Royal Navy and Air Forces will, receive new survival suits and survival kits

The agreement with Survivtec will ensure RAF and Royal Navy personnel are well-equipped if they are ever in danger.

Pilots and sailors will have vital survival equipment under a new £25-million contract that will also support 50 UK jobs.

Birkenhead-based Survitec Group will provide the Royal Air Force with life-saving kit under a five-year contract. Work will predominantly take place at the company’s Birkenhead and Gosport sites, as well as further work taking place in Aberdeen and Dunmurry.

The contract will see the RAF being supplied with immersion protection garments such as life rafts and life preservers, and high-G kit such as anti-gravity trousers. Anti-G clothing will ensure pilots can cope with the high levels of acceleration they experience when flying agile fast jets, such as F-35, Typhoon and Hawk aircraft.

Kit for the Royal Navy will include multi-person life rafts and associated spares provision, as well as a rapid turnaround life raft servicing programme which facilitates the removal and return of life rafts to the vessel within 15 days.

The contract will also ensure RAF and Navy personnel will be able to order on demand a wide range of sailor and aircrew personal protection and survival equipment as and when they need it.

Director Air Support at DE&S, Richard Murray, said: “This new, improved contract with Survitec will ensure that high-quality, life-saving equipment is available when it is most needed.

The specialist anti-G trousers are designed to prevent gravity-induced loss of consciousness. Inflatable bladders are fitted inside the anti-G clothing and when pressurised, press firmly on the stomach and legs to restrict the draining of blood away from the brain during periods of high acceleration.

Via DE&S 

S. Korea to roll out prototype of KF-X

S. Korea to roll out prototype of first homegrown fighter jet next month. For the current time the KAI have been finalized the assembly of the fighter jet.

South Korea will showcase a prototype of the country's first indigenous fighter jet in April, the arms procurement agency has said.

Jung Kwang-sun, heading the KF-X program at the Defense acquisition Program Administration, said the planned rollout event will be a "landmark moment" for the country and the aerospace industry.

South Korea has been working on the next-generation fighter development project since late 2015 to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of F-4 and F-5 jets.

With a maximum payload of 7,700 kilograms, the new warplane will have 10 pods for air-to-air missiles and other weapons, capable of flying at 2,200 km/h with a flying range of 2,900 km.

Leading the 8.8 trillion-won (US$7.9 billion) project is KAI, the country's sole aircraft manufacturer.

AF’s first F-15EX arrives at Eglin

 The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter, touched down in EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, March 11.

The aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests.

“It’s a special day for the base and our mission,” said Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, 96th Test Wing commander. “We’re very proud to be part of the next evolution of this historic aircraft. I look forward to seeing this unique test collaboration prepare the F-15EX for the warfighter.”

👋 Farewell to the first #F15EX for the @USAirForce! This fighter is ready for its new home with @TeamEglin. pic.twitter.com/cqOLt02hJX

— Boeing Defense (@BoeingDefense) March 11, 2021

The aircraft bears its unit insignia. EX1 marked with “ET” from the 96th TW’s, 40th Flight Test Squadron. The EX2, arriving in April, will display the “OT” tail flash to represent the 53rd Wing’s 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron. 

To support the combined test effort, both test squadron commanders ferried in the EX-1 together.

“Choosing to have the two commanders ferry the jet down was a concerted effort to reinforce the cooperation between DT and OT organizations and integration efforts,” said Lt. Col. Jacob Lindaman, 85th TES commander.

The aim of integrated testing is to ensure the EX is delivered to the warfighter as soon as possible, while ensuring the aircraft meets test objectives. This combination of Eglin’s testers allows the teams to identify any system issues early on, so they can be addressed before the F-15EX’s increased production and delivery to the squadrons.

The Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force here will manage test planning and oversee all the groundwork for the EX’s test program.

“Combining these test capabilities on day one of flight test helps ensure F-15EX is ready to execute on air tasking order day one. We’re confident that along with our OFP CTF partners running test management, we will provide that capability faster to the warfighter than ever before,” said Lt. Col. Richard Turner, 40th FLTS commander, who flew the new EX to Eglin. 

While the new fighter can be operated by a single pilot, it is a two-seat aircraft with an increased payload capacity, electronic flight controls, advanced cockpit and mission systems and software capabilities.

Before testing and evaluation begins, aircrews will familiarize themselves with the aircraft through local airspace flights.

The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, arrives to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida March 11.

The F-15EX, the Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft, is flanked by an F-15E and F-15C in the distance March 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The just-arrived aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end through combined developmental and operational tests. The 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron personnel are responsible for testing the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

 U.S. Air Force photos/1st Lt. Karissa Rodriguez

One of the rejected prototype of Type-96A

 

One of the rejected prototype of Type-96A. Turret of the vehicle has different than the turret design on mass production 96A (Before application of ERA). It has a resemblance to the Merkava turret front

Via SDF

Trio surface-to-air missile (SAM) system fitted on ASILAK armored vehicle

The Belarusian defense industry will unveil the Trio surface-to-air missile (SAM) system fitted on ASILAK armored vehicle.

"Belarus` Belspetsvneshtekhnika-New Technologies [BSVT-NT] will unveil the Trio SAM system at the MILEX 2021 defense show that will be held in Minsk, from June 23-26. The new weapon is primarily designed to engage small unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs].

The system is consisted from two vehicle - a launcher vehicle, fitted with BMS Alliance and Optical Electronic System Strizh-M3. Launcher can use two type of guided missiles, R-60NT Air-to-Air missile, adapted to the ground launch and the 9M37M SAM.

The second vehicle is Command and Control unit, fitted with the Meteorological and Acoustic Sensors, the "Sokol" (Falcon) Optical Electronic station with 360 degree  field of view and BMS Alliance.

The Members of Georgian Parliament visited the Vaziani Military base

The Members of Georgian Parliament visited the Vaziani Military base (on base dislocated the 4th Mechanized brigade and 5th Artillery Brigade). During the visit they checked barracks, equipments and conditions of accommodations.