Fuerza Aérea del Reino Unido

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La RAF en Italia, se ve que los typhoon también ya tiraron lo suyo en Libia :8):



que chimba los misiles crucero Storn Shadow de la RAF, tienen un alcance de Aprox 300 km.[/img]

[Mauricio]

La guinda en la torta...

RAF strips jets for spare parts: Typhoons torn up for Libya air fleet

By Ian Drury

Last updated at 11:29 AM on 16th June 2011

The RAF is tearing apart state-of-the-art fighter jets for spare parts to keep warplanes flying over Libya.

Three Typhoons, costing £125million each, are being cannibalised at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to cover a desperate shortage of parts.
Eight Typhoons are taking part in bombing raids and enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. The jets also patrol the Falkland Islands and provide the Quick Reaction Alert force protecting UK airspace.

But to save money, air chiefs did not order enough spare parts for the warplanes when they came into service two years ago.

This means three jets had to be grounded in March so RAF technicians could raid them to keep the maximum number of Typhoons in the air.

Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris, who asked a series of parliamentary questions about the jets, said: ‘It is a disgraceful waste of taxpayers’ money to have £375 million sitting in the RAF equivalent of a salvage yard providing spares to keep other planes in the air.’

‘Spares should have been easily sourced and in the original contract.’

‘The RAF needs to shake itself out of this Steptoe and Son mentality and sort out its logistics problems once and for all – and ministers should be leading this process.’

Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said: ‘It is vital that the MoD gets a grip on procurement.

‘When our brave forces are in action overseas people will be dismayed that millions of taxpayers’ pounds are being wasted on aircraft that aren’t in action.’

Commander Nigel ‘Sharkey’ Ward, decorated for flying Harrier jump jets during the Falklands war, said: ‘The Typhoon is an astronomically expensive aircraft that is ill-suited to any role outside UK airspace.

‘It is essentially a very expensive RAF sacred cow.’

The Public Accounts Committee, the House of Commons spending watchdog, said the decision to ground some of the world’s most advanced jets was ‘questionable’.

The Ministry of Defence believes the problem will continue until 2015, when sufficient components should be in stock.

Retired Air Commodore Andrew Lambert said the practice of raiding aircraft for spare parts was ‘neither new nor unusual’.

These planes, dubbed ‘Christmas trees’ by mechanics, were usually undergoing a six-month overhaul so it made sense to strip them of parts if another jet urgently needed one.

‘If you are saying is it better to have spares so you don’t have to cannibalise a plane, then probably yes,’ he said.

‘But there is not an awful lot of money in the defence budget to do this. If you have to rob Peter to refit Paul, then you get on and do it.’

RAF sources said equipment was often taken off a plane as soon as it came into service and fitted to another jet in the operating fleet.

Defence equipment minister Peter Luff said: ‘This is a routine measure. None of these aircraft was in the forward fleet.’

The shortage of spare parts means some Typhoon pilots are grounded because they can’t put in enough flying hours to remain battle ready.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1PSeuDuaM

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Si empiezas a hacer como Iris vamos mal

[Urbano Calleja]

Triste... muy triste...

[And...]

La guinda en la torta...

RAF strips jets for spare parts: Typhoons torn up for Libya air fleet

By Ian Drury

Last updated at 11:29 AM on 16th June 2011

The RAF is tearing apart state-of-the-art fighter jets for spare parts to keep warplanes flying over Libya.

Three Typhoons, costing £125million each, are being cannibalised at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to cover a desperate shortage of parts.
Eight Typhoons are taking part in bombing raids and enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. The jets also patrol the Falkland Islands and provide the Quick Reaction Alert force protecting UK airspace.

But to save money, air chiefs did not order enough spare parts for the warplanes when they came into service two years ago.

This means three jets had to be grounded in March so RAF technicians could raid them to keep the maximum number of Typhoons in the air.

Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris, who asked a series of parliamentary questions about the jets, said: ‘It is a disgraceful waste of taxpayers’ money to have £375 million sitting in the RAF equivalent of a salvage yard providing spares to keep other planes in the air.’

‘Spares should have been easily sourced and in the original contract.’

‘The RAF needs to shake itself out of this Steptoe and Son mentality and sort out its logistics problems once and for all – and ministers should be leading this process.’

Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy said: ‘It is vital that the MoD gets a grip on procurement.

‘When our brave forces are in action overseas people will be dismayed that millions of taxpayers’ pounds are being wasted on aircraft that aren’t in action.’

Commander Nigel ‘Sharkey’ Ward, decorated for flying Harrier jump jets during the Falklands war, said: ‘The Typhoon is an astronomically expensive aircraft that is ill-suited to any role outside UK airspace.

‘It is essentially a very expensive RAF sacred cow.’

The Public Accounts Committee, the House of Commons spending watchdog, said the decision to ground some of the world’s most advanced jets was ‘questionable’.

The Ministry of Defence believes the problem will continue until 2015, when sufficient components should be in stock.

Retired Air Commodore Andrew Lambert said the practice of raiding aircraft for spare parts was ‘neither new nor unusual’.

These planes, dubbed ‘Christmas trees’ by mechanics, were usually undergoing a six-month overhaul so it made sense to strip them of parts if another jet urgently needed one.

‘If you are saying is it better to have spares so you don’t have to cannibalise a plane, then probably yes,’ he said.

‘But there is not an awful lot of money in the defence budget to do this. If you have to rob Peter to refit Paul, then you get on and do it.’

RAF sources said equipment was often taken off a plane as soon as it came into service and fitted to another jet in the operating fleet.

Defence equipment minister Peter Luff said: ‘This is a routine measure. None of these aircraft was in the forward fleet.’

The shortage of spare parts means some Typhoon pilots are grounded because they can’t put in enough flying hours to remain battle ready.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1PSeuDuaM

bastante mal, más cuando los periodistas hablan de lo que saben, cuando se refieren precisamente al sector defensa.

Por eso prefiero la información oficial, es decir, la que es presentada ante el parlamento británico, porque si fuera por las noticias la OTAN ya no tiene armamento por las operaciones en Libia y no se cuantas babosadas....

[Mauricio]

bastante mal, más cuando los periodistas hablan de lo que saben, cuando se refieren precisamente al sector defensa.

Por eso prefiero la información oficial, es decir, la que es presentada ante el parlamento británico, porque si fuera por las noticias la OTAN ya no tiene armamento por las operaciones en Libia y no se cuantas babosadas....

Del órgano de contraloría del Gobierno (National Accounting Office - NAO), reporte NAO HC 755, Marzo 2011:

Problems with spares availability and flying hours must be addressed if Typhoon capability is to be fully utilised

7. The problems with spares have been a contributor to the Department’s inability to meet its target for annual flying hours, with a 13 per cent shortfall in 2009-10. As a result, the Department has limited pilot training to maintaining Typhoon’s primary role of air defence at the expense of training in more complex tasks. For example, between November 2009 and August 2010, an average of 15 per cent of pilots had sufficient training hours to perform tasks beyond air defence. While this is sufficient at present it will not be so in future. The Department’s recently announced plan to accelerate the growth of RAF squadrons that fly Typhoon is likely to increase demand for pilots and place additional strains on the supply of spares. By 2016, the Department aims to deliver sufficient flying hours to train enough pilots to undertake the full range of planned tasks.

Página 6 para más señas.

Blanco y en botella chatín, para que te sigas cayendo a mojones acerca de lo que pasa en la RAF.

http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/1011 ... oject.aspx

[Orel .]

Como dije en otro hilo, es una pena para la RAF.
Pero siempre queda esperanza y en este caso es que no se puede decir que el Typhoon le sea inútil a la RAF o estén inactivos precisamente. Del mismo artículo:

Eight Typhoons are taking part in bombing raids and enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. The jets also patrol the Falkland Islands and provide the Quick Reaction Alert force protecting UK airspace.

