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11 mars 2015 3 11 /03 /mars /2015 17:20
PCU Colorado (SSN 788) - photo US Navy

PCU Colorado (SSN 788) - photo US Navy

 

Mar 10, 2015 ASDNews Source : US Navy

 

The U.S. Navy held a keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Colorado (SSN 788) at General Dynamics Electric Boat, March 7.

 

The initials of the submarine's sponsor, Annie Mabus, were welded onto a steel plate that will be permanently affixed to the submarine. Mabus is the daughter of Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.

 

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11 mars 2015 3 11 /03 /mars /2015 08:35
photo Australia MoD

photo Australia MoD

 

Mar 7, 2015 ASDNews Source : MoD Australia

 

Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert, today announced that a collaborative research program between the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the US Navy has resulted in upgrades to the radar warning receiver in the Royal Australian Air Force’s F/A-18F Super Hornets.

“A significant improvement to a defence capability has been realised through the exceptional collaborative work of Australian defence scientists and our US allies,” Mr Robert said.

 

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11 mars 2015 3 11 /03 /mars /2015 08:20
USS Maryland (SSBN 738)

USS Maryland (SSBN 738)

 

Mar 9, 2015 ASDNews Source : US Navy

 

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS Maryland (SSBN 738) Feb 21. SSBN 738 is now pier-side to finish its Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO), a complex, major shipyard availability at the submarine's mid-life point that enables the submarine to operate for its entire design service life. Maryland has been at NNSY since Dec. 2012.

 

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10 mars 2015 2 10 /03 /mars /2015 19:30
HMAS Success works with USS Iwo Jima in Middle East


10 march 2015 defence.gov.au/
 

HMAS Success’ ship’s company in the Middle East recently witnessed the awesome display of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s amphibious vessel USS Iwo Jima.

Deployed on Operation MANITOU, Success was in company with the Iwo Jima on transit through the Gulf of Aden.

Iwo Jima carries MH-60S Seahawk, MH-53E Super Sea Stallion, Bell AH-1W Super Cobra and Bell UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters, as well as Bell MV-22 Osprey (tilt rotor) aircraft and AV-8B Harrier Jets.

Boatswains Mate Able Seaman Thomas Darcy said it was incredible seeing Iwo Jima’s operations up close.

“The Harrier Jets sliced the air leaving a stream line from their wing tips which produced great action photos. This was definitely the highlight of our deployment so far.”

Success recently conducted a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) evolution with Iwo Jima, transferring 685 cubic meters (CZ) of F76 marine diesel fuel, and 405 CZ of F44 aviation fuel to the carrier, the latter a record amount for the RAN’s Battle Tanker.

Iwo Jima dwarfs Success, a tanker that usually makes other warships look small.

It was a stunning sight for Success’ crew, which is used to looking down on frigates or corvettes from the flag deck.

Success’ own embarked dependable S-70B-2 Seahawk spent much of the RAS evolution in the air, capturing images of this spectacular scene.

Pilot Lieutenant Jordan Taylor was impressed by Iwo Jima’s aviation capability.

“I can see why these ships are so versatile,” he said.

“The flight decks on these types of carriers would be among the most dangerous workplaces in the world.

“There is so much happening, with such little margin for error.”

Success is in the Middle East on Operation MANITOU, the ADF’s contribution to maritime security, stability and prosperity in the area.

Working occasionally as part of Combined Task Force 53, Success provides logistical support to Combined Maritime Fleet coalition naval ships in the Middle East, enabling them to remain on patrol for longer periods.

Success is due to return home to Fleet Base East in June.

