https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjOxF52MiQ0
http://www.armyrecognition.com/french_army_france_wheeled_armoured_vehicle_uk/jaguar_ebrc_6x6_reconnaissance_combat_armoured_vehicle_ebmr_scorpion_technical_data_sheet_pictures.html
It's supposed to operate alongside the Panhard CRAB and the Griffon...
2010s
2020s
airmobile
armée de terre
cold war ii
directorate general of armaments
france
french fifth republic
fusiliers marins
marine nationale
scorpion programme
troupes de marine
Finally a model of China's new LHD project, the Type 075.
Said to displace 36,000 tonnes and operate 28 helicopters, under construction at Shanghai' Hudong-Zhonghua shipyards since late 2016.
LifeRCraft = Low Impact, Fast & Efficient RotorCraft
The next step after X³
Refer to page 332 (8.7 Compound Rotorcraft Demonstration (LifeRCraft)) for further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/guide-appl/jti/h2020-guide-techprog-cleansky-ju_en.pdf...
Via CDR Salamander:
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/fti-medium-size-frigates/
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/france-unveils-new-fti-frigate-ship-is-designed-for-the-french-navy-and-for-export...
They could skip the KC-Y competition and go straight to the KC-Z.
http://www.defensenews.com/articles/air-force-could-pursue-stealthy-penetrating-kc-z-tanker
Type 31 design Concepts
Note that there was a misprint in the original article which had the Type 26 as the Type 266.
IMAGE CREDITS: BAE Systems, via Janes.
I thought we already had a thread on Rolls-Royce's drone ship program, but either I misremembered, or else our search engine has gone feral again.
Anyway, here's a quick update on the program via gCaptain...
2020s
airbus safran launchers
arianegroup
arianespace
centre national d'études spatiales
cnes
cold war ii
european space agency
late 2010s
post-cold war
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/04/07/air-force-moving-forward--10-replacement/82746220/
WASHINGTON — The Air Force is moving forward with a key step in developing a dedicated close-air support plane to replace the A-10 Warthog, a top general said Thursday.
“My...
2020s
air combat command
anti-helicopter
anti-tank
close air support
cold war ii
ground attack
late 2010s
post-cold war
united states
united states air force
http://nationalinterest.org/feature/can-chinas-dreadnought-tip-the-naval-balance-15539
Just over a decade ago, Western naval analysts (including this one) marveled over the PLAN’s new “Red Aegis” Type 052C destroyer, the first Chinese warship to wield both phased array radars and vertical...
On July 14th the New Horizons spacecraft will flyby Pluto to give us our first good look at this far off world.
For more information go to New Horizons.com -SP
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