Armée Américaine [USA]

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A 31st Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot prepares his jet for de-arming after landing at Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base, Bulgaria, April 17, 2012. Graf Ignatievo is now host to more than two dozen F-16s and more than 500 U.S. Airmen in support of Thracian Star 2012. Thracian Star is a month-long joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability with the Bulgarian pilots, maintainers, joint terminal air controllers, firefighters and security forces airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katherine Windish)

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Les Etats-Unis transfèrent des F-22 vers l'Asie occidentale (médias)

Les Etats-Unis ont transféré des avions de chasse F-22 Raptor vers une base militaire située en Asie occidentale, lit-on dans le journal Washington Post.
"Le redéploiement des chasseurs a lieu au moment où les Etats-Unis et cinq autres puissances mondiales s'apprêtent à des négociations extrêmement importantes avec l'Iran portant sur l'éventuelle suspension de son programme nucléaire", indique le journal.
D'après un porte-parole de l'armée de l'air américaine, le transfert des avions a été planifié et vise à renforcer la sécurité dans la région. On ne connaît ni le nombre de chasseurs ni le lieu exact de la base.
Sur fond de tensions avec l'Iran, les Etats-Unis ont auparavant dépêché vers le Golfe le porte-avions Entreprise qui y a rejoint le croiseur USS Vicksburg et trois destroyers: l'USS Nitze, l'USS Porter et l'USS James E.Williams.
Un autre groupe aéronaval d'attaque américain dirigé par le porte-avions USS Abraham Lincoln se trouve dans le Golfe.
La tension autour de l'Iran et de son programme nucléaire est récemment montée d'un cran suite aux menaces proférées par Téhéran de fermer le détroit d'Ormuz au transit de pétrole en cas de sanctions occidentales contre les exportations pétrolières iraniennes. En réponse, les Etats-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne ont commencé à renforcer leur présence militaire dans la région. L'adoption d'un embargo sur les livraisons de brut iranien a été approuvée en janvier par l'Union européenne.

http://fr.rian.ru/world/20120429/194497172.html

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Joint High Speed Vessel



http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/jhs ... an%20Ships

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[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZQqN1wY ... r_embedded[/video]

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Report "Cybersecurity reports and resources" [PDF]

by the US Congressional Research Service, eng., 55 p., april 2012 :radio1:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42507.pdf

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The Pentagon’s Developmental Test and Evaluation and Systems Engineering’s FY11 annual report
298 р., eng., march 2012

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentclo ... report.pdf

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With the Last F-22A Delivered, the Raptor’s Modernization is Only Beginning
http://defense-update.com/20120502_last ... ivere.html

An F-22 Raptor pitches out for landing while an F-15 Eagle flies the approach July 16, 2010, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The aircraft are from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Lockheed Martin delivered today the 195th and last F-22 Raptor to the U.S. Air Force, in a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics site in Marietta, GA. With this delivery, the U.S. Air Force now possesses the world’s only 5th generation stealth fighter aircraft fleet in the world.

“There is no longer any nation that wishes us ill or any adversary who wishes us harm that has any doubt that their actions will have consequences – that they will be held to account and that our response will be undeterred,” said Robert J. Stevens, Lockheed Martin’s chairman and CEO.

In all, Lockheed Martin delivered 195 F-22s to the Air Force beginning in 1997, with eight Raptors used as test aircraft. Four Raptors were lost in accidents. This final Raptor 4195 joins a U.S. Air Force fleet of 187 operational F-22s and will join other F-22s in the Air Force’s 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

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F]Lockheed Martin Gets $726.6 Million to Keep the Raptor’s Flying
http://defense-update.com/20110221_f-22 ... nment.html[/color]

F-22 Raptor – Air Dominance Fighter
http://defense-update.com/20090325_f-22.html

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SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), rear, and USS Independence (LCS 2) maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, networked surface combatant designed to operate in the near-shore environment, while capable of open-ocean tasking, and win against 21st-century coastal threats such as submarines, mines, and swarming small craft. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jan Shultis/Released)

SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2012) A Sailor secures the welcome lei on the bow of the littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) as she arrives in her homeport of San Diego. After two years of training off the coast of Florida, the ship's 23-day transit from Mayport, Fla., to San Diego, marks the successful completion of testing of the mine countermeasures mission package to detect, localize, and destroy mines in a tactical environment. Independence also transited the Panama Canal and conducted a port visit and operations with the Mexican navy. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, networked surface combatant designed to operate in the near-shore environment, while capable of open-ocean tasking, and win against 21st-century coastal threats such as submarines, mines, and swarming small craft. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jan Shultis/Released)

SAN DIEGO (May 2, 2012) USS Independence (LCS 2) completes her maiden voyage with arrival in her homeport of San Diego. After two years of training off the coast of Florida, the ship's 23-day transit from Mayport, Fla. to San Diego marks the successful completion of testing of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package to detect, localize, and destroy mines in a tactical environment. USS Independence also transited the Panama Canal and conducted a port visit and operations with the Mexican Navy. The Littoral Combat Ship is a fast, agile, networked surface combatant designed to operate in the near-shore environment, while capable of open-ocean tasking, and win against 21st-century coastal threats such as submarines, mines, and swarming small craft. (U.S. Navy photo by LT Jan Shultis/Released)

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Final, Historic F-22 Raptor To U.S. Air Force

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ijfOWceNMg#![/video]

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Lockheed Martin Delivers Final, Historic F-22 Raptor To U.S. Air Force . LM oublie de nous dire que les pilotes de l USAF refusent de monter dans le cockpit de leurs Raptors parce qu ils ont peur de mourir intoxiqués au CO2

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ijfOWceNMg#![/video]

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9th Virginia Class Nuclear Sub Delivered to the US Navy One Year Ahead of Schedule
http://defense-update.com/

The U.S. Navy took delivery of PCU Mississippi (SSN 782) from General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) yesterday May 2, 2012 one year early to the submarine’s contract delivery date of April 30, 2013. PCU Mississippi took just more than 62 months to build, which set the record for the Virginia Class Submarine Program’s fastest delivery. Prior to delivery, Mississippi conducted Alpha and Bravo Sea Trials before successfully completing the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) Trials April 27. Mississippi will be commissioned June 2, in a ceremony in Pascagoula, Miss. The subsequent major Virginia-class milestone will be the PCU Minnesota (SSN 783) christening this fall.

GDEB delivered the submarine to the U.S. Navy 363 days ahead of contract schedule and more than $60 million below target cost. “Delivery came the most complete, combat-ready Virginia-class submarine yet delivered” said Rear Adm. David Johnson, Program Executive Officer for Submarines. Johnson said the Mississippi received the highest marks to date from the Navy’s independent assessor – the Board of Inspection and Survey. “As the demand signal for these multi-mission platforms increases, we are working to intelligently drive down schedule and put the world’s best submarines into the hands of the operators to execute missions of national importance.”

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Air Force accepts final F-22 Raptor
http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123300851

5/4/2012 - MARIETTA, Ga. (AFNS) -- Senior Air Force officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor to the service.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz was joined by Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia and other industry, Air Force and civilian leaders as they were welcomed to Dobbins Air Reserve Base and the Lockheed Martin Marietta plant for the event.
The final delivery completes the Air Force's fleet of 195 F-22s. The Raptor is a key component of the Global Strike Task Force and is unmatched by any fighter aircraft due to its speed, stealth and maneuverability, according to Air Force officials.
During his remarks at the ceremony, Schwartz said the delivery represents an important element in the Air Force's overall modernization effort.
"Thank you to all of the partners in industry and government that made this occasion a reality," the general said. "I especially want to pay tribute to the line workers and engineers whose technical expertise, attention to detail and commitment to our nation's defense transformed an innovative notion into America's first 5th generation fighter aircraft."

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(May 2, 2012) The first of class littoral combat ships USS Freedom (LCS 1), left, and USS Independence (LCS 2), maneuver together during an exercise off the coast of Southern California. The littoral combat ship is a fast, agile, networked surface combatant designed to operate in the near-shore environment, while capable of open-ocean tasking, and win against 21st-century coastal threats such as submarines, mines, and swarming small craft. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jan Shultis/Released)