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10 mars 2015 2 10 /03 /mars /2015 15:30
Chairman JCS General Dempsey visits the French Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91)

Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, right, and Gen. Pierre de Villiers, French Chief of Defense Staff, pose for a photo prior to boarding a C-2A Greyhound from the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 on the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R 91). Charles de Gaulle is operating with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, Jr./Released)


10 mars 2015 US Navy

 

ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 8, 2015) United States Army General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with French General Pierre de Villiers, French Chief of Defense Staff, aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. During the visit, they toured the ship’s spaces, observed flight operations and met with French and U.S. military service members stationed aboard the ship. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Hansel Pintos)

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10 mars 2015 2 10 /03 /mars /2015 08:20
Navy Combat Cameramen Train in Combat Tactics


9 mars 2015 by US Navy

 

Navy and Marine Corps combat cameramen practice combat tactics during Fleet Combat Camera Pacific’s Winter Quick Shot 2015 joint field training exercise in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa, Calif., Feb. 13 to Feb. 27, 2015. Quick Shot is a semi-annual exercise that improves combat camera Service members' abilities to operate in a tactical environment. (U.S. Navy video by Fleet Combat Camera Pacific/RELEASED)

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9 mars 2015 1 09 /03 /mars /2015 08:20
M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher - photo USMC

M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher - photo USMC

 

March 8, 2015: Strategy Page

 

The U.S. Marine Corps has adopted the SOCOM version of their M32 40mm “revolver” grenade launcher as the M32a1. Six shot, "revolver" type 40mm grenade launchers have been around for years. But the U.S. military never adopted them until 2006 when marines in Iraq got some. Originally known as the MGL-140 and used by police and military organizations for years this 40mm, six shot grenade launcher was renamed the M32.

 

This weapon is, literally, a shotgun size revolver that fires standard American 40mm grenades. Thus it has a minimum range of 30 meters, and a maximum range of 400 meters. The weapon is 81.3cm (32 inches) long, and weighs six kg (13.2 pounds) empty, and 9.2 kg (20.3 pounds) loaded. The 40mm rounds weigh about .54 kg (19 ounces) each.) Like any 40mm grenade launcher, it can fire lethal and non-lethal (tear gas, Etc.) rounds, and fire all six of them in a few seconds. The M32 also has a rail for mounting various types of aiming devices (day and night scopes). The M32s cost about $6,000. Eventually each marine battalion received up to several dozen M32s, depending on what kind of operations the unit was involved in.

 

Marines and soldiers have used their single shot, 40mm grenade launchers, a lot since 2001, and with much success. The single shot 40mm launchers have been around since the 1960s, and the marines wanted to try something new. The U.S. Navy SEAL commandos (which are part of SOCOM) noted the M32 and by 2011 had in service a customized version called the Mk14. This was the same weight as the M32 but with a shorter (by 10cm to 20cm) barrel. The barrel was stronger, to handle high-powered (and faster) 40mm grenades used in automatic grenade launchers. The Mk41 was more compact (61.3cm/28 inches) long and that made it easier to handle in combat. The marines have now adopted this version as the M32a1.

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8 mars 2015 7 08 /03 /mars /2015 22:20
USS Carl Vinson & FS Charles de Gaulle in the Northern Arabian Gulf


8 mars 2015 US NAvy

 

ARABIAN GULF (March 8, 2015) The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) transit together in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are deployed in support of maritime security operations and strike operations in Iraq and Syria as direction for theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operation. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel LeCain/Released)

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6 mars 2015 5 06 /03 /mars /2015 17:35
Fly low: the Navy's hovercraft skim waves to deliver hardware ashore


6 mars 2015 US Navy

 

KIN BLUE, Japan (Feb. 12, 2015) Landing Craft Air Cushion transporting Marines and equipment from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) to White Beach and Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. The LCACs are with Naval Beach Unit 7, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The Marines are with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and are currently conducting Spring Patrol 2015. (U.S Marine Corps video by Cpl. Abbey Perria/Released)

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6 mars 2015 5 06 /03 /mars /2015 17:20
Raytheon wins support work for bomb carriages

 

DULLES, Va., March 3 By Richard Tomkins (UPI)

 

Raytheon is supplying a range of technical support services for advanced bomb carriage systems under a contract from the U.S. Air Force.

