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Miragedriver
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A sophisticated US special operations helicopter crashes in Japan
(Defensa.com) Wednesday occurred off the coast of Japan near Okinawa the crash of a US helicopter UH-60M 160th SOAR they were traveling 17 people of which 7 were injured. As reported by the Japanese Coast Guard, the accident occurred between 13:00 and 14:00 local time, about 20 miles from the US military base Kadena on Okinawa Island. The images that have transcended thanks to Japanese media revealed the presence of a Black Hawk helicopter for special operations that have been hidden some parties to hinder identification.
The author can not help but remember the helicopters Black modified Hawk who participated in the operation that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden in the early hours of 1 to 2 May 2011, although as we shall see, it is said MH-60M 160th SOAR. The causes of the accident are unknown or there was the helicopter crash at sea or an emergency landing on a ship or failed, specifically the American ship USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313) of LMSR (Large, Medium-Speed Type Roll-on / Roll-off) of the Military Sealift Command used for the pre-positioning of material.
Among the probable causes is that an emergency landing on the ship, which has a large flight deck forward of the bridge but which would not have made the aircraft occurred. The most credible would be that the accident occurred during some training in the approach of troops on the ship was made from the helicopter that could have descended by abseiling and fast rope. Perhaps the proximity of the huge cranes available to the Red Cloud could have something to do if the main rotor blades too approached them. Another less viable version suggests that the helicopter would be transported on the deck after the accident had occurred, although the presence of what appear suds anti fire or barriers to contain the oil spill rule out this hypothesis.
The helicopter appears on the front deck of the ship near containers with separate rudder tail part of the fuselage and also separately. From broadcast and video images broadcast on Japanese television you can identify some elements of the helicopter. For example the presence of an IR jammer in the upper part of the fuselage shown near the base of the rotor and is concealed before, the nose showed in flight refuel probe and some of the radar and electro-optical systems carrying the helicopter . Treatment of black paint and typography and color of the letters "United States Army" tail is also identified. A numeral 63 is also seen in similar fuselage sliding doors that can be found in other MH-60M helicopters of the 160th SOAR or exhaust systems engines facing the main rotor.
The 160th SOAR is a unit of the US Army to support the missions of US special operations units using for this Black Hawk helicopters and Little Bird modified for insertion and removal operations even in urban setting. The MH-60M include improvements over previous versions used by the SOAR (K and L) and improved engines and rotors that allow operation at higher altitudes, avionics Common Avionics Architecture Systems (CAAS) formed by teams of flight, navigation, screen digital, digital moving map, mission computer, multimode radar, FLIR electro-optical system, ability to receive data from external sources such as UAVs or JSTARS aircraft type, horizontal stabilizer and tail cone composite fuselage and the cockpit new construction.
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(Defensa.com) Wednesday occurred off the coast of Japan near Okinawa the crash of a US helicopter UH-60M 160th SOAR they were traveling 17 people of which 7 were injured. As reported by the Japanese Coast Guard, the accident occurred between 13:00 and 14:00 local time, about 20 miles from the US military base Kadena on Okinawa Island. The images that have transcended thanks to Japanese media revealed the presence of a Black Hawk helicopter for special operations that have been hidden some parties to hinder identification.
The author can not help but remember the helicopters Black modified Hawk who participated in the operation that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden in the early hours of 1 to 2 May 2011, although as we shall see, it is said MH-60M 160th SOAR. The causes of the accident are unknown or there was the helicopter crash at sea or an emergency landing on a ship or failed, specifically the American ship USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313) of LMSR (Large, Medium-Speed Type Roll-on / Roll-off) of the Military Sealift Command used for the pre-positioning of material.
Among the probable causes is that an emergency landing on the ship, which has a large flight deck forward of the bridge but which would not have made the aircraft occurred. The most credible would be that the accident occurred during some training in the approach of troops on the ship was made from the helicopter that could have descended by abseiling and fast rope. Perhaps the proximity of the huge cranes available to the Red Cloud could have something to do if the main rotor blades too approached them. Another less viable version suggests that the helicopter would be transported on the deck after the accident had occurred, although the presence of what appear suds anti fire or barriers to contain the oil spill rule out this hypothesis.
