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Putin Unveils Newest Strategic Hypersonic Missile System Avangard

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOXmUqfShXM

newafricaken254:
probably the first stage uses the booster rocket motor to gain altitude before detaching

Any hypersonic system using scramjet will always require a booster rocket to get it to supersonic speed where the scramjet engine will ignite and take over for hypersonic speed.

But a hypersonic system using no scramjet engine will need rocket motor propulsion all the way through .

If we can see the shape and and the intakes then we can be sure if it's a scramjet based hypersonic system.

If there r no intakes then it is a pure air launched rocket system with guidance.

Much like the Chinese CM-400AKG which follows a ballistic trajectory and achieves hypersonic speed during its dive.

I expect the Russian system to be more sophisticated even if there r using rocket motors.

If it is scramjet based then it is already sophisticated.

newafricaken254:
Putin Unveils Newest Strategic Hypersonic Missile System Avangard

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOXmUqfShXM

That is a hypersonic maneuverable glide vehicle to penetrate ABM defences.

Recently drdo started a program to develop their own hypersonic gliders will take 10 years to come up

newafricaken254:
Putin Unveils Russia's Newest 'nuclear powered Cruise Missile that can 'reach any point in the world'

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_-TvoVMKdE

Seriously !

Nuclear powered cruise missile.

I donblvit

But am ready to be proven wrong.

nemesis4u:
That is a hypersonic maneuverable glide vehicle to penetrate ABM defences.

Recently drdo started a program to develop their own hypersonic gliders will take 10 years to come up

i believe china has done several test of the same weapon launch by a ballistic missile

newafricaken254:
i believe china has done several test of the same weapon launch by a ballistic missile

Yes

nemesis4u:
Seriously !

Nuclear powered cruise missile.

I donblvit

But am ready to be proven wrong.

putin has lost his mind,lets see what trump reaction is going to be with this new development

newafricaken254:
putin has lost his mind,lets see what trump reaction is going to be with this new development

if anybody lost something , it's the video uploader , I guess he mistranslated or got too excited

LCA with Derby bvraam , old pic during testing

British Army with the SVIT (Soldier Visual Interface Technology), US Army with the Rapid Emergency Evacuation Litter is a revolutionary, lightweight evacuation litter/stretcher

LCA with IFR probe during hot refueling

Also for the first time noticed mesh screen on the intakes.

newafricaken254:
putin has lost his mind,lets see what trump reaction is going to be with this new development

Hola it looks I was wrong

I knew there was development programs for nuclear powered aircrafts but it seems there was nuclear powered missiles too during the cold war.it was shelved.

I guess somebody decided to restart it and it seems they tested it in December last year

I am wondering about the type of nuclear reactor configuration they r using.

Just thinking logically
A miniature nuclear reactor coupled to a efficient heat exchanger can be used to heat up compressed air sucked in and then expanded to provide thrust.

Don't know

It's above my limited brain cells , I give up

Anyways more or less Russia seems to have kick started the development of next generation of nuclear based propulsion systems.

Now let's see who else joins in.

China Wanfeng Aviation Industry Buys Diamond Aircraft Industries

https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/styles/ain30_fullwidth_large/public/uploads/2017/12/bin_chen_.jpg?itok=WhHeWTZi&timestamp=1514303747



Bin Chen, the new chairman of Diamond Aircraft Industies, welcomes Diamond employees to the Wanfeng Aviation family.

Hangzhou, China-based Wanfeng Aviation Industry has purchased Austria’s Diamond Aircraft Industries. In late 2016, Wanfeng acquired a 60-percent stake in Diamond’s manufacturing operation in Canada as well as rights to manufacture the seven-passenger DA62 twin and four-passenger DA40 single. The acquisition includes aero-diesel engine manufacturer Austro Engine.

Wanfeng Aviation is part of Wanfeng Auto Holding Group. The aviation division includes a Part 135 charter operation, an aircraft management service, and a Part 145 maintenance facility. The company operates an Embraer Phenom 100E and Bombardier Challenger 605, and plans call for expansion into aircraft manufacturing, airport management, flight training, and other general aviation operations. Under Wanfeng’s ownership, work will continue on new Diamond models, including the diesel-powered, five-seat DA50 and the Dart turboprop military trainer.

“We were attracted to Diamond’s leadership position in the market”, said Mr. Bin Chen, Chairman of Wanfeng Aviation Industry and President of the Wanfeng Auto Holding Group. “Under the 25-year leadership of founder Mr. Christian Dries, the Diamond team has developed a broad range of superb aircraft that have gained worldwide respect for their performance, efficiency, safety and innovation. Based on this excellent foundation, we intend to take Diamond to a long term leadership position in worldwide general aviation.

Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group is a global company with more than sixty (60) subsidiaries with industrial headquarters throughout the world. Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group employs over 12,000 employees in six industrial sectors. Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group is amongst the Chinese Private Enterprises Top 500 (#123) and China Auto Industry Top 30 (#18). Their performance around the world can be directly linked to Wanfeng’s mission to maximize the interests of the customers, employees, and the shareholders.

Mr. Bin Chen is the CEO for Wanfeng Auto Holdings Group and Chairman of Meridian Lightweight Technologies, Inc., and numerous other Companies throughout the globe. Mr. Chen holds a Master of Science in Management (MSc) from University of Hull in the United Kingdom and is amongst the new class of young successful entrepreneurs in China. Mr. Chen has been awarded the prestigious Chinese Management Masters while also serving as Vice President of China Transportation Association along with First President of General Aviation Industry Association of Zhejiang Province.

This purchase is the latest move for Mr. Bin Chen and Wanfeng Aviation Industry. As one of the new visionaries of Chinese Aviation, Mr. Chen is committed to build a whole-industry chain in aviation covering five business segments (Aircraft Manufacturing, Airport Management, Flight School Training, General Aviation Operations, and Flight Service Centers). Within only the last five years, Wanfeng has invested in numerous aviation projects throughout the world including the Czech Republic, Canada, United Kingdom, and China.

Almost exactly one year after investing in Diamond Canada, Wanfeng Aviation Industry adds the research and technological talent of Diamond Austria and Austro Engine GmbH where it will continue to develop new technologies and aircraft models, including the Dart turboprop aerobatic trainer and the DA50 models, for the global general aviation market. Wanfeng Aviation Industry’s intent is to continue to invest in the Diamond Global R& Center located in Wiener Neustadt to bring additional jobs and opportunities to the local economy and community. Diamond Austria will also remain a Global Engineering Service Platform supporting worldwide aircraft manufacturing centers by licensing advanced technologies which only help progress the global general aviation market.

Wanfeng Aviation Industry and Mr. Bin Chen are uniquely positioned to remain at the forefront of global general aviation market by acquiring one of the world’s leading manufacturers of piston aircraft, and will strengthen their global presence by announcing their vision for Chinese and Global Aviation industries for decades to come.

Mr. Bin Chen shall assume the position of Chairman of Diamond Aircraft Industries GmbH. Mr. Frank Zhang shall assume the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Christian Dries will maintain an advisory function to help guiding the new ownership and ensure the continued development of Diamond Aircraft Group.

On December 21, 2017, Diamond Austria employees celebrated the acquisition completion as part of their annual Christmas celebrations. The employees agreed that Diamond Austria is in good hands. In the interest of a successful long term future, Diamond needed to find the right partner to continue their good work. Wanfeng indeed has a long term strategy and the resources to see their vision through.

Diamond Austria’s Directors on behalf of all Diamond employees bestowed the following: “Dear Mr. Bin Chen, Welcome on board our “DIAMOND” Aircraft. We look forward to you being our captain and guiding our aircraft (company) safely through good economic times as well as in different circumstances. “Fly as over clouds to clear skies and shield us from heavy thunder-storms. As your “DIAMOND” Aircrew, we will support you with the best developed, certified, manufactured, and maintained aircraft that you could think of! BE UNIQUE – BE DIAMOND”

pic 1 :Diamond DA62 MPP
pic 2 :Diamond DART-450.

The DA62 MPP, like the DA42 MPP, can be equipped with three different sensors. A belly pod is designed to house a gamma ray spectrometer, for measuring radiation levels, either natural or from a nuclear powerplant or weapon. The wingtips can be outfitted with magnetic sensors sensitive to the earth’s magnetic field, capable of detecting unexploded. The nose boom hosts a low frequency sensor that can be employed in mineral exploration and/or locating sources of groundwater.

“What makes the solution unique is the fact that [it has] all three types of geophysical sensors,” said Michael Pregesbauer, CEO of Geoprospectors, which makes the sensors. Before Diamond offered its turnkey platforms, customers had to buy sensors independently, integrate them into an aircraft on their own, perform all required calibration, and then learn how to use the equipment, Pregesbauer said. The DA62 MPP not only comes with installed and fully calibrated sensors, but Diamond also includes complete training and aftermarket support for the aircraft. Pregesbauer noted that while such sensors are sensitive to “noise” sources, the Diamond’s composite construction “gives a good signal-to-noise ratio compared to metal airframes.”