 

Life-cycle technical support for advanced bomb carriage and release systems is being conducted by Raytheon under a contract from the U.S. Air Force.

 

The award for the Joint Miniature Munitions Bomb Rack Unit, or JMM BRU, program is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a period of performance of eight years.

 

Raytheon said the contract is worth $35 million and that it has already received its first delivery order under the contract that began late last year.

 

"JMM BRU end users now have a next-evolution system that can be integrated with more than 11 different platforms," said Todd Probert, vice president for the Mission Support and Modernization at Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services. "Our strength in engineering and design allowed us to offer the customer a system with improved combat turn-around time, enhanced system performance and improved warfighter readiness."

 

Raytheon said its work under the award includes engineering, investigation and analysis, aircraft integration, testing, training, material and software updates, simulations, modeling, test hardware, initial spares and procurement of associated hardware.

 

The JMM BRU system will enable the Air Force and U.S. Navy to perform more missions utilizing fewer aircraft, Raytheon said.

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5 mars 2015 4 05 /03 /mars /2015 15:20
Navy Deploys Drones Under Arctic Ice Ahead of Increased Ship Presence

 

March 2nd, 2015 By Kris Osborn - dodbuzz.com

 

The Navy has deployed underwater drones beneath the ice in the Arctic Ocean to assess how quickly the ice is melting and understand how soon the U.S. and Russia will be competing for strategic waterways in the region.

The drones are measuring the temperature and salt content to help scientists develop more accurate computer models with which to predict the anticipated future pace of melting ice, Martin Jeffries, science advisor to the Office of Naval Research, or ONR, told Military​.com.

The Navy’s unveiled its Arctic Road Map that explains how increasing water temperatures and decreasing ice layers mean the service will need to increase the number of ships in the region over the next 20 years, Martin Jeffries, science advisor to the Office of Naval Research, or ONR, told Military.com.

 

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5 mars 2015 4 05 /03 /mars /2015 08:20
Flight Crew: First Navy Reservist F-35 Flight Instructor


4 mars 2015 US Navy

 

Selected as the first Navy Reservist to be qualified as an F-35 instructor, Elliott "Hemo" Clemence shares his experience as a developmental test pilot with Lockheed Martin and how his civilian career launched him to the forefront of the future fleet.

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5 mars 2015 4 05 /03 /mars /2015 07:20
Tomahawk Synthetic Guidance Flight Test


4 mars 2015 NAVAIRSYSCOM

 

A synthetically guided Tomahawk cruise missile successfully hits a moving maritime target Jan. 27 after being launched from USS Kidd (DDG 100) near San Nicolas Island in California. The missile altered its course toward the target after receiving position updates from surveillance aircraft. (U.S. Navy video)

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4 mars 2015 3 04 /03 /mars /2015 13:20
Le SNA Saphir - photo Sebastien Richard 32F Marine Nationale

Le SNA Saphir - photo Sebastien Richard 32F Marine Nationale

 

4 Mars 2015 Source : LV Quentin Savary -- Marine nationale

 

C’est après deux semaines de patrouille en Atlantique Nord que le sous-marin nucléaire d’attaque (SNA) Saphir est arrivé dans les eaux de la Floride pour participer à un exercice majeur de dix jours avec la marine américaine. L’objectif de cet exercice était d’entraîner un groupe aéronaval américain (CSG 12 pour Carrier Strike Group 12) composé du porte-avions Theodore Roosevelt, de plusieurs frégates de type Ticonderoga ou Arleigh Burke et d’un sous-marin de type Los Angeles, avant leur déploiement opérationnel.

 

Le scénario de l’exercice prévoyait une agression des intérêts économiques et territoriaux américains par des états fictifs. En réaction, une force navale, dirigée par le Theodore Roosevelt était mise sur pied pour parer à toute éventualité.

