Abstracts

Military and naval science

Search abstracts:

The lighter lifters

Article Abstract:

Light transport aircraft are required to complement large transport aircraft, particularly regarding smaller loads and shorter trips. These aircraft are forecasted by the Teal Group to account for 8.9% of dollar value sales in the global military transport aircraft market from 1997 to 2006. Among the contenders in the arena are the Alenia G222/C-27A; the Ayres Loadmaster LM250; and the the CN-235-330 from IPTN, which is shortlisted for the Royal Australian Air Force's Air 5190 requirement for a light tactical transport, along with the C-27J Spartan from Lockheed Martin Alenia Tactical Transport Systems, and the CN-235-300 and the C-295 from Casa.

Comment:

World: Light transport aircraft are required to complement large transport aircraft, particularly w/ smaller loads/shorter trips

Strategy & planning, Light Transport Aircraft, Light military transport aircraft, C-27J Spartan, C-295, CN-235-300, CN-235-330, G222/C-27A, LM250

---

Alone but unafraid -- the growing observation drone

Article Abstract:

The improved effectiveness of modern air defense systems, along with the high expense associated with crewed aircraft and the higher importance given to human life, is making the top nations use uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) for tactical reconnaissance functions. Smaller countries are also considering their own systems, as the current role of the observation drone is expanding. The latest sales registered include a Romanian acquisition of six AAI Shadow 600s, and a $40-million order obtained by Israel's Malat Searcher for an unrevealed country.

Comment:

World: Effectiveness of modern air defense systems makes top nations use uninhabited aerial vehicles for tactical reconnaissance

Product information, Remotely Piloted Vehicles & Drones, Shadow 600, Malat Searcher

---

A challenge: simplifying but improving the helicopter

Article Abstract:

Rotary wing aircraft are currently being developed to enhance aerodynamic performance while lessening pilot workload, lessen weight, vibration, detectability and operational costs. The developments which have made these advances possible include the introduction of composite and elastomeric materials in rotor and blade construction. Speed of helicopters are also being improved by lessening the local lift coefficient and increasing the Mach number of the tip area. Improvement of tail rotors are aimed at lessening external noise and accident risks.

Military Helicopters

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Who Communicates Wins. Spectre V for the newgeneration. No hiding from the SSR 2000!
• Abstracts: The fall of the Warning Stars. The new drawdown. Jewel of the air
• Abstracts: Well-suited soldiers. Global connections: Space assets are transforming command and control. Low-tech, but deadly: Combating improvised explosive devices
• Abstracts: Cochise chapter. Procedure for the 2006 AOC annual on-line election
• Abstracts: Coalitions in crisis: Without a plan for getting out, nations are unlikely to pitch in

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.