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Don't get me wrong lasers have come a long way from when it took a 747 to generate a beam powerful enough to destroy a target, but I am a bit more conservative. The systems I pointed to are either already an option in the case of the rocket pods and gaurdian or light weight and field able options in inventory
 
Don't get me wrong lasers have come a long way from when it took a 747 to generate a beam powerful enough to destroy a target, but I am a bit more conservative. The systems I pointed to are either already an option in the case of the rocket pods and gaurdian or light weight and field able options in inventory
while I'm a laser skeptic:
Laser skeptics sometimes note that laser proponents over the years have made numerous predictions about when lasers might enter service with DOD, and that these predictions repeatedly have not come to pass. Viewing this record of unfulfilled predictions, skeptics might argue that “lasers are X years in the future—and always will be.”
you're probably a laser proponent:
Laser proponents acknowledge the record of past unfulfilled predictions, but argue that the situation has now changed because of rapid advancements in SSL technology and a shift from earlier ambitious goals (such as developing megawatt-power lasers for countering targets at tens or hundreds of miles) to more realistic goals (such as developing kilowatt-power lasers for countering targets at no more than a few miles).

Laser proponents might argue that laser skeptics are vulnerable to what might be called cold plate syndrome (i.e., a cat that sits on a hot plate will not sit on a hot plate again—but it will not sit on a cold plate, either).
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Document: Report to Congress on Navy Laser, Railgun and Hypervelocity Projectile Programs
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noticed Another Marine aircraft makes 'precautionary landing' in Japan
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Another Marine Corps aircraft has made an unplanned landing in Japan, the third such incident in less than a week.

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 made a “precautionary landing” Saturday at Amami Airport in Japan after the pilots received a cockpit warning indication, according to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

No one was injured, and the Osprey left the airport on Sunday after maintainers made sure it was operating normally, the 31st MEU said in a statement.

This latest incident comes after another MV-22B Osprey and an F/A-18 had to make separate unplanned landings on June 6. No injuries or property damage were reported in connection with either of those two landings.

The Osprey from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma landed at U.S. training facilities at Ie Shima off the coast of Okinawa, and the Hornet landed at the at Matsushima Airfield, a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force facility on the mainland.

Despite the back-to-back incidents, flight operations for MV-22B Ospreys are not being paused, said Capt. George McArthur, a spokesman for the 31st MEU.

Meanwhile, Marine Corps officials have not publicly released the results of investigations into the Dec. 7 crash that killed Capt. Jake Frederick, who was assigned to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing when his F/A-18C went down about 120 miles southeast of Iwakuni, Japan; or the Dec. 13 crash of an MV-22B Osprey Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, which went down in shallow waters off Okinawa after its rotor struck a refueling line.

Separately, an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 had to make an emergency landing at Futenma on Dec. 13, 2016, when its landing gear failed, and an AH-1Z Viper helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267 made an unplanned landing on Ikei Island on Jan. 20.
 
according to DefenseTech MV-22 Ospreys Could Be Next to Get F-35’s Precision Landing System
The system that helps the
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achieve safe and precise landings in any weather could be coming next to the
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prized tiltrotor
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The Raytheon-built Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems, or JPALS, is a GPS-based system that triangulates between an aircraft and pieces of hardware on a ship or landing zone to create a cyber link as far as 200 nautical miles out.

The shipboard software can interact with the plane to assist in landings and navigate through challenges that might render other aircraft unable to operate, such as severe weather or an environment in which communications are jammed.

JPALS capability is embedded in all three F-35 variants as part of the Joint Strike Fighter’s 3F software block, although the
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has not opted to pursue the capability for its
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conventional landing variant.

By 2018, the
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plans to install JPALS hardware on two
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, the Essex and the Wasp, just in time for the ships to depart on ocean deployments with a contingent of F-35s aboard for the first time.

Meanwhile, Raytheon is eyeing its next potential customer.

“The Osprey, it’s in their requirements that they want to make that happen,” Bob Delorge, Raytheon’s vice president for Transportation and Support services, told Military.com in an interview here at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday. “It makes a lot of sense in terms of the Marines. We’re looking at where do you go now from an expeditionary point of view, how do you get that on board.”

The V-22 is unique among rotorcraft in that it can take off and land like a helicopter and fly like an airplane. But even if its landing capabilities give it more flexibility than tailhook aircraft when it comes to touching down on ships, the process can still be improved by adding the automation and linking that JPALS provides, Delorge said.

“Helicopters still come in, they’re coming off the deck, same weather conditions and, typically, they’re coming off the deck and coasting over,” Delorge said. “And even though you say, ‘OK, it can coast in, it still can be pretty treacherous on a moving deck. We’re giving them the capability to effectively get to a point that’s 200 feet above the deck.”

To accommodate JPALS for Ospreys, which take off and land on amphibious ships, Delorge said Raytheon is working to shrink down the hardware the system requires. Today, that’s about four cabinets’ worth of computer equipment, plus dinner plate-sized GPS devices.

“You can probably shrink down to something smaller, try to get expeditionary with the Marines,” he said.

