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[Harald]

The man nominated to lead ACC wants new light attack aircraft to supplement A-10

Lt. Gen. James M. "Mike" Holmes, who has been nominated to be the next chief of Air Combat Command (ACC), told Defense News that he has pitched the idea of buying a new light attack aircraft to his bosses.

The plan, dubbed OA-X, could see a fly-off demonstration as early as spring 2017.

Holmes said the new attack aircraft will supplement the A-10 and its primary mission is to combat insurgents and extremists groups, relieving the A-10 and other high-performance fighter aircraft.

"If you believe it does, and our chief believes it will, then you have to think about keeping a capability that's affordable to operate against those threats so that you're not paying high costs per flying hour to operate F-35s and F-22s to chase around guys in pickup trucks."

http://alert5.com/2016/09/20/the-man-nominated-to-lead-acc-wants-new-light-attack-aircraft-to-supplement-a-10/

[Harald]

Exclusive: Air Force Mulls Flight Demo for Possible Light Attack Aircraft Buy  (... vooral het laatste in dit artikel, snijdt hout !! )

The Air Force is considering a near-term buy of light attack aircraft to help relieve mounting operations costs, ameliorate a fighter pilot shortage and improve readiness, a top general told Defense News in an exclusive interview.

Lt. Gen. James M. "Mike" Holmes, the service's deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, is floating a number of options to Air Force leaders, including a potential flight demonstration of inexpensive, off-the-shelf tactical airplanes that could occur as early as spring 2017.

Holmes stressed that a new light attack craft, which has been termed OA-X, would not replace the A-10 Warthog fleet. Instead, it would be a supplement to the Warthog that would give combatant commanders a low-cost option for battling the violent extremist groups in light of the high operations and maintenance costs associated with the A-10 and various fighter jets currently doing that job.

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Part of the argument in favor for buying an OA-X is that a low-cost, off-the-shelf aircraft would benefit more than just the close air support mission. It provides the cheapest way for the service to improve its capacity and boost readiness against near-peer competitors, Holmes said.

While the service is capable of satisfying demands in the Middle East and doing occasional "theater support package" deployments meant to help bolster enagement with allies, the high operational tempo makes it difficult for airmen to receive enough training to prevail against near-peer adversaries that would operate integrated air defense systems.

"So if I increase my capacity, I could split that rotation up over a larger group, I could give everybody more time to train against a full spectrum threat, and then I could gradually start to increase my readiness," he said.

Having additional planes would also allow the service to train more fighter pilots per year, something Holmes said was vital for increasing the number of flight instructors and building up the command-and-control capability at air operations centers — both of which require experienced aviators.


http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/farnborough/2016/07/11/air-force-a10-warthog-replacement-export/86519518/

[Harald]

Boeing Begins Legal Challenge Against Denmark For Fighter Evaluation

Boeing on Thursday made its first move to challenge the Danish government's recommendation of Lockheed Martin's F-35 over its own Super Hornet, submitting a "request for insight" that would require the country's defense ministry to provide all data related to the fighter jet's evaluation.

Denmark's defense ministry announced in May its recommendation of the F-35 joint strike fighter. The MoD ranked the joint strike fighter above the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in strategic, economic, industrial and military aspects, but Boeing has focused its criticism on the economic evaluation, which estimated that — over the lifecycle of the plane — 38 Super Hornets could cost as much as double that of 28 F-35As.

"As we said when the decision was announced, we believe the ministry's evaluation of the competitors was fundamentally flawed and inaccurately assessed the cost and capability of the F/A-18 Super Hornet," said Debbie Rub, vice president and general manager of Boeing's global strike division. "We're taking this step because there's too much at stake for Denmark and, potentially, other countries considering the Super Hornet."

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http://www.defensenews.com/articles/boeing-begins-legal-challenge-against-denmark-for-fighter-evaluation

[Harald]

Corker: Gulf Fighter Sales Will Follow Israeli Aid Deal   (... als de orders getekend worden, is het een flinke opsteker voor Boeing )

The US is set to approve long-pending fighter jet sales to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait now that a landmark aid deal with Israel has gone through, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Wednesday.

