Joe, Thanks for that info, that's a lot of programs ! BTW I was told yesterday that the correct designation for the 2010 fiscal C-12 aircraft is C-12V, despite...
Ministry of Defence RAF's newest transport aircraft named Atlas 6 Jul 12 The RAF's next generation military transport aircraft has officially been named Atlas...
Northrop Grumman Awarded $156 Million for Continuing BACN Mission Support SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop...
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htecm/articles/20111115.aspx BACN For Everyone November 15, 2011: After three years in service, the air force given new ...
Thanks! From: Military_Aircraft_Designations@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Military_Aircraft_Designations@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Sent: Monday, July 23,...
End of an era for Academy's gliders by Amber Baillie Air Force Academy Public Affairs 7/27/2012 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- The TG-10C gliders that have...
recently a prototype of chinese carrier-borne awacs was revealed to the public. it seems that the awacs was modified from a Xi'an Y-7 and some of its features...
one thing to be corrected: it was JZY-01 not JZY-1, which means it should be a demonstrator than a prototype. ... ·¢¼þÈË£º"nikolaiezov" <ezov@...>...
Just noticed this from the caption of the photo associated with this article: http://www2.afsoc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123309871 The AC-130W Stinger II is...
Note RQ-20A designation for the Puma UAV. New Unmanned Air System Training School Welcomes Marines 9/4/2012 By Courtesy , Headquarters Marine Corps PAXTUXENT...
This is from an article about the EA-18G Growler on Defense Industry Daily: The aircraft's official program name is the EA-18G Growler. On carrier decks,...
From Defense Industry Daily: Sept 9/12: MBDA announces (http://tinyurl.com/7rb3qtj) that its GBU-44/E Viper Strike successfully hit eight vehicles travelling...
... Here are some recent news reports... China's New Stealth Fighter. Not a repeat from December 2010. Posted by Bill Sweetman Ares Aviation Week 6:38 AM on...
... well, now i have found that "j-31" is 99.996% a false name, and by everything i know of the real nature of those "designations" and "popular names", what i...
I'd just like to point out the shots are not "extreme telephoto." http://img.bbs.cnhubei.com/forum/201209/16/212404i1ihy13192g2997q.jpg Note the branches in...
New Chinese Fighter Photos "Leaked" AVwebFlash September 20, 2012 China has apparently unveiled a second fifth-generation fighter prototype that looks like an...
... OA-10A wasn't an official designation. I had a long chat about OA-10s with a pilot and he told me that the only difference was how it was armed and the ...
... As Jeff has said, the difference between A-10A and OA-10A was only in the mission equipment (incl. the pilot ;-)) but not in the aircraft itself. I don't...
Thanks to both of you, it was very interesting. In a message dated 9/20/2012 20:17:16 Coordinated Universal Time, aparsch@... writes: ... "C". Or did they...
... I have a very vague recollection that there was a proposal to make more substantial changes to some aircraft for the FAC role, but I don't recall if they...
American Missiles: The Complete Smithsonian Field Guide 1962 to the Present Day By Brian D. Nicklas Frontline Books, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2012...
... *Everything* in the military gets a serial number. :-) Without it, the logisticians can't track them and something like an aircraft most definitely needs...