 

Durant la première phase de l’exercice, le Saphir était intégré à la force navale amie en soutien direct avec pour mission de faire de la lutte anti sous-marine en coopération SOUMAIR, avec des avions de patrouille maritime de type P3-C Orion P8 Poséidon. Il devait donc reporter tous les contacts obtenus sur les sous-marins ennemis et les partager avec les autres moyens anti-sous-marins du théâtre (avions de patrouille maritime, hélicoptères et frégates ASM).

 

Dans une seconde phase, le Saphir, était intégré aux forces ennemies et avait pour mission de localiser le porte-avions Theodore Roosevelt ainsi que les autres bâtiments de la force navale amie et de se tenir prêt à l’attaque. La situation politique se dégradant de jour en jour, le Saphir s’est glissé discrètement au cœur de l’écran formé par les frégates américaines protégeant le porte-avions, tout en évitant la contre-détection des moyens aériens omniprésents.  Au matin du dernier jour, l’ordre de feu était enfin donné, permettant au Saphir de couler fictivement le Theodore Roosevelt et la majeure partie de son escorte.

 

Une fois l’exercice terminé, le Saphir a gagné Norfolk, plus grosse base navale du monde, pour une escale destinée à entretenir les liens avec l’US Navy. Nombreux furent les échanges avec les équipages des Los Angeles, notamment avec les marins du SSN Newport News désigné bâtiment hôte durant l’escale.

 

L’amiral commandant les forces sous-marines et la force océanique stratégique (ALFOST) a rejoint le Saphir en escale pour rencontrer, en compagnie du commandant du Saphir,  le Rear Admiral Butler, commandant du Carrier Strike Group 4 (CSG4) et le Vice Admiral Tyson, adjoint au commandant du USFFC (US Fleet Force Commander). Cette entrevue a permis d’effectuer un premier débriefing de l’exercice et de réaffirmer le besoin d’interopérabilité entre nos deux marines.

 

Ce point est en effet essentiel pour une intégration efficace sur les théâtres d’opérations, notamment dans le golfe Arabo Persique. Cet exercice a de nouveau illustré la plus-value du concept d’emploi en multi-luttes / multi-senseurs des SNA français. 

 

En attendant le prochain exercice et comme disent les forces sous-marines américaines : « happy hunting » !

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4 mars 2015 3 04 /03 /mars /2015 12:20
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye - photo US Navy

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye - photo US Navy

 

March 2, 2015 By John Keller - militaryaerospace.com

 

PATUXENT RIVER NAS, Md., 2 March 2015. U.S. Navy aviation experts are ordering one advanced E-2D maritime patrol and air control aircraft from its manufacturer, Northrop Grumman Corp., under terms of a $148.3 million contract modification announced Friday.

Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., are asking the Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems segment in Melbourne, Fla., to provide one E-2D full rate production advanced Hawkeye radar surveillance aircraft.

 

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4 mars 2015 3 04 /03 /mars /2015 08:20
Future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Launches

 

Mar 2, 2015 ASDNews Source : US Navy

 

The future USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), launched from the Austal USA shipyard Feb. 25, marking an important production milestone for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program.

 

"This third Independence variant ship of the block buy is the first ship constructed fully utilizing Austal's LCS Modular Manufacturing Facility and is launching at the highest level of production completion to-date," said Capt. Tom Anderson, Littoral Combat Ship program manager, "a sign that facility investments are now paying off in schedule and cost performance."

 

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3 mars 2015 2 03 /03 /mars /2015 17:20
Automated weapons maintenance and tracking system highlighted

A RuBee tag placed on weapons and munitions can track their location. Photo : Visible Assets Inc.

 

Feb. 26, 2015 By Richard Tomkins (UPI)

 

An automated system that monitors the movement of weapons and munitions in an armory as well as their condition has been tested by the Navy in a pilot program.

