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Airbus A400M deliveries resumed. France receives its seventh plane, the "Ville de Colmar"


(Defensa.com) The European manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) has resumed deliveries of the A400M with what will be the seventh French unit, received by the DGA (Direction générale de l'armement), which in turn He transferred to the Armée de l'Air. A milestone that marks the normalization of deliveries by the A400M assembly plant located in San Pablo (Seville), after the accident would have been the third apparatus for the Turkish Air Force, on May 9, and that caused the stoppage of these.

Remember that a few days later, on May 12, the European multinational made public that he planned to return this year to 14 units of this multi-engine transport art. According to French sources confirm, the A400M Atlas has the manufacturing number and take the gala MSN19 registration F-RBAG also the nickname of "Ville de Colmar". In total France has ordered fifty A400M, this being the third of the deliberate tenth Airbus, has also delivered two for the RAF (Royal Air Force) UK, two for Turkey, one for Germany and one for Malaysia.

Airbus has in its facilities in Seville fully finished another of these gadgets and also have completed flight testing, for the RAF, which could be the MSN16, who has been in what will be his base Brize Norton, and according to the company it will be delivered in a very short time. Remember that ADS received orders to build a total of 174 A400M by the six countries participating in the program (France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, UK, Belgium and Luxembourg) and Malaysia, which would, in time, the first export customer. (July Corn Sanz)

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Airbus A400M deliveries resumed. France receives its seventh plane, the "Ville de Colmar"

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Airbus has in its facilities in Seville fully finished another of these gadgets and also have completed flight testing, for the RAF, which could be the MSN16, who has been in what will be his base Brize Norton, and according to the company it will be delivered in a very short time. Remember that ADS received orders to build a total of 174 A400M by the six countries participating in the program (France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, UK, Belgium and Luxembourg) and Malaysia, which would, in time, the first export customer. (July Corn Sanz)

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Nice with Luxembourg how will now start one new part Army and Air Force??

In Swedish armed forces now I thinking 165 Coast Guard boats + 1050 Seeman plus six new frigates(50 crews in one) to 3000 man in Swedish Navy and 3000 in Air Force and 10,000 soldiers in other. 16,000 soldiers in Swedish armed forces. Would not cost ut more that's 46 billion crons how are 5 billion euro with reserves of 12,000 soldiers in northern land of Sweden. The reserve cost ur 20 billion crons. No more NBG after 2016 the plannes are maybe true. We se what it be. Plannes by 2016-2020. In next year it begin.

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Belarus buys 12 helicopters Mi-8MTV-5


(Defensa.com) Russian Helicopters (part of Rostec State Corporation) signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Belarus for the supply of 12 military transport helicopters Mi-8MTV-5 in 2016-17. It is part of the agreement between the Republic and the Russian Federation for the development of military and technical cooperation between both signed on December 10, 2009, by which the aircraft will be delivered in the same terms and settings than those of the Russian Armed Forces . They are produced by Kazan Helicopters (subsidiary of Russian Helicopters) and be used in a wide range of missions, equipped with the latest avionics, radio communications systems and specialized hardware.

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Israel offers to Croatia warplanes F-16 modernized standard ACE


(Defensa.com) The Israeli government has offered to Croatia warplanes F-16A / B to replace the MiG-21 veterans. It is close to appliances withdrawal of the Israeli Air Force and receive the program to improve Israel Aerospace Industries called ACE (Avionics Capability Enhancement) used. Israel will incorporate from 2017 the new F-35A, so some F-16 early versions (F-16A / B) will be written off.


