<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Planes, Copters, Blimps</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/planes-copters-blimps/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:43:20 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Did Chinese Espionage Lead to F-35 Delays?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/did-chinese-espionage-lead-to-f-35-delays/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/did-chinese-espionage-lead-to-f-35-delays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:33:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cyber Security Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F-35 Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JSF Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16336</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did Chinese cyber spying cause the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s cost spikes and production delays? That’s the question Pentagon budget officials are asking according to Aviation Week. Chinese spies apparently hacked into secure conference calls and listened to meetings discussing the classified technologies aboard the jets. In particular, China may have stolen info about the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/did-chinese-espionage-lead-to-f-35-delays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>216</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Eying the K-MAX for Tactical Airlift?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/army-eying-the-k-max-for-tactical-airlift/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/army-eying-the-k-max-for-tactical-airlift/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:02:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16326</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check this out. We’ve been wondering how the cancellation of the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft would impact the Army’s tactical airlift needs. While the Air Force says canning the JCA won’t hurt anyone, it looks like the Army is eying the optionally-manned K-MAX helo to carry realatively small but urgent loads of cargo to remote [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/army-eying-the-k-max-for-tactical-airlift/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>40</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Friday Eye Candy: China’s Newest Attack Helo</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/friday-eye-candy-chinas-newest-attack-helo/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/friday-eye-candy-chinas-newest-attack-helo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16320</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out these latest photos of China’s newest attack helo, the Z-19. The twin-seat bird, an updated version of the Z-9W that’s been in service since the 1990s, is just one more example of China’s military modernization. If the chopper’s lines look vaguely familiar, it’s because the bird is based on the Eurocopter Dauphin series, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/friday-eye-candy-chinas-newest-attack-helo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>129</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet the Air Force’s Newest X-Plane</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/02/meet-the-air-forces-newest-x-plane/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/02/meet-the-air-forces-newest-x-plane/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:13:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16315</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aviation Week dropped a heck of a story yesterday when it revealed the Air Force’s newest X-plane, the X-56A. The the flying wing is being designed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunkworks to test out the technologies that will allow a new crop of reconnaissance planes to stay aloft at high altitudes for long periods of times; think days or weeks. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/02/meet-the-air-forces-newest-x-plane/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>27</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Creepy-Cool Video: Tiny UAVs Flying in Formation</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/creepycool-video-tiny-uavs-flying-in-formation/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/creepycool-video-tiny-uavs-flying-in-formation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:39:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robots]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Lounge]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16307</guid> <description><![CDATA[In case you guys haven’t seen this video, it’s awesome. It shows a swarm of tiny quadrotor UAVs flying in numerous formations, performing figure eights with each other and even flying around obstacles. Talk about sense and avoid! The little drones (monsters?) were developed and programmed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/creepycool-video-tiny-uavs-flying-in-formation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>90</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Get Ready for the EQ-4 Global Hawk</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/get-ready-for-the-eq-4-global-hawk/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/get-ready-for-the-eq-4-global-hawk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:01:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16298</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Air Force is paying Northrop Grumman $47 million to equip two more Block 20 RQ-4 Global Hawks with BACN. You know, the communications link that allows different types of  datalinks to communicate with one another; allowing troops on the ground to easily share info with pilots in jets overhead even if they’re out of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/get-ready-for-the-eq-4-global-hawk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rafale Wins in India</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/rafale-wins-in-india/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/rafale-wins-in-india/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:49:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air-to-Air Combat]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16289</guid> <description><![CDATA[France finally scored an international customer for its Rafale fighter jet. After years and years of fits, starts and frustrations, India’s medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA) contest ended this morning with a French victory. Remember, MMRCA pitted the Rafale against everything from the Eurofighter Typhoon and Mig-29 to the American made F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/rafale-wins-in-india/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>99</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>USAF’s Big Penetrator Needs to Be Harder</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/30/usafs-big-penetrator-needs-to-be-harder/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/30/usafs-big-penetrator-needs-to-be-harder/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:46:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ammo and Munitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fast Movers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Deadlies]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16270</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yup, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) needs to be harder, according to anonymous Pentagon sources cited in a Wall Street Journal article. A series of recent tests found that the Air Force’s 30,000-pound tool for penetrating 32 stories of reinforced concrete might not have enough penetrating power to take out Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/30/usafs-big-penetrator-needs-to-be-harder/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>148</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Monday Eye Candy: Tomcats and Sukhois. What!?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/30/monday-eye-candy-tomcats-and-sukhois-what/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/30/monday-eye-candy-tomcats-and-sukhois-what/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:08:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crazy Ivan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Old Skool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16260</guid> <description><![CDATA[  Here are some images I wasn’t expecting to see this century. It shows the Su-27s of the Russian Knights aerobatic team being escorted by Iranian F-14 Tomcats and F-4 Phantoms. Talk about bizarre. Two of America’s legendary Cold War fighters being flown by one of its biggest 21st Century adversaries alongside two Soviet-designed jets [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/30/monday-eye-candy-tomcats-and-sukhois-what/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>142</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Basic Mistake That Trashed a JSTARS</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/27/a-basic-mistake-that-trashed-a-jstars/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/27/a-basic-mistake-that-trashed-a-jstars/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:08:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Deadlies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Defense Biz]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16157</guid> <description><![CDATA[Imagine flying, along with 20 or so fellow aircrew, in an Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Targeting and Attack Radar System (JSTARS) jet for a mission to track down insurgents planting roadside bombs in Iraq or Afghanistan. You’ve just taken off from your base in Qatar but before you can go scan the ground for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/27/a-basic-mistake-that-trashed-a-jstars/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>206</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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