7/7/2011 STRATEGY PAGE
Fireworks burst above Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2011, during Celebrate America. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
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The RAF has been wowing the crowds at the Waddington Air Show where 145,000 people turned out to see the Service do what it does best. A flypast by Waddington-based Sentry aircraft, from 8 Squadron, provided the curtain-raiser to this year's show, and the familiar Avro Lancaster bomber escorted by a Spitfire and Hurricane from the RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight made an appearance. Over the two days, several other displays took place, including one by the RAF's own Red Arrows (pictured), and the UK's only full-time civilian aerobatic team, the Blades. [Picture: Sergeant Si Pugsley, Crown Copyright/MOD 2011]
7/6/2011 STRATEGY PAGE
SULU SEA (July 5, 2011) The guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy corvette BRP Pangasinan (PS 31) are underway supporting Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2011. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance force readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher S. Johnson)
July 6, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during night flight operations while under way in the South China Sea, July 1, 2011. The George Washington is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Danielle Brandt
July 4, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 30, 2011) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) approaches the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) during routine flight operations. Bataan is the command ship of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Julio Rivera)
July3, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
Four F-15E Strike Eagles fly in formation above the Nevada Test and Training Range June 21, 2011, during Green Flag-West. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley)
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July 1, 2011 STRATEGY PAGE
The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps marches on the parade field during the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute to honor Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the Pentagon, June 30, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey
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par TheAviation2009 le 30 juin 2011
Michaël Brocard flies Rafale C / Paris Airshow Le Bourget 2011.
Michael Brocard Pilote Démonstrateur du Rafale Dassault Aviation (30 000 heures)
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June 29, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
NORFOLK (June 27, 2011) The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D 33) separates from a tug during its departure from Naval Station Norfolk to take part in the at-sea phase of FRUKUS 2011. The international exercise is designed to enhance communication and interoperability between the navies of France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Cothran)
June 29, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
ARABIAN SEA (June 25, 2011) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Cougars of Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VAQ) 139 catapults from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Michael Feddersen)
June 27, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (June 24, 2011) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Fighting Omars of Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC) 12 takes off from Runway 6 at Elmendorf Air Force Base during Northern Edge 2011, the premier joint military training exercise throughout Alaska. Northern Edge provides capabilities-centered joint exercises that ensures service members are ready for deployment worldwide and adept in the detection and tracking of units at sea, in the air and on land. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ron Kuzlik)
June 26, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
RED SEA (June 21, 2011) The Navy's oldest aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise (CVN 65), right, passes the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a transit of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb. George H.W. Bush arrives in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to take over operations for Enterprise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brooks B. Patton Jr.)
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Parti le 28 février dernier de Brest, le groupe-école de la Mission Jeanne d'Arc 2011 est rentré ce lundi 27 juin, en métropole (photo Marine nationale prise devant Toulon). La mission de formation aura conduit les 135 officiers élèves, leurs 30 instructeurs, les équipages du Mistral et du Georges Leygues, et les détachements de l'ALAT et de la flottille 22S, de la Méditerranée à l'océan Indien, via le canal de Suez, et jusqu'à Singapour. Pour en savoir plus, aller sur le site de la marine en cliquant ici.
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British troops in Afghanistan have been showing their support for Armed Forces Day, which takes place this weekend. Marine Junior McIlhiney and Marine Matt Reece from J Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines, are among those pledging their support whilst at Patrol Base Shahzad, Nad 'Ali (North), Helmand province. [Picture: Leading Airman (Photographer) David Hillhouse, Crown Copyright/MOD 2011]
June 25, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle with the 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., pulls alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker after refueling during during Green Flag-West 11-08, June 22. Conducted by the 549th Combat Training Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and the 12th Combat Training Squadron at Fort Irwin, Calif., Green Flag West provides a realistic close-air support training environment for airmen and soldiers preparing to deploy in support of combat operations. Photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman
June 26, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
Turkish F-16s and Russian SU-25s escort a simulated renegade aircraft over the Black Sea during the joint NATO-Russian Vigilant Skies exercise June 8, 2011. Vigilant Skies demonstrated a joint Russia-NATO Combined Airspace Initiative, for which Electronic Systems Center specialists have overseen technical feasibility and specifications. (Courtesy photo)
23.06.2011 STRATEGY PAGE
JOINT PACIFIC ALASKAN RANGE COMPLEX, Alaska (June 21, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., takes on fuel from a KC-130T Hercules assigned to the Yankees of Marine Aerial Transport Squadron (VMGR) 452, based at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., while other Super Hornet strike fighters fly in formation waiting to refuel. The refueling is part of Northern Edge Premier Joint Training Exercise 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Joe Painter)
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par armyreco le 24 juin 2011
A-400M A400M Airbus military transport aircraft at Paris Air Show 2011, Salon du Bourget 2011
June 22, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE
Marines with Battery K fire 120 mm mortars June 21. The battery provides artillery and indirect fire for Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground-combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit is training with the Expeditionary Fire Support System for an upcoming deployment later this year. Photo by Cpl. Gene A. Ainsworth III
23 Juin 2011 Jean-Dominique Merchet
Regardez-bien cette photo, prise au salon du Bourget. Il s'agit d'une maquette de l'Eurofighter. Regardez mieux encore : l'avion européen est équipé d'une... crosse d'appontage. Un bricolage de maquettiste destiné à séduire les éventuels clients indiens, qui veulent un chasseur pouvant éventuellement se poser sur leurs porte-avions.
Or, l'Eurofighter n'est pas, mais alors pas du tout, un avion navalisé. Fixer une crosse d'appontage ne suffit pas à donner le pied marin à un appareil. Si tous les avions navalisés peuvent opérer à partir de la terre (du Corsair au Rafale, en passant par le Phantom ou le F-18), il n'en va pas de même en sens inverse. Un avion doit être conçu pour se poser sur porte-avions. Il y a une vingtaine d'années, Dassault s'était interrogé pour savoir si le Mirage 2000 pouvait être navalisé. La réponse avait été oui, mais à condition de le modifier à 80%... Bref de construire un nouvel avion.
L'Eurofighter souffre de choix de conception qui l'empêche d'apponter. D'abord son train d'atterrissage qui devrait être considérablement renforcé à cause du choc de l'arrivée sur le pont. Plus généralement sa structure devrait être intégralement renforcée pour encaisser les contraintes du catapultage et de l'appontage. A bord d'un porte-avions, les aéronefs souffrent beaucoup plus qu'à terre où ils ont toute la distance qu'ils veulent pour décoller et atterrir. Ajouter quelques détails comme la visibilité du pilote ou la vitesse d'approche : la copie est à revoir.
Au Bourget, la maquette navale de l'Eurofighter a fait sourire tous les professionnels. Sauf, peut--être, les pilotes de l'aéronavale britannique...
par AviationWeek le 21 juin 2011
Aviation Week takes a look at the combat weapons on display at this year's Paris Air Show.
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