 

DENVER, Feb. 26 -- A new weapons maintenance system that remotely manages, diagnoses and tracks weapons and munitions has been pilot program tested by the U.S. Navy. The system -- RuBee Weapon Shot Counter -- was developed by Lockheed Martin and Visible Assets Inc. It automates the weapons and munitions tracking process and holds the promise of saving the Navy millions of dollars.

 

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3 mars 2015 2 03 /03 /mars /2015 17:20
U.S. Navy Reserves Turns 100

 

3 mars 2015 US Navy

 

The Navy Reserve celebrates their centennial Mar. 3. Watch as they trace their history through times of conflict and peace, proudly answering the nation's call since 1915.

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3 mars 2015 2 03 /03 /mars /2015 13:30
photo Marine Nationale

photo Marine Nationale

 

03/03/2015 Sources : EMA

 

Le jeudi 26 février 2015, la frégate furtive La Fayette, déployée depuis bientôt un mois en méditerranée orientale dans le cadre d’opérations de surveillance, a conduit une série d’exercices (passex) en coopération avec la frégate américaine USS Donald Cook.

 

Ces exercices communs avaient pour objectif le renforcement de l’interopérabilité des deux marines et le partage des savoir-faire et procédures des deux forces armées.

 

L’interaction entre les deux marines a commencé par un exercice de transmission des signaux par pavillons, puis elle s’est poursuivie par un exercice croisé de type « visitex », au cours duquel les deux équipes de visite ont simulé un assaut sur les deux bâtiments respectifs. Un exercice de tir a ensuite été conduit sur une cible flottante, et les artilleurs des deux bâtiments l’ont successivement engagée, par tous calibres. La journée s’est achevée par un exercice de sécurité de lutte contre un incendie, dans lequel le La Fayette portait assistance à la frégate américaine, en lui fournissant du matériel mobile de lutte (des appareils respiratoires autonomes et des tenues de pompier lourd).

 

La totalité des exercices s’est déroulée dans d’excellentes conditions météorologiques et de sécurité, et fut l’occasion d’un échange profitable sur la comparaison des tactiques de lutte au sein des bâtiments de combat entre les marins français et américains. Cette coopération a démontré une nouvelle fois la parfaite interopérabilité entre les deux marines. La frégate française a ensuite repris sa patrouille en méditerranée orientale.

 

Au cours de leurs missions en méditerranée orientale, les bâtiments français conduisent régulièrement des entrainements avec les pays riverains, mais également avec des navires alliés présents dans la zone afin d’améliorer notre interopérabilité et d’être en mesure d’effectuer des missions opérationnelles conjointes ou en coalition.

photo Marine Nationale

photo Marine Nationale

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3 mars 2015 2 03 /03 /mars /2015 08:20
Special Amphibious Reconnaissance Corpsman (SARC)


2 mars 2015 US Navy

 

This comprehensive course crams multiple years of Trauma instruction into just a little over 9 months, including the clinical rotation, a sought after skill not only in the civilian medical community but also in combat.

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SARC Pipeline


2 mars 2015 US Navy

 

SARCs shoot, they jump, they dive, they blow things up ... but most importantly, they save lives

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2 mars 2015 1 02 /03 /mars /2015 12:30
photo Marine Nationale

photo Marine Nationale

 

1 mars 2015 45eNord.ca (AFP)

 

Lorsqu’une embarcation suspecte s’approche d’un peu trop près, un destroyer américain vient s’interposer entre elle et le porte-avions français, au beau milieu du Golfe. Rapidement, la menace s’éloigne.

 

Au même titre que la frégate française Chevalier Paul, le USS Mitscher participe au « bouclier » déployé autour du Charles de Gaulle qui, depuis le 23 février, envoie ses Rafale et Super Etendard frapper le groupe Etat islamique (EI) en Irak.

Le USS Mitscher relève certes du porte-avions américain USS Carl Vinson, stationné juste à côté. Mais quand il vient prêter main forte au Charles de Gaulle, il reçoit ses ordres de l’amiral Eric Chaperon, à la tête du groupe aéronaval français.