Underscoring the MPP platforms’ turnkey nature, the Austrian OEM is also showing in public for the first time its Diamond Ground Station, a high-tech intel center in a tent that can be quickly set up in a remote location, where all data gathered by Diamond Special Mission aircraft can be received and viewed in real time.

The DA62 MPP is powered by twin turbocharged 180-hp Austro Engine AE330 Fadec powerplants. In loiter power setting, the two engines burn a combined 7.4 gph, according to the company. It can be operated single pilot, though all four seats can be filled with flight crew and equipment operators for demanding missions.

Any combination of sensors can be incorporated—a LIDAR camera can be installed in the belly pod rather than a gamma ray detector, for example—and a satcom pod atop the aft fuselage can host additional Special Mission hardware. Though a helicopter could physically carry such equipment, Pregesbauer noted, the vibration and rotor wash affect accuracy of the sensors, and rotorcraft are much more costly platforms to operate. No cost for the platform has been announced.

Also making its Paris debut are the Dart 450, a single engine turboprop introduced in April at the Aero Friedrichshafen show in Germany. Making its world debut is the DA42 MPP TerraStar, a new member of the growing DA42 MPP fleet. The Dart (Diamond Aircraft Reconnaissance Trainer), which had its maiden flight last month, is powered by an Ivchenko-Progress/Motor Sich AI-450S turboprop engine, turning a five-blade MT prop. An undisclosed customer recently purchased two TerraStars.

The in-development DA50, the company’s top-of-the-line general aviation piston single, introduced at Aero Friedrichshafen, is also making its first Paris appearance. On track for EASA certification next year, it will be offered in five-seat configurations as displayed here, and a four-seater aimed the trainer market. The five-seater will be powered by a 260-hp Safran/SMA SR305-260E diesel engine, and the four-seater by a 230-hp version of the powerplant. A seven-seat version is slated for development as well. The seven seater will be available with three engine options, including a GE turboprop.

newafricaken254:
British Army with the SVIT (Soldier Visual Interface Technology), US Army with the Rapid Emergency Evacuation Litter is a revolutionary, lightweight evacuation litter/stretcher

Cool stuff, I hope they put hot climates into consideration. One thing is constant, Soldiers won't wear this always.

nemesis4u:
Hola it looks I was wrong

No you weren't. Vlad getting carried away again. Physics and its laws has not yet changed.

[size=14pt]America’s Next Warplane Could Be African[/size]

Africa’s first warplane seeks to enter the Air Force’s OA-X aircraft program.

America’s next warplane could come from a rather unlikely place: Africa. The South African Mwari aircraft, the first warplane entirely designed and developed in Africa, has been rebranded as the Bronco II for the American market and is seeking to join the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing competition to pick a new light attack aircraft.

Originally known as, or AHRLAC, or Advanced High Performance, Reconnaissance Light Air Craft, Mwari was developed by two South African companies, Aerosud and the Paramount Group, as an inexpensive but capable aircraft to equip Africa’s air forces. The aircraft first flew in 2014 and in 2016 the developers announced an agreement with U.S. defense giant Boeing to develop an “integrated mission system” for the Mwari, with an emphasis on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and light strike. This likely includes such Boeing weapons as the GPS-guided Small Diameter Bomb.

The Mwari/Bronco II packs a lot of potential. The high wing, push propeller aircraft is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney engine PT6-66B engine providing 950 horsepower. The aircraft has a crew of two, can carry a payload of 1,760 pounds, and has a top speed in excess of 272 knots. It has a ceiling of 31,000 feet and can take off in just 1,800 feet of landing strip. It can stay aloft for up to 7.5 hours.

The Bronco II is named after the OV-10 Bronco, a light attack and observation aircraft used by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Marine Corps as late as 1991’s Operation Desert Storm. The OV-10, incidentally also made by Boeing, was a jack of all trades capable of doing everything from coordinating air and artillery strikes to acting as a gunship in support of ground forces.

The Bronco II’s backers seek to enter the airplane in the U.S. Air Force’s OA-X competition, which the service hopes will produce one winner to provide ISR and close air support duties in low-intensity conflicts. So far, the leading contestants in the program are the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6. The Air Force plans to purchase up to 300 aircraft.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a18661199/americas-next-warplane-could-be-african/

CC: chinese8107
tdayof

Frumentum:




https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a18661199/americas-next-warplane-could-be-african/

CC: chinese8107
tdayof

Nice
If selected will lead into lot of orders from other countries also

ATAGS 6 round magazine, if desired all 6 rounds r loaded in the gun and fired automatically in a burst mode.

