Internationale fighter ontwikkelingen

[dudge]

Want? Waarom Nederland niet en het Verenigd Koninkrijk wel?

Het is wachten op de Block 4 software v.w.b. de JSM en Spear.

Als het niet Amerikaans is zit de luchtmacht er eigenlijk niet op te wachten.

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Indigenous Jet Tejas Gets First 'Big' Order: 83 Fighters To Be Bought For IAF via @swarajyamag

http://swarajyamag.com/insta/indigenous-jet-tejas-gets-first-big-order-83-fighters-to-be-bought-for-iaf

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Myanmar Air Force confirms purchase of JF-17 «Thunder» fighter jets

http://defence-blog.com/news/myanmar-air-force-confirms-purchase-of-jf-17-thunder-fighter-jets.html

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Airshow China 2016: J-20 cameo generates more questions than answers

Reuben F Johnson, Zhuhai, China - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 04 November 2016


A pair of Chinese J-20 'fifth-generation' fighters overflying this year's Airshow China exhibition in Zhuhai on 1 November. Source: AP/PA

The first public showing of the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) J-20 'fifth-generation' fighter was one of the most anticipated moments of the Airshow China 2016 exhibition, which took place from 1-6 November in Zhuhai, southern Guangdong Province.

However, those hoping to see a demonstration of the capabilities for which the aircraft has become famous through various Chinese online blogs and other open sources came away disappointed.

While two J-20s actually flew at the show during the opening ceremony, neither performed a complete flight routine. The two aircraft, which flew in from an aerodrome in the nearby city of Foshan, initially made a high-speed flyover that looked like the beginning of a two-aircraft demonstration flight.

However, after flying in front of the show's reviewing stand, one of the two aircraft pulled into a short vertical climb for an abbreviated set of manoeuvres and then turned away on to a flight track exiting the aerodrome's airspace.

This J-20 then pulled in behind the second aircraft, which had simply continued on a straight and level course away from the show site after conducting only one fly-by.

The sense of deflated enthusiasm was palpable among the crowd of onlookers as they waited for the aircraft to return, but they did not.

There are believed to be 10 J-20 prototypes, all of which seem to carry out different functions for the J-20 programme. Most recently one of the aircraft was seen conducting a series of tests at a site in Tibet to validate its performance in high and hot climatic conditions.

This has generated a number of questions as to why the aircraft made a rather timid cameo appearance at China's one and only national air show.

"Lack of experience with the aircraft and therefore concern about a mishap cannot be considered a valid reason," said a Russian aerospace executive at the show.

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http://www.janes.com/article/65276/airshow-china-2016-j-20-cameo-generates-more-questions-than-answers

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een beter alternatief zoals SPEAR3 mogen we niet integreren.

Want? Waarom Nederland niet en het Verenigd Koninkrijk wel?

Het is wachten op de Block 4 software v.w.b. de JSM en Spear.

[ridivek]

Het zal nog wel tot 2025 duren voordat de JSM onder de Nato crippling F-35 shooting target kunnen hangen.
Net als SDB-2, een beter alternatief zoals SPEAR3 mogen we niet integreren.

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416th FLTS tests missile for European ally's Joint Strike Fighter

By Kenji Thuloweit, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs / Published November 02, 2016


A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Maj. Jameel Janjua of the Royal Canadian Air Force carries a developmental test version of the Joint Strike Missile to its release point above the Utah Test and Training Range west of Salt Lake City, Utah. When development is complete, the Joint Strike Missile is intended for use aboard the F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter. Janjua is assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron based at Edwards as part of an officer exchange program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula)

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --
From Norway to Australia, members from a number of allied and partner nations have come to Edwards to team with base units to test systems, enhance international cooperation and advance their own air forces' capabilities.

At the 416th Flight Test Squadron, a team of U.S. Air Force engineers and pilots are working with Norwegian government and industry personnel in testing the Joint Strike Missile. The JSM is designed to be carried in the F-35A's internal weapons bay and is the only powered, anti-surface warfare missile to do so according to Norwegian officials, said James Cook, 416th FLTS JSM program manager.

The JSM is an advanced missile made of composite materials and uses stealth technology. It has air intakes, fold-out wings and tail fins. The navigation system supports terrain-following flight and can be used against sea- and land-based targets.

