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[ribblewader] 23/5/2020 08:21

The inside story of two supersonic flights that changed how America operates the F-35

WASHINGTON — The F-35 pilot who flew the two infamous supersonic missions that inflicted damage to the jet’s stealth coating and tail wants to set the record straight.
When pilots conduct supersonic intercepts or find themselves needing to race away from an enemy during combat, they will be able to take the F-35 to its furthest limits of speed and altitude — most likely without any permanent damage to the aircraft, he told Defense News in an exclusive interview.

[ribblewader] 22/5/2020 15:30

MoD makes major commitment to Azure
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £17.75 million deal with Microsoft to build a private cloud infrastructure on the Azure platform.

[ribblewader] 22/5/2020 08:39

Oceanology International. 1 - 3 December 2020

Oceanology International is celebrating 50 years as the world's largest ocean technology exhibition and conference! Things may be postponed until December, but that doesn’t mean you can’t explore some of our links to learn more about our Riptide family of autonomous undersea vehicles and the customizable mission packages we offer. Our undersea mission system payloads provide critical capabilities including autonomy, navigation, SIGINT, acoustic and RF communications, sensor processing, RF EW, acoustic IFF, and active acoustics.

[ribblewader] 22/5/2020 08:28

Satellites and spacecraft malfunction as Earth's magnetic field mysteriously weakens

[cwossingthewubicon] 21/5/2020 17:37

Miata's thread is far more up to date news wise.

You are always at least 12 hours behind on anything really important..

See F35 crash.

Still keep up the denial waf boy.

[ribblewader] 21/5/2020 17:32

Oh dear obviously both are not getting the message.
Just to remind you Cwos. Find another thread you and your mate can rant on! Or make your own, LOL.

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[cwossingthewubicon] 21/5/2020 17:31

???

Gecko is my younger brother.

And I do so enjoy pulling his leg.

This Coronavirus lockdown sees me stuck in situ

[charlie_324] 21/5/2020 17:27

Keep on talking to yourselves guys. Or should I say yourself.....

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[ribblewader] 21/5/2020 17:24

GeckotheGlorious
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Just to remind you Geeko. Find another thread you can rant on! Or make your own, LOL.

[cwossingthewubicon] 21/5/2020 17:24

Run of the mill flight problem bro.

As you say yourself, this is only the third accident.

For a state of the art stealth fighter that is quite some feat.

Little impact on the stock price either I see.

Small beer.

Do not worry about it.

More significant is the constrained Saudi defence budget due to low Oil prices.

[geckotheglorious] 21/5/2020 17:19

Bit slow on uptake re F35 crash.

I had that linked before 9am this morning!!!!! You - 14:54pm!!!
Nice effort!



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Wonder what happened here?

"F-35 Stealth Jet Crashes In Florida During Training Mission"
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Sq crashed upon landing around 9:30 p.m. today @TeamEglin. The pilot successfully ejected and was transported to the 96th Medical Group for evaluation and monitoring. The pilot is in stable condition. Cont.

At the time of the accident, the pilot was participating in a routine night training sortie. First responders from the 96th Test Wing are on the scene and the site is secured. The accident is under investigation. There was no loss of life or damage to civilian



"And I read it yesterday - 20th May. Bookmarked it to post today"

[ribblewader] 21/5/2020 15:02

Giant ship sections broke British weight records for public roads on Barrow Island

SOME of the biggest loads ever to be moved on British roads inched their way across Barrow Island as BAE Systems built three ships in giant sections for the Royal Navy.

[ribblewader] 21/5/2020 14:54

F-35 crashes whilelanding, pilot successfully ejected

An F-35A Lightning assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron has crashed upon landing, say the U.S. Air Force.
The crash occurred on May the 19th and the pilot successfully ejected. The pilot was then transported to the 96th Medical Group Hospital for evaluation and monitoring.

[geckotheglorious] 21/5/2020 08:58

Wonder what happened here?

"F-35 Stealth Jet Crashes In Florida During Training Mission"

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Sq crashed upon landing around 9:30 p.m. today @TeamEglin. The pilot successfully ejected and was transported to the 96th Medical Group for evaluation and monitoring. The pilot is in stable condition. Cont.

At the time of the accident, the pilot was participating in a routine night training sortie. First responders from the 96th Test Wing are on the scene and the site is secured. The accident is under investigation. There was no loss of life or damage to civilian



This is the second crash of a stealth aircraft operating out of Eglin Air Force Base in less than a week. A Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor crashed on May 15 at a test and training range 12 miles northeast of the base. The exact cause is still unknown, and the pilot was able to eject safely.

"Very few crashes historically - 3 in total - for a state of art stealth fighter though"

[ribblewader] 20/5/2020 07:38

Lockheed slated to miss F-35 delivery target in 2020 as supply chain struggles to keep up

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin will throttle back the pace of F-35 production on May 23, leaving it anywhere from 18 to 24 jets short of the 141 scheduled for delivery this year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for Lockheed’s supply chain to make components on time, and as a result the company is moving to an adjusted work schedule where production will slow over the next three months, said Greg Ulmer, Lockheed’s vice president for the F-35 program.

[ribblewader] 19/5/2020 16:57

Study sees British defense sector hurting after Brexit

BRUSSELS – A report predicts that Brexit will be “more harmful and long-lasting” for the British army and U.K.’s defense sector than for the European Union.
The exhaustive study by the Warsaw Institute, a leading European think tank, warns that the U.K.’s exit from the EU means existing arrangements and defense cooperation agreements “will need to be reassessed, completely changing the defense landscape of Europe.”

[ribblewader] 19/5/2020 14:35

With everything else that goes on at Waddington I am quite amazed with this choice.....

UK MoD plots Red Arrows move to RAF Waddington
Plans to relocate the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) world-renowned aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, to RAF Waddington – following the closure of its current home, RAF Scampton – have been announced by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

[hardm] 18/5/2020 20:25

Anybody else think the shares should be around 550 right now? Seem to be undervalued at the moment when compared to FTSE and DOW trend

[ribblewader] 18/5/2020 15:32

BAE Systems wins $26.7 million systems integration contract

The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s (NAWCAD) Aircraft Prototyping Systems Division has awarded BAE Systems a prime position on a $26.7 million task order to install, integrate, and test the Department of the Navy (DoN) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system on KC-130J aerial transport and refueling aircraft. The DoN LAIRCM advanced missile warning system improves aircraft capability and survivability by countering advanced infrared missile system threats.

[ribblewader] 18/5/2020 12:21

BAE Systems staff in Lancashire are getting back to work safely as the coronavirus lockdown eases

Aerospace workers in Lancashire have been heading back to work following the Government's relaxing of coronavirus lockdown rules for some businesses.

[ribblewader] 16/5/2020 09:03

China to debut Xian H-20 stealth bomber this year?
According to local media sources, China is readying to publicly debut its first domestically-produced strategic subsonic stealth bomber, the Xian H-20, later this year.

[ribblewader] 15/5/2020 08:39

Then we have the view from Trumpton town hall........

Trump has questions about the F-35′s supply chain. Here are some answers.

WASHINGTON — During a Thursday morning cable news appearance, U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the F-35’s global supply chain and hinted he might intercede to bring more work on the Lockheed Martin-made jet back to the United States.

[ribblewader] 15/5/2020 08:35

Defense firm advocates for ‘hybrid procurement system’ to save billions in the UK

Adopting a new hybrid procurement system could save Britain’s Ministry of Defence billions of pounds and get cutting edge technology in the hands of troops faster, a top American satellite communications company argued to the parliamentary Defence Committee.