Croatia announced in April that it intends to replace its MiG-21 program which would have offered the Swedish Saab Gripen new production, French Mirage 2000 and F-16 second-hand from the US Air Force. The ACE (Avionics Capability Improving Capacity Enhancement or Avionics) program was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to increase the capabilities of the F-16 the Israeli Air Force. In addition to IAI and its subsidiaries (Elta, Lahav or MLM), other Israeli companies such as Rafael, Rada, IMI and Elbit Systems involved. It is an open architecture system that can incorporate different equipment, the main radar EL / M-2032 Elta, an improved three color screens 5x7 inch cabinet, a display front display (HUD) or presenter data center. You can also incorporate air-to-air art like Python V missiles or air-to-surface weapons like Popeye, both Rafael. The modernization of avionics systems allows only modifying the software aircraft can incorporate more internal and external systems such as designation pod objectives Litening Rafael, electronic warfare systems and inertial navigation and GPS plus Elbit Systems other components such as fuel tanks of 600 gallons of IMI.


Croatia in April Announced That It Intends to replace MiG-21 program ITS Which Would Have Offered the Swedish Saab Gripen new production, French Mirage 2000 and F-16 second-hand from the US Air Force. The ACE (Avionics Capability Improving Capacity Enhancement or Avionics) program was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to Increase the capabilities of the F-16 the Israeli Air Force. In Addition to IAI and Its subsidiaries (Elta, Lahav or MLM), other Israeli companies: such as Rafael, Rada, IMI and Elbit Systems involved. It is an open architecture system That can Incorporate different equipment, the main radar EL / M-2032 Elta, an improved three-color screens 5x7 inch cabinet, front display to display (HUD) or presenter data center. You can Also Incorporate air-to-air art like Python V missiles or air-to-surface weapons like Popeye, Both Rafael. The modernization of avionics systems Allows modifying the software only aircraft can Incorporate more internal and external systems: such as Rafael Litening Objectives designation pod, electronic warfare systems and inertial navigation and GPS plus other components Elbit Systems: such as fuel tanks of 600 gallons of IMI.

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A new big toy for TerraN_EmpirE

Germany's Bundeswehr formally took delivery of its first production Puma armoured infantry fighting vehicle (AIFV) from Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM) on 23 June during a ceremony held at the Unterlüss Proving Ground.

The first production batch of Puma AIFVs has been used for extensive verification trials in Germany and overseas (including Norway and the United Arab Emirates), leading to the formal 'approval for service use' permit being issued in mid-April 2015.

An initial seven production-standard Pumas have been allocated to trainers at the Munster Training Centre through to the end of 2015. PSM will deliver production-standard Pumas to Munster, where they will be fitted with government-furnished equipment and then be handed over to the troops for a three-month training period. Those troops will then return to their home bases with the vehicles to train the remaining Puma crews.

To enable a high readiness rate to be achieved, contracts for the maintenance and logistical support of the Puma are already in place between PSM and the Bundeswehr.
Under the original plan it was expected that 405 Pumas would be procured, but this has now been reduced to 350, all of which are scheduled to be delivered by 2020. Included in the 350-vehicle fleet are eight driver training vehicles.

The Puma AIFV is the replacement for the current Rheinmetall Landsysteme Marder 1 IFV, which entered service with the Bundeswehr in 1971, although it has been constantly upgraded since then, the latest version being the Marder 1A5 developed for deployment to Afghanistan.

According to PSM, the total value of the Puma contract is now EUR4.3 billion (USD4.9 billion) including additional equipment.

The Puma has already undergone a number of major design changes, including modifications to the hull that included adding an additional road wheel either side for improved mobility.

The vehicle is also fitted with a remote-controlled turret (RCT) armed with a stabilised dual-feed 30 mm Mauser MK 30-2 cannon, which can also fire air-bursting munitions, and a Heckler & Koch (H&K) 5.56 mm MG4 co-axial machine gun. Consideration is now being given to replacing the MG4 with a larger-calibre 7.62 mm machine gun from either H&K or Rheinmetall.

These weapons are coupled to a computerised day/night fire control system that allows stationary and moving targets to be engaged with a high first-round hit probability while the vehicle is moving.

The commander has a roof-mounted day/night panoramic sighting system that allows for hunter/killer target engagements to take place in which the commander locates the target and, if confirmed as hostile, hands it over to the gunner to conduct the engagement.