[And...]

bastante mal, más cuando los periodistas hablan de lo que saben, cuando se refieren precisamente al sector defensa.

Por eso prefiero la información oficial, es decir, la que es presentada ante el parlamento británico, porque si fuera por las noticias la OTAN ya no tiene armamento por las operaciones en Libia y no se cuantas babosadas....

Del órgano de contraloría del Gobierno (National Accounting Office - NAO), reporte NAO HC 755, Marzo 2011:

Problems with spares availability and flying hours must be addressed if Typhoon capability is to be fully utilised

7. The problems with spares have been a contributor to the Department’s inability to meet its target for annual flying hours, with a 13 per cent shortfall in 2009-10. As a result, the Department has limited pilot training to maintaining Typhoon’s primary role of air defence at the expense of training in more complex tasks. For example, between November 2009 and August 2010, an average of 15 per cent of pilots had sufficient training hours to perform tasks beyond air defence. While this is sufficient at present it will not be so in future. The Department’s recently announced plan to accelerate the growth of RAF squadrons that fly Typhoon is likely to increase demand for pilots and place additional strains on the supply of spares. By 2016, the Department aims to deliver sufficient flying hours to train enough pilots to undertake the full range of planned tasks.

Página 6 para más señas.

Blanco y en botella chatín, para que te sigas cayendo a mojones acerca de lo que pasa en la RAF.

http://www.nao.org.uk/publications/1011 ... oject.aspx

BAE Systems has been awarded long term contracts worth a total of £39m by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide support services to ensure that Typhoon continues to maintain its ability to operate in all types of environments.

BAE Systems also takes a major role in ensuring the availability of the Typhoon fleet to meet its standing and operational commitments. The contract, known as Typhoon Availability Service (TAS) aims to deliver best practice support solutions. The arrangement will see the RAF’s Typhoon aircraft maintained and supported by the Company until the end of 2013.
A key requirement underpinning TAS is to drive the, reduction of Typhoon support costs over the lifetime of the jet. Working in partnership with the RAF and UK MOD, a range of innovative support solutions has been identified to maximise value and minimise costs.
Although BAE Systems have had a presence at RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, since 2004, the Typhoon Availability contract has expanded the BAE Systems population at the base to over 400 employees.

http://www.defencetalk.com/bae-systems- ... z1NEMpGFSI

[ecuatoriano]

Una nota sobre el accidente del piloto de los Red Arrows.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... s-ace.html

[f.plaza]

Un virus ataca a los drones de la RAF

A virus has been detected in control consoles at the US base where RAF pilots control Britain's fleet of Predator drones on missions over Afghanistan

Read more: http://www.defencetalk.com/virus-threat ... z1av7s0I6C

http://www.defencetalk.com/virus-threat-to-uk-drones-37585/

¿usan windows?


De todas formas ese problema no es nuevo. Ya les pasa a los USA con sus predators

Malware en los predators de USA
http://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-calls-drone-fleet-virus-a-nuisance-37651

[Plissken_101_AB]

Como dije en otro hilo, es una pena para la RAF.
Pero siempre queda esperanza y en este caso es que no se puede decir que el Typhoon le sea inútil a la RAF o estén inactivos precisamente. Del mismo artículo:

Eight Typhoons are taking part in bombing raids and enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya. The jets also patrol the Falkland Islands and provide the Quick Reaction Alert force protecting UK airspace.

Eso es lo mismo que hacen los Tornado GR4/F3 con un coste menor.