The helicopter appears on the front deck of the ship near containers with separate rudder tail part of the fuselage and also separately. From broadcast and video images broadcast on Japanese television you can identify some elements of the helicopter. For example the presence of an IR jammer in the upper part of the fuselage shown near the base of the rotor and is concealed before, the nose showed in flight refuel probe and some of the radar and electro-optical systems carrying the helicopter . Treatment of black paint and typography and color of the letters "United States Army" tail is also identified. A numeral 63 is also seen in similar fuselage sliding doors that can be found in other MH-60M helicopters of the 160th SOAR or exhaust systems engines facing the main rotor.
The 160th SOAR is a unit of the US Army to support the missions of US special operations units using for this Black Hawk helicopters and Little Bird modified for insertion and removal operations even in urban setting. The MH-60M include improvements over previous versions used by the SOAR (K and L) and improved engines and rotors that allow operation at higher altitudes, avionics Common Avionics Architecture Systems (CAAS) formed by teams of flight, navigation, screen digital, digital moving map, mission computer, multimode radar, FLIR electro-optical system, ability to receive data from external sources such as UAVs or JSTARS aircraft type, horizontal stabilizer and tail cone composite fuselage and the cockpit new construction.
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Jura The idiot
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Lockheed, Raytheon To Develop Advanced Kill Vehicle Concepts
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This was a good exercise. it allowed the Coronado to use its 74mm and 30mm guns to defeat multiple speed boats simulating an attack on the vessel.Naval Today said:
In certain speicif littoral locations, this is a major concern. They have already show the capability to take down multiple vessels with the anti-swarming missiles (The Hellfire missiles), but should some get past that they need to also be able to take down multiple fast moving vessels like this with their guns.
Apparently they are showing that with the SUW MP they are able to do so.
...and that os good news.
When you look at the shipbuilding for these two LCS vessels...they have really stepped it up.
They will be delivering two each from each facility each year for the next several years. That's four Frigate sized vessels per year and is something we have gotten used to seeing in China for the PLAN...but not to this degree recently in the US.
Here's a recent picture from Marinette Marine in Wisconsin with the Freedom ships:
That's three Freedom class vessels outfitting...there would be another two under construction. We will see that pace for the next several years.
And here's one from Austal in Mobile for the Independence ships:
You can see, to the right of the picture, three Independence class vessels there outfitting...two next to the halls, and one above in the final outfitting pool. There are another two in the halls.
Pretty amazing stuff for US shipbuilding.
The US Navy has figured out that all of the Perry's are going to be gone real soon and they have kicked it into high gear. with the upgrades for these LCS, and with the same hull going to be produced for ther FFs, we will see this, as I say, for many years to come.
Miragedriver
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Eyeing Russia, the Air Force Sends More A-10 Warthogs to Europe
The Financial Times
The Air Force didn’t help its long-standing argument that the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet should be retired when the service announced this week it would deploy more of the aircraft to Europe this fall.
The 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia announced it will send 12 attack planes and crews to Central and Eastern European to bolster NATO’s “Operation Atlantic Resolve,” an ongoing show of military might meant to deter Russian aggression in the region.
In March, the Air Force deployed a dozen A-10s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona to Romania and the Czech Republic.
Together, the deployments are sure to fuel lawmaker arguments that the A-10, known among troops as the “Warthog,” shouldn’t be mothballed.
The Air Force has waged a years-long campaign to scrap its A-10 fleet in a bid to save roughly $4 billion. Service leaders argue the plane’s close air support mission can be performed by other platforms, such as the B-1 bomber and the highly-anticipated F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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The Financial Times
The Air Force didn’t help its long-standing argument that the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet should be retired when the service announced this week it would deploy more of the aircraft to Europe this fall.
The 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia announced it will send 12 attack planes and crews to Central and Eastern European to bolster NATO’s “Operation Atlantic Resolve,” an ongoing show of military might meant to deter Russian aggression in the region.
In March, the Air Force deployed a dozen A-10s from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona to Romania and the Czech Republic.
Together, the deployments are sure to fuel lawmaker arguments that the A-10, known among troops as the “Warthog,” shouldn’t be mothballed.
The Air Force has waged a years-long campaign to scrap its A-10 fleet in a bid to save roughly $4 billion. Service leaders argue the plane’s close air support mission can be performed by other platforms, such as the B-1 bomber and the highly-anticipated F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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