If the Marine Corps or the Navy pursues JPALS for Ospreys, fielding would still likely be years out, Delorge said. But the Osprey isn’t the only aircraft Raytheon has in its sights for JPALS. The company is also hoping to attract international buyers.

“The conversations that we have had with the Navy is, how do we now start thinking about international,” Delorge said. “When you talk to the captain, a big part of what he’s thinking through is interoperability. There are very few missions where the U.S. is operating by itself. As you put out F-35s, you want to ensure you have that interoperability.”
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I recall asking here quite some time ago how the exports are going ... now located Feb 26, 2015
yesterday under some blog a poster said Israel cancelled Ospreys to get F-35s ... I didn't believe it, but used google anyway, and found
Israel Commits To 31 Lockheed F-35 Aircraft, Cancels 6 Boeing-Built V-22 Ospreys Amid Increased Political Tensions
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so will Israel get any Ospreys at all??
... anyway I read More Countries May Buy V-22 Osprey as Japan, US Navy Get Aircraft
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In September, Japan will receive the first of its 17
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and become the first international buyer to fly the one-of-a-kind tiltrotor aircraft. But other nations may not be far behind.

In an interview with Military.com here at the Paris Air Show,
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Col. Dan Robinson, the military's V-22 Joint Program Manager, indicated it's likely that more countries will sign on as part of the Osprey's third multi-year procurement contract, expected to be negotiated before the end of this year.

"In general, there's a lot of interest in the capability of the platform in terms of what it can do, its flexibility in terms of being able to take off and land vertically yet still have that speed and range capability. It covers a spectrum of different mission sets," Robinson said.

"So we have a lot of folks looking at the aircraft in terms of what it can do, how the Marines have used it, how the
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has used it, and now the
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is on board with carrier onboard delivery capabilities that that brings as well," he added.

Japan reportedly plans to base several of its Ospreys on the helicopter carrier Izumo, and deploy more to the East China Sea to defend its territorial holdings. It will receive four of the aircraft as part of the already-completed second multi-year procurement lot, and the remainder in the third lot.

The Navy also plans to buy 48 slightly modified Ospreys, a new variant that will be known as the CMV-22 and designed with greater fuel capacity for slightly longer range. While 44 of the aircraft will be used to replace aging
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planes for delivery of cargo and personnel to aircraft carriers, a briefing reviewed by Military.com shows other missions for the souped-up Ospreys may include personnel recovery and special warfare.

"The options are as wide as what you can think of to put on the back of a V-22 and execute a mission," Robinson said of other ways the Navy may opt to use its Osprey fleet.

The Navy's Ospreys will be procured in fiscal 2018, pending approval of the multi-year buy, and delivered in 2020, with operational units standing up the following year. New Navy Osprey pilots will train with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, the Corps' Osprey training squadron based at
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, North Carolina. Japanese aviators are already training at the facility ahead of the Osprey delivery this fall.

While the Osprey battled through years of bad press after several high-profile crashes early in its development, officials said the aircraft is emerging as a versatile powerhouse -- one they say actually has the best safety record of a Marine Corps aircraft.

"It's a very exciting time," Robinson said. "I've seen some significant changes to the program in terms of the Navy coming on board and international sales, and I'm just excited about the future of the V-22. If you can imagine some mission that you need to do, the V-22 is definitely in the mix for a platform to execute that mission."
 
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A CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was among the assets that supported BALTOPS 2017.
now found inside of
B-52, B-1, Typhoon and V-22 Among The assets Supporting A Spectacular Beach Landing Operation During BALTOPS 2017
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U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft land on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship during events marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Australia, off the coast of Sydney, Australia, June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Participants in a ceremony marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Australia, arrive on a U.S. Marines MV-22B Osprey Aircraft on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship off the coast of Sydney, Australia, June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed
pictures comes from what I posted in
Australian Military News, Reports, Data, etc. 4 minutes ago
 
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I now posted in Japan Thread
Here Is Japan’s First V-22: The First Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft For A Military Outside Of The U.S.
Aug 26 2017
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The First V-22 For Japan Exposed By Photograph Taken At Amarillo During Engine Tests.
The first of 17 V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is about to perform its maiden flight from Bell Helicopter Amarillo Assembly Center, Texas.

The photo above, showing the first Japanese V-22, the very first Osprey for a military outside of the U.S., was taken at Amarillo by Paul Lawrence Braymen on Aug. 24, 2017, as the tilt-rotor aircraft, sporting Japan’s camouflage and
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, performed engine tests ahead of the first flight (expected next week).

The JGSDF will receive the V-22B Block C variant, the same in service with the
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The Osprey will undertake humanitarian and disaster relief capabilities and support amphibious operations increasing also the interoperability with the U.S. forces (both USMC and
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) which operate the aircraft.

The sale of 17 V-22 Osprey and associated equipment for the JGSDF, split in various orders and worth 3B USD,
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in spite of the criticism that has always surrounded the type’s presence in the skies over Okinawa
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that the tilt-rotor hybrid aircraft might be prone to
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