"I'm glad they consummated [the aid deal], and I'm glad that the follow on is we're completing sales to Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait," said Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. "To act like there's no connection — let's face it, it's like the hostages left when the money arrived."

The question of whether the jet sales –  requests from Qatar for 72 F-15E Strike Eagles and Kuwait for 28 F/A-18E/F – have been held up to maintain Israel's legally-mandated qualitative military edge has been a longstanding one. Those two nations first requested those potential sales over two years ago.

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http://www.defensenews.com/articles/corker-gulf-fighter-sales-will-follow-israeli-aid-deal

[StrataNL]

Vindt juist dat er er geen  karakteristieken van de F-35 er inzitten maar van de X-32.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-32

http://gizmodo.com/the-fighter-jet-we-could-have-built-instead-of-the-f-35-1603031982

Die vergelijking zie ik dan weer niet 

Northrop's Model 400 is powered by a single GE Aviation F404-GE-102D engine
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-offers-sneak-peak-of-new-t-x-trainer-428709/

ook de T-50A heeft deze F404-102D motor

Over de motor en het type van de Saab-Boeing T-X heb ik nog niets gelezen.

Mij bekend. Meen ergens gelezen te hebben dat alle TX toestellen de F404 hebben op de T-100 (M-346) na, die heeft de concurrent van de F404 in de vorm van de  Honeywell F124.

[Sparkplug]

Over de motor en het type van de Saab-Boeing T-X heb ik nog niets gelezen.

GE Aviation levert op dit moment vier varianten van de F404.
http://www.geaviation.com/military/engines/f404/

[Harald]

Kleine broertje van deze: GE F404. Zoals in de Gripen C en Hornet.

Northrop's Model 400 is powered by a single GE Aviation F404-GE-102D engine
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-offers-sneak-peak-of-new-t-x-trainer-428709/

ook de T-50A heeft deze F404-102D motor

Over de motor en het type van de Saab-Boeing T-X heb ik nog niets gelezen.

[Ace1]

Mooi toestel, de kruising tussen Hornet en Gripen is niet te missen. Ook duidelijk te zien dat er bepaalde karakteristieken van de F-35 in zitten. Erg benieuwd wie dit gaat winnen!

Vindt juist dat er er geen  karakteristieken van de F-35 er inzitten maar van de X-32.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-32

http://gizmodo.com/the-fighter-jet-we-could-have-built-instead-of-the-f-35-1603031982

[StrataNL]

Kan me voorstellen dat ze gekozen hebben voor een motor in de serie General Electric F414-GE-400, dezelfde als van de Gripen E en de F-18E/F

Kleine broertje van deze: GE F404. Zoals in de Gripen C en Hornet.

[Harald]

Lijkt vanuit mijn leken oog meer in huis te hebben dan louter een trainer.

Bij de ontwerpen van de M-346 (T-100) en de T-50A, heb ik gevoelsmatig een meer fighter/bomber gevoel. Misschien komt dat ook wel doordat de basis van die 2 ontwerpen ook die capaciteiten idd hebben.

We zullen zien, eerst maar eens afwachten op de specs en meer info.

Kan me voorstellen dat ze gekozen hebben voor een motor in de serie General Electric F414-GE-400, dezelfde als van de Gripen E en de F-18E/F

[Harald]

vanuit de achterzijde gezien is het idd net een F-18 

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Mooi toestel, de kruising tussen Hornet en Gripen is niet te missen. Ook duidelijk te zien dat er bepaalde karakteristieken van de F-35 in zitten. Erg benieuwd wie dit gaat winnen!

Ik blijf bij mijn gok dat we hier om diverse reden naar de winnaar van de competitie kijken.

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

yep, wel snel ... hoezo 

Lijkt vanuit mijn leken oog meer in huis te hebben dan louter een trainer.

[StrataNL]

Heb je Het filmpje - animatie - op de Boeing site bekeken?

Wat je daar ziet doet de huidige Talon ook?

[Harald]

Heb je Het filmpje - animatie - op de Boeing site bekeken?

yep, wel snel ... hoezo