США раскрасили F-16 «условного противника» в камуфляж Су-35:
https://lenta.ru/news/2016/08/16/splinter/
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The speed of capability development and fielding will be critical to retain the U.S. advantage in the air. As the pace of technological advancements continue to increase the Air Force must leverage experimentation and prototyping to more rapidly infuse advanced technologies into the force. Additionally, the Air Force must reject thinking focused on “next generation” platforms. Such focus often creates a desire to push technology limits within the confines of a formal program. Such efforts should be accomplished within the S&T portfolio and proven through effective prototyping, harvesting when mature to a sufficient level for transition. Pushing those limits in a formal program increases risk to unacceptable levels, resulting in cost growth and schedule slips. This put such programs at risk of cancellation due to their nearly inevitable underperformance, and results in delivery of capabilities “late to need” by years or even decades.
The increasing lethality and reach of adversary weapons will significantly increase the risk to large BMC2 platforms like AWACS in 2030. This will limit their ability to see and manage activities in the contested and highly contested environments. To overcome these shortfalls, the Air Force should develop concepts that disaggregate this capability using multiple sensor platforms
Electronic Warfare. This capability development effort will focus on providing the right mix of electronic warfare (electronic attack and electronic protection) capabilities in support of the AS 2030 stand-off and stand-in force structure
Penetrating Counterair (PCA). Capability development efforts for PCA will focus on maximizing tradeoffs between range, payload, survivability, lethality, affordability, and supportability. While PCA capability will certainly have a role in targeting and engaging, it also has a significant role as a node in the network, providing data from its penetrating sensors to enable employment using either stand-off or stand-in weapons. As part of this effort, the Air Force should proceed with a formal AoA in 2017 for a PCA capability. Consistent with an agile acquisition mindset designed to deliver the right capability on the required timeline, this AoA will include options to leverage rapid development and prototyping in order to keep ahead of the threat.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the cancellation of a Defense Department contract with Boeing to build the next generation of presidential aircraft, decrying the deal as too expensive.
“Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion. Cancel order!” the president-elect wrote on Twitter.
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The Pentagon announced the deal with Boeing last January, awarding an initial contract worth nearly $26 million for initial research for the new planes, according to Reuters. The Defense Department awarded an additional $127.3 million contract in July to develop interior, power and electronic specifications for the next-generation aircraft, according to FlightGlobal, a publication that covers the aviation industry.
The Air Force said previously that it had earmarked $1.65 billion for two new presidential aircraft, which will be four-engine Boeing 747-8s.
In addition to the presidential aircraft that Trump will fly on as president, the Manhattan billionaire maintains a personal fleet that includes two planes and three helicopters. The New York Times reported last April that four of Trump's five aircraft are more than 20 years old, which is rare for someone of the president-elect's wealth. According to the Times, Trump's largest, and favorite, aircraft from the fleet is his 1991 Boeing 757, which has brushed 24-karat gold fixtures and leather toilet seats.
President Barack Obama voiced a similar concern shortly after taking office in 2009, when Reuters reported that he told a group of lawmakers that costs for a Lockheed-Martin program to replace the presidential helicopter fleet had "gone amok."
- Подчеркивается необходимость "multidomain command and control" (управления во многих средах - или как это сказать по-русски?) со сбором и использованием информации от различных источников, включая базирующиеся в космосе. Имеются, однако, значительные проблемы в развитии всех этих средств сетецентрической войны, проистекающие от использования разных языков программирования.
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Может, его превосходительство имели в виду разные стандарты у разных служб внутри ВВС? В оригинале:Про языки программирования ерунда написана. Там стандартные интерфейсы (DDS, CORBA, etc.) и неважно какие языки используются.
The biggest challenge to achieving it will be resolving the “Tower of Babel” of software languages used throughout the service.
Может, его превосходительство имели в виду разные стандарты у разных служб внутри ВВС? В оригинале:
April 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force authorized aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin to extend the service life of its F-16 fighter fleet.
The move boosts the service life for the jets from 8,000 Equivalent Flight Hours to 12,000, and aims to allow the service to continue operating the planes through 2048. Lockheed Martin says the decision benefits the Air Force as well as its foreign military customers.
"This accomplishment is the result of more than seven years of test, development, design, analysis and partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin," Lockheed Martin F-16 vice president Susan Ouzts said in a press release. "Combined with F-16 avionics modernization programs like the F-16V, SLEP modifications demonstrate that the Fighting Falcon remains a highly capable and affordable 4th Generation option for the U.S. Air Force and international F-16 customers."
The service life extension affects the flight hour limit for up to 300 F-16 C/D Block 40-52 aircraft. Lockheed Martin adds the effort will supplement U.S. and allied forces while they recapitalize with new F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
http://www.upi.com/Defense-News/201...nd-service-life-for-F-16-fleet/8611492002824/
U.S. Air Force to extend service life for F-16 fleet
Это очевидно. А бицепс - к тому, что (а) старикан F-16 прослужит 70 лет и (б) что решение принято весьма быстро. Впрочем, решение, возможно, подготовлено давно. И речь идет только о капремонте, а не о возможной модернизации с установкой APG-83 и прочих ништяков.С учётом того, что это, очевидно, оборотная сторона планов по ускоренному списанию F-15C/D - не вполне понятно, или не , ИМХО.
- "О чём бы ни шла речь, в конце концов оказывается, что речь идёт о деньгах..." (с - не помню кто)(а) старикан F-16 прослужит 70 лет и (б) что решение принято весьма быстро. Впрочем, решение, возможно, подготовлено давно. И речь идет только о капремонте, а не о возможной модернизации с установкой APG-83 и прочих ништяков.
Теоретически да (как я уже сказал, именно исходя из 1:1 получается цифра 1763 для ВВС и 2443 всех модификаций для всех видов ВС). Практически, как мы видим, не получается - исходя из темпов производства F-35 и старения заменяемых самолетов. Точнее, получается, если вести процесс непрерывной замены 20 с гаком лет, одновременно ремонтируя (и, возможно, модернизируя) подлежащие замене самолеты.а самолет один к одному заменяется?
Бросается в глаза,малое кол-во Ф-35С для вмс на замену Хорнету.Если верить вики,сейчас в вмс и кмп 610 Хорнетов(+ в вмс гдето 560 Супер Хорнетов и +сколькото Гроулеров), по планам в вмс пойдет 260 Ф-35С,мне кажется сейчас там поболе будет Хорнетов,и замена 1:1 не выходит,недостающие заменят Супер Хорнетами?А ведь их сборочную линию вот-вот закроют(вроде по старым планам она уже должна была быть закрыта).Или в авиации вмс пойдут на сокращение эскадрилий иб?Теоретически да (как я уже сказал, именно исходя из 1:1 получается цифра 1763 для ВВС и 2443 всех модификаций для всех видов ВС)