[sergioferrol]

El problema de la RAF yo creo que se debe a una mala gestión industrial militar británica mantenida durante años y que acaba llegando a la cuestión táctica. No solo es un problema puntual de la crisis de ahora. Es mas hondo. Quizá cuando decidieron concentrar todo en BAE o cuando cambiaron la legislación de fabricación de armas y buena parte de la inversión militar de BAE se fue a USA. No lo se pero ahora con la fusión de BAE y EADS podemos estar asistiendo al resurgimiento o al declive final. En principio un monstruo de 77000M con las inversiones que tiene en USA no tendría razones para temer nada pero si eso acaba en el tradicional concierto de grillos europeo vaya usted a saber. Esos conciertos de grillos son capaces de cargarse algo como BAE en un par de proyectos como el eurofighter cuyo sistema de tranches pasará a la historia militar en el capítulo de como no construir un avión.

Claro que esa fusión puede llevar a otras fusiones en USA porque ellos no van a querer perder la posición que tienen y ahí hay otros problemas, pero no hay concieros de grillos. Habrá que ver como se hace esa fusión si es que se hace.

[KL Albrecht Achilles]

El Reino Unido podría desplegar sus aviones de combate en el Golfo Pérsico

Se prevé que su presencia en la región prive a Teherán de sentimientos de invulnerabilidad


El Reino Unido considera la opción de desplegar sus aviones de combate Eurofighter Typhoon en el Golfo Pérsico como reacción a la creciente tensión por el programa nuclear iraní que podría llevar a una guerra entre Israel y la República Islámica.

La información fue revelada por el diario británico 'The Independent' que asegura que el envío de los Eurofighter Typhoon puede ser anunciado pronto por el primer ministro británico, David Cameron, quien estuvo discutiendo el tema con los gobernantes de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y personalmente tomará la decisión. Europa debe estar preparada para jugar un papel más importante en los asuntos del norte de África y Asia Central" El medio precisa que los aviones pueden ser desplegados en la base aérea Al Dhafra, situada en la capital Abu Dhabi, donde ya se encuentran las tropas estadounidenses y francesas. Más tarde, destaca el diario, el ministro británico de Defensa, Philip Hammond, confirmó indirectamente el hecho, afirmando que "Europa debe estar preparada para jugar un papel más importante en los asuntos del norte de África y Asia Central". La presencia de los aviones británicos de combate en la región, subraya el medio, "debe privar a Teherán de sentimientos de invulnerabilidad". Esta semana el canciller ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, afirmó que no descarta un escenario militar en Irán y que la principal tarea de Rusia en ese contexto es asegurarse de que "ninguna resolución [de la ONU] sea objeto de una interpretación como la de Libia".

http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/vie ... fo-persico


Saludos

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R. Unido prueba 'drone' supersónico de quinta generación

El Reino Unido lanzará el primer vuelo de prueba de su caza supersónico no tripulado 'Taranis' en Australia entre marzo y mayo, lo que podría suponer el comienzo de una nueva era, ya que pretende sustituir a los aviones pilotados.

El avión superará la velocidad del sonido y es invisible para los radares de su “enemigo”, ya que se trata de un 'drone' intercontinental de quinta generación, según informaron esta semana los medios de comunicación británicos.

El nuevo avión robótico ha sido fabricado por la compañía británica 'BAE Systems', la cuarta mayor contratista militar del mundo: presentó el avión en julio de 2010 en el marco de un proyecto de amplias dimensiones.

De acuerdo con los diseñadores de 'Taranis', la aeronave actualmente es única a nivel mundial por sus características específicas, por ejemplo, su capacidad para maniobrar sin el manejo del centro de control de vuelos o evadir a los misiles que le siguen de manera automática, asimismo, reconoce sus blancos automáticamente y solo necesita permiso para destruir el blanco.

El coste de cada una de estas naves alcanza alrededor de los 200 millones de dólares, un precio elevadísimo para uno de los aviones no tripulados más avanzados del mundo, pero la Real Fuerza Aérea (RAF, por sus siglas en inglés), rama aérea de las Fuerzas Armadas Británicas, lo considera una buena inversión.

Cabe mencionar que actualmente distintos países como el Estados Unidos y Francia tratan de desarrollar aviones similares.



http://hispantv.com/detail/2013/01/14/2 ... generacion

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