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Kenguri zavrsavaju obuku za EA-18G Growler
New Growlers bite with devastating effect
Citat:RAAF aircrew in the United States are finalising their training to operate a devastating new weapon which can paralyse an enemy’s defences and communications over a massive area.
Pugnacious in name and highly sophisticated in nature, the 12 “Growler” electronic attack aircraft being bought for the Royal Australian Air Force are among the most effective weapons in the US arsenal.
And Australians may get to see the first of the revolutionary new RAAF jets within weeks at Victoria’s Avalon air show.
 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new-growlers-bite-.....0ef36912cc
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Poslao: 14 Feb 2017 12:07
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Pricaju o Block 3. Odustali su od kontejnera za oruzje.
Citat:“We are supporting Block 3 as a key piece of solving the carrier air wing capability problem,” he says. “Our job is to present solutions to solve their warfighting problems.”
Gillian envisions a Block 3 Super Hornet working in tandem with the stealthy F-35C, Growler’s full-spectrum jammer and E-2D’s early-warning capability to dominate the skies. The addition of a long-range infrared sensor (IRST) will allow Block 3 to detect and track advanced threats from a distance, while conformal fuel tanks (CFT) will extend range by 100-120 nm. The CFTs are designed to replace the extra fuel tanks Super Hornets currently sling under the wing, reducing weight and drag and enabling additional payload.
These changes allow a fully loaded Block 3 Super Hornet to operate in conjunction with a stealthy F-35, providing air cover and greater magazine depth.
“You can have an F-35 in its very stealthy way doing a deep-strike mission with Super Hornet providing air superiority at that same range, or you can have Super Hornet carrying large standoff weapons that F-35 cannot carry, with F-35 providing some air cover,” Gillian says. “You get very mission-flexible, so range is important.”
Certain features of the 2013 proposal, such as the enclosed weapons pod and internal IRST sensor, were dropped from the 2016-17 package because Boeing’s analysis determined the Super Hornet was “stealthy enough”—it can fly full-up and still be survivable. Boeing engineers found they needed to make design compromises to significantly reduce the aircraft’s radar cross-section—for instance, by restricting payload.
“At some point we drew a line that would allow us to be stealthy enough in a balanced survivable way to be effective, and that is what we think we have,” Gillian says. “The F-35 is a stealthier airplane, but we have a balanced approach to survivability, including electronic warfare and self-protection.”
Block 3 also features an advanced computing infrastructure designed to take advantage of the future carrier air wing’s sophisticated sensor architecture. The aircraft will have an advanced cockpit system with a large-area display for improved user interface, a more powerful computer called the Distributed Targeting Processor Network (DTPN), and a bigger data pipe for passing information known as Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT). TTNT is already a program of record for Growler and E-2D, and DTPN is also fielded on the Growler.
“You have your IRST sensor, you have other sensors in the carrier air wing, you need a big pipe to move that information around, then you need a big computer to be able to fuse all that information together,” Gillian says. “Block 3 Super Hornet needs to be a smart node on the network capable of crunching and passing data across the network to other assets.”
This advanced computing architecture ensures the Super Hornet, Growler and E-2D can talk to each other and pass critical threat data over the same network in combat. However, the F-35 is not on TTNT; rather it uses the smaller-bandwidth Link 16 network to pass and receive data from fourth-generation aircraft.
The result is that while the F-35C can communicate with the rest of the carrier air wing, passing large amounts of data may be more difficult.
While improving fifth-to-fourth generation connectivity is an ongoing discussion, “I think the question is: how does F-35 plug in with everybody else?” Gillian says. “If everybody else is on TTNT, there seems like an obvious answer there.”
The Navy could probably add TTNT to the F-35’s Link 16 functionality, but the fighter cannot broadcast on any Link 16 waveform without compromising its stealth, because Link 16 is not a low-probability-of-intercept waveform. The F-35 can pass large amounts of data to other F-35s via the stealthy Multifunction Advanced Data Link, which most other aircraft cannot currently access.
Another difference between the 2016 and 2013 offerings is that Boeing is offering to deliver a 9,000-hr. airplane straight off the production line, Gillian says. Combined with the company’s ongoing effort to extend the existing Super Hornets to 9,000 hr. from 6,500, this will help the Navy maintain inventory and boost readiness, he says.
http://aviationweek.com/defense/boeing-s-souped-su.....-firepower
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@Toni
Kontejner je opcija za avione prvog talasa u cilju smanjenja radarske vidljivosti. Izgleda da su ukapirali da ta karta u budućnosti i nije tako sigurna i da niko neće čekati da im u prvom udaru zbrišu KIS i VOJ.
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Poslao: 23 Feb 2017 14:32
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Napisano: 18 Feb 2017 10:53
Koliko je ovo tacno,videcemo...
Trump, With Praise for Boeing CEO, Hints at Big Fighter-Jet Deal
Citat:President Donald Trump suggested that a larger purchase of Boeing Co.’s F/A-18 Super Hornet may be in the offing, using a tour of the planemaker’s South Carolina factory to send a message to rival defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.
“We are looking seriously at a big order,” Trump said Friday of the fighter jet, with another Boeing plane, the newest 787 Dreamliner, looming in the background. “I think we may get there.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-17.....ium=social
Dopuna: 23 Feb 2017 14:32
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Nastavak price
Boeing Fighter Jet, Feared Dead, Gets New Life From Trump Tweets
Citat:Boeing Co.’s Super Hornet is poised for a surprising comeback thanks to President Donald Trump’s Twitter broadsides and a strike-fighter shortage caused by delays to Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 program.
Until recently, Boeing’s combat jet was on life support, with work at its St. Louis factory slowing to a crawl as orders dwindled. But that was before Congress approved a $10.1 billion sale to Kuwait, Canada said it would take 18 of the twin-engine fighter and Trump said the Pentagon is “looking seriously at a big order.”
Now Dan Gillian, who heads the Boeing fighter-jet program, is plotting upgrades to keep the F/A-18 flying through the 2040s -- and even looking at increasing the production rate. The U.S. Navy may need at least 100 of the Super Hornets over the next five years while it waits for Lockheed’s next version of the F-35. Boeing also sees opportunities for additional sales from India, Finland and Switzerland.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-23.....ump-tweets
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Poslao: 14 Mar 2017 23:06
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Kanadjani hoce 18 kao prelaznu meru do F-35
Citat:On 13 March, the Canadian government sent the letter outlining capabilities, schedule and economic benefit requirements for the interim acquisition of 18 Super Hornets. Canada expects a response from the US as early as this fall, a 14 March government press release states.
The US Department of Defense will then develop an official proposal with Boeing and sub-tier suppliers, including a notification to Congress on the potential Super Hornet sale to Canada. The US and Canada could enter into a formal agreement on the interim fleet in early 2018.
“Canada has confirmed to the US government its commitment to applying its industrial and technological benefits policy on this potential acquisition, which requires suppliers to make investments in Canada equal to 100% of their contract value,” the release states. “This policy will provide Canadian companies with opportunities to directly participate in this procurement, develop Canadian-based suppliers, support innovation through research and development, grow export opportunities for Canadian firms and create jobs for middle-class Canadians.”
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/canada-.....fa-435167/
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