« La coopération (entre porte-avions français et américain) a atteint un niveau inégalé », relève le capitaine de vaisseau Christophe, qui dirige l’état-major embarqué sur le Charles de Gaulle.

Après plusieurs semaines d’entraînement l’an dernier dans les mêmes eaux (opération Bois Belleau), les deux marines travaillent en « intégré », sous commandement opérationnel américain, et non plus « l’une à côté de l’autre », explique l’officier, qui n’en dira pas plus sur son identité, en raison des strictes consignes d’anonymat en opérations.

« On peut mutualiser les escortes, le soutien logistique. Notre pétrolier va ainsi ravitailler les bâtiments américains. Et nous on reçoit (de l’approvisionnement) grâce au Cod », précise-t-il.

Deux fois par semaine, un avion Cod (ou Greyhound) de l’US Navy fait le lien entre le porte-avions français et Bahreïn, ramenant courrier, fret et passagers, là où le pétrolier La Meuse ne va à quai que toutes les deux semaines environ pour le ravitaillement en vivres et carburant.

Pour la Marine française, qui ne peut que pâlir d’envie devant les moyens de son homologue américaine, cette mutualisation est tout bénéfice. En contrepartie, elle met à disposition douze Rafale et neuf Super Etendard pour les opérations de la coalition internationale en Irak.

 

La cuisine française, une arme

Concrètement, la campagne de frappes contre le groupe EI est planifiée au Centre des opérations aériennes (CAOC – Combined Air Operations Center) de l’armée américaine au Qatar, où sont présents des officiers de liaison français.

Sur mer, les porte-avions français et américain communiquent en direct par visioconférence. Un officier américain est aussi détaché auprès de l’amiral Eric Chaperon sur le Charles de Gaulle.

« J’ai été amené ici pour aider à comprendre comment ce porte-avions peut travailler mains dans la mains avec un porte-avions américain », explique Patrick, lui-même pilote de Growler, un avion de guerre électronique, dans l’US Navy.

Avec des porte-avions de même nature, à propulsion nucléaire, et des missions identiques de frappes en Irak, la coordination est, selon lui, « très facile ». La principale différence qu’il ait pu observer tient plutôt à la taille des porte-avions américains, deux fois plus grands et dix fois plus nombreux à la surface des mers.

Une autre différence notable se situerait plutôt du côté des… cuisines. « Ah la nourriture est bien meilleure ici! », lâche sans hésiter l’officier. « J’ai entendu un amiral américain dire, après avoir mangé à bord : +La cuisine française est une arme !+. Il a raison ».

Et la baguette française cuite à bord du Charles de Gaulle fait toujours son petit effet sur les équipages de Greyhound qui la ramènent tel un trophée à terre.

Bénéficiaire d’un échange d’officiers, Tiphany, 29 ans, a été intégrée à un équipage français de Hawkeye (Oeil de faucon), l’avion de surveillance stationné sur le Charles de Gaulle.

« La plus grande surprise pour moi, c’était de découvrir que les toilettes sont mixtes. Sur un porte-avions américain, elles ne le sont jamais », raconte-t-elle. « Et même si c’est très réglementé, ici vous pouvez boire deux bières par jour là où chez nous ce serait plutôt une fois tous les deux mois! », s’amuse-t-elle.

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LRASM Completes 3rd Successful Flight Test

 

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19, 2015by Lockheed Martin

 

 

The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) built by Lockheed Martin achieved a third successful air-launched flight test, with the missile performing as expected during low altitude flight.

The test, conducted on Feb. 4, was in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy joint-service LRASM program.   

Flying over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, California, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber from the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, released the LRASM prototype, which navigated through planned waypoints receiving in-flight targeting updates from the weapon data link.

