USA Armed Forces

[seaspear]

Seems like some individuals are really trying to push their book , is any one suggesting that once the f35 is complete the f16 will best it in combat .

[seaspear]

The US Navy is looking at 3D printing materials in order to print ship components. This would lower the cost of production, but more importantly allow needed replacement ship and aircraft parts to be printed while on deployment at sea.

As long as it isn't ships meals

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F-35C Full AB, high AOA

[The Armchair Soldier]

Russian Bombers Intercepted Off US Coast

Four Russian bombers caused the US Air Force to scramble fighter jets after they flew close to the US coast, according to reports.

Two Russian Tu-95 "Bear" bombers were intercepted off Alaska at around 10.30am Eastern Time on Independence Day by two F-22 Raptor jets.

Just half an hour later another pair of Tu-95s were detected off the central coast of California and two F-15 Eagles were scrambled to intercept.

A spokeswoman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) did not confirm if either of the long-range bombers was armed, Fox News reported.

Read More: http://news.sky.com/story/1514728/russi ... f-us-coast

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Oceaneering to Modernize Dry Deck Shelters (DDS) for US Navy Virginia Class SSN

Modernization efforts include extending the existing DDS by 50-inches and providing remote operations for the hangar outer door, remotely operated power handling system (i.e., track and cradle) and remotely operated hangar capability. These upgrades will allow for larger payload deployment from a Virginia-class submarine, such as larger swimmer delivery vehicles (SDV) such as Teledyne Brown Engineering's Shallow Water Combat Submersible (SWCS) which is set to replace the existing US Navy SEALs' SDV (the MK 8 Mod 1 SEAL Delivery Vehicle).

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=2884

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Got confirmation from LM this week:

Lockheed Martin Ends Collaboration with Patria on Havoc & Will Present its Own Design for ACV

Contacted by Army Recognition, a Lockheed Martin representative explained:
'"Lockheed Martin is fully committed to the United States Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin looks forward to providing an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) solution with significant growth margin for all future ACV variants. Prior to Lockheed Martin's ACV proposal submission, Lockheed Martin and Patria mutually agreed to end our exclusive association on the program. For competitive reasons, we are not disclosing information on our proposed solution at this time."

The spokesperson also said that Lockheed Martin is expecting to unveil its new solution during Modern Day Marine, a defense show held in September in Virginia.

http://www.armyrecognition.com/july_201 ... r_acv.html

[Halidon]

That's pretty interesting, wonder if Patria is totally out or they're going to try to find another way in.

[GastonGlocker]

Workaround:

http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/t ... downs.aspx

[arfah]

...............

[GastonGlocker]

Workaround:

http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/t ... downs.aspx

The JP8 is too warm..?

Was this an April Fools?

1: Jet fighters don't have heated tanks so once in the air the fuel would cool down.

2: The fuel is going to be ignited in a plenum chamber so I'm sure being "too warm" is not a problem.

3: invest in a hydrant refuelling system instead.

1: agreed
2: agreed
3: smart

I haven't heard of any other AC with this issue but I'm not AF. A curious if not expensive caveat to operations....


You may find this interesting: http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/7-thin ... map=%5B%5D

[Halidon]

LCS: Production Surges, Price Drops

[ArmChairCivvy]

Can't remember if it was here or on TD where someone protested when I stated that the LCS and T26 prices were headed in opposite directions (the former to under $500m).
- what was missing from the above linked article is the Programme Cost, even though a lot of it was carried by the two shipyards... maybe we should sell one surface ship yard to the Italians, too, to get a reversal of the forever on-going cost increases?

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First Block III Virginia Class Submarine USS North Dakota Deployed & Recovered a REMUS UUV

The USS North Dakota (SSN 784) returned to its homeport at U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn., July 20 after conducting groundbreaking operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Under the command of Capt. Douglas Gordon, the ship finished its first-ever mission by deploying and retrieving unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) from the ship's dry deck shelter (DDS) in an operational environment. A Kongsberg Maritime REMUS 600 UUV was used in the tests.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=2923

[The Armchair Soldier]

Destroyer USS The Sullivans Damaged After Missile Explodes After Launch, No Injuries Reported

A Navy guided missile destroyer was damaged after a missile exploded shortly after launch during an exercise off the U.S. Atlantic coast on Saturday, Navy officials have confirmed to USNI News.

