Het nut van een strategische bommenwerper in de 21ste eeuw?

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Sparkplug

#161
20/12/2019 | 10:00 uur
Lawmakers Want More Details About B-52 Engine Replacement

https://www.airforcemag.com/lawmakers-want-more-details-about-b-52-engine-replacement/
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#160
27/11/2019 | 09:55 uur
History in the making: final CALCM missile package retired

https://www.barksdale.af.mil/News/Article/2025767/history-in-the-making-final-calcm-missile-package-retired/


Airmen from the 2nd Munitions Squadron transport the final Conventional Air-launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) to be demilitarized at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 20, 2019. The CALCM missile package was first operationally used in 1991 during Operation Secret Squirrel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman)
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#159
07/10/2019 | 09:39 uur
Video Inside A B-52 Flying A Nuclear Alert Training Mission Provides A Rare View Of The Pilots' Thermal Flash Protective Goggles

https://theaviationist.com/2019/10/01/video-inside-a-b-52-flying-a-nuclear-alert-mission-provides-a-rare-view-of-the-pilots-thermal-flash-protective-goggles/

A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Parera

#158
18/09/2019 | 13:36 uur
Citaat van: Ace1 op 18/09/2019 | 13:20 uur
F35 frontje kan ik er niet uithalen, eerder een frontje van een Sukhoi. Achterkant komt van een  F16 XL of een F16X.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article1.html

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article23.html

Inderdaad een Su-34 geïntegreerd in een flying wing ontwerp, we moeten dit ontwerp wel even met een korrel zout nemen want dit ontwerp komt al uit 2016. Volgens Tupolev moet het eerste prototype in 2021 - 2022 klaar zijn en moet de serie productie vanaf 2028 - 2029 geleverd worden. De eerste test vluchten staan gepland voor 2025 - 2026.

Het ontwerp is in de afgelopen jaren ook al enkele keren veranderd, het eerste ontwerp van de PAK DA ligt in het eind van de jaren '90. Daarna is in de eerste helft van de jaren '00 het project weer opgepakt.

In 2012 spraken de Russen nog van een hypersone bommenwerper die zelfs tot in de ruimte kon vliegen, een jaar later werd dat al het subsonische plan wat er nu nog steeds ligt.
Er is weinig info bekend behalve dat het waarschijnlijk een bereik heeft van 12,000 km met een vermogen om 30 ton aan wapens te dragen vergelijkbaar met de B-52, maar minder dan de B-1 en B-2's.

Uit de 3d renders kunnen we ook opmaken dat de Russen een bemanning inplannen van zo'n 4 personen, dit terwijl de nieuwe Amerikaanse B-21 waarschijnlijk een 2 koppige bemanning krijgt en mogelijk zelfs autonoom kan vliegen.

Ace1

#157
18/09/2019 | 13:20 uur
Citaat van: Zander op 18/09/2019 | 11:32 uur
Lijkt wel een Vulcan met een F35 frontje en een setje winglets

F35 frontje kan ik er niet uithalen, eerder een frontje van een Sukhoi. Achterkant komt van een  F16 XL of een F16X.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article1.html

http://www.f-16.net/f-16_versions_article23.html





Sparkplug

#154
18/09/2019 | 08:53 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#153
18/09/2019 | 08:47 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#152
11/09/2019 | 09:12 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#151
22/08/2019 | 08:46 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

#150
12/07/2019 | 08:49 uur
Raytheon selected for B-52 AESA radar upgrade

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) was selected by the Boeing Company as radar supplier for the B-52 bomber radar modernization program. Under the contract, Raytheon will design, develop, produce and sustain active electronically scanned array radar systems for the entire U.S. Air Force B-52 fleet. The advanced radar upgrade will ensure the aircraft remains mission ready through 2050 and beyond. Low rate initial production is scheduled to begin in 2024.

With an AESA radar on board, the B-52 will gain improved navigation reliability to support nuclear and conventional missions. Raytheon's B-52 radar is based on AESA technologies developed from the APG-79/APG-82 radar family.

"When it comes to years spent flying in support of our nation's defense," said Eric Ditmars, vice president of Raytheon Secure Sensor Solutions. "Our new AESA radars give aircrews the eyes they need to achieve their mission for the duration of the B-52's service life."   

The B-52 will also benefit from improved mapping and detection range and an increase in the number of targets it can simultaneously engage. Along with improved capabilities that help crews see further and more accurately, Raytheon's AESA radar offers greater reliability than the current system because it has no moving parts and uses modern operating software.

http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2019-07-11-Raytheon-selected-for-B-52-AESA-radar-upgrade

Sparkplug

#149
12/07/2019 | 08:45 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Ace1

#148
16/06/2019 | 11:12 uur
USAF B-52 in carry test of hypersonic ARRW missile

The US Air Force (USAF) conducted a carry test flight of its AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on 12 June at Edwards AFB in California.

The prototype did not have explosives and was not released from the B-52 during the flight test, says the USAF. Instead, a sensor-only version of the ARRW prototype was carried externally by a B-52 during the test to gather environmental and aircraft handling data.

The test gathered data on drag and vibration impacts on the weapon itself and on the external carriage equipment of the B-52, says the USAF. The service is required to collect such data on its weapons systems via testing while undergoing development. The USAF did not make available pictures of the carry test.


Conceptual image of DARPA's Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle, a predecessor to ARRW, as it emerges from its rocket nose cone and prepares to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere

The USAF awarded a $780 million contract to Lockheed Missiles and Fire Control in 2017 to develop ARRW. A so-called boost glide hypersonic system, the vehicle uses a rocket to accelerate its payload to high speeds, before the payload separates from the rocket and glides unpowered to its destination at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 20. ARRW is set to reach early operational capability by FY2022, says the USAF.

"We're using the rapid prototyping authorities provided by Congress to quickly bring hypersonic weapon capabilities to the warfighter," says Will Roper, assistant secretary of the USAF for acquisition, technology and logistics. "We set out an aggressive schedule with ARRW. Getting to this flight test on time highlights the amazing work of our acquisition workforce and our partnership with Lockheed Martin and other industry partners."

Roper says streamlined acquisition regulations approved by the US Congress is important to develop weapons that could counter Washington's adversaries. Hypersonic missile development efforts by Russia and China in recent years have sparked an arms race with the USA.

"This type of speed in our acquisition system is essential – it allows us to field capabilities rapidly to compete against the threats we face," Roper says.

The service's other hypersonic weapon effort is the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW), an air-breathing, ram-jet-powered cruise missile that it expects to have an initial operational capability by 2020. The HCSW development contract was awarded to Lockheed Missiles and Space in 2018 for $928 million.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-b-52-in-carry-test-of-hypersonic-arrw-missile-458904/

Sparkplug

#147
16/05/2019 | 09:35 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.
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