of the 85 warplanes to Vipers will provide the Hellenic Airforce with an entirely new aircraft, as basically the only element that will be kept will be the fuselage.
Earlier this year, Bahrain ordered 16 new F-16 V Block 70s.
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Nuclear Bomb Capability, Stealth Made Belgium Select F-35 Over Eurofighter
An ability to drop US-made B-61 nuclear bomb besides stealth features that sharply reduce the aircraft’s radar signature were the two key factors which made Brussels select the Lockheed Martin F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon.
An ability to drop US-made B-61 nuclear bomb besides stealth features that sharply reduce the aircraft’s radar signature were the two key factors which made Brussels select the Lockheed Martin F-35 over the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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Euronaval 2018: Baglietto Navy will deliver first MNI 15 fast craft to an European Navy
The Italian Shipward Company Baglietto Navy won a contract with a European navy for the delivery of two MNI’s 15 fast 15 m aluminum craft. The production of the first prototype of the MNI 15 was started in March 2016 according to the official web site of Baglietto Navy.
The Italian Shipward Company Baglietto Navy won a contract with a European navy for the delivery of two MNI’s 15 fast 15 m aluminum craft. The production of the first prototype of the MNI 15 was started in March 2016 according to the official web site of Baglietto Navy.
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Euronaval 2018: Naval Group comments SMX31 Electric Submarine Concept
For the 2018 Euronaval exhibition, Naval Group imagines future threats, needs and constraints and presents its latest concept ship. To meet the operational needs of the next decades, the design of future submarines requires anticipation and innovation, says the French shipbuilder.
For the 2018 Euronaval exhibition, Naval Group imagines future threats, needs and constraints and presents its latest concept ship. To meet the operational needs of the next decades, the design of future submarines requires anticipation and innovation, says the French shipbuilder.
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Euronaval 2018: Hutchinson STRACTIVE active noise and vibration control system for submarines and ships
French Company Hutchinson presents STRACTIVE an active noise and vibration control system for submarines and ships at Euronaval 2018, the International Maritime and Naval Defense Exhibition in Paris, France. The STRACTIVE is fully developed and designed by Hutchinson to reduce noise and vibration aboard submarines and ships.
French Company Hutchinson presents STRACTIVE an active noise and vibration control system for submarines and ships at Euronaval 2018, the International Maritime and Naval Defense Exhibition in Paris, France. The STRACTIVE is fully developed and designed by Hutchinson to reduce noise and vibration aboard submarines and ships.