Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

[FASTBOAT TOUGH]

News from the LW+

1. Always wanted that swimming pool but were concerned about how long it would take just to clear your property and dig the hole?
Well the USAF has the solution for you, called Big BLU by some!!
With Big BLU you'll even be able to go deep diving! Seriously this could be the most effective "perpetrator" bomb ever designed. The primary platforms are the B-52H and B-2. It is in low rate production. Well maybe the GBU-43 MOAB (Mother Of All Bombs) might be better to clear your property with.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...nd-bomb-03172/
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...tions/moab.htm

2. MOD: The B-1B is being modified to carry triple it's normal bomb load. Ouch!!
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/23620/

3. Do we want to add these weapons to the collection? SLAM ER, SDB II are here.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/23620/
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/23395/
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...etition-06510/

4. MOD?: TYPOON gets new weapons in the precision guided air to surface category. The Germany, Spain and Italy will soon use the EGBU-16 while the UK has chosen the PAVEWAY II. Current load to be at 6 of these missile types, see inset photo for layout.
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/23587/

5. Remember what I said about India watching events in Libya to make a decision about it's MMRCA Program? Well it's in the last post of this thread, but it seems they're not the only ones as, France and the U.S. are expressing serious interest in the BRIMSTONE Multi-Purpose ATGW Air to Ground Missile.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...18&c=AME&s=AIR

6. China developing the J-18 VSTOL Fighter, probably are CBS News here showed a video of the J-15 which will be a carrier based jet reversed engineered from one purchased by the Ukraine
(Su-33? Also as part of the Carrier deal.) as Russia would not sell the jet themselves to the Chinese.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...65&c=ASI&s=AIR

7. MOD: F-35 news in order of refs, 1. F-35 by law is critically over budget. 2. U.S. Program Manager indicates the program is still in trouble and delayed again with testing now through 2016 and fielded by 2018. 3. Norwegian political parties calling for a cost review. Canada is doing this now as well as already reported on in this thread. 4. F-35B moving on.
http://www.defense.gov/releases/rele...eleaseid=14411
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...85&c=AME&s=AIR
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...20policy&s=TOP
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/23933/

Finally as it's getting late and it was a long hot day today, we say goodbye to another piece of equipment that has served it's country well for over 25 years.

8. The F3 TORNADO shown here , sorry wrong one and we've seen unfortunately enough of these here over the last few weeks ourselves, anyway it has served as the primary Interceptor for the RAF over the UK for the last 25 years. It will be replaced by the recently upgraded GR.4 TORNADO's which is the FB version of the TORNADO. The F3 was planned to be retired this year for sometime but, was moved along for cost savings. So as with the GR.4 HARRIER, to the air and ground crews of the F3 TORNADO we salute you for a job well done!! Us "Bubbleheads" are such nice people.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/tornadof3.cfm
http://www.globalaviationresource.co...retirement.php
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/tornado/
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