“LRASM continues to prove its maturity and capabilities in this flight test program,” said Mike Fleming, LRASM air launch program director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. “This much-needed weapon seeks to provide a new capability that would enable deep strike in previously denied battle environments.”

LRASM is a precision-guided anti-ship standoff missile leveraging the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) heritage, and is designed to meet the needs of U.S. Navy and Air Force warfighters in a robust anti-access/area-denial threat environment. JASSM-ER, which recently completed its operational test program, provides a significant number of parts and assembly-process synergies with LRASM, resulting in cost savings for the U.S. Navy and Air Force Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare programs.

The tactically representative LRASM is built on the same award-winning production line in Pike County, Alabama, as JASSM-ER, demonstrating manufacturing and technology readiness levels sufficient to enter the engineering, manufacturing and development phase and to meet urgent operational needs.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 112,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s net sales for 2014 were $45.6 billion.

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C4ISR  - photo Lockheed Martin

C4ISR - photo Lockheed Martin

 

DENVER, Feb. 25, 2015 – by Lockheed Martin

 

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] will continue to support the Navy system that allows secure sharing of sensitive data between unclassified and classified security domains. The U.S. Navy recently awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts with a total ceiling value of $90 million to support the Radiant Mercury cross domain solution for five years. 

“Since developing Radiant Mercury in 1992, we’ve ensured it has met the operational needs of customers throughout the world,” said Dr. Rob Smith, vice president of C4ISR for Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business. “As we deploy the fourth generation of the system, we’ll continue to advance it with the most robust capabilities available.”

Today’s military and intelligence operations depend on the timely sharing of critical information. Radiant Mercury helps this by ensuring that data transferring from one network domain to another undergo extremely high levels of scrutiny, protecting against compromises in the integrity of the information. While guarding classified data from unauthorized access, the system simultaneously allows those with the appropriate security classification to retrieve sensitive and critical information.  Radiant Mercury supports simultaneous data flows to hundreds of channels, interfaces with most major C4ISR systems, and supports most transport, network and data link protocols.

Used by both U.S. and allied partners at more than 400 sites worldwide, Radiant Mercury has streamlined the process of sharing critical operational and intelligence information with coalition forces. Accredited at the highest levels of protection in the United States for secure information sharing, Radiant Mercury is compliant with the Intelligence Community Directive 503 policy, which protects sensitive compartmented information within information systems. It is also approved for both top secret and secret interoperability by the Unified Cross Domain Services Management Office, which lists systems verified to transfer DoD and intelligence community information between multiple security domains with limited risk.  Radiant Mercury is available on the U.S. General Services Administration schedule of products and services. 

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Feb 27, 2015 Spacewar.com  (XNA)

 

Washington DC - The U.S. military launched three suborbital rockets near-simultaneously Tuesday as part of a ballistic missile defense (BMD) test involving the Aegis weapon system.

 

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said in a statement that the rockets were acquired and tracked by sailors aboard two Aegis BMD destroyers while a third destroyer participated in associated operations.

 

Using this data, the Aegis BMD ships then conducted simulated guided missile engagements with the Distributed Weighted Engagement Scheme (DWES) capability enabled to determine which ship is the preferred shooter, thereby reducing duplication of BMD engagements and missile expenditures while ensuring BMD threat coverage.

 

Since no guided missiles were launched, the test did not include an attempted intercept, and the MDA noted that the test was "successfully completed."

 

"This was the first flight test to assess the ability of the Aegis BMD 4.0 weapon system to simulate engagements of a raid consisting of three short-range, separating ballistic missile targets," the statement said. "This was also the first time Aegis BMD 4.0 ships used the DWES capability with live targets."

 

The rockets were launched between 2:30 a.m. and 2:31 a.m. EDT ( 0730 GMT and 0731 GMT) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in the state of Virginia, the U.S. space agency said.

 

Aegis BMD, managed by the MDA and the U.S. Navy, is the naval component of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system.

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