CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: The Pentagon’s
Strategic Capabilities Office will test-fire a radical new missile
defense system in less than a year. The Hyper Velocity Projectile, asupersonic artillery round, is fired from ordinary cannon at 5,600 miles per hour and can kill incoming threats for a mere $86,000 a shot.
Compare that to Patriot missiles,
which require special launchers and cost roughly $3 million each. The
Hypervelocity Gun Weapon System (which comprises the HVP itself plus
cannon, fire control, and radar) won’t replace high-cost, high-performance missiles, but it could provide an additional layer of defense that’s cheaper, more mobile, and much harder for an enemy to destroy.
Today’s missile defenses are “brittle,” “inflexible,” and
“expensive,” said Vincent Sabio, the HVP program manager at the
Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office.
“We need to be able to re-engineer (missile defense) from the bottom up
(and) go back to Congress and say, ‘We have a choice here: We can
either have an effective defense, or we can continue inching along the
way we are with our heads in the sand.'”
Ellen Lord Subsecretaria de Defensa para Adquisiciones y Mantenimeinto del Pentagono declara que Estados Unidos NO puede asumir los costos de mantenimiento del F-35!!
Pentagon ‘can't afford the sustainment costs‘ on F-35, Lord says
WASHINGTON – Sustainment costs on the F-35 are poised to become unaffordable, and that’s a big challenge for Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’snewly christened undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment.
As a result, Lord is focused on testing new business and data processes on the fifth-generation stealth fighter, including leveraging big data analytics for sustainment purposes.
“Right now, we can’t afford the sustainment costs we have on the F-35. And we’re committed to changing that,” Lord told reporters at a Jan. 31 roundtable, adding that the plane is the “most significant” program in the Department of Defense.
The A&S head described the jet as an “awesome aircraft” in all three of its variants, but acknowledged that “the threat is rapidly evolving and we want to make sure we get the development work done to make sure by 2025” that there is new capability on the plane.
It’s not the first warning on F-35 sustainment costs in recent weeks. On Jan. 18, Will Roper, the nominee to be for Air Force acquisition chief, said he was “deeply concerned” about sustainment on the F-35, saying it would be one of the first things he would tackle if confirmed.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2018/01/86000-5600-mph-hyper-velocity-missile-defense/
El geolocalizador de una app deportiva desvela la ubicación de las bases secretas del Ejército de EEUU
http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2018/01/29/5a6ed621e2704ef0408b45d7.htmlRusia intercepta un avión espía de EE.UU. sobre el mar Negro.
https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/261298-rusia-interceptar-avion-estadounidense-mar-negroHoy el Comando General de la Sexta Flota de los Estados Unidos publicó este vídeo sobre el incidente...
Pentagon ‘can't afford the sustainment costs‘ on F-35, Lord says
WASHINGTON – Sustainment costs on the F-35 are poised to become unaffordable, and that’s a big challenge for Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’snewly christened undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment.
As a result, Lord is focused on testing new business and data processes on the fifth-generation stealth fighter, including leveraging big data analytics for sustainment purposes.
“Right now, we can’t afford the sustainment costs we have on the F-35. And we’re committed to changing that,” Lord told reporters at a Jan. 31 roundtable, adding that the plane is the “most significant” program in the Department of Defense.
The A&S head described the jet as an “awesome aircraft” in all three of its variants, but acknowledged that “the threat is rapidly evolving and we want to make sure we get the development work done to make sure by 2025” that there is new capability on the plane.
It’s not the first warning on F-35 sustainment costs in recent weeks. On Jan. 18, Will Roper, the nominee to be for Air Force acquisition chief, said he was “deeply concerned” about sustainment on the F-35, saying it would be one of the first things he would tackle if confirmed.
Link: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/02/01/pentagon-cant-afford-the-sustainment-costs-on-f-35-lord-says/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow
Eriza los pelos, es épico... "Double Sonic Boom" de verdad. Boosters del Falcon Heavy de SpaceX regresando y aterrizando...
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http://americamilitar.com/noticias-del-mundo/168-noticias-sobre-el-espacio-y-la-industria-aeroespacial.html#latest
muy buen vídeo por cierto.
http://alert5.com/2018/02/08/jassm-er-fully-operational-on-the-f-15e/
La ANG vuela un F-15C equipado con CFT por primera vez
http://www.janes.com/article/77629/ang-flies-cft-equipped-f-15c-for-the-first-time
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