Tag Archives: cuts

Posted on February 8, 2013 by aviationintel.com

SEQUESTRATION’S SHADOW SEES CUTS IN FLIGHT HOURS, DEPLOYMENTS, FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION TEAMS

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/5/navy-clip-blue-angels-wings-if-sequester-hits/ http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/07/usa-budget-pentagon-idUSL1N0B6ME520130207 My blood is boiling over this. Am I pissed at our broken Congress and executive leadership about how they set up this perfect failure years ago? YES. But I am more upset at the Pentagon. Am I living … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 6 Comments
Posted on May 13, 2012 by aviationintel.com

MORE AGEING HARDWARE GETS AXED DUE TO ONGOING BUDGETARY TURMOIL

The last four years have been littered with orphaned capabilities and weapon systems that were thought of as irreplaceable less than a half decade ago. Much of the time the oldest hardware gets the boot, although these systems are still … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | Comment Now
Posted on April 25, 2012 by aviationintel.com

COMMERCIAL CREW: STRANGELY THE POLITICIANS GET IT, BUT NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN DOESN’T

During a hearing on Capitol Hill concerning NASA’s budget and general direction, or misdirection as it may be, both Senators Shelby (R-AL), and Hutchinson (R-TX) echoed almost the exact stance and need for clarity that I have been arguing for … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon, Space, Space Shuttle Retirement | 4 Comments
Posted on March 29, 2012 by aviationintel.com

A SOLUTION FOR THE USAF’S HELICOPTER WOES

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-to-reallocate-funds-from-axed-cvlsp-contest-370079/ Combat Search And Rescue (CSAR) is an incredibly demanding mission set. The Pavehawk was never really well suited for the job. Much of it’s interior is consumed by a massive auxiliary fuel tank and the aircraft have literally been … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 3 Comments
Posted on March 20, 2012 by aviationintel.com

NEWS ROUNDUP: MARCH 20th, 2012!

PERSONAL MESSAGE TO AVIATIONINTEL READERS: I’m back! Thank you for your patience while I was fulfilling some photo obligations around the US. Long days of shooting suck it out of you and I told myself from day one that if … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | Comment Now
Posted on February 24, 2012 by aviationintel.com

USAF BEING PRESSED HARD TO JUSTIFY JETTISONING BRAND NEW C-27J SPARTANS

Question: If the USAF says it will try to do the C-27′s mission with it’s existing, yet dwindling, fleet of C-130s, and the Army has wanted the C-27J program for so long, why not ask the Army if they want … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 9 Comments
Posted on February 7, 2012 by aviationintel.com

DON’T SEND PREMATURELY RETIRED A-10 WARTHOGS TO THE BONEYARD, GIVE THEM AWAY!

We are retiring good airframes at such an alarming rate now that stories like the one linked below have been popping up left and right. Literally business is booming at AMARG in Tucson, and they are about to get a … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 7 Comments
Posted on January 26, 2012 by aviationintel.com

HERE COME THE CUTS: DoD BUDGET BLOODLETTING DETAILS EMERGE

Well today was somewhat of a grim day over at the Pentagon. The heydays of printing dollars in exchange for niche capabilities are over ladies and gentleman. So far we have been briefed on the overall concept, yet many exact … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 1 Comment
Posted on January 16, 2012 by aviationintel.com

BAD NEWS: F-35B HAS 235lbs OF MARGIN LEFT FOR GROWTH AND FIXES

With 70% of the of the Short Take-Off & Vertical Landing (STOVL) capable F-35b’s flight sciences testing still in front of, the jet only has around 235 pounds of “give” left before it’s operations margins will be exhausted. Considering the … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon, The F-35 Saga | 40 Comments
Posted on January 16, 2012 by aviationintel.com

MARINES GET THE OSPREYS THEY WANT, THE TAX PAYER AND IN SOME WAYS THE USMC LOSE

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-15/v-22-osprey-aircraft-s-reliability-improves-in-pentagon-testing.html The Pentagon is proceeding to buy the MV-22 for the Marines, in a large block order of 122 airframes. The cost per aircraft, including R&D costs, will be $116M per copy, the “flyaway” cost without all the development costs … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 1 Comment
Posted on December 2, 2011 by aviationintel.com

F-35 Is Cracking All Over And Fatigue Testing Has Only Just Begun!

A MUST READ ARTICLE: http://defense.aol.com/2011/12/01/jsf-build-and-test-was-miscalculation-production-must-slow-v/ *Note, this is going to be a very informal, scathing and personally honest blog post, bordering on a tiraid, so if you want hard news, just skip this post or shoot over to aviontionweek for headlines. … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, The F-35 Saga | Comment Now
Posted on December 2, 2011 by aviationintel.com

Transition The Thunderbirds To The T-38, Reduce But Save The Single Ship Demo Teams!

There is no doubt that cuts are needed in many aspects within the Department of Defense, but the Air Force’s move to eliminate all but one single ship demo team is indicative of many of the USAF’s problems today. The “all or nothing” … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 6 Comments
Posted on December 1, 2011 by aviationintel.com

USAF DROPS A BOMB ON THE AIR SHOW WORLD

In a startling move the USAF has announced that it has disbanded ALL of it’s single ship demonstration teams aside from the F-22 Raptor, which will perform at 20 shows this season. So, Viper East and Viper West, A-10 East and A-10 … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | 8 Comments
Posted on November 21, 2011 by aviationintel.com

USAF Capabilities Roundup!

Robert Wall and Amy Butler give a great snapshot of the USAF’s current and future wants and needs under ever-increasing budgetary pressure. Of important note: -F-15C will NOT get an IRST for now but may possibly get a Sniper pod. … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in News, Opinon | Comment Now
Posted on July 27, 2011 by aviationintel.com

The F-35 Cash Cow

They should give those profits back to tax payer until their Golden Goose is back on track, although it will never be back on budget because nobody really knows what that budget is. Ridiculous. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-26/lockheed-profit-rises-3-9-on-f-35-orders.html  

Filed in News, Opinon, The F-35 Saga | 1 Comment