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ORIGINAL: thewood1

Looking at the trend, this isn't a shock...

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/10 ... th-russia/

"This music will be eternal"
Russia and India are continuing a joint project to create a fifth-generation aircraft - FGFA (Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft). This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of Rosoboronexport.
https://www.aex.ru/news/2017/10/24/176870/

OK, but there is a lot of pushback from IAF on it. I still say this collaboration is doomed. Right now, they playing each other off for better terms.

Not news. JMSDF ASROC. [:D]

ORIGINAL: Gunner98

Scuttlebutt has been that Osan will see their Viper squadrons replaced by F-35s in some of the first deployments.

This is over a year old but I believe they are building to receive a couple Sqns in Alaska already. Not too far away.

http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/ ... -aircraft/

Although the Block 40's at Osan are getting old (1990-91 vintage) so that is possible - it may be a bit too close to the fire when there are other options close by.

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Wrong base. I was thinking of Misawa, not Osan. Not sure where they'd move the Block 50s they have there, though. The Japanese have Misawa as a F-35 base so perhaps it was them and not the USAF I heard about.

ORIGINAL: Dysta

“China Chopper”, what an interesting code name:

https://arstechnica.com/information-tec ... -confirms/

sounds like something you'd see in a gibson novel.

ORIGINAL: Primarchx
Wrong base. I was thinking of Misawa, not Osan. Not sure where they'd move the Block 50s they have there, though. The Japanese have Misawa as a F-35 base so perhaps it was them and not the USAF I heard about.

The F-35's will be showing up at Kadena, Japan in November.
USAF F-35s coming to Japan

The head of the Indian Navy has approved a new deployment pattern that seeks to position mission-ready Indian warships and aircraft along critical sea lanes. It is a response to increased Chinese activity in the Indian Ocean.

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ORIGINAL: OldSarge

ORIGINAL: Primarchx
Wrong base. I was thinking of Misawa, not Osan. Not sure where they'd move the Block 50s they have there, though. The Japanese have Misawa as a F-35 base so perhaps it was them and not the USAF I heard about.

The F-35's will be showing up at Kadena, Japan in November.
USAF F-35s coming to Japan

That's a temporary deployment, like a TSP, I think.

Coverage of MADEX 2017, maritime defence exhibition in Busan, South Korea!

Day 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lfuRgnun_o

- HHI HDM-4000 Mine Laying vessel for ROK Navy
- HHI HDT-5500 Training vessel for ROK Navy
- Overview of the FFX Batch I, Batch II and Batch III Frigates with HHI
- Lacroix SYLENA decoy launchers, corner reflectors and new missile threats from North Korea
- Hanwha Systems Integrated Sensor Mast for FFX Batch III - Hanwha Systems IMAST for KDDX
- LIG Nex1 TSLM Tactical Ship to Land Missile - LIG Nex1 SAAM anti anti-ship missile
- Poongsan GGRM-5 extended range precision guided munition

Day 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygpQexO8Umw

- Hanwha Land Systems new Naval 12.7mm Remote Weapon Station for ROK Navy
- LIG Nex1 130mm Guided Rocket Launcher for ROK Navy PKX-B vessels
- LIG Nex1 Sea Sword USV unmanned surface vehicle
- Raytheon SM-2, SM-3 and SM-6 missiles anti-air warfare systems

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has published an article that looks at the prospects for submarines in the 21st Century. It suggests that submarines "might be obsolete by the middle of the century."

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-strategic-role-of-submarines-in-the-21st-century/

Very interesting read about the possible up-coming hardware for the PLAN. Some of those leaks have been previously shared by Dysta and me in this thread.

Asia-Pacific, Capability Analysis
The PLA’ Navy’s Plan for Dominance: Subs, Shipborne ASBMs, and Carrier Aviation

http://cimsec.org/pla-navys-plan-domina ... tion/34497

The F-35 has had a week of both good and bad news

https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-f-35-had-a-week-full-of-good-and-bad-news-1819846935

Interesting article on future B-21 Raider probable high altitude capabilities:
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14 ... pabilities

ORIGINAL: redcoat


The F-35 has had a week of both good and bad news

https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-f-35-had-a-week-full-of-good-and-bad-news-1819846935

The hypoxia issue isn't isolated to the F-35. Several Air Force and Navy aircraft have had this issue. I saw articles on F-22s, F/A-18s, navy training aircraft, etc. It appears to me to be a systemic issue with the oxygen generators across the spectrum with the issue more or less in some aircraft.

As to reliability a couple points...

Every new airframe has the spares issue on ramp up. Suppliers have to balance spares and new airframes. If they are falling behind on supplying components for new build, they will short spares. The F-22 and the F-15 had similar issues.

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) has just published its report on U.S. military forces in FY 2018.

pdf link

101 pages long.

redcoat,

Excellent reference. Thanks for providing it. I will include it in the unofficial Dropbox reference library.

To all, send me a PM with your email address and I'll give you access to the Dropbox library.

-Wayne Stiles

You are welcome stilesw.

Do you have this other recent report? The 2018 Index of U.S. Military Strength. It was published by The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense on 5th October.

pdf link

More than 450 pages. It also has an Executive Summary.

https://www.defensenews.com/flashpoints ... m-us-says/

"Chinese aircraft are also testing U.S. air defense identification zones, the officials said. Chinese H-6K “Badger” bombers upgraded with 1,000 mile range air launched cruise missiles are testing U.S. defense zones around Guam, the officials said. The Badgers run “not infrequent” flights to get within range of the U.S. territory, they said. “The PRC is practicing attacks on Guam,” the officials said. Those bombers are also flying around Hawaii, they said."

Hawaii? That's news to me.

Kevin

redcoat,

Another good reference. It is also going into the library. Thanks again!

-Wayne Stiles

Not just badgers, the stepping stones efforts for missiles' target identification test is also important to submarines as well. If China is fulfilling the US Defense's expectation by missiling Guam and Hawaii in offset range, it will be the submarine's first job rather than bombers.

(Sorry for being inactive these days, it's difficult to cite some PLA-related news because I am no longer to use Chinese source or website anymore. I will only abide with western official reports from this day forward)