Before it can be integrated with the F-35A, it is being tested on F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 416th FLTS. The F-16 provides an excellent platform to initially test the missile before it's transferred to the F-35 fifth-generation fighter, test managers say.

"What we're doing is conducting risk-mitigation testing with the F-16 before the JSM is integrated on the F-35," said Cook.

All tests are conducted over the Utah Test and Training Range.

"I think it's awesome to be a part of the next generational fighter while being in a legacy fighter combined test force. I'm excited to see the final outcome, which will be the culmination of all we've done here. To see it hit the target and explode the way it was planned to do," Cook said.

Along with Cook, the JSM team consists of test pilots Maj. John Trombetta and Maj. Jameel Janjua (Royal Canadian Air Force), flight test engineers Eric Biesen and Tom Smeeks and Collin Drake, project engineer.

The JSM program at the 416th is one project that falls under the squadron's European Participating Air Force Program, which Cook manages. The squadron conducts tests for European customers when requested.

http://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/993726/416th-flts-tests-missile-for-european-allys-joint-strike-fighter

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Pentagon Moves Forward — Unilaterally — on $6.1B Contract for Ninth F-35 Lot

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/pentagon-moves-forward-unilaterally-on-61b-contract-for-ninth-f-35-lot?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Defense%20Breaking%20News%2011-02-16&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Breaking%20News

[Harald]

Wat maar weer eens aangeeft hoe vooruitstrevend men was.

Northrop heeft een replica gebouwd en getest op zijn "stealth" eigenschappen, idd de Duitsers waren vooruitstrevend. Veel ontwikkelingen zijn versneld door de vooruitstrevendheid en ontwerpen vanuit de Duitse oorlogsindustrie, zoals straalmotoren, raketontwerpen (Werner von Braun), onderzeebootontwerpen (type XXI) 

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J-20 Appears At Zhuhai Air Show

Bradley Perrett | Aerospace Daily & Defense Report | Nov 1, 2016


Avic J-20 at Airshow China: Yan Siming/International Aviation

ZHUHAI, China—China presented the Avic J-20 fighter at an air show for the first time on Nov. 1, flying two prototypes at the Zhuhai exhibition.

One of the twin-engine aircraft performed aerobatics before the crowd for several minutes, presumably because program managers were unwilling to risk two prototypes maneuvering in close proximity.

This was not the first public appearance of the J-20, since Avic and the air force have openly flown it in the test program. Even the first flight in January 2011 was watched by a crowd.

The appearance of the aircraft immediately after the opening ceremony of the exhibition, Airshow China, provided strong material for nationalist news reporting.

Chengdu Aircraft, one of the two fighter manufacturers of defense specialist Avic Aviation Techniques, is developing the J-20, which the Pentagon expects to enter service as early as 2018.

Because changes have appeared in the design during flight testing, the fighter may not be mature at entry into service, says a senior combat aircraft engineer from another country who has been observing the program.

The J-20's primary missions are not confirmed, though its evidently large internal fuel volume provides a good clue. According to one theory, the type is intended to exploit its stealth and maybe an ability to cruise supersonically to penetrate hostile defenses and destroy valuable air targets in the rear, such as tankers.

Another possibility is that the Chinese have calculated that a large design with long endurance will provide more fighting power on station when combat arises, since aircraft will not need to retire so frequently for refueling.

The engines in the prototypes are probably United Engine Corp. (UEC) AL-31Fs.

http://aviationweek.com/zhuhai-2016/j-20-appears-zhuhai-air-show

[Huzaar1]

Horten

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Het nieuwe boeing concept doet mij wel heel heel heel heel erg denken aan Horten.

Wat maar weer eens aangeeft hoe vooruitstrevend men was.

[Huzaar1]

Het nieuwe boeing concept doet mij wel heel heel heel heel erg denken aan Horten.

[Harald]

Meet Boeing's Latest Next-Gen Fighter Concept 

http://aviationweek.com/blog/meet-boeings-latest-next-gen-fighter-concept via @aviationweek

het nieuwe Boeing concept doet mij denken aan de F-117A zonder staart. Basisvorm enigszins gelijk, hoge positie van cockpit, motoren in een V vorm naar achteren. Eigenlijk een F-117A in een moderne jas met golvende vormen en niet hoekig meer.

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Air Force Scientific Advisory Board takes second look at Penetrating Counterair

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/air-force-scientific-advisory-board-takes-second-loo-431023/