domingo, 26 de febrero de 2017

South Africa Is Building Its Very Own Counter-Insurgency Plane [feedly]



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South Africa Is Building Its Very Own Counter-Insurgency Plane
// War Is Boring - Medium



The AHRLAC is for when you need close air support … cheaply

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The U.S. Army’s First Drone Bases Were Simple [feedly]



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The U.S. Army's First Drone Bases Were Simple
// War Is Boring - Medium



For many pilotless planes, things haven't changed much since

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QF-16 Takes Flight At Holloman AFB [feedly]



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QF-16 Takes Flight At Holloman AFB
// Aero-News Network

Manned Sortie Took Place February 10 The QF-16 drone took its first flight at Holloman Air Force Base Feb. 10, 2017. The manned sortie was the first for the QF-16 at Holloman AFB since the retirement of the QF-4 Phantom in 2016.


NASA's next Orion flight could be manned [feedly]



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NASA's next Orion flight could be manned
// Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine



NASA may get back into manned spaceflight sooner than thought. At the direction of NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot, a study is being conducted into feasibility of placing a crew of two on the first integrated flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft, Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), in 2019.

.. Continue Reading NASA's next Orion flight could be manned Category: Space

http://newatlas.com/nasa-orion-em-one/48114/


U.S. Navy's wingman drone technology used in combat trials


Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2017
U.S. Navy research teams recently completed combat trials with the branch's Tactical Battle Manager system using unmanned aerial vehicles. The Tactical Battle Manager system, or TBM, is a software platform designed to coordinate combat missions using "wingman" UAVs to assist manned and unmanned teams in combat. Researchers tested the system in a simulated beyond-visual-range combat scen

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_Navys_wingman_drone_technology_used_in_combat_trials_999.html

Le 1er vol du C919 pourrait avoir lieu en avril - Le Journal de l'Aviation


Le Journal de l'Aviation

Le 1er vol du C919 pourrait avoir lieu en avril
Le Journal de l'Aviation
Pour paraphraser Philippe Petitcolin, le directeur général de Safran, le premier vol du C919 n'a jamais été aussi proche. Dès le tout début de l'année, après le transfert du premier prototype au centre des essais en vol, la COMAC avait indiqué que le ...


http://www.journal-aviation.com/actualites/35718-le-1er-vol-du-c919-pourrait-avoir-lieu-en-avril

Taking a spin in a monster plane - what Airbus' A400M can do - New Zealand Herald

Taking a spin in a monster plane - what Airbus' A400M can do
New Zealand Herald
And on a jaunt around the top of the South Island on a sparkling Friday morning it looked like it would be an ideal place for a game of indoor cricket. It is large. The monster plane was in Wellington courtesy of Airbus and the RAF who flew it from ...
Why Airbus needs NZNewshub
Royal Air Force giant touches down in capital to spearhead ...The Dominion Post


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D3%26objectid%3D11807055

Airbus says no further cracks found in A400M transport engines - Reuters


Reuters

Airbus says no further cracks found in A400M transport engines
Reuters
BERLIN All A400M transport plane engines affected by an order from European safety regulators have been inspected and no further cracks were found in their combustion chambers, a spokesman for the European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) said on Friday.
Safran: Safran ready to discuss A400M, but won't share Airbus ...Times of India

los 3 artículos informativos »

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-germany-inspections-idUSKBN1631NP

Embraer KC-390 successfully conducts dry-contact refueling tests - Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group


Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group

Embraer KC-390 successfully conducts dry-contact refueling tests
Quwa Defence News & Analysis Group
Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) successfully ran the KC-390 through a dry-contact run with a FAB F-5M using the Cobham Wing Air Refueling Pod (WARP) installed on the KC-390. Although fuel was not transferred from the KC-390 to the F-5M, the ...


http://quwa.org/2017/02/24/embraer-kc-390-successfully-conducts-dry-contact-refueling-tests/

DJI's Matrice 200 UAV line is built for work - Engadget

DJI's Matrice 200 UAV line is built for work
Engadget
The new models use the company's flight management systems, the DJI Pilot app for controlling the UAV through a mobile device, intelligent flight features like subject tracking, autonomous circling and ActiveTrack. The M200s also employ Flighthub ...


https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/26/dji-matrice-200-uav/