“On July 18 at approximately 9 a.m. (EDT) a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) test missile exploded after suffering a malfunction as it was fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) during a planned missile exercise off the coast of Virginia,” read a statement from Naval Sea Systems Command provided to USNI News.

There were no reported injuries and though the ship suffered a small fire on its port side “from missile debris” the destroyer was able to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. unassisted, NAVSEA said.

Read More: http://news.usni.org/2015/07/22/destroy ... s-reported

[GastonGlocker]

USMC moving to M4:

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/m ... /30145257/

[raven111]

USMC moving to M4:

http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/m ... /30145257/

"Some argue beyond that the M4 carbine lacks effectiveness versus the M16, but the M16 is like driving a sports car with a six-cylinder engine," he said, because it is limited by the same small 5.56mm cartridge as the M4. "You can shoot 400 to 500 yards away, but you are still shooting a 5.56."

>Sports Cars with six-cylinder engines suck

>Porsche 911 says hi.

[Halidon]

I don't think he was saying 6-bangers suck, after all his whole point is the M4 can do the job, he just made his point poorly. I think a better way for him to say what he meant to say is "A sports car with the same engine as a hatchback is going to perform a lot like the hatchback." Still not a great analogy to make but hey.

[GastonGlocker]

Direct Energy Hercs:
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/usaf-k ... 1720621958

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US Navy successfully tests modified Longbow Hellfire missiles for use on LCS

Three missiles from a ripple fire response strike their moving targets during an engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles. The missile system, designated the Surface-to-Surface Missile Module (SSMM), is expected to be fully integrated on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in late 2017, increasing the lethality of the Navy's LCS fleet

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=2945

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U.S. Navy uses Raytheon's SM-6 to Destroy Ballistic Missile Target for the First Time

In a first-of-its-kind test, the U.S. Navy fired a Raytheon Company Standard Missile-6, intercepting and destroying a short-range ballistic missile target at sea. The successful U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) test proved a modified SM-6 can eliminate threat ballistic missiles in their final seconds of flight.
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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) successfully conducted a series of four flight test events exercising the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) element of the nation's Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The flight test, designated Multi-Mission Warfare (MMW) Events 1 through 4, demonstrated successful intercepts of short-range ballistic missile and cruise missile targets by the USS John Paul Jones, configured with Aegis Baseline 9.C1 (BMD 5.0 Capability Upgrade) and using Standard Missile (SM)-6 Dual I and SM-2 Block IV missiles. All flight test events were conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Kauai, Hawaii.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=2952

[GastonGlocker]

Marines making due:

More Powerful, Special-Ops Sniper Rifle Unlikely for Marine Snipers

http://m.military.com/daily-news/2015/0 ... ipers.html

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Aug. 1, 2015 - On August 1st as part of a joint Missile Defense Agency/US Navy missile defense test, a BQM-74E cruise missile target was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) on Kauai, Hawaii. The USS John Paul Jones detected, tracked, and successfully engaged the target using an SM-6 Dual I missile. The SM-6’s proximity-fuze warhead was programmed not to detonate after reaching the lethal distance from the target, thus providing the ability to recover and reuse the BQM-74E target. This was the fourth and final event in a series of joint Missile Defense Agency/US Navy missile defense tests.

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Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) Conducts Live Fire Test of Guns and SeaRAM

Littoral Combat Ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully tracked and neutralized both single and multiple fast inshore attack craft during live-fire testing off the coast of California July 18-22. It also demonstrated the ability to counter incoming anti-ship missiles when it successfully executed the first even at-sea demonstration of the SeaRAM Point-Defense Weapon System on August 14.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3006

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U.S. Navy SEALs Will Open to Women According to Top U.S. Navy Admiral

The U.S. Navy is planning to open its elite SEAL teams to women who can pass the grueling training regimen, the service's top officer said Tuesday, August 18, 2015, in an exclusive interview. Adm. Jon Greenert said he and the head of Naval Special Warfare Command, Rear Adm. Brian Losey, believe that if women can pass the legendary six-month Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, they should be allowed to serve.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3012

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U.S. Navy Started LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Integration Tests on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

The U.S. Navy began initial integration testing of its Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aug. 12 at Patuxent River’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 facility.

A Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) integrated on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aug. 12 at NAS Patuxent River, Md. The program's flight test team is conducting initial testing to ensure proper loading, unloading and handling of the LRASM on the F/A-18 E/F. (U.S. Navy photo)

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3021