El pequeño helicoptero de diseño español reducirá costes y peligros a
la hora de inspeccionar las líneas de alta tensión
miércoles, 4 de noviembre de 2009
UAV para inspección de líneas aéreas
Video: Cobras de Patrulla
http://www.strategypage.com/military_videos/military_photos_2009110323345.aspx
100,000 Missions Recorded For AAI's ShadowTactical Unmanned Aircraft System
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?contentBlockId=562e8318-e5ae-47eb-9f39-c2f32d52eae3
Ongoing System Enhancements Boost Performance, Reliability
AAI Corporation said Tuesday that its Shadow Tactical Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (TUAS) have completed 100,000 missions. With 113
systems ordered and 87 delivered, Shadow systems are deployed with the
U.S. Army, Army National Guard, Army Special Forces and Marine Corps.
These systems have amassed more than 445,000 flight hours, the
majority of which have been in support of combat operations in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
KC-X: The Game Changer for Mobility
*The author is a senior analyst at the Northrop Grumman Analysis Center, Arlington, Virginia. The views and opinions expressed or implied in this article are those of the author and should not be construed as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air University, or other agencies or departments of the US government.
Recent US and Chinese Antisatellite Activities
Ayer había una noticia acerca de la 'inevitable militarización del
espacio'. Seguimos un poco más con este tema...
espacio'. Seguimos un poco más con este tema...
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj09/fal09/mackey.html
Recent antisatellite (ASAT) activities by the United States and China
have revived questions regarding space warfare, the follow-on effects
of potential satellite destruction on a massive scale, national
accountability, and technological challenges to mitigate offensive
threats. Many of these same questions, which emerged during the
initial space race and Cold War, have taken on new emphasis in light
of growing multinational dependence upon satellites and the freedom to
access space. This article briefly reviews the history of US and
Soviet ASAT capabilities and testing during the Cold War, examines the
recent Chinese shoot-down of its failed Feng Yun-1C satellite and the
US shoot-down of the failed USA-193 satellite, and compares and
contrasts these two ASAT missions, highlighting the follow-on threats
to other nations' satellites. It also presents mitigating strategies
that may lessen the threat of future offensive countersatellite
operations, including enhanced situational awareness, improved
survivability/reduced vulnerability, and increased sustainability; it
then offers a brief look at countries capable of offensive
countersatellite operations.
Stealth wind turbines developed to avoid radar confusion
Plans for the installation of wind farms the world over are being
delayed or abandoned due to objections from the aviation community or
air defense interests. The problem is that when it comes to low flying
aircraft or wind turbines, conventional radar has a bit of an identity
crisis - not being able to tell the difference. Recent tests in the
U.K. of "stealth" turbine technology could provide a solution.
Producing carbon nanotubes on an industrial scale
"That research established an industrially relevant process for
nanotubes that was analogous to the methods used to create Kevlar from
rodlike polymers, except for the acid not being a true solvent,"
Rusia propone a la OTAN su helicóptero de carga Mi-26
"Rusia ha propuesto el modelo Mi-26T porque es el que más responde a
las necesidades de la OTAN y despierta un gran interés en los países
miembros", añadió. Y agregó que la oficina de diseños de la planta
"Mijaíl Mihl" desarrolló ese helicóptero y se encarga de su
modernización.
Air and Space Power Journal
se tratan los mismos temas en ambas ediciones.
Inglés
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj09/fal09.htm
Español
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/apjinternational/apj-s/2009/3trimes09.htm