Monday, April 12, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 12, 2010



Lockheed Martin's F-35C Lightning II Carrier Variant Undergoes Drop Testing -- Lockheed Martin

Dallas, Texas, April 9th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant ground-test article, CG-1, undergoes drop testing at Vought Aircraft in Dallas – one of 53 tests planned for CG-1 at Vought. On March 27,CG-1,was dropped 95 inches at 20 feet per second, with an 8.8-degree pitch, 2-degree roll, and 133-knot wheel speed, simulating a carrier-deck landing. During the testing, 500 sensors are monitored, with 2,500 points collected per second.

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Hat Tip: Naval Open Source INTelligence

MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Polish Tu-154M Crash Update: Black Boxes Recovered, Aircraft Recently Overhauled -- Aviation Week

New PAK-FA T-50 (SU-50) brief -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Iran Not Yet 'Nuclear Capable': Gates -- Defense News

Israel Has 100-300 Nuclear Warheads - JANE’S Dfense Estimate - On Par With Britain -- San Francisco Sentinel

Predator-series UAVs surpass one million flight hours -- Janes

Robo Chopper Rules Two Oceans -- Strategy Page

Russia's Black Sea Fleet may be moribund -- UPI

Iran produces air defense missile -- Jerusalem Post/AP

Female troops take on new role in Afghanistan -- Marine Times

Blind Marine re-enlists -- My SA Military

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