This is TATA version

nemesis4u:
Nice
If selected will lead into lot of orders from other countries also

As I've been saying, the SA factory has 2 launch customers; production begins in April; and all production slots at 24 crafts/year are filled for 2 years. Not bad for a launch.

That said, the US Air Force doesn't like the OA-X programme and will probably opt for as close to a jet platform as possible. Hell, they don't like the A-10 or any other CAS platform.

ATAGS gun layer console which also houses the ballistic and fire control computer

Frumentum:
As I've been saying, the SA factory has 2 launch customers; production begins in April; and all production slots at 24 crafts/year are filled for 2 years. Not bad for a launch.

That said, the US Air Force doesn't like the OA-X programme and will probably opt for as close to a jet platform as possible. Hell, they don't like the A-10 or any other CAS platform.

African or middle east customers ?

48 aircrafts for first 2 orders is really good , fuucckers here r struggling to up the production rate to 16 .

This one is the ATAGS loading panel

ATAGS drivers console

nemesis4u:
African or middle east customers ?

48 aircrafts for first 2 orders is really good , fuucckers here r struggling to up the production rate to 16 .

1 Mid East and they've been coy about 2nd. I suspect Central Asian as Paramount has done a lot of business there.
Paramount's biggest African aeronautical client is Gabon and I suspect they'll be the first African Mwari client, down the line.
And Kenya having seemingly passed on the ridiculously expensive AT-802 deal, might also be a customer, down the line.

Frumentum:
1 Mid East and they've been coy about 2nd. I suspect Central Asian as Paramount has done a lot of business there.
Paramount's biggest African aeronautical client is Gabon and I suspect they'll be the first African Mwari client, down the line.

U guys have hold in Latin America ?

nemesis4u:
U guys have hold in Latin America ?

"U guys"?
Paramount or the general SA defence industry?
Paramount is active on the vehicle side in a number of S. American countries via military and police contracts; Denel Aviation is active in Ecuador and Chile having sold them Cheetah fighter jets. Denel Dynamics in Brazil with the JV on the 5th gen A-Darter AAM. Rippel has a major contract in Colombia upgrading sights for tanks and IFVs.
EW is also a major product .
Little known fact: globally everyone using FZ rockets gets SA propellant. And then there's mortars and arty ammo for just about everybody in S. America.

I sincerely hope with our new president the great 3 democracies of the South - Brazil, India & SA - will resuscitate IBSA, downgrade not junk BRICS and expand our cooperation beyond the military IBSAMAR. All 3 of us can trade with China and Russia but have no business developing a political group with such dictatorships.

Frumentum:




https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a18661199/americas-next-warplane-could-be-african/

CC: chinese8107
tdayof

good

but Chinese aviation indusry has it's own pace,
that is domestic orientated and civilian market orientated

The government entourage to develop general aviation industry not only military aviation ,and if export market is limited due to some political or technical barrier companies can switch to local market. The government entourage domestic compartments making industry instead of relying on foreign supplier.

Frumentum:
"U guys"?
Paramount or the general SA defence industry?
Paramount is active on the vehicle side in a number of S. American countries via military and police contracts; Denel Aviation is active in Ecuador and Chile having sold them Cheetah fighter jets. Denel Dynamics in Brazil with the JV on the 5th gen A-Darter AAM. Rippel has a major contract in Colombia upgrading sights for tanks and IFVs.
EW is also a major product .
Little known fact: globally everyone using FZ rockets gets SA propellant. And then there's mortars and arty ammo for just about everybody in S. America.

I sincerely hope with our new president the great 3 democracies of the South - Brazil, India & SA - will resuscitate IBSA, downgrade not junk BRICS and expand our cooperation beyond the military IBSAMAR. All 3 of us can trade with China and Russia but have no business developing a political group with such dictatorships.

That's a good idea actually , mutual interests can then be used to stave off economic and geo political arm twisting.

Personally don't like the brics lately , Chinese r undermining it in order to promote their SCO .

The main weapon in this world is money and money is through trade , countries including fuuccking Ind.. r falling into the trap willingly or unwillingly of carrot and stick tactics of the Chinese.

Can't blame them evolution mandates that the strongest shall survive and u can't be strong by sitting on Ur ass.

This is a funny world u see , nowadays I don't give a fuucck.

Once a hotshot analyst was telling me it would have been better if paki.... never existed.

Well I was kind of drunk and replied if Ind.. had shared a border with Afghanistan then ur ass would have been fuuccked in between the shenighans of USA and USSR. Thank Ur stars , u managed to stay away from becoming the playground of the elephants, becz ants don't survive when elephant's go disco dancing.

