Well life and two weeks of poison ivy (AND CONTINUEING.
) has served to push my cut off of 1 Jun to the "line in the sand" starting now with the last of the news posts to ready my inputs for the 2012/2013 Campaign. All newspaper stories are from DID unless noted. So by the first topic I came to we start...
1. UK reverses it's 3020 SDSR decision of which this was the "linchpin" for it, MOD will go back to the F-35B vice F-35C. this will save 2BPds QE carrier modifications and get the fleet air arm operational 5yrs. sooner by 2018-2020 vice 2023. Just follow the "bouncing" ref dates.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ter-plane.html
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/31773/
TRACK.
2. With India's MMRCA program settled (Sort of.) Brazil's F-X2 Program restarts again...slowly.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...program-04179/
TRACK PROGRAM.
3. PAK-FA could be pushed out of the game, at least for India, Russia is still up in the air.
http://ajaishukla.blogspot.com/2012/...ussian_16.html
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...fighter-03133/
TRACK.
4. Afghanistan gets the C222/C-27A. Paras will be the issue game wise.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...r-Force-05094/
VERIFY Paras/ADD.
5. Future of Canada's CF-16s future tied into it's decisions about the F-35. You will note issues like these will have a significant bearing on who gets the F-35 and who doesn't by games end.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...n-fighter-jets
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/34200/
TRACK.
6. Chile looking to replace it's F-5E by 2015. Or will it? See what another country is doing with theirs in the Patch Page in the Fall.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...rica&Itemid=58
TRACK.
7. Israel has questions about the F-35, this made for interesting reading.
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/958/
FYI.
8. Asian U.S. partmers need fighter upgrades to counter growing threats to the region.
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/1003/
http://defense-update.com/20111213_d...r_defense.html
FYI.
9. Finnish F-18 to get new weapon in 2016. Let's call this the weapons section as well.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/32980/
9A. U.S. tests JSOW-ER successfully.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/32405/9.B. USN/USMC complete LG MAVERICK testing 4 for 4.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/31611/
9.C. India orders PGM from Israel for MIRAGE 2000.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=569.D. USAF B1B conducts it's first op using the new LJDAM. What's useful here also is the
table showing current aircraft capable/using the JDAM and current country users as well.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...rstrikes-03313/
9.E. Korea orders CBU-1050/B Sensor fuzed weapons.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=56
9.F. To get to Irans Nuc Facilities the USAF has a new MOP for "deeper" cleaning.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...172/#more-3172
9.G. PAVEWAY IV ready for the RAF.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...ritiain-03644/
9.H. Philippine OV-10
now armed with LG bombs.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=56
FYI/TRACK/ADD? INPUT WOULD HELP HERE FOR THIS STUFF-THANKS!
10. Italy has officially replaced it's last F-16's.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/35789/
MODIFY ALL ACTIVE F-16 END DATES TO JUNE 2012.
11. Czech Republic likely to extend GRIPEN lease...they did recently.
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...rope&Itemid=57
FYI.
12. Japan offered the F/A-18E SH BLOCK II in it's F/X Program.
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/889/
TRACK PROGRAM.
13. India's MMRCA Program selection.
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/951/
http://www.dmilt.com/index.php?optio...asia&Itemid=56
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...changes-01989/
TRACK/ADD.
14. Russia linked to the Chinese J-20?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...77H1AZ20110818
FYI.
I have more but the "PI" is bothering me. Will hopefully finish this well...later today.
Regards,
Pat