The baseline Puma weighs 31.45 tonnes to allow it to be airlifted by an Airbus A400M transport, but when fitted with its full armour package the vehicle's weight is increased to 41 tonnes, with a stretch potential to 43 tonnes.

The armour package is a mixture of passive and explosive reactive armour and, according to PSM, the Puma has a higher level of mine protection that the Leopard 2 main battle tank.
PSM is a 50/50 joint venture between Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall Defence established to handle the design, development, and production of the Puma AIFV.

The original contract was awarded to PSM in 2004, although since then there have been a number of contract amendments as a result of changes in requirements and trials, with the original systems demonstrator completed late in 2005 and five pre-production vehicles completed between 2006 and 2007.



Replace Marder in Mech Bat, 44 for each : 14 for 3 company + 2 for HQ same number as Leopard 2 Bat.

I wonder what will come out of this:

A multinational feasibility study to examine the potential for an Anglo-French unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) will make critical decisions on the air vehicle’s planform and powerplant requirements before year-end.

The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) study, launched at the Farnborough Airshow in July 2014, is looking at industrial cooperation, technologies, specifications and requirements demanded for a UCAV development that could be ready for operational service in the 2030s.

The first major milestone is approaching, with decisions on the planform configuration and engine selection expected this October, both of which will shape many other elements of the project.

Philippe Koffi, head of strategy for future combat aeronautics at French defense procurement agency DGA, told Aviation Week at the Paris Air Show that industry is preparing a data package for the feasibility study team that will allow them to make those decisions.

The team is looking at three options for the planform: a single-sweep leading edge like that on Neuron and Taranis; a double leading edge as on the

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X-47; or an X-45 style configuration with a fuselage and swept wings. Analysis of the designs will cover their radar, infrared and other electro-magnetic cross sections. It will also consider sensor performance and the potential through-life cost of each design and associated development risk. Whether to develop a new or an existing engine will also have to be determined.

Philippe Loty, general manager of

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—the joint venture working on the propulsion for FCAS—says any engine would have to produce around 5 tons of dry thrust, relative to the

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used on the

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“There is no off-the-shelf engine available today that would be suitable for this platform,” says Loty in an online video produced by

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. “So we have to come up with the design for a new engine or make major adjustments to an existing one.” Most experts believe a new engine will have to be developed.

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on a flexible multifunction array radar—described by Koffi as one of the “emblematic developments of the feasibility study”—is also progressing. The array will provide synthetic aperture radar capability but also perform electronic warfare and attack, Koffi says.

Once the planform and engine are chosen, industry teams on both sides of the English Channel will start work on two variants of the aircraft, incorporating some of the more sensitive technologies that have been developed in each country.

Toward the end of 2016, these two configurations will be analyzed with the aim of including each nation’s best technologies into a final version that could evolve into a full-scale demonstrator flying in theearly 2020s, perhaps by 2023.

Elements of the study are helping to inform officials in the U.K. Defense Ministry who are working on the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR), expected to be published toward the end of this year and which will likely decide whether Britain presses on into the development phase.

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officials recently said a critical element of FCAS is packaging the project so that it is able to survive upcoming spending reviews and the SDSR.

The development phase could begin in 2016. It will also see the launch of a development and manufacturing program that will further mature some Technology Readiness Level 6 technologies.

Work on the two-year £200 million ($337 million) FCAS started last October after being given the green light by former British defense secretary Philip Hammond and his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian.

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Well, the European Nueron Tech demonstrator has been flying since 2012. My money s on this bird.

The very similar british Taranis has also first flown in Aug 2010. I guess the FCAS will eventually be a combination of these two programs. Maybe with other input later, if more countries join. Like the experiance gained with the Barracuda UAV.

Ada class corvette of the Turkish Navy look like Freedom, less big but have SSM on the other side can carry only one helo.