Edgley Optica : la vue du balcon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgley_Optica Une machine similaire : le Seabird Seeker qui a connu plus de succès https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seabird_Seeker…
Ravitaillement en vol : le « boom » et le « probe-and-drogue »
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_refueling Flying boom : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_refueling#Flying_boom Higher fuel flow rates (up to 1,000 US gallons (3,800 l) / 6,500 pounds (2,900 kg) per minute for the KC-135 tanker) can be achieved with the large diameter of the pipe in the flying boom, requiring less time to complete refueling operations than probe-and-drogue systems.…
Des « loups gris » pour veiller sur les missiles balistiques de dissuasion
http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2019/12/20/l-usaf-recoit-et-baptise-le-mh139%C2%A0-grey-wolf%C2%A0-868415.html https://www.boeing.com/defense/mh-139a/ Boeing’s MH-139A Grey Wolf is a multi-mission helicopter – based on the proven commercial AW139 helicopter – designed to protect intercontinental ballistic missiles and transport U.S. government officials and security forces. Produced in the United States, the MH-139A provides an off-the-shelf, readily available solution combining performance,…
Le Chili met fin aux dotations militaires hors budget
Source : SIPRI https://www.sipri.org/ https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2019/ending-budget-military-funding-lessons-chile…
Les 100 plus importantes sociétés d’armement et de services aux militaires
https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/1912_fs_top_100_2018.pdf extrait Lockheed Martin is, by far, the largest arms producer in the world: in 2018 its share of total Top 100 arms sales was 11 per cent and its arms sales grew by 5.2 per cent. It has occupied the first position in the Top 100 every year since…
Irlande : le choix du Airbus C295 version Maritime Patrol Aircraft
http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2019/12/16/irish-air-corps-opte-pour-le-c295%C2%A0-%C2%A0-868399.html Airbus DS : https://www.airbus.com/defence/c295.html et du Burkina … mais pas pour la version maritime…
Myanmar-Birmanie : la modernisation de sa force aérienne
JF-17 Thunder Yak-130 Mi-35P…