Anyways Ur idea is good , will keep in mind.

chinese8107:
good

but Chinese aviation indusry has it's own pace,
that is domestic orientated and civilian market orientated

The government entourage to develop general aviation industry not only military aviation ,and if export market is limited due to some political or technical barrier companies can switch to local market. The government entourage domestic compartments making industry instead of relying on foreign supplier.

And you're telling me this why?

nemesis4u:
I was few days back reading a report which came to me , it seems Chinese natural resources like water , arable land is diminishing fast , so they will have no alternative then make a move to grab the resources of other countries.

Easiest is up north , but the Wiley Russians have deployed considerable assets to deter such a move . How long it will hold let's see

Presently they have new tactic , there r sending waves of migrants to south East Asian countries to demographically change the native population in a long term plan , then they will move in one way or the other just like they used ancient maps to lay claims on islands etc.

LOL
sending waves of migrants to south East Asian countries?

Those migrants to south East Asian began and ended centuries ago,after the fall of Ming Dynasty,earlier than Christopher Columbus found America.

Modern day Chinese immigrant most likely destination is USA not some East Asian countries.

I really wish CCP have balls to take back those long disputed islands
. But I was disappointed.

Nowadays Chinese population is declining very quickly,many foreign labors(eg Vietnamese) rush into China to get job. How many immigrant can China send abroad?

Indian population is growing quickly they need more land and resources ,and is about to surpass China as world No,1. I am very confident in India. Go fvck those countries by sending waves of migrants to south East Asia.

chinese8107:
LOL
sending waves of migrants to south East Asian countries?

Those migrants to south East Asian began and ended centuries ago,after the fall of Mind Dynasty,earlier than Christopher Columbus found America.

Modern day Chinese immigrant most likely destination is USA not some East Asian countrie.

I really wish CCP have balls to take back those long disputed islands

That is where Ur wrong , there is a major influx which is not being documented or reported, many migrants with / without papers , unskilled and skilled r moving in.

For people like us they look same , infact they r same and similar stains of vernacular makes detection difficult once they get adapted.

Plus add in corruption, getting papers made is easy peasy.

Wait and see if I am right or wrong.

Rich and educated ones go to west.

Ind... r stupidly suicidal as fucccks , no worries about population control , most probably they will end up killing themselves atleast maybe half of themselves

U must know mental patients r tied up in order to keep them from being a danger to themselves.

Majority of Ind... r like mental patients , they r a danger to themselves and nobody else.

nemesis4u:
That's a good idea actually , mutual interests can then be used to stave off economic and geo political arm twisting.

Personally don't like the brics lately , Chinese r undermining it in order to promote their SCO .

The main weapon in this world is money and money is through trade , countries including fuuccking Ind.. r falling into the trap willingly or unwillingly of carrot and stick tactics of the Chinese.

I was few days back reading a report which came to me , it seems Chinese natural resources like water , arable land is diminishing fast , so they will have no alternative then make a move to grab the resources of other countries.

Easiest is up north , but the Wiley Russians have deployed considerable assets to deter such a move . How long it will hold let's see

Presently they have new tactic , there r sending waves of migrants to south East Asian countries to demographically change the native population in a long term plan , then they will move in one way or the other just like they used ancient maps to lay claims on islands etc.

Can't blame them evolution mandates that the strongest shall survive and u can't be strong by sitting on Ur ass.

This is a funny world u see , nowadays I don't give a fuucck.

Once a hotshot analyst was telling me it would have been better if paki.... never existed.

Well I was kind of drunk and replied if Ind.. had shared a border with Afghanistan then ur ass would have been fuuccked in between the shenighans of USA and USSR. Thank Ur stars , u managed to stay away from becoming the playground of the elephants, becz ants don't survive when elephant's go disco dancing.

Anyways Ur idea is good , will keep in mind.

Not my idea. IBSA was the brainchild of our president Mbeki. In the last 3 years of his presidency, plans were drawn up for all sorts of collaboration among our 3 democracies, across a variety of sectors. Each country would constitute a bridgehead for enlightened democratic ideals in its region. IBSAMAR with our navies, which continues, every 2 years; the space collaboration between India and SA; the aeronautical link between SA & Brazil etc. The plans were there for collaboration across sectors where each country would leverage its strength, regulations would be synchronised so as to ease private sector ops across all 3 jurisdictions. Trade with China and everyone else would happen naturally.Then Zuma came on and as a non-democrat he was in thrall to the dictators in Beijing and Moscow, and IBSA was downgraded in favour of BRICS.

As a planner and when I pursue IBSA to its logical conclusion, I cannot but lament the lost decade.