Making history: US Navy welcomes first black female tactical aircraft pilot




https://news.sky.com/story/making-history-us-navy-welcomes-first-black-female-tactical-aircraft-pilot-12026699?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

USA Military Master Sgt. Andrew C. Marckesano served 6 tours in Afghanistan @ 82nd Airborne & Ranger regiment & 6 more combat tours overseas. Decorated Green Beret & Silver Star. He just started a coveted job at Pentagon. Two days later, he commiter suicide in front of his wife.

Tender for the manufacture of AMCA modular cockpit was released a month or so back.

The layout of the cockpit seems similar to MWF

There will be 2 versions of AMCA

AMCA MK1 it will be 5th gen powered by GE 414

AMCA MK2 it will be 5++ gen powered by local engine

Pics of armed Cheetah

Helipad atop Siachen glacier , the worlds highest battlefield

NGARM test pics

Reportedly another version is in the works with grid fins and a parachute for loitering capability incase the hostile emitter shuts down to evade detection

nemesis8u:
Cockpit visibility of LCA mk1

Many had spread false rumours regarding this. Too many hit jobs on LCA.

True! Your tireless W neighbours,imo have a professional troll cadre as dedicated as anything Shlomo has! You'd think the Tejas was held together by mantras and witchcraft reading their hit jobs!

nemesis8u:


Only 2 crew operates the vehicle in complete hatch down conditions , via see through armour for 360 degree situational awareness

With all the sensors it must have a crazy heat signature. Or its mitigated in a way they haven't indicated.

SuperSixSeven:
An average day in Libyan Airspace. Something is brewing up there.

My,my,my! All those Euro transports,given the location strongly suggest a forward deployment of stores for imminent upcoming 'festivities.'

kikuyu1:


With all the sensors it must have a crazy heat signature. Or its mitigated in a way they haven't indicated.

Heat mitigation is a requisite for proper functioning of every system/component.

I don't think any of the components are power guzzlers so heat dissipation requirements will be minimum.

So IMO atleast becz of the sensors it won't have a " crazy " heat signature.

lionel4power:
Nemesis4u is back.

How u doing ?

nemesis8u:


How u doing ?

im awesome so far...

Actually I recovered from COVID19 I couldn't taste or smell anything for two weeks even my own fart.

lol

lionel4power:


im awesome so far...

Actually I recovered from COVID19 I couldn't taste or smell anything for two weeks even my own fart.

lol

Take care and keep healthy , eat lot of yogurt if available .

Mahindra MRAP

The tunnels of Cu Chi

The Viets quickly realised the sheer volume of French firepower only had one outcome and found a solution. They went underground!

Throughout Vietnam during the wars with Jean-Fraude platoon and coy sized funnels were dug. When the massive post war struggle began they were enlarged and more dug. The Cu Chi tunnels around the capital, Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh City, were an underground base with space for up to a regiment incl a hospital!

The structure was filled with IEDs and booby traps made up of baited poisonous giant spider traps, punji stakes and dead ends.

US forces tried flooding and napalm and soon realised the situation demanded one on one confrontations on the VC home ground. Thus were born Tunnel Rats,volunteers max 5"6' to take the battle to the Viets in the humid claustrophobic darkness.

Like THIS dude! Armed ONLY with a .45 and a flashlight.

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Anyway the entire above ground area remained a hotbed of resistance. Now the Tunnels of Cu Chi are almost as famous as the Mara!

nemesis8u:
Mahindra MRAP

Denel thanks them for the licence fees.

Lurker4Long:


Denel thanks them for the licence fees.

What has denel got to do here

Mahindra had a JV named DLSI with BAE systems which developed the above MPV (2010)

At that time BAE systems had a South African subsidiary known as Land Systems OMC (2004) and later renamed as BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa who provided consultancy/technology as per BAE systems work share in the DLSI JV. Testing was done at their facilities in SA. Plus some components were sourced at that time from BAE systems SA.

Later Mahindra bought out the shares of BAE systems in the DLSI JV along with the rights (2013) , much before BAE systems sold OMC to denel (2015).

And also denel was blacklisted till 2018.

Japanese osprey

For the first time it was publically revealed that erstwhile INS Chakra, Charlie I class SSN was armed with P-70 Amethyst when it's training model was shown in an navy exibition park.

nemesis8u:




What has denel got to do here

Mahindra had a JV named DLSI with BAE systems which developed the above MPV (2010)

At that time BAE systems had a South African subsidiary known as Land Systems OMC (2004) and later renamed as BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa who provided consultancy/technology as per BAE systems work share in the DLSI JV. Testing was done at their facilities in SA. Plus some components were sourced at that time from BAE systems SA.

Later Mahindra bought out the shares of BAE systems in the DLSI JV along with the rights (2013) , much before BAE systems sold OMC to denel (2015).

And also denel was blacklisted till 2018.

Thought Denel also got the rights when they bought back Land Systems SA. Wasn't aware Mahindra also bought the rights when buying out BAE.

bidex111:
USA Military Master Sgt. Andrew C. Marckesano served 6 tours in Afghanistan @ 82nd Airborne & Ranger regiment & 6 more combat tours overseas. Decorated Green Beret & Silver Star. He just started a coveted job at Pentagon. Two days later, he commiter suicide in front of his wife.

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A reentry vehicle ( RV ) of Agni 1 detonating in an air burst mode over it target area during a test.

Nuclear warheads cause maximum damage in air burst mode where the warhead goes off at a predetermined altitude from the ground.

New Russian152mm self-propelled howitzer unveiled for first time

bidexiii:
New Russian152mm self-propelled howitzer unveiled for first time

Finally they developed one , I am surprised why not earlier . Most probably for export markets

DHRUVASTRA ATGM ground based testfire in both top attack and direct attack mode done last week.

It has a RF data link and hence both LOBL and LOAL capability

It is the airforce version of Helina and uses JVC ( jet vane control ).

nemesis8u:


Finally they developed one , I am surprised why not earlier . Most probably for export markets

Yeah

Pics of naval exercise few days back

Also info about a new SAM being developed was released

VL-SRSAM based on Astra BVRAAM

The new coast guard variant of ALH

Rudra

Naval LCA mk1 and Mig29K

HTT40 with the parachute chute for spin tests