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The Blues aircraft crashed just off the end of the Runway, of the now closed Sewart AFB, used to be the USAF C-130 Schoolhouse before that was moved to Little Rock AFB, AR. Nashville was flying C-130s in the Guard, but they have been transitioned to RPV's recently. Losing a T-Bird is bad, but losing a pilot will have a devastating effect on the Blues. Glad I didn't go to see them a few weeks ago, I would have been doubly sick, just very sad???
If there was any doubt about maintenance and readiness, this will surely add more questions?
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
These are Elite Flight demo teams the creme dela creme of the Us Militaries Stick Jockeys.
The Thunderbird was doing a very very high profile performance at the USAF graduation with POTUS on site, and the Angel's incident cost a life.
This is a Lock the doors type situation where every detail of these two cases will be investigated right down to how closely the pilots shaved this morning.
The Thunderbird was doing a very very high profile performance at the USAF graduation with POTUS on site, and the Angel's incident cost a life.
This is a Lock the doors type situation where every detail of these two cases will be investigated right down to how closely the pilots shaved this morning.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
US Army moves ahead with handgun replacement programme
Andrew White, Tampa, Florida - IHS Jane's International Defence Review
31 May 2016
US Army soldiers training with the legacy Beretta M9 handgun. The service is seeking a replacement weapon under its MHS programme. Source: US Air Force
The US Department of Defense (DoD) will downselect a total of three preferred bidders in the third quarter of 2016 as its Modular Handgun System (MHS) programme continues on course despite recent calls to replace the effort with a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution.
In April, US Army Chief of Staff General Mark Milley suggested procuring 9x19 mm Glock 19 handguns to replace legacy Beretta M9 handguns instead of a more complicated modified solution in line with the MHS original solicitation. The total programme could comprise a requirement for up to 500,000 weapon systems destined to equip army, navy, and air force personnel as well as the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
Speaking to IHS Jane's at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, industry sources explained how the DoD had received a total of 12 bids in February in response to the XM17 MHS Request for Proposals (RfP) published in September 2015.
Entrants are understood to include Beretta's APX, Ceská zbrojovka's CZ P-09, FN Herstal's Five-Seven Mk 2, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GDOTS) and Smith & Wesson's M&P polymer handgun; the Glock 17 and 22; and Sig Sauer's P320. However, sources informed IHS Jane's that the DoD had yet to make a final decision regarding calibre of the MHS, although 9x19 mm and .40 calibre appear to be favourites at the moment.
One defence source suggested that .45-calibre weapons appear to have been discounted because of size, weight, and accuracy issues. Most manufacturers are therefore supplying weapon systems in a range of calibres as part of their bids.
The DoD has now begun an evaluation programme of the 12 weapon systems. A downselection to three is expected to be made in August, leading the way into a nine-month production verification test (PVT) programme. Following the successful conclusion of the PVT, a preferred bidder will be selected ahead of low-rate initial production and first deliveries to US armed forces.
bets are that it's Sig 320, GDLS/Smith and Wesson M&P and a Glock sitting in the down select category. The Sig 320 uses a modular frame and chassis system, Both Glock and Smith and wesson are prime pistols will all the trimmings and early one M&P in .40SW was considered the pistol to beat.
Jura The idiot
General
OK I made a mistake about the gun, so I'll leave it (I recently read articles, also in Central European sources, about "US Army would have to use Cold War gear"; they must have been hyped), thanks
of course I'm not, man Infantry scares me
I know I should take it easyjust wonder when the US Army gets new
and so on and so forth, as I think this is what matters, not the pocket drone, bro
- main battle tank
- infantry fighting vehicle
- field howitzer
- multiple launch rocket system
I add
1/ main battle tank
M1 are completely renovated can serve easy against 20 years, decent MBT with mainly a big frontal armoring with uranium which increases the resistance and main advantage of the M1A2 get a hunter killer system which allow engage about twice more fast the targets, commander look ( can fired also ) and send to gunner which fired during this time commander search again etc...
But with new MBT especialy T-14 remains interesting have a new MBT with especialy a better gun longer as actual 120mm/44 cal which is now a little "short " idealy a 55 cal eventualy a more big diameter 130/140 mm ? armoring also etc...
2/ infantry fighting vehicle, last M-2 are decent but for Stricker ( last CRS report ) only those of 2nd Cav Rgt in Germany planned for get a 30 mm gun, about 100.
3/ field howitzer, army need a new SPG and from long time definitely only weapons type where USA get inferior, M-109A6/7 don' t get range, gun of only 39 cal, rate of fire, no MRSI capacity as last SPG.
4/ multiple launch rocket system, capable, last variant do good job
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Yep and in USMC Aviation plans, right now this unit is based to Miramar use 10 F/A-18C.
But different now 67 F-35C planned for mainly 4 VMFA of 10 F-35C which use right now F/A-18A+ or C rattached to CAW from long time.
And in the VFA-101 mixed USN/USMC FRS Sqn re activated since 2 years to Eglin move later for Lemoore, planned have 10 USMC + 30 USN.
But different now 67 F-35C planned for mainly 4 VMFA of 10 F-35C which use right now F/A-18A+ or C rattached to CAW from long time.
And in the VFA-101 mixed USN/USMC FRS Sqn re activated since 2 years to Eglin move later for Lemoore, planned have 10 USMC + 30 USN.
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