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Lieutenant General
I guess Dramadine would not have help her.
I guess Dramadine would not have help her.
Prolly not, you have NO IDEA what a ride with the T-birds is like, in fact there is so little appreciation for the Supermen/????Superwomen????? that fly the Air Force mission, and maintain situational awareness and are able to "park" their aircraft in an intimately close formation, Blues the same, lets just say otherworldly, and Sec James is to be commended for showing the "stones" to take a ride, so lets just say my respect for her has quadrupled, hope she hangs in there and gets a good ride, with someone who will give her a little "stick time". It really is not for mortals, but most flying is at about 3/10s of that level???? Way to go Ms Secretary, now make em give you some flight time, it would help you understand the mission you have been assigned, and might help you to earn your own, USAF call sign!
Miragedriver
Brigadier
I came across the Scorpion a few months back. Very impressive aircraft. The US Air Force needs an inexpensive (high loiter and payload) COIN aircraft like this one.
I will now get back to bottling my Malbec
Jura The idiot
General
Yes.
We have talked about this here and on the US LAser/Rail Gun thred.
I thought they were going to install it late this year. Nicve to see them doing so now. I'd love to see pics.
The actual at sea tests I thought were scheduled for 2016 or something. I will have to look.
Operational rail guns for AAW and ASW will be significant game changers.
navyreco
Senior Member
US Navy and US Marine Corps testing their latest amphibious equipment during RIMPAC 2014
Held every two years by Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and executed by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet (C3F), RIMPAC is a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. This year's RIMPAC exercise is the occasion for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps to put to the test two of their latest amphibious systems: the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) and the Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC).
A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 transports Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles to the Mobile Landing Platform ship USNS Montford Point (MLP-1) as part of an amphibious operations demonstration during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014 off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calif. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in Exercise RIMPAC from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)
[video=youtube;MImmBQIL4HU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MImmBQIL4HU[/video]
The Ultra Heavy-Lift Amphibious Connector (UHAC) begins to rotate on the beach, July 9, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows on Oahu, Hawaii during a Marine Corps Advanced Warfighting Experiment. The AWE is the culmination of a decade of progressive experimentation conducted by the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) where they are testing potential future technologies, solutions and concepts to future Marine Air Ground Task Force challenges. The AWE is taking part during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Lt. Col. Don Gordon, the current technology officer at MCWL, said the UHAC is one of those experimental technologies that displays a possible capability of being able to insert Marines in areas where current technology wouldn’t be able to insert them based on current systems that are fielded. The UHAC prototype is a ship-to-shore connector and is half the size of the intended machine. Currently, the UHAC travels at four knots using a track system with floatation-like pads that propels itself through different terrain.
Don't tease him, he'll might just do it.
